Primary Care Doctors Recommend Digital Medicine for Heart and Diabetes Health

Stephen Lambert, MD, a primary care doctor with Ochsner Health Center – Slidell in Slidell, Louisiana, encourages patients with high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes to enroll in Ochsner Digital Medicine. As he is passionate about preventive care, Dr. Lambert appreciates that the program gives him the real-time data he needs to better understand each patient’s health. He says this feature makes him more confident that he can make timely decisions to lower his patients’ risks of complications. 

In the video, Dr. Lambert explains that when Digital Medicine members take a blood pressure or blood sugar reading, it uploads to their medical record through their phone. The member’s provider and their Digital Medicine care team can see the results of the reading that same day. 

“It’s really seamless,” he says. “It is a beautiful way to monitor your patient’s health.” 

He’s also seen a big shift in how engaged enrolled patients become with their health. “When they do some kind of change with their lifestyle, and they see the numbers… they are like ‘Oh, maybe I should not eat that thing or have that salty snack,” he says. 

“It’s a reward mechanism.” 

For many, the program’s convenience makes it easier to stay on track. Dr. Lambert discusses how it differs from clinic visits, likening the program to when doctors used to make house calls. Your Digital Medicine care team keeps an eye on your health, adjusts your medications and guides you in putting positive choices into practice — all without the hassle of in-person visits.

“We’re meeting patients where they are,” says Dr. Lambert. “And we want to make [care] as easy and as flexible as possible. 

“Because we know that life happens.”

If you have high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes, talk to your doctor about Ochsner Digital Medicine or enroll today.