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Glooko

Product description

Glooko is used for diabetes management by patients, coaches, and clinicians. It includes a blood glucose meter, insulin pump, and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM).

Use case

Glooko is a single solution that enables Veterans Health Administration (VHA) personnel to upload data from glucose meters, Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems (CGMs), insulin pumps, and activity trackers for review. This technology provides support for various devices. It provides efficiencies allowing users to use one platform for uploading various diabetes data. Previously, Physicians were manually logging sensor data for each device on hand-written notes.

Glooko does not require a VA ATO because it does not include any VA data. Patients consent to share their data with third parties in a view only mode.

Getting Started

For SaaS products that do not contain VA owned data*, there is now an expedited process that does not require a traditional VA authority to operate (ATO). Criteria include the following:

  • User owns a device (even if VA paid for the purchase of the device) such as a CPAP or glucometer that uses a SaaS product to share patient data (non VA data*).
  • SaaS product has no direct connections or interfaces to VA systems or network.
  • Users consent to share their data (which may include PII and PHI) directly with the SaaS provider.
  • SaaS provider must have published terms and conditions for user consent.
  • VA providers access data in a view-only mode, or with limited functionality per the user’s consent.

*According to Circular a130, anything that VA creates, collects, processes, maintains, disseminates, or disposes of by or for the federal government is considered federal information (VA data).

If VA employees would like to use or purchase this service, please submit a SaaS inquiry form to confirm your use case and get procurement approval.

VA providers may not enter any VA information into this product; it must adhere to no VA data standards mentioned above.

Funding

  • End user funding required

VA Information

  • Type: Software as a Service
  • Status: Approved
  • Security Category: No VA Data
  • Portfolio: Health Services
  • Product Line: Provider and Telehealth

FedRamp Information

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Page last reviewed or updated on July 19, 2021

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