In its new research brief, NEHI calls for a national medication adherehcne agenda centered on six priorities for action for public and private policymakers to improve the way patients take their prescription medicine across the US.
Source: NEHI
EHRs seen as essential component in improving medication adherence
Getting patients to take their medicine has taken on a new importance as providers and pharmacists become accountable for what the medication is supposed to accomplish. Electronic health records could be vital to that quest. Read more >>
Source McKesson’s Better Health
According to Brock, in the UK, about 40% of the National Health Service (NHS) budget is spent on the over-65 age group.
For all the dizzying talk of repeal versus repair, one of the greatest cost drivers in healthcare is still hiding in plain sight.
Although cost-sharing saves Medicare money on pharmaceutical expenses, these savings are likely negated by low medication adherence
It happens all the time. You feel sick, you go to the doctor, they prescribe a medicine.
Adherence to medications is a major factor in determining patient outcomes. Stroke patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are perfect examples of this adherence issue.