Patient Adherence
Medication misuse often results in health problems of an even
greater magnitude than the condition they were prescribed to
treat. According to a study in the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical
Association, over $175 billion in avoidable healthcare costs
are attributed to the misuse and non-adherence of the prescribed
therapy. Lack of information about their condition and therapy
is one of the major reasons why patients don't comply with physician
orders. That issue, coupled with the fact that physicians are
the best influencer to patient behavior but lack the tools to
monitor adherence, creates a challenge of epic proportion.
Allscripts understands this challenge and developed Patients
InteractiveT, an individualized e-care plan that educates patients
and provides the tools necessary to manage their condition.
Benefits
- Free online solution to educate patients about their condition
and deliver automated reminders to increase adherence and persistence
to physician-directed therapies.
- Utilizing online and offline techniques, the physician is
placed at the center of the solution with a tool that closes
the loop between the issuance of the prescription and what
happens outside the four walls of the clinic.