The Billion Dollar Non-Adherence Factor - Gavel Pestle Podcast 355

Darshan Kulkarni, JD, PharmD, discusses the impact of NonAdherence: Successful treatment of disease with prescription medicines requires consistent use of the medicines as prescribed. Yet research shows that medicines commonly are not used as directed. Nonadherence to medicines is a major health care cost and quality problem, with numerous studies showing high rates of nonadherence directly related to poor clinical outcomes, high health care costs, and lost productivity. The cost of nonadherence has been estimated at $100 billion to $300 billion annually, including costs from avoidable hospitalizations, nursing home admissions, and premature deaths.i Adherence to therapy is especially important for management of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Chronic disease affects nearly one in two Americans and treating chronically ill patients accounts for $3 out of every $4 spent on medical care. Many researchers have found that poor adherence among patients with chronic conditions persists “despite conclusive evidence that medication therapy can substantially improve life expectancy and quality of life. References: Avella's Mobile App Adherence Case Study on improving medication adherence in HIV patients using mobile health tools: https://info.avella.com/mobile-app-casestudy  ID-Cap is a powerful platform for in-body communications http://etectbio.com/ The challenge of patient adherence https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1661624/ LiquidHub: http://www.LiquidHub.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices