Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Patient compliance would cut healthcare expenditure

According to Fierce Pharma, medication compliance would save the government $290 billion a year in health care expenses, which is a total of 13% overall savings. The article suggests that the government look into a compliance push, as many of the medications that are not taken as prescribed are for chronic diseases. Read the full article here.

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  1. Alex BettencourtAugust 19, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    I know from personal experience why it’s overwhelming to manage all your medications, but if this is costing our country $290 billion, this is ridiculous.

    This number is only going to get bigger if we don’t find solutions. I’m fortunate enough to work for RememberItNow! addressing this EXACT issue.

    We are new online health service where patients can set and send medication reminders via text message/email, create a care community, and manage their health care.

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