While not perfect, these adherence apps are worth learning more about. They may be helpful additions to our efforts to achieve the best outcomes for our patients by helping them to actually take the medications that we so carefully prescribe.
References
1. Encinosa, W.E.; Bernard, D.; Dor, A. Does prescription drug adherence reduce hospitalizations and costs? The case of diabetes. Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research 22, pp. 151-73, 2010 (AHRQ Publication No. 11-R008).
2. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Nov 17. pii: S0749-3797(15)00637-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.09.034.
Dr. Notte is a family physician and clinical informaticist for Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital. He is a partner in EHR Practice Consultants, a firm that aids physicians in adopting electronic health records. Dr. Skolnik is associate director of the family medicine residency program at Abington Memorial Hospital and professor of family and community medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia.