Medication Nonadherence: Data and Analytics Can Make an Impact

By Claire Thayer, May 16, 2018

Over two-thirds of hospital readmissions are directly due to medication nonadherence.  Many factors contribute to patients not taking their medications, including fear of side effects, out-of-pocket costs, and misunderstanding intended use.  Interventions targeted at understanding the underlying causes on nonadherence are critical to improving chronic disease outcomes.  Successful interventions include: educating patients on purpose and benefits of treatment regimen, reducing barriers to obtain medication, as well as use of health IT tools to improve decision making and communication during and after office visits. 

This weeks’ edition of the MCOL infoGraphoid, co-sponsored by DST Health, explores how data and analytics can provide insight to drive behavior change to improve adherence.

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