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What's the cost of medication non-adherence? As high as $290 billion annually, according to one frequently cited estimate.
An equally bitter pill to swallow is the dismal C+ grade in medication adherence earned in 2013 by Americans with chronic medical conditions, according to the first National Report Card on Adherence from the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).
Fortunately, the healthcare industry is striving to improve performance in this area.
42 Metrics for Improving Medication Adherence: Interventions, Impacts and Technologies provides convincing evidence of the impact of nine key interventions on medication non-adherence— from the presence of pharmacists in patient-centered medical homes to medication reconciliation conducted during home visits.
Carefully curated to spur innovation in medication adherence initiatives, this 60-page graphic compendium dives deep into 2013 and 2014 market research to document nine key influencers and tactics related to the improvement of medication adherence levels:
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Case Management
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Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring
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Home Health Visits
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Care Transition Management
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Population Health Management & Risk Stratification
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Duals Care Management
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Patient-Centered Medical Home
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Health Coaching
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Reducing Avoidable Readmissions and ER Visits
The data dive reflected in 42 Metrics for Improving Medication Adherence: Interventions, Impacts and Technologies is based on responses from hundreds of healthcare organizations to a dozen healthcare benchmark surveys conducted from 2013 to 2014.
Also included are best practices and advice from industry thought leaders, as well as suggested tactics, workflows and practices for improving medication adherence from survey respondents, in their own words.
In all, respondents contribute more than 30 ideas for improving medication adherence in their populations.
Table of Contents for 42 Metrics for Improving Medication Adherence: Interventions, Impacts and Technologies
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Case Management
- 3 Bon Secours Nurse Navigator Tools to Enhance Care Management
- Populations Assigned to Telephonic Case Managers
- Impact of Telephonic Case Management
- Case Manager Duties
- Most Critical Case Management Tasks
- Impact of CM on Medication Adherence
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Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring
- 9 Humana Remote Monitoring Technologies
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Health Conditions Monitored Remotely
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Health Activities Monitored Remotely
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Targeted Conditions for Telehealth
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Available Telehealth Technologies
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Telehealth's Impact on Medication Adherence
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Home Health Visits
- Home Visits Offer 'Eyes on the Ground' for High-Risk Populations
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Health Professional Conducting Home Visits
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Identifying Individuals to Receive Home Visits
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Components of Home Visits
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Impact of Home Visits on Medication Adherence
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Care Transition Management
- Patient Handovers, Recorded Discharge Instructions Key to Improved Care Transitions
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Components of Care Transition Management
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Care Transition Team Training
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Metrics to Measure Care Transition Management Success
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Impact of Care Transition Management on Medication Adherence
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Population Health Management & Risk Assessment
- Buck Consultants: 6 Data Analytics Driving Successful Population Health Management
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Health Professionals on PHM Team
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Metrics Measuring Program Effectiveness
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Impact of PHM on Medication Adherence
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Areas Covered by Health Risk Assessments
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Impact of HRAs on Medication Adherence
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Duals Care Management
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Care Coordinators for Dually Eligible
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Tools to Stratify Duals for Care Coordination
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Duals Care Management Program Components
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Key Characteristics of Duals Population Served
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Key to Successful Duals Population Health Management
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Impact of Duals Care Management on Medication Adherence
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Patient-Centered Medical Home
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PCMH Team Members
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Technology Used in the Medical Home
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Measuring PCMH Effectiveness
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Impact of PCMH Model on Medication Adherence
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Health Coaching
- 3 Levels of HealthFitness Integrated Health Coaches
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Conditions Addressed by Health Coaching
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Health Risk Levels Included in Coaching
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Factors to Measure Health Coaching Success
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Impact of Health Coaching on Medication Adherence
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Reducing Avoidable Readmissions and ER Visits
- RWJ Forum on Reducing Readmissions: "Hospital Discharge is Tipping Point"
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Medication Non-Adherence in ER High-Utilizers or 'Frequent Fliers'
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Strategies to Identify Individuals for Readmissions Reduction Programs
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Patient Processes Performed at Hospital Discharge
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Most Successful Strategies to Prevent Hospital Readmissions
- Impact of Readmission Reduction Programs on Medication Adherence.
- Top Strategies for Improving Medication Adherence
42 Metrics for Improving Medication Adherence: Interventions, Impacts and Technologies is an essential desktop reference for healthcare professionals charged with educating and engaging patients in medication management. |
