RememberItNow! recently presented their eHealth service to the U.S. Office of eHealth Initiatives in response to their request for information on new medication management technology.
Learn how RememberItNow! can improve medication compliance with SMS, Push and eMail medication reminders, an easy-to-use PHR, and a private care community.
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RememberItNow Presentation to U.S. Office of eHealth Initiatives
1. Enterprise Medication Management Services An eHealth initiatives presentation to the states of Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee By Pamela Swingley, Founder
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3. Healthcare IT is complex It’s easy for the patient to get lost. EHR HIT EMR HIE mHealth Health 2.0 HIPAA Federal Health Architecture (FHA) Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) ePrescribing Electronic medical records Telehealth ePatient Personal Health Record (PHR) Clinical health record Enterprise health record National health record Value driven healthcare eHealth Medicine 2.0 CRM SaaS Web-based Continuity of Care Record (CCR) Medication compliance
4. We Take the Patient’s Point of View Hey! What about me? mHealth Health 2.0 HIPAA Federal Health Architecture (FHA) Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) ePrescribing Electronic medical records Telehealth ePatient Personal Health Record (PHR) Clinical health record Enterprise health record National health record Value driven healthcare eHealth Medicine 2.0 CRM SaaS Web-based Continuity of Care Record (CCR) Medication compliance
9. Large and Growing Market 61 million adult Americans take multiple medications. . Our mission: To empower every person in America to take control of their health. “ “ Without the proper meds, I zone out and I am not as productive. The reminders have improved my job performance. Ray, diabetes patient, salesperson, father “ “ RememberItNow! has taken a lot of the worry out of managing Hannah’s meds. The text reminders have been a lifesaver! Hannah’s mom, mother of five
13. We Do Three Things Really Well Medication reminders, personal health record, care community. Text or email reminders – push coming soon
14. 1. Medication Reminders Right medication, right time, right dose. 81% of adults in the U.S. take at least one medication during the week; 27% take at least five. Text, email or push reminders
15. Noncompliance is Rampant Nearly 50% of the time medications are not taken as prescribed. I forgot to take them I had no symptoms or the symptoms went away I wanted to save money I didn’t believe the drugs were effective I didn’t think I needed to take them I had painful or frightening side effects The drugs prevented me from doing other things I wanted to do Nobody reminded me to keep taking, or to refill prescription I had difficulty getting the prescription filled The drugs tasted or smelled unpleasant I had difficult opening the bottle or swallowing the drug I was confused by all the drugs I had to take 64% 36 35 33 31 28 25 20 20 19 16 15 Failed to Take Rx Drugs Source: Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive
16. “ Drugs don’t work if people don’t take them .” ― C. Everett Koop, MD
18. Reminders Work Studies reveal higher compliance and lower medical costs. Study group: Pediatric liver transplant recipients Multiple professional studies: ' Improved Adherence and Outcomes for Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients by Using Text Messaging ', ' Text-message Reminders to Improve Sunscreen Use ', ' A daily SMS reminder increases adherence to asthma treatment: A three-month follow-up study ', PageMinder Project Summary Report Compliance Rejection Episodes 69% 48% With reminders Without With reminders Without 2 12
19. 2. Maintain a Personal Health Record Centralized health information for better care.
20. In the past 12 months, 65.7 million people in the U.S. have served as unpaid family caregivers to an adult or child. - AARP, 2009 report, Caregiving in the U.S. 3. Create a Health Team Connect patients, family, healthcare providers. Home Care Doctor Family & Friends Assisted Living Wellness Providers
21. Surveys in 1997, 1999, and 2000, sponsored by such groups as the AARP, Fortis Investors, and Metropolitan Life Caring for elderly family members costs U.S. employers more than $29 billion/yr .
1. ‘ Improved Adherence and Outcomes for Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients by Using Text Messaging ’, Oct 12, 2009 Pediatric, Official Journal of the Amercian Academy of Pediatrics. http://www.carespeak.com/Docs/MediMASPediatricsArticle.pdf 2. ‘ Text-message Reminders to Improve Sunscreen Use', Arch Dermatol. 2009 http://archderm.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/145/11/1230?home 3. ‘ A daily SMS reminder increases adherence to asthma treatment: A three-month follow-up study ’, Ulla Strandbygaard, Simon Francis Thomseln and Vibeke Backer, department of Respiratory Medicine, October 2009. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WWS-4XJ13R0- 2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1137188311&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050 221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=59f230221797dcbcc532d6d7ffe6ca13 4. PageMinder Project Summary Repor t, Melinda Holloway and Tom Diebold for The Division of Medical Services, State of Missouri, September 2003. http://www.alrt.com/PDF/Medicaid%20Study%20with%20Diabetics.pdf