Healthentic<\/a> conducted a survey among almost 100,000 patients and discovered a huge set of costs for those patients who are not taking their prescriptions as directed. Bigger costs than have been reaized by studies in the past. This study suggests that employers are being hit hardest because they are responsible to pay for the premium cost of healthcare for their employees.<\/p>\nThis survey was documented in an article in HealthITAnalytics. The white paper that was generated as result of this study suggest that the costs of preventable hospitalizations for diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol alone can bring an additional $8 million dollars a year for every 100,000 patients with these chronic diseases. This is a tragedy for the patients, Combined with the financial tragedy the employers suffer we\u2019re having to pay for it.
\nOne of the many specific findings that stood out for me isn\u2019t that non-adherence increase the likelihood of hospitalization for diabetics by 77%. Many other such examples are cited in this study.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s extremely important for employers to put a program together for their employees that includes a medication adherence reminder\/management tool such as the one that Medtexter offers!<\/p>\n
Chronic illnesses affect about half of the entire population of United States. This is an overwhelming statistic. Chronic illnesses are, of course, those illnesses that need to be managed by the patient because they are likely to remain with us for all of our lives. A friend of mine, who managed a few different healthcare facilities in her career, once told me that so much of what causes chronic illnesses has to do with the foods that we love to eat and the drinks we love to guzzle. We seem to eat and drink our way into a chronic illness without much thought. The truth is that we are what we eat and what we drink. You can do something about that. You have choices to make.<\/p>\n
\nOnce you have a chronic disease, that you\u2019re likely to have for the rest of your life, you\u2019d better take care of it. Once you have it, most likely you own it. No matter which chronic disease you have (I have several) you need to take your meds as directed by your doctor. This is called medication adherence. Not taking your meds as directed is called non-adherence. That\u2019s the situation that\u2019s costing you, your employer, your health insurance Company, even your country hundreds of billions of dollars per year. You might not think that this is a big deal\u2026 But it is; its a big deal if you can actually do something about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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