How can innovative uses of technology be harnessed to improve medication adherence?

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-135

  Bosworth, Hayden B ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic disease; medication adherence; technology; telemonitoring

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEMONITORING; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84859456920     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.12.6     Document Type: Review

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