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Medication Adherence
Improve the health of your patients and reduce overall health care costs Slide2
Patients do
not
take their medicine as prescribed
about half the time.
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Why is it important to assess adherence?
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Eight
steps to
improve medication adherence
in
your
practice
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Consider medication nonadherence first as the reason a patient’s condition is not under control
Develop a process for routinely asking about medication adherence
Create a blame-free environment to discuss medications with the patient
Identify
why
the patient is not taking their medicineSlide5
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Eight
steps to
improve medication adherence
in
your
practice
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Respond positively and thank the patient for sharing their behavior
Tailor the adherence solution to the individual patient
Involve the patient in developing their treatment plan
Set patients up for success
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Most nonadherence is
intentional. Top reasons for intentional nonadherence include:
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