By Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick
Twitter: @drnic1
Host of Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist – #TheIncrementalist
On this episode I talked to Chris O’Brien, CEO at AdhereTech (@AdhereTech) who is working to solve medication adherence challenges with innovative simple connected technology. Chris started out life in software development and video technology but shifted into the world of DigitalHealth where he had success building healthcare information solutions.
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At AdhereTech they have created a simple Internet of (Medical) Things (IoMT) device that can be deployed in any environment irrespective of digital access, internet, and technology that supports patients taking medications. In the current form, this is targeted at high-cost drugs, especially in Specialty Pharmacy areas where costs can be $10,000 a month and the economics and the return on investment easier to demonstrate.
The Smart Pill Bottle program provides patients with a bottle to place their medications in that tracks activity and provides reminders to those individuals locally via the bottle itself and also via a range of other channels depending on individual preferences as well as the availability of technology and connectivity.
Listen in to hear our discussion on the future of this technology and the potential applications in other areas as the costs come down and capabilities increase.
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For years Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick, has served as a voice on the impact of new technologies on healthcare, earning a reputation as a leading authority on where the future of medicine is going. Combining powers of observation and real world experience, Dr. Nick has seen many predictions come true and makes the case that innovations in healthcare can be accomplished incrementally, not just by moonshot events. Tune in to hear Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist and his guests discuss what the future of healthcare looks like, how we will get there, and what it will take to improve healthcare for all.
This article was originally published on the Dr. Nick – The Incrementalist blog and is republished here with permission.