Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash By Tomer Gofer, Vaica CEO Caraline Watkins, Contributor Just how big is the medication non-adherence problem? Is it more prevalent in one country than another? Or, is it a sweeping universal challenge faced by all healthcare systems worldwide? Let’s have a look. US, Iran and Japan, UK and Brazil According […]
Photo by mari lezhava on Unsplash By Noa L., Vaica Caraline Watkins, Contributor In an article, Trying to Put Value on the Doctor Patient Relationship, the history of this unique relationship is studied. It goes through the evolution of visits and check-ups, and takes the reader on a journey through different patient stories. This article addresses many important […]
By Nir Tobis, VP Business Development, Vaica Olivia R. Van Wyck, contributor An article recently published by mHealth Intelligence outlined how Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSN) launched a new mobile health platform to improve healthcare amongst its members. By partnering with Wellframe who provided the software for the care management, BCBSN was able […]
By Dr. Batami Sadan, Co-Founder and Board Member, Vaica, chair of the Israeli Association for Medical Informatics hanging individual behavior is constantly at the heart of healthcare, and the need is growing. The old model of healthcare—a reactive system that treats acute illnesses after the fact—is evolving to one that is more centered on patients, […]
Photo by Elijah O’Donell on Unsplash By Noa L., Vaica Olivia R Van Wyck, Contributor On March 29, 2018, Times Now published an article about how selfie mobile phone applications could help improve medication adherence. The article described a simple, innovative way to improve medication adherence. The patients could download one of these new apps on their smartphone, […]
By Anny Goldman, Adherence Manager at Care for Life, admin of “Adherence to medical treatment & healthy lifestyle” Facebook page Although habit and habituation have a similar sound to them, they have a whole different meaning. Habituation refers to a decrease in response to a stimulus. Take for example your partner that calls you urgently […]
By Dr. Batami Sadan, Co-Founder and Board Member, Vaica, chair of the Israeli Association for Medical Informatics Patient adherence to medications has been an issue challenging healthcare professionals for decades. Adherence rates, causes of non-adherence, barriers and enablers to medication taking, interventions to promote adherence, and the impact of non-adherence on health outcomes, have been […]
By Nir Tobis, VP Business Development, Vaica Olivia R. Van Wyck, contributor MobiHealthNews recently posted an article describing an innovative way to improve patient medication adherence. The article titled “At Mount Sinai, monetary incentives drive medication adherence” detailed Mount Sinai Health System’s idea to use both technology and monetary incentives to solve the problem of […]
By Anny Goldman, Adherence Manager at Care for Life, admin of “Adherence to medical treatment & healthy lifestyle” Facebook page Ok … I admit … I’m obsessed and I am an addict. I weigh myself every morning. This is, of course, against all recommendation (or maybe not), but I can’t help it. Heck, I keep […]
By Dr. Batami Sadan, Co-Founder and Board Member, Vaica, chair of the Israeli Association for Medical Informatics Patients and health consumers are increasingly using the Internet to learn about general health matters, self-diagnose as well as get advice about their specific problems. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I’d argue it’s not […]
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