The strategic partnership between epocrates and ConnectiveRx will facilitate patients to overcome medication cost barricades through ScriptGuide patient savings messages. A Gallup study in 2020 revealed that nine in ten Americans are worried about the increasing costs of prescription medications due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This patient concern is valid and therefore the two companies joined hands to help pharmaceutical companies expand awareness amongst doctors and their patients about medication saving offer with ScriptGuide messages. These messages are transferred to physicians in workflows via the ConnectiveRx EHR Software system networks. These are formulated to improve and increase patient awareness of medication savings. This will help patients to reduce the money spent on medications which will lead to care affordability.
A valuable step to enhancing health
Patients only benefit from medication that is in their budget. It is important that patients are aware of and have the access to medication saving offers during their visit to the healthcare provider or when they are being discharged, this will facilitate medication adherence and also improve the patient’s health.
Through the partnership, the networks that are helping patients to get affordable medication will be expanded making way for affordable healthcare services and provide an opportunity for more patients to get treated through reasonable medicines and prescriptions. By addressing two of the biggest patient barriers, high medication costs and non-adherence patients can be provided with additional value, and their care prospects can enhance ultimately leading to better patient outcome levels.
According to a study by the Annals of Internal Medicine, 50 percent of chronic medications are not taken as prescribed by the provider, and 20 to 30 percent of prescriptions are not filled. This leads to non-adherence which can have a negative impact on health outcome levels. When medication cost savings options are available then patients will take their medications and also have cost savings.
Moving Ahead
It is good to know that big companies like athenahealth EMR Software and ConnectiveRx are working together to provide accessible and affordable care to patients in the form of medication savings in these trying times. This is a great step to make a difference in patient care through the help of healthcare technology and expert team members working side by side to deliver and improve patient outcome levels.
