Let’s flip the script on treatment adherence
Treatment adherence is influenced by hundreds of complex, competing factors. It’s no surprise that around 15 to 30% of new prescriptions are never filled.*
Fullscript has compiled expert advice and leading research to help practitioners boost adherence in their practices.
*References available in Fullscript’s Treatment adherence in integrative medicine report
So, where do we begin?
Start by breaking treatment adherence into three stages.
STAGE 1 — Identifying and addressing barriers
Adherence rates decline for most patients partly due to factors such as practitioner and patient education, cost, feasibility, and patient readiness to change.
STAGE 2 — Personalizing treatment
The complexity of adherence requires an individual approach to understanding, identifying, analyzing, addressing, monitoring, and evaluating reasons and solutions for non-adherence.
STAGE 3 — Measuring and evolving tactics
There are multiple measures to best capture adherence rates and reasons for non-adherence. With the right software tools, it’s easier to find interventions to address non-adherence throughout treatment.
Educational resources
Expert insights, strategies, and tools to strengthen adherence long-term.
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Barriers to Adherence: Why Your Patients May Not Be Following Their Treatment Plans
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4 Key Strategies Practitioners Use To Help Patients Follow Their Treatment Plans
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Barriers to Adherence: Why Your Patients May Not Be Following Their Treatment Plans
Adherence can be defined as the extent to which a patient’s behaviors follow an agreed-upon prescription, therapeutic regimen, or treatment plan.
4 Key Strategies Practitioners Use To Help Patients Follow Their Treatment Plans
This article outlines the top strategies used by practitioners to help their patients adopt a treatment plan that supports their wellness journey.
Motivational Interviewing: Strategies For Eliciting Behavior Change
Motivational interviewing is a patient-centered counseling style and set of techniques used to influence a patient’s behavior and foster motivation.
Adherence resources to support your patients
Educate your patients on the importance of adherence with these resources.
Let's chat about treatment adherence vs. treatment compliance
A vocabulary shift to ‘adherence’ can have a positive impact on adherence itself.
Treatment compliance
- Compliance is often used synonymously with adherence, but implies obedience to the practitioner’s plan, without considering a patient’s preferences.
Treatment adherence
- Adherence shows empathy for the patient’s views and choices, which creates a shared partnership in their wellbeing and promotes readiness for change.
With a framework in place, start thinking about tactics
Here are five considerations and strategies you can implement today.
improvement in patient adherence when practitioners are trained in motivational interviewing
improvement in patient adherence with practitioner-targeted communication interventions
Fullscript’s adherence advantage
Patient refill reminders
Instant product swapping
Personalized recommendations
Auto refill on orders
Medically-reviewed handouts
Patient promotions