The World Health Organization defines medication adherence as “the degree to which the person’s behavior corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider.”
Failure to adhere is a severe problem that affects the patient and the whole healthcare system.
In this episode, together with Dr. Joseph Saba, we are going to uncover:
- — What is adherence in healthcare
- — Difference between compliance and adherence
- — The main issues that need to be addressed in this process
- — How digital can help with adherence
- — Effects of non-adherence to medical outcomes
- — Benefits of adequate adherence and what can we do to ensure the correct following of the procedures
