Comments on: Improved patient drug compliance using SMS

By: Mark Van der Merwe

Mark Van der Merwe — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:50:09 +0000

Should anyone want a copy of the pilot results please send an email to me at markvdm@telkomsa.net with the word compliance in the subject and I will dispatch same to you. Regards, Mark Van der Merwe, Managing Director, CompuTainer Pty Ltd

By: Jose

Jose — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:50:27 +0000

Another company working in compliance here in the US is Health Honors…www.healthhonors.com

recently, MIT launched a challenge to improve TB compliance among poor patients. The pill box idea came up again in a team called Cabanga.

My own team, New Dots, is launching 3 pilots in Nicaragua, Tanzania, and Indonesia this fall. Cell phones are part of the equation, but not the core solution…smoke signals also work. I’ll have to blog about prior to launch!

By: Friday Blog Roundup « The Pump Handle

Friday Blog Roundup « The Pump Handle — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:13:22 +0000

[...] Ben at Technology, Health & Development points out a device that’s been reported to raise medication compliance rates dramatically. [...]

By: Aman

Aman — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:56:23 +0000

Ben – this is a nice find indeed. A red flag went up in my mind when I saw the eye popping 85-93% compliance rates and also the associated cure rate which does not correspond linearly with compliance. I am wondering if this kind of rate is sustained over time or if much like an alarm people might start hitting the “snooze” button.

I am researching compliance rates right now in a diabetic population and am finding that even though this seems like a simple concept, the calculation can be somewhat tricky. If the SIMmed numbers are indeed correct and sustainable, this would be truly amazing.