Partnership Allows Patients To Automatically Import Medication Lists
By Christine Kern, contributing writer
The collaboration will help improve patient engagement and medication safety.
A partnership between Medisafe and Human API will allow nearly two million patients to import their medication lists automatically into Medisafe, helping to remove the barrier of manual medication entry and improve patient engagement.
App users have the option to bring in their exact medication, with specifics including medication shape, color, dosage, and frequency. The medication import functionality via Human API is currently available on its iOS app, with an Android roll-out to follow in a couple of weeks.
“This new Import feature makes it a lot easier to get started with Medisafe and get more value out of it over time,” said Medisafe user David Julian. “I take as many as 22 different daily medications, so entering all of them manually would be quite tedious, and I could make mistakes in the process. Now, I get timely reminders for all of my meds, and the app instantly personalizes the experience based on my medications and conditions through the Feed view.”
The new technology not only helps patients take greater control over their medication safety and adherence, it also empowers them to make greater healthcare decisions. Jon Michaeli, EVP Marketing and Business Development for Medisafe, explained, “Just helping patients assemble all of their medication details in one place is a major milestone with major implications for patient health and safety.
“But on Medisafe, its importance extends well beyond; we can now help patients get a complete picture of their medication adherence and its health effects, empowering them to make lasting behavior changes. And, we can arm the care continuum with actionable data to closely manage at-risk patients and improve population health outcomes.”
A Health IT Voices podcast highlights the challenges with medication management vs. medication adherence, and text messaging and electronic reminders have proven successful in helping boost adherence rates.
This new integration is indicative of the overwhelming trend of connectivity and consumer empowerment within the mHealth space. “The same forces of data liquidity that are allowing consumers to transform other industries, can also be used to create a more effective, personal, and responsive healthcare system,” says Andrei Pop, Chief Executive Officer of Human API. “We enable consumers to securely control their own health data. By working with talented innovators like Medisafe, we’re empowering the patient-centric experience that consumers deserve.”