Medication Adherence

Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit Drove Medication Adherence

September 21, 2022 - Clinicians using Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit noticed their patients were more likely to pick up their prescriptions, a key first step to medication adherence, according to a recent study. Researchers analyzed more than 34 million e-prescriptions for insured patients sent across the Surescripts network in May 2022 and compared...

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