AMES, Iowa – A visit to the doctor’s office typically begins with a series of questions, including one about medications. An Iowa State University researcher recommends doctors ask a follow up to that ...

Patient compliance is one of the most significant factors in achieving positive health outcomes. When patients adhere to prescribed treatment plans, make necessary lifestyle changes, and take ...

A new study has explored factors that impact patient adherence to oral chemotherapy regimens and found that improved satisfaction with their treatment and clinician was most strongly linked to better ...

There is a wide-ranging list of reasons why patients may struggle to adhere to a medication regimen, so providers must develop tools and strategies that target each individual’s needs, suggest two ...

This was the first prospective study of the incidence, causes, and effects of nonadherence to oral and injectable cytoreductive and/or antithrombotic treatments for PV and ET. Patients who were ...

Therapy programs’ successes are heavily dependent on patient involvement, and tech companies are racing to offer solutions for better patient engagement. This may turn out to be the holy grail in ...

The problem of poor patient adherence has been extensively researched, but the rates of nonadherence have not changed much in the past 3 decades. Healthcare providers play a unique and important role ...

Wearable technology has become a valuable tool for managing patient conditions and gathering real-time data, whether in routine healthcare monitoring or decentralized clinical trials. However, ...

Does your compliance program incorporate quality and patient safety issues? Or, are you treating the two areas as separate and distinct departments? The OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance ...

The healthcare landscape in 2026 is defined by stricter compliance mandates, including mandatory CURES reporting in specific formats and pre-prescription opioid risk discussions. For practices ...

Doctors know patients do not always take their medications as prescribed. To help them stay on track, new research suggests doctors stop asking patients about missed pills and start asking about their ...