The New York Times Discusses AdhereTech in the Connected Future of Medical Devices

The New York Times is one of the most influential news organizations on the planet. They recently published an article titled The Instant, Custom, Connected Future of Medical Devices. It begins:

Companies… are using “internet of things,” also known as IoT, technology to create new treatments in the health care sector.

And:

The latest tech-related medical treatment advances run the gamut from implants that help paralyzed people walk to [technologies] that detect when patients fail to take their medication.

The article then discusses the enormous problem with medication non-adherence:

The World Health Organization estimated that 50 percent of people with chronic diseases in developed countries fail to take their medicines as prescribed, whether from forgetfulness, concern about side effects or other reasons.

This noncompliance costs the health care system in the United States from $100 billion to $290 billion a year from emergency room visits, hospital stays and other costs related to worsening medical conditions, according to the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation.

Enter AdhereTech:

AdhereTech built a smart pill bottle that alerts patients when it’s time to take a medication and sends an automated text or phone message if they miss a dose in real time. 

Although we were only mentioned briefly, we are proud to be one of only a few companies discussed in the article, along with One Drop and Proteus Digital Health. These companies were all chosen because we’re examples of products that are fully-commercialized and available nationwide - and most importantly, helping tens of thousands of patients!