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Chronic disease patients benefit from telehealth pilot With COVID-19 closing physicians’ offices and preventing patients from in-person appointments, healthcare organizations have substantially increased use of telehealth. One group of patients that has benefited from the COVID-19-driven rush to telehealth are…

When patients have multiple prescriptions, especially for long term conditions, refill dates often are not aligned and create barriers to adherence. So, pharmacies have been integrating medication synchronization programs into their workflow. Medication synchronization enables patients to fill all their…

Pharmaceutical companies have aspired to make medication adherence programs more effective for years. A report from Credit Suisse shows that increased adherence could substantially increase revenue from 2020–2026 for leading pharma companies such as Merck, Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson…

Find out how a national retail pharmacy used artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a 2.3 times uplift in medication adherence. At the same time they improved targeting of dual patient interventions to make them more cost-effective. Making dual interventions for…

Are you measuring what matters most for your brand? Many key performance indicators (KPIs) are used to measure the success of adherence programs, and they can vary across different pharmaceutical companies. According to Andrea Kasprzyk, Director of Sales at AllazoHealth,…

Improved understanding about the effect of social determinants of health (SDOH) on population health outcomes have spurred increased innovation from payers. Social determinants of health are the conditions where patients live, learn, work and play. Key SDOH areas include employment,…

We live in exciting times for adherence, and the pharma industry is playing a critical role, according to Mark Degatano, a pharmaceutical industry analytics expert who is on the advisory board of AllazoHealth. Degatano’s expertise comes from 24 years with…

Are you responsible for improving your plan’s quality ratings? Learn how to improve your performance on Star and other quality measures. Download our deck and get specific advice for payers on: The influence of population mix on performance Which patients…

Eli Lilly and Co. and Abbott have made headlines recently for using real-world evidence to prove better adherence and outcomes for its diabetes products. More pharma companies are likely to utilize real world data to support brands as access improves.…

Payers, pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies are starting to join providers in recognizing that social determinants of health (SDOH) have a major impact on patient adherence and clinical outcomes. Healthcare organizations now face the challenge of finding ways to analyze and…

With medication non-adherence costing the industry more than $600 billion a year, many pharmaceutical companies are creating medication adherence programs, often in conjunction with pharmacists and payers. According to Andrea Kasprzyk, Director of Sales at AllazoHealth, "The objective of an…

Starting next year payers may have new opportunities to collect real world data that was previously fragmented, incomplete and in some cases unavailable. According to the rules going into effect January 1, 2021 by the U.S. Department of Health and…

Besides being a financial issue for pharmaceutical companies, unfilled prescriptions can lead to poorer health outcomes, drive up overall cost of care, and can have an impact on provider performance under value-based payment models. Pharmaceutical companies often use copay assistance…

AllazoHealth, a company that uses artificial intelligence to help pharmaceuticals, payers, and pharmacies improve medication adherence and quality outcomes, announced that pharmacy benefits management executive Greg Watanabe will be joining the company’s Advisory Board. Mr. Watanabe has a distinguished career…

A smart pill bottle platform improved adherence and patient satisfaction among a small sample of multiple myeloma patients, according to a paper in the November 2019 issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy. The study was conducted…

  As common as artificial intelligence has become in our daily lives — from Google’s Alexa, to Facebook's data-driven ads, to Waze's application of driver data to find the best route — it is little understood. The public tends to…

  Partnering with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina on a randomized control trial, AllazoHealth demonstrated a 5.5 times uplift in adherence compared with traditional programs. In addition, the study showed our artificial intelligence (AI) engine delivered over 97%…

What do payers consider as they grapple with the medication access and adherence needs of at-risk patients during the Covid-19 pandemic? Experts at McMann Managed Markets and Syneos Health surveyed their proprietary payer advisory boards to find out. Payers respond…

Even in the midst of COVID-19 concerns and changes in healthcare practice, payers and pharmacies need to continue to be focused on the CMS Star quality care measures. One measure in particular, the Part D “Statin Use for Persons with…

AllazoHealth, a company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help enterprise healthcare companies improve medication adherence and quality outcomes, has released a new study demonstrating the impact of AI on patient adherence indicators. The poster outlining the study was published…

  On March 26, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an Interim Final Rule with comment period (IFC) on policy and regulatory revisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Payers, PBMs and pharmacies need to be…

AllazoHealth, a company that uses artificial intelligence to help pharmaceuticals, payers, and pharmacies improve medication adherence and quality outcomes, announced today that pharmaceutical industry veteran Mark Degatano will be joining the company’s Advisory Board. Mr. Degatano has over 35 years…

Here's a survey of how pharmacies, payers, and pharmaceutical companies are using artificial intelligence right now. Pharmacies: Personalizing care, making better decisions A May 2019 article in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, “Using artificial intelligence in health-system pharmacy practice:…

Highlights from a conversation with William Grambley, Chief Operating Officer at AllazoHealth. Got questions? William can be reached at william.grambley@allazohealth.com  Many healthcare organizations are turning to artificial intelligence to uplift patient adherence. And these organizations are all asking the same…

A leading pharmaceutical company engaged AllazoHealth on a multi-year project using artificial intelligence to optimize a patient support program for a major product. Overcoming an adherence challenge The pharmaceutical company faced a challenge: An estimated 50% of patents stopped taking…

  Pharmacies can use artificial intelligence to make adherence improvements that meet the goals of their payer contracts, specifically the ones known as DIR (direct and indirect remuneration). When it comes to getting reimbursements, adherence plays a key role in…

  Highlights from a conversation with Linda Schultz, VP, Client Success at AllazoHealth. Got questions? Linda can be reached at linda.schultz@allazohealth.com When it comes to the AllazoHealth AI engine, the quality of outcomes rely on a diverse data set from…

As our Medicaid health plan clients tell us, it’s a numbers game. When it comes to reimbursement, states evaluate the performance of plans using the National Care Quality Alliance’s HEDIS and other endorsed measurements. But making measurable improvements to performance…

AllazoHealth COO William Grambley explains in this article: "You need to be explicit about AI program constraints upfront. Otherwise you can get to unintended consequences." "Future of Medicine with Artificial Intelligence," Biosupply Trends Quarterly, Fall 2019. Read article here