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Drug Rehab Centers are Increasingly Utilizing Technology to Spread Awareness through Drug De-Addiction Programs

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1 day ago

November 3, 2019

In a global survey carried out on drug rehab programs, it has been found that a lot of drug rehab centers are taking the help of technology in order to spread awareness about the drug de-addiction programs. In fact, following the efforts of drug rehab centers, around 11 percent of adults have resolved their drug addiction issues by utilizing online technology developed to cure addiction. After the FDA‘s expression of the growth of drug menace, technology developers have been working hard to find ways for the prevention and treatment of drug addiction.

Drug rehabilitation centers working at a global level helps to provide personalized drug de-addiction programs as per the needs of different patients dealing with substance abuse problems. Due to the availability of highly advanced technology, it is possible for drug rehabilitation centers to detox the body of a person from any amount of drug or alcohol. With the help of technology, one can simply get an evidence-based recovery treatment to help people get themselves in the right state of health on emotional, mental and physical grounds.

Many drug rehabs also offer effective cognitive-behavioral therapy programs online to make it easier for people to access such online therapeutical services for fast recovery. With the help of different advantages of AI technology, it has become possible for medical professionals to interact with drug addicts in a better way. Physicians at drug rehab centers are utilizing various technology applications and devices available to track the progress of patients in order to plan the future direction of treatment.

Health

Medication Reminder App CareClinic Demonstrates Efficacy to improve Medicine Refill and Adherence rate by 15%

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24 hours ago

November 3, 2019

Michelle Langton

Medication reminder app CareClinic, used by patients to manage chronic illness has had massive success in helping patients improve outcomes. Based on anonymized longitudinal data, CareClinic has demonstrated the ability to improve medicine refill rates and medicine adherence rates by up to 15% (MPR Rate). CareClinic is aiming to help curb over 125,000 American deaths annually due to medication mismanagement.

This app provides patients with “smart medication reminders” that trigger alerts if a patient is likely to miss their medication based on past adherence behavior. CareClinic has become the best medication reminder platform in the US where nearly a third of medication is never filled and about half of all patients fail to take medications as prescribed. Apart from being to track medication, the platform is also able to help patients track their overall health & wellness.

Health and Wellness goes beyond just taking the right pills at the right time. There may be many therapies and dietary restrictions involved for users. CareClinic already maintains it’s reputation as the best medication reminder app is now hoping to be an all-in-one self-care management app that patients will use to practice preventative medicine. CareClinic is building partnerships with pharmacies and health clinics to provide this service to patients directly.

CareClinic is pioneering the use of AI on its platform to help patients discover and manage their chronic disease better. It recently raised seed-capital by a VC fund based out of Toronto, Canada (where CareClinic is also based) to improve its technology and bring it to market.

Thus far, CareClinic is available for iPhones, Android and on the web directly. CareClinic enables email reminders for those that use the web platform and sticks to notifications for users that prefer it’s mobile application.