Ten-step Adherence Action Agenda Advocates For Patients of Multiple Chronic Conditions

1. Establish medicine adherence as a priority goal of all federal and state efforts
2. Establish the role of the patient navigator within the care team to help patients with multiple chronic conditions
3. Promote clinical management approaches that are tailored to the specific needs and circumstances
4. Incentivize the entire healthcare system to incorporate adherence education and medication support
5. Eliminate the barriers that impede patients with multiple chronic conditions to refill their prescription medicines
6. Reduce the cost-sharing barriers by lowering or eliminating patient copayments for prescription medicines used to treat the most common chronic diseases
7. Accelerate the adoption of new health information technologies that promote medication adherence.
8. Establish medication adherence as a measure for the accreditation of healthcare professional educational programs
9. Address multiple chronic conditions and optimal medication management approaches in treatment guidelines
10. Focused research on medication adherence to promote the safe and appropriate use of different medicines in this patient population

Source: National Council on Patient Information and Education
Source URL: http://www.bemedicinesmart.org/A3_Report.pdf