About iReminder — a Patient-centric Reminder System

About 1.6 billion prescriptions are written every year in the United States. Only 50% of patients who suffer from chronic diseases are medication compliant. The greatest decline in adherence is in the first six months. One study tracking statin prescription refills in 4,802 patients determined that, on average, patients were missing at least 20% of their doses. Non-compliance saddles employers, government and pharmaceutical sectors with $100 billion in direct costs.

Compliance for Life™ (CFL) was developed by iReminder, LLC, a healthcare technology company. It is an automated notification system designed to improve medication compliance and persistence. Research shows that the vast majority of people want to take their medication but, given their busy lives, chronic conditions, and complex regimens, they simply forget to do so. We believe that self-reminders and reminders from family members and trusted caregivers are the most effective means of improving compliance rates.

Compliance for Life complements other reminder systems, including nurse call centers, prescription refill notices, wearable devices and healthcare incentive programs. It is an effective compliance tool for Baby Boomers taking care of themselves or their elderly parents, older adults in independent living situations, parents taking care of an ill child, and individuals managing acute or chronic illness.

Studies show that the most effective reminders are those that are the least disruptive to the patient and require minimal behavior modification. Compliance for Life enables individuals to use the telephone or the Internet to set up and receive reminders, to take and refill medication, go to the doctor, take medical tests and perform other medically-necessary tasks. 

Users access Compliance for Life and set up reminders by either going to a web site or making a phone call.  Those making phone calls dial into CFL’s system where an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, using automated speech recognition, guides users through creating, editing and canceling reminders.  The use of a phone interface to set up reminders is unique to CFL and opens its use not only to tech-savvy individuals but also to those who are not comfortable using a computer.

Compliance for Life conforms to HIPPA regulations. It is a 100% opt-in system. To ensure security and eliminate unwanted reminders, all contacts - users, family members, and caregivers - must agree to accept reminders and confirmations.

Mission

iReminder's mission is to increase revenues and profitability for our clients in the healthcare industry by motivating patients to increase compliance and persistence with their prescribed medications.  Our goal is to control and ultimately reduce healthcare costs by developing reliable tools that help people manage their own personal health and the health of those for whom they provide care.

Key Features

• Create, edit and cancel reminders by telephone or online.
• Record the reminder in the patient’s or a loved one’s voice.
• Set a delivery sequence.
• Receive reminders via phone, email or text message.
• Select a contact person who will be alerted if the reminder is not received or the recipient cannot comply with reminder.
• Receive medication regimen instructions and educational messages.
• Broadcast messages to multiple members of a users "network."

Business Model

Compliance for Life is marketed to large employers, payers, disease management firms, pharmacy benefit managers, managed care organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, and pharmacy chains that, in turn, will distribute CFL to their constituents. Other targets are federal government agencies, technology content providers, labor unions, and state retirement benefits organizations.  CFL can be licensed at an enterprise level or on an annual basis.  It also can be purchased on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis.  Licensees have the option of hosting CFL on their own or third-party servers and may brand the system.