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December 18, 2013

Incentives for Medication Adherence

Source: CNBC, December 18, 2013 As part of CNBC’s “Innovation Cities” series, the network interviewed Kevin Volpp along with Project Managers Amanda Hodlofski and Lisa Wesby about their research incentivizing medication adherence using GlowCaps. These studies provide immediate feedback to participants using small incentives for taking prescribed medications.

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