MedPage Today discusses the results of a study done by Kevin Volpp, Director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, Dr. Shivan Mehta, Dr. David Asch, Dr. Andrea Troxel, among many others affiliated with the center. The study was done to determine if there were any statistical differences in hospitalizations based on an intervention combining wireless pill bottles, lottery-based incentives, and social support among acute myocardial infarction (MI) survivors.
Unfortunately, this study showed that a system of medication reminders using financial incentives and social support did not improve medication adherence.
Read the original JAMA article here.
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Senior Vice Dean for Strategic Initiatives in the Perelman School of Medicine
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Director, Data Analytics
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Senior Research Director, ASCVD Risk Reduction Initiative
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
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Director of the Division of Biostatistics, New York University School of Medicine
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Director, CHIBE
