Medication Adherence

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Medication Adherence

• Recent HealthPartners Experience

Marcus Thygeson, MD Associate Medical
Director HealthPartners
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Evidence

• Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) vs. risk factor
  control in hypertension patients
• 80 of patients not-in-control have MPR gt 80
• 1 point decrease in SBP associated with 11 point
  increase in MPR
• Relationship between MPR and out-of-pocket costs
• Estimated prevalence of cost-related
  non-adherence (CRNA)5 but only 2
  not-in-control
• Estimated number of patients who will achieve BP
  control due to value-based benefit that
  eliminates CRNA 1 in 200

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Medication Therapy Management