Awardee Organization(s): etectRx
Principal Investigator(s): Tony C. Carnes, PhD
Official Project Title: Real-Time Remote Monitoring of Confirmed Medication Adherence
AITC Partner: PennAITech
Website(s): https://etectrx.com
Medication non-adherence is responsible for up to $300 billion of avoidable healthcare costs in the United States with patients over 60 years of age consuming 50% of dispensed prescription drugs. This project enables real-time, remote monitoring of medication ingestions and enhances patient and caregiver feedback to help patients stay adherent and thus extend the time they are able to age grace fully at home.
The existing FDA-cleared IDCap system detects ingested medication signals using a watch or lanyard-style reader worn by the patient and forwards information to a server through an app on a patient’s smart phone. In this proposal we are looking to remove the individuals’ worn reader from the system and replace it with a series of readers placed in multiple locations in a person’s home to ensure ingestion detection without the user changing their usual behavior. Additionally, the new readers will interface with Alexa to facilitate audible and visual reminders and confirmations of medication ingestion. If the end user allows, remote care providers will be able to participate in the adherence journey and intervene when needed.