METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROMOTING MEDICATION ADHERENCE

1 . A method, comprising:

determining, by a processor, a barrier to an adherence to a prescribed medication for a patient;

determining, by the processor, a reason for changing a behavior of the patient to bring about the adherence to the prescribed medication;

receiving, by the processor, a patient identified goal for implementing the changing of the behavior of the patient; and

monitoring, by the processor, whether the patient identified goal is met.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the barrier to the adherence to the prescribed medication comprises presenting a list of questions to the patient and analyzing one or more responses received from the patient.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the reason for changing the behavior of the patient to bring about the adherence to the prescribed medication comprises presenting a list of questions to the patient and analyzing one or more responses received from the patient.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the processor, the barrier is a financial barrier; and

providing, by the processor, a low cost alternative to address the financial barrier.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing, by the processor, an educational material to the patient that is related to the barrier.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the processor, the adherence to the prescribed medication by the patient is not met when the patient identified goal is not met.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

performing, by the processor, at least one of: determining a second barrier to the adherence to the prescribed medication, determining a second reason for changing the behavior of the patient to bring about the adherence to the prescribed medication, and receiving a second patient identified goal for implementing the changing of the behavior of the patient.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the processor, the adherence to the prescribed medication by the patient is met when the patient identified goal is met.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

sending, by the processor, a congratulatory message to the patient.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

determining a barrier to an adherence to a prescribed medication for a patient;

determining a reason for changing a behavior of the patient to bring about the adherence to the prescribed medication;

receiving a patient identified goal for implementing the changing of the behavior of the patient; and

monitoring whether the patient identified goal is met.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the determining the barrier to the adherence to the prescribed medication comprises presenting a list of questions to the patient and analyzing one or more responses received from the patient.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the determining the reason for changing the behavior of the patient to bring about the adherence to the prescribed medication comprises presenting a list of questions to the patient and analyzing one or more responses received from the patient.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining the barrier is a financial barrier; and

providing a low cost alternative to address the financial barrier.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

providing an educational material to the patient that is related to the barrier.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining the adherence to the prescribed medication by the patient is not met when the patient identified goal is not met.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

performing at least one of: determining a second barrier to the adherence to the prescribed medication, determining a second reason for changing the behavior of the patient to bring about the adherence to the prescribed medication, and receiving a second patient identified goal for implementing the changing of the behavior of the patient.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining the adherence to the prescribed medication by the patient is met when the patient identified goal is met.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising:

sending a congratulatory message to the patient.

19 . A method, comprising:

determining, by a processor, a barrier to an adherence to a prescribed medication for a patient, wherein the determining the barrier to the adherence to the prescribed medication comprises presenting a list of questions to the patient and analyzing one or more responses received from the patient;

determining, by the processor, a reason for changing a behavior of the patient to bring about the adherence to the prescribed medication;

determining, by the processor, the barrier is a financial barrier;

providing, by the processor, a low cost alternative to address the financial barrier;

receiving, by the processor, a patient identified goal for implementing the changing of the behavior of the patient;

providing, by the processor, an educational material to the patient that is related to the barrier;

monitoring, by the processor, whether the patient identified goal is met;

determining, by the processor, the adherence to the prescribed medication by the patient is not met when the patient identified goal is not met; and

performing, by the processor, at least one of: determining a second barrier to the adherence to the prescribed medication, determining a second reason for changing the behavior of the patient to bring about the adherence to the prescribed medication, and receiving a second patient identified goal for implementing the changing of the behavior of the patient.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the determining the reason for changing the behavior of the patient to bring about the adherence to the prescribed medication comprises presenting a list of questions to the patient and analyzing one or more responses received from the patient.