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Table 1.

Potential strategies to improve medication adherence

Strategy	Intervention level	Example(s)
Policy-based interventions	Health policy	• Incentive reform • Value-based insurance designs • MTM • Medicare five-star quality ratings and medication adherence measurement¹⁶
Access interventions	Individual and health care system level	• Full prescription coverage programs (eg, MI-FREEE trial)²⁴ • Education for health care professionals in promoting behavior change
Internet (eHealth) and mobile health (mHealth) technologies	Individual and health care system level	• Text messaging • Interactive voice response • Smartphone applications • Pill-monitoring technologies • New capabilities in electronic health record software
Care coordination	Health care system level	• MTM • Integrated electronic health record systems • Medication synchronization
Health literacy interventions	Individual and health care system level	• Meducation^® by Polyglot Systems, Inc.³⁷

Abbreviation: MTM, medication therapy management.