BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MediSafe Inc. today announced the immediate availability of MediSafe™, which helps patients manage and take their medications, on IMS Health’s AppScript™ platform. As part of the trusted library of AppScript apps, healthcare professionals can now add MediSafe to their customized formularies and prescribe it to patients.
MediSafe is an award-winning, patient-centric and data driven medication management platform, designed to address all of the major causes of non-adherence tailored to individual patient situations. An industry leader with over 1.4 million downloads and hundreds of thousands of weekly active users across iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, MediSafe reminds patients to take their medications and offers support through real-time connectivity to caregivers and other personalized resources and services.
“We are honored that IMS has selected MediSafe for AppScript and to be featured on the Doctor’s Channel upcoming “App of the Week” inaugural segment. Physicians are still patients’ trusted advisor; according to a recent study, 48% of consumers who don’t use mhealth apps and devices due to disinterest or cost concerns said they would do so if provided by their physician,” said MediSafe’s EVP Marketing & Business Development, Jon Michaeli. “There is great synergy between our platforms; AppScript tackles the motivational issue head-on, while MediSafe keeps patients engaged by addressing non-adherence holistically, far beyond basic reminders.”
IMS Health AppScript is the first app prescribing solution built to the standards that healthcare professionals and their patients expect in medication prescribing. As part of wellness, prevention and treatment regimens, physicians can organize these apps into formularies based on their specific patient population and practice preferences. In addition, AppScript enables them to securely prescribe, reconcile and track app use by patients from any mobile device.
“MediSafe is among the best medication management apps in the AppScript universe based on our proprietary AppScript Score, which includes clinical, patient, professional, functional, endorsement and developer ratings,” said Michael Krupnick, Director of Product for IMS Health.
About AppScript
AppScript™ is the leading discovery and distribution platform for mobile health technologies. This Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution classifies and evaluates more than 120,000 mobile healthcare apps with more than 60,000 currently available for download on iOS and Android platforms, categorized by condition and stage of the patient journey. Each app is assessed using the company’s proprietary IMS Health AppScore, which ranks apps based on functionality, peer and patient reviews, endorsements, and their potential to improve outcomes and lower the cost of care. AppScript enables any healthcare professional to securely prescribe, reconcile and track app use by patients from any mobile interface. Learn more at http://www.appscript.net.
About IMS Health
IMS Health is a leading global information and technology services company providing clients in the healthcare industry with comprehensive solutions to measure and improve their performance. By applying sophisticated analytics and proprietary application suites hosted on the IMS One intelligent cloud, the company connects more than 10 petabytes of complex healthcare data on diseases, treatments, costs and outcomes to help its clients run their operations more efficiently. More than 10,000 employees drive results for over 5,000 healthcare clients across 100 countries, drawing on information from 100,000 suppliers and insights from more than 55 billion healthcare transactions processed annually. Customers include pharmaceutical, consumer health and medical device manufacturers and distributors, providers, payers, government agencies, policymakers, researchers and the financial community.
As a global leader in protecting individual patient privacy, IMS Health uses anonymous healthcare data to deliver critical, real-world disease and treatment insights. These insights help biotech and pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, government agencies, payers and other healthcare stakeholders to identify unmet treatment needs and understand the effectiveness and value of pharmaceutical products in improving overall health outcomes. Additional information is available at www.imshealth.com.
About MediSafe
MediSafe™ is a leading mobile medication management platform that reminds patients to take their medications via smartphones and tablets, serving to improve medication adherence rates and curb the growing annual health care costs globally. The personalized application – already downloaded by more than 1.4 million users worldwide – alerts family, friends and caregivers if patients miss a dose. The award-winning, intuitive app is available from both Google Play and iTunes. For more information, visit www.medisafe.com and/or MediSafe’s Facebook page and Twitter feed.
