Interaction with SMS text-reminders correlate with improved medication adherence and readmission rates for congestive heart failure patients: A retrospective cohort study.

Ben Long¹, Brian Davis¹, Rebekah McPheters¹, Steven Burton¹, Nabeel Hamoud², Dan Garmat², Suzanne Catalfomo², Fei Li², Ying Zhou², Yan L Zhuang², Colin A Banas², Weston W Blakeslee²

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Magnolia Regional Health Center, Corinth, Mississippi, United States of America.

²Department of Applied Clinical Research, DrFirst, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America.

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Abstract

Short message service text reminders (SMS nudges) aimed to help vulnerable patient populations remember to fill their prescriptions are becoming more common but accurately measuring their effects on improving prescription fill and readmission rates remains challenging. Patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) with a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) were included i…

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