Patient Education Works Studies repeatedly show that patient education works. Home medication errors are really a national public health issue that is harming patients and the health care system, as well as the productivity of our nation. When a person is not well-informed and motivated to manage the treatment in a safe and wise manner, the cost of the treatment goes up for both the consumer and the health care insurance plan. The answer is to educate people so they can learn how to manage their medications wisely and safely. This will reap billions of dollars in cost-savings and will free up dollars so that health professionals can be reimbursed for the time it takes to counsel people adequately.
Prescription drugs used wisely can save lives.
They should not be causing such high rates of medical complications and deaths because people are not being adequately counseled and monitored.