Since DTx is by-design patient-centric, digital therapy adoption is immensely beneficial for patients. Above all, increased adherence rates are among the most promising advantages DTx provides for patients.
Healthcare providers know a big problem this is. In an Annals of Internal Medicine review, researchers found that 20-30% of all medication prescriptions are never filled. In addition, 50% of medications for chronic diseases are not taken as prescribed. This results in an estimated 125,000 premature annual deaths in the US alone. Simultaneously, 33-69% of medication-related hospital admissions are due to poor adherence.
Digital therapy adoption delivers two immediate advantages over traditional healthcare to solve these challenges. First, many of the treatments it promotes are “beyond the pill.” These interventions do not require medication but tap into other areas including health tracking to drive better health outcomes.