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The Medication Challenge

Studies show that 50-60% of patients with chronic illnesses miss doses, take the wrong doses, or drop off treatment within the first year.
Approximately 10% of hospitalizations in older patients are considered avoidable through improved medication adherence.
Poor adherence contributes to more than $500 billion in avoidable healthcare costs annually in the United States alone.
Nonadherence is associated with 125,000 potentially preventable deaths each year in the United States alone.
BHS has created several platforms to solve the problems associated with medication non-adherence for a wide range of markets, including people dealing with chronic illness, elder care and hospital-at-home initiatives.

The Rem-Me Platform:

Ideal companion to "Remind-Me" when to take my medications and confirm what has been taken.
Uniquely handles real-time tracking for various types of medication (liquids, inhalers, pills).
Supports and monitors as-needed medications.
Supports remote setup and control, empowering professionals to manage medication adherence.
Reduces medication errors and early doses through warning systems.
Facilitates seamless medication reconciliation.
Provides reminders and secure tracking for vitals from Bluetooth-enabled health devices (e.g., blood pressure monitors).
Enables remote monitoring and telehealth functionality.
Designed to support robust analytics.

The Rem-Me App is a patented reminder app designed to ensure users follow through on reminders. Users scan a QR code or barcode to confirm they have taken their medication.
It is a medication companion, designed for ease of use and gentle but firm medication reminder model
Reminders can be customized to be sent multiple times via the App, SMS, or email to both users and their caregivers.
If action on a reminder is missed by a user, caregivers can be alerted so they can follow-up.

Medications are dispensed in blister packs or pouch packaging by pharmacists, with minimal setup required by the user.
Medication is kept in a tamper-detecting dispenser accessed by fingerprint, key, or RFID badge.
The dispenser also reminds users about inhalers and liquid medications and tracks use through RFID tags.
The user is alerted via the dispenser, text, or email when it is time for their medication.
If the user misses their medication, caregivers can be alerted allowing them to provide support.
The dispenser automatically records readings from Bluetooth health devices like blood pressure monitors.
The dispenser has an integrated IoT chip and doesn't require extra technology like a cell phone or Wi-Fi and stays quietly connected to the server at all times ("always-on-always-connected").

Nova is designed to support adherence for clinical trials where medication non-adherence can greatly increase costs (from $15,700 per participant in phase 1 trials to $26,600 in later phases).
Nova also supports better adherence for high-cost medications like oral cancer therapies (which can cost up to $40,000 per month) and antiretroviral therapy (which can cost up to $9,000 per month).
Nova is designed to prevent abuse of high-risk medications like pain killers, the use of which can lead to addiction and overdose.

Medications are dispensed in a locked down disposable cartridge which has been loaded by a health professional without the need to use any specialized equipment.
The user can easily load the cartridge into a a tamper-detecting dispenser which can only be accessed by the user’s fingerprint, a special key, or a unique RFID badge.
The user is alerted via the dispenser, text, or email when it is time for their medication.
If the user misses their medication or tries to take the medication before it is due, caregivers are alerted allowing them to provide support.
The dispenser has an integrated IoT chip and doesn't require extra technology like a cell phone or Wi-Fi and is “always-on-always connected”.