Walgreens Announcing New Game-Like Program To “Improve Medication Adherence.”

reports that Walgreens plans to announce today that it will collaborate with HealthPrize Technologies “to offer a digital health program aimed at helping patients stick to their medications.” Through the Walgreens website, patients can sign up for the free program, “which awards points for taking medications on time, refilling prescriptions and taking educational quizzes about their conditions and medications.” The article adds, “This is the Deerfield-based company’s first foray into using games, or gamification, to try to improve medication adherence, said Greg Orr, senior director of digital health for Walgreens.” Orr said, “It’s a much more rich experience.” http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-walgreens-games-drugs-0816-biz-20160815-story.html