In the demanding environment of a hospital, efficiency and patient safety are two sides of the same coin. Every delay, error, or breakdown in communication can impact patient flow, staff morale, and, most importantly, patient outcomes after discharge.

At adherent360, we recognize that the pharmacy is a critical bottleneck in the patient journey. Our mission is to integrate smart, specialized technology and logistics to streamline this process, ensuring patients leave the hospital with their complete medication regimen and the support they need to succeed at home. We achieve this through powerful tools like the medications to beds program, a robust medication adherence system, and the efficiency of automated medicine dispensing machines.

From Prescription to Bedside: The Medications to Beds Program

The discharge process is one of the most vulnerable moments in a patient’s care journey. Studies consistently show that medication discrepancies and a lack of understanding about new prescriptions are primary drivers of readmissions.

The medications to beds program (Med-to-Bed) is a patient-centric service that eliminates the traditional, chaotic rush to the pharmacy on the day of discharge. Instead of leaving the hospital and having to travel to a pharmacy, the patient's prescriptions are delivered and reconciled right at their bedside before they go home.

Benefits of a Seamless Med-to-Bed Program

• Enhanced Patient Education: The patient and family receive their medications while still in the hospital environment, allowing the care team to provide detailed, face-to-face counseling on new drugs, dosages, and potential side effects.

• Immediate Adherence: By receiving the first dose and a 30-day supply before leaving, patients eliminate the risk of delayed initiation of treatment, which is critical for conditions like heart failure or diabetes.

• Medication Reconciliation Success: Pharmacy staff can verify the final discharge list against the physical medications being handed to the patient, catching and correcting errors immediately.

• Improved HCAHPS Scores: Patients appreciate the convenience and personalized care, leading to higher patient satisfaction and improved hospital quality metrics.

adherent360 specializes in customizing the medications to beds program to fit seamlessly into your existing discharge workflow, turning a moment of chaos into a moment of confidence for the patient.

Beyond the Hospital: Implementing a Medication Adherence System

Getting the patient home with the right pills is only half the battle. The real challenge—and where a significant portion of healthcare dollars are saved or lost—lies in ensuring they take those medications correctly for weeks and months after discharge. This is why a strong, technology-backed medication adherence system is non-negotiable.

Our system is designed to proactively address the three biggest barriers to long-term adherence: complexity, forgetfulness, and cost.

How Our Adherence System Works

• Simplified Dispensing: We coordinate all of a patient's prescriptions and package them into clear, easy-to-use, multi-dose pill packs organized by time and date. This replaces confusing bottles and significantly reduces the chance of dosing errors.

• Proactive Follow-Up: The adherent360 medication adherence system includes automated, personalized reminders and check-ins via phone, text, or app. This gentle nudging ensures patients stay on track.

• Refill Synchronization: We sync up all of a patient's refills so they receive one comprehensive delivery per month, eliminating missed doses due to late refills.

• Financial Barrier Removal: Our team works diligently to identify and coordinate patient assistance programs, reducing or removing cost as a barrier to medication access.

By utilizing a proactive medication adherence system, hospitals and providers can gain visibility into patient behavior post-discharge, allowing for targeted intervention when a potential adherence issue is detected.

Pharmacy Efficiency: The Role of Automated Medicine Dispensing Machines

Behind the scenes of every efficient medications to beds program is a streamlined pharmacy operation. High volume, complex regimens, and the need for absolute precision make manual dispensing a bottleneck—and a source of potential error.

Integrating automated medicine dispensing machines is key to unlocking maximum efficiency, allowing pharmacy staff to dedicate more time to critical patient-facing tasks like counseling and reconciliation.

Advantages of Automation in Pharmacy

• Error Reduction: Automation significantly reduces the chance of human error in counting, sorting, and packaging medications, dramatically increasing patient safety.

• Speed and Volume: Automated medicine dispensing machines can process a high volume of prescriptions much faster than manual methods, directly accelerating the discharge process and improving hospital throughput.

• Inventory Management: Modern dispensing machines provide precise inventory tracking, minimizing waste, reducing stockouts, and ensuring compliance.

• Staff Reallocation: By handling the repetitive task of pill counting, automation frees up valuable pharmacy technicians and pharmacists to focus on clinical and customer-facing roles, such as providing education within the medications to beds program.

At adherent360, we don't just provide the logistics; we provide the technology and consulting expertise to fully integrate automated medicine dispensing machines into a cohesive system, ensuring seamless operation from hospital inventory to patient bedside.

We invite you to partner with adherent360 to see how our combined expertise in the medications to beds program, our advanced medication adherence system, and the efficiency of automated medicine dispensing machines can elevate your hospital's performance, safety, and patient satisfaction metrics. Let's work together to make every discharge a successful transition home.