AiCure

Introduction

In the management of chronic diseases, maintaining medication adherence is really important for ensuring effective treatment. However, healthcare providers often face challenges in monitoring and supporting patients to adhere to their medication regimens. Addressing this issue, AiCure uses artificial intelligence to offer solutions in medication adherence management.

Company Background

Established in 2009 by Dr. Adam Hanina and headquartered in New York City, AiCure uses AI and computer vision technologies to address medication non-adherence. There app can be used by healthcare providers, researchers, and patients & their families to ensure medication adherence.

One of the solutions provided by them is Patient Connect.

Patient Connect

Patient Connect, offered by AiCure, is a smartphone application designed to improve medication adherence and dosing support for participants. Patient Connect provides real-time dosing instructions and remote assessment of medication intake.

AiCure monitors medication intake adherence using a combination of artificial intelligence, computer vision, and behavioral science. Patients use the app to record themselves taking medication. The app captures video footage of the ingestion process, analyzes it using AI algorithms to confirm medication consumption, and sends the data to healthcare providers.

This system helps healthcare professionals track patients’ adherence to medication regimens and intervene if necessary to ensure proper treatment compliance.

Patient Connect app can detect instances where patients purposefully miss medication doses, allowing intervention before such behavior impacts trial data integrity and facilitates patient training for safe and successful self-administration of medications.

Future Perspectives

While currently utilized primarily within drug trials, the features offered by Patient Connect hold potential for broader healthcare applications in the future. Beyond clinical research, Patient Connect could aid in ensuring medication compliance among patients with chronic diseases like chronic heart disease, psychiatric diseases, Tuberculosis, etc requiring long-term treatment regimens.