DIG*IT

03/15/2012

The Big Idea is only 2 days away! Make sure to look for DIG*IT at the event and cheer loudly!!!

The 1st annual Big Idea event, presented by IBERIABANK, marks the culmination of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week 2012. This pitch extravaganza, hosted at Manning’s, will feature 19 of New Orleans’ most promising startup ventures and a celebrity judging panel. The 1,000+ person audience will be invite...

03/13/2012

4 days til the Big Idea!

Trust Your Crazy Ideas The 1st annual Big Idea event, presented by IBERIABANK, marks the culmination of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week 2012. This pitch extravaganza, hosted at Manning’s, will feature 19 of New Orleans’ most promising startup ventures and a celebrity judging panel. The 1,000+ person ...

03/12/2012

Need further proof that adherence to medication and DIG*IT can reduce overall healthcare costs?"

"In addition to clinical importance, increased adherence to [diabetes] medications may produce economic benefits. A systematic literature review showed that with a 10% increase in [measured medication adherence], there is an 8.6% to 28.9% reduction in overall health care costs".

03/12/2012

DIG*IT makes its big debut FRIDAY!!!

Vertical aquaponic farm kits, an online giftcard application that allows givers to pool money for a single gift card or cause, and a New Or…

03/10/2012

With DIG*IT, your smartphone can provide all of these!

Medicines management (the processes and behaviours that determines how medicines are used by the NHS and patients) 1  is integral to many commissioned services and issues relating to...

03/09/2012

Need more proof that your smartphone can improve your health with DIG*IT?

ORLANDO, Fla. — Medication adherence improved among young asthma patients who received tailored reminders through automated speech or text messaging

03/09/2012

NOEW2012 Begins tomorrow!

The Idea Village’s annual Entrepreneur Season culminates each March with New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), the nationally-recognized festival of entrepreneurship that celebrates and supports the network of talent that has enabled New Orleans to become a hub of entrepreneurship and innovation. Fo...

03/09/2012

Key Stats on Medication Adherence (PhRMA 2011)

32 million Americans use three or more medicines daily
75% of adults are non-adherent in one or more ways
The economic impact of non-adherence is estimated to cost $100 billion annually

Patient Compliance and Medication Adherence Statistics: References and Practical Medication Reminders for individual patients from e-pill.

03/09/2012

Using personalized cell phone text messages sent from physicians to adolescents with type 1 diabetes may help increase their adherence to medica

03/09/2012

HIV infection rates among black women in some parts of the United States are similar to the incidence seen in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers reported Thursday.

03/08/2012

In many infectious diseases (tuberculosis, malaria, HIV and even more common infections), partial adherence can promote the emergence of resistant organisms, which can be very difficult to treat. With DIG*IT, medication adherence is easy and personalized right from your smartphone.

Your doctor writes out a prescription that calls for you to take a pill twice a day for the next month. So, thats what you do, right? Wrong. A huge number of Americans fail to properly follow their doctors orders. And while it may seem that their actions only hurt themselves, theres ...

03/07/2012

More than a million people are believed to be living with HIV. But that doesn’t mean everyone is getting the care they need.

Some leading AIDS experts have issued the first guidelines aimed exclusively at getting those newly diagnosed with HIV into treatment and keeping them in it.Thirty one international experts,...