Adherence Score

What is an Adherence Score?

Adherence Score, also known as the Days with Medication or Medication Possession Ratio (MPR), is the industry measure of medication adherence. A patient’s overall adherence score is the average adherence score of all their active chronic medications. Overall adherence scores should be used for quick reference, and should be a prompt to investigate by individual drug.

The Adherence Score is calculated using two values:

• Total days’ supply dispensed in a period
• The number of days in that period
  

Adherence score is calculated using the pick-up date, and takes into consideration periods when the medication is active.

Where does the Adherence Score show in Nexxsys?

The Adherence Score is displays in three sections of Nexxsys:

1. Medication Dashboard - Visual overview of adherence, current and previous year’s adherence scores, and days with medication ratio displayed for each chronic medication. For more information, see Medication Dashboard.
2. Quick Patient View - Patient’s overall adherence score, average days with medication and pickup reminder preference. For more information, see NEED LINK.
3. Prescription Label - Days with medication ratio for each active chronic medication in the Medication Record area..