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Adhere+ Launches Flagship Office in Tennessee

Adhere+, a pioneering telehealth company, has taken a significant step towards revolutionizing chronic pain management by designating Pain Consultants of East Tennessee (PCET) as its first "Flagship Office." Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this initiative aims to address the increasing challenges posed by chronic pain and the state’s opioid epidemic through the innovative Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) platform.

Chronic pain affects millions of individuals across the United States, and Tennessee, unfortunately, ranks high in opioid usage per capita. The need for a reliable and effective pain management strategy is more pressing than ever. With the introduction of the RTM platform, Adhere+ is equipped to provide both patients and healthcare providers with a sophisticated tool to navigate the complexities of chronic pain care.

At the launch, Jim Breidenstein, CEO of Adhere+, emphasized the primary focus of the partnership: improving patient outcomes. He stated, "At its core, we are about improving patient outcomes and supporting physicians in the treatment of their patients. This partnership offers us a chance to enhance our efforts. With our model, physicians can maintain daily engagement with their patients in a practical and scalable manner."

Dr. James Choo, Medical Director of Pain Consultants of East Tennessee, echoed Breidenstein's sentiments. He pointed out the importance of establishing continuous connections with patients beyond standard clinic visits. "Chronic conditions don't pause between visits and neither can our attention to care," he said. "As Adhere+'s first Flagship Office, we aim to showcase how the platform simplifies daily patient check-ins while furnishing providers with actionable insights they can trust. Our approach has the potential to redefine standards in pain management."

The potential impact of this initiative is significant. With the capacity to deliver real-time health outcomes and a model for patient engagement, Adhere+ will generate vital data to support the broader adoption of the RTM framework across various medical practices and specialties. The platform employs electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePROs) to enrich the engagement between patients and providers, thus enhancing the quality of care provided.

With over 3.5 million ePROs collected since its inception and an addition of around 250,000 data points each month, the evidence is mounting. Adhere+ aims to fill the gaps in care left by episodic patient-provider interactions, ensuring that physicians have the necessary insights available to them without the time-consuming chase of details during appointments.

Moreover, the RTM platform devised by Adhere+ allows patients to engage in brief but impactful daily check-ins, responding to condition-specific clinical queries quickly and easily. As a result, physicians are equipped with valuable insights that reveal the patient’s status through consistent engagement rather than waiting for the next office visit. This data-driven approach is expected to reduce the overall workload for providers while simultaneously making office visits more efficient.

Expanding on the mission, Dan Cohen, President and Co-founder of Adhere+, remarked, "Pain Consultants of East Tennessee is precisely the type of practice where we can exhibit the substantial advantages of remote therapeutic monitoring. Our platform enables meaningful, daily engagement with patients through customizable check-ins that reveal key information for their care. This combination of ongoing interaction and actionable data does not only enhance the patient experience but also streamlines the physician’s perspective, making each patient visit more effective."

In summary, the collaboration between Adhere+ and Pain Consultants of East Tennessee marks a significant milestone in the ongoing battle against chronic pain and the opioid crisis in Tennessee. Through the flagship office, they envision not just the successful implementation of RTM but also the establishment of a model for future healthcare practices around the nation.

About Adhere+

Adhere+ specializes in medical treatment compliance and is committed to supporting chronic care interventions for patients facing challenges with conditions such as pain, substance use disorders, and obesity. Their platform has been clinically validated through ten peer-reviewed trials, ensuring that it is both effective and user-friendly for both physicians and patients.

About Pain Consultants of East Tennessee

Founded in 1998, PCET is recognized as the leading interventional pain management practice in the region, specializing in a multidisciplinary approach to treating chronic pain. Under the expert leadership of Dr. James Choo, the practice integrates traditional pain management techniques with innovative, minimally invasive procedures alongside physical and behavioral therapy.