RememberItNow! A Great Employee Benefit

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Pamela Swingley, Founder About RememberItNow!

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Forgetting to take medications impacts the health of employees, and increases healthcare costs. RememberItNow! cell phone reminders help employees take the right medication, at the right time, in the right dose.

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Pamela Swingley, Founder

About RememberItNow!

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Our StoryOur StoryBob & his healthBob & his health

Pam Swingley built

RememberItNow! to remind her

father to take the right medication,

at the right time and in the right

dose…

and to include family members in

his care.

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About RememberItNow!

• Private company, headquartered in Orinda, CA

• Founded in 2009, launched March 2010

• SaaS application, developed in PHP, MySQL database

• RememberItNow! Mobile (HTML 5) for any smart phone

• Management team: Deep experience in enterprise software & web application development.

• Early buzz

Who we are. Who we are.

Much sleeker and easier to use than Google Health or Microsoft HealthVault.

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Who We Sell To61 million adult Americans take multiple 61 million adult Americans take multiple medications. medications. We empower people to take control of their

health

• Healthier patients

• Improved medication compliance

• Peace-of-mind for caregivers

• Better health background for doctors

• Reduced health care costs

Without the proper meds, I zone out and I am not as productive. The reminders have improved my job performance.

Ray, diabetes patient, salesperson, father

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The astonishing state ofhealthcare costs

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Healthcare $$ = Employers’ Healthcare $$ = Employers’ NightmareNightmare90% of companies pay a portion of their employees 90% of companies pay a portion of their employees

premiums. premiums.

76% of respondents believe health care costs take as much as 10% of business revenues. TriNet Q3 HR Trends Survey

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Employees Feel the Pain TooEmployees Feel the Pain TooIncreased cost-sharing squeezes workers.Increased cost-sharing squeezes workers.

Wage increase

Premium increase

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Wellness Programs = HopeWellness Programs = HopeMany companies offer, but participation is low. Many companies offer, but participation is low.

More than two-thirds of employers are expected to expand wellness and disease management programs in 2010.

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Our take on employee wellness

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Medication RemindersMedication RemindersRight medication, right time, right dose. Right medication, right time, right dose.

81% of adults in the U.S. take at least one medication during the week; 27% take at least five.

Text or email reminders

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Noncompliance is RampantNoncompliance is RampantNearly 50% of the time medications are not taken as Nearly 50% of the time medications are not taken as prescribed. prescribed.

I forgot to take themI had no symptoms or the symptoms went awayI wanted to save moneyI didn’t believe the drugs were effectiveI didn’t think I needed to take themI had painful or frightening side effectsThe drugs prevented me from doing other things I wanted to doNobody reminded me to keep taking, or to refill prescriptionI had difficulty getting the prescription filledThe drugs tasted or smelled unpleasantI had difficult opening the bottle or swallowing the drugI was confused by all the drugs I had to take

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The Cost is Mind BogglingThe Cost is Mind BogglingAnnual U.S. costs due to incorrect use of Annual U.S. costs due to incorrect use of medications. medications.

ER Visits($5.8 billion)

Nursing Home Admissions($32.8 billion)

Prescriptions($3.5 billion)

Physician Visits($13.8 billion)

Hospital Admissions($121.5 billion)

J Am Pharm Assoc. 2001

$177.4 billion$177.4 billion

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Employers are Concerned Employers are Concerned Medication compliance is among the top health Medication compliance is among the top health objectives. objectives.

Nearly 9 in 10 employers rate medication compliance as an important objective in managing employee health.

The Benfield Group, LLC

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Employers Are Taking Employers Are Taking ActionActionCurrent methods are not very sophisticated.Current methods are not very sophisticated.

95% of employers are taking action to improve compliance.

The Benfield Group, LLC

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Reminders WorkReminders WorkStudies reveal higher compliance and lower Studies reveal higher compliance and lower medical costs. medical costs.

ResultsStudy Group

Reminder Type

Pediatric liver transplant

recipients

Medication reminder* Text to smart phone

ComplianceWith reminders: 69%Without: 48%Rejection EpisodesWith reminders: 2Without: 12

Adults with sun exposure

Weather info & sunscreen reminders * Text to smart phone

AdherenceWith reminders: 56%Without: 30%

Asthmatic patients Medication reminder* Text to smart phone

ComplianceWith reminders: 81%Without: 70%

Diabetic patients Medication reminder* Text to beeper

Avg. Monthly Medicaid Costs

Reminders: $949Without: $1233

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Wait, there is more!

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Maintain a Personal Health Maintain a Personal Health RecordRecordCentralized health information for better care. Centralized health information for better care.

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In the past 12 months, 65.7 million people in the U.S. have served as unpaid family caregivers to an adult or child. - AARP, 2009 report, Caregiving in the U.S.

Create a Care CommunityCreate a Care Community

Patient

Family & friends

Home care

Doctor

Assisted living

Connect patients, family, healthcare providers. Connect patients, family, healthcare providers.

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What do you get?How much?

Where are you headed?

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RememberItNow! MobileMedical information, anytime, anywhere. Medical information, anytime, anywhere.

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How it WorksHow it WorksOne account. Many devices. One account. Many devices.

In the cloud.

Compatible with:

Windows

Macintosh Mobile Text SMS

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PricingPricing

Ad-supported

Ask about our group discounts!

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SupportSupportWe’re easy to reach when help is needed. We’re easy to reach when help is needed.

Account sharing/support system

Client view

Support view

Online FAQsPhone & email

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How we’re different

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We Started with The PatientWe Started with The PatientPersonas were the foundation of our development. Personas were the foundation of our development.

meet Janelle

meet Phi

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• Keep it simple• Self-evident navigation, pre-designed reports, high interactivity, common sense, one main action per page

• Work the way I want• Flexible reminder setup, access from any browser, mobile

application, single or shared account

• No hassles• Robust free version, 30-day free trial, no contract, no

software to download, no questions asked cancellation, comprehensive online FAQ, phone support too.

• Less is best• Just right feature set

• Listen to me• Twitter, Facebook, blog, newsletter, exit survey

• Keep it secure• Tier one hosting – 2 servers with firewall protection, app

is run on HTTPS, account timeout, audit trail

A Better Way to do eHealthA Better Way to do eHealthHere’s what they told us. Here’s what they told us.

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Contact us for a demo!

http://appstage.rememberitnow.com

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•Follow us on Twitter

•Prezi – Introducing RememberItNow!

•Prezi – Patient-centric Philosophy

•Prezi – New way to work

•Watch our story - video

•Website

•eMail: [email protected]

More About UsMore About Us

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• National Council on Aging – Center for Healthy Aging

• National Council on Patient Information and Education

• Study: Boomers to Flood Medical System

• Prescription Drug Compliance a Significant Challenge for Many Patients, WSJ.com/Harris Interactive

• Protecting U.S. Citizens from Inappropriate Medication Use, ISMP paper.

• The Institute for Safe Medication Practices

• Preventing Medication Errors Quality Chasm Series

• Patterns of Medication Use in the United States, 2004, Slone Survey.

• National Family Caregiver Community (NFCA)

• The National Alliance for Caregiving

• The Wisdom of Patients: Health Care Meets Online Social Media

• Employer medication compliance initiatives study (Benfield)

• Costs of Non-compliances, Align Map

• Behind the Numbers; Medical Cost Trends for 2009, PwC

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