Hello Heart, the digital leader in preventive heart health, today introduced Hello Heart Pill Box, a proprietary smart pill box designed to improve medication adherence. This addition to Hello Heart’s suite of heart health tools, including its blood pressure monitor and mobile app, addresses one of the most critical factors of cardiovascular care management.
Research has shown that half of adults with hypertension don’t take their medications as prescribed, which can double their risk of heart attack and stroke. Studies also show that non-adherence to cardiovascular medications contributes to thousands of preventable deaths each year while significantly driving up healthcare utilization costs.
With missed doses not only impacting health outcomes but also inflating healthcare costs, ensuring consistent adherence is crucial for public and private sector employers, health plans, and labor organizations. Pill Box can improve adherence by making the often burdensome task of taking medication consistently simple and seamless so people can develop healthy daily habits.
“Taking medications as prescribed is one of the most impactful ways to reduce heart attack and stroke risk, yet it remains a challenge for many,” said Edo Paz, MD, SVP, Medical Affairs at Hello Heart. “Hello Heart Pill Box empowers people to take control of their health by providing a user-friendly and effective way to stick to medication routines. This intervention could make a profound difference for anyone seeking to control their blood pressure and other chronic conditions.”
Pill Box is unlike traditional pill organizers, featuring a sleek, portable design and smart in-app integrations to enhance its usability and impact. Key features include:
- Compact, Intuitive Design: With up to 14 spacious yet travel-friendly compartments and built-in light indicators, Pill Box seamlessly fits into daily routines at home or on the go.
- Smart Reminders: Paired with the Hello Heart app, Pill Box sends personalized notifications designed to ensure members never miss a dose.
- Long-Term Tracking: The Hello Heart app monitors adherence trends and provides easy-to-share reports for healthcare providers, helping members and their providers understand how adherence impacts heart health over time.
- Industry-Leading Integration: With Pill Box fully embedded into the Hello Heart experience, people can track their medication intake alongside blood pressure readings and other critical heart health metrics in one convenient interface.
“Hello Heart Pill Box is much more than a pill organizer. Its smart design, combined with Hello Heart’s intuitive and member-centric app, turns the challenge of remembering to take medication into a manageable, effective routine,” said Michal Gutman, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Hello Heart. “By leveraging technology and behavioral science, we’re helping people take charge of their health and minimize the stress of keeping up with medication schedules. With Pill Box, no one ever has to miss a dose again.”
“At Hello Heart, we are working to make heart attacks and strokes a thing of the past,” said Maayan Cohen, CEO and co-founder of Hello Heart. “But the status quo won’t get us there — we need innovation. We will continue building on our platform with products like Hello Heart Pill Box to engage people in their heart health like never before.”
