|Videos|August 29, 2017

Patients Who Fail to Adhere to Recommended Medications: What Is the Solution?

John Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, chief innovation officer at the American College of Cardiology, discusses the vexing problem of patients who fail to fill or take recommended medications.

In this clip filmed at the 2017 European Society of Cardiology Congress, John Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, chief innovation officer at the American College of Cardiology, discusses the vexing problem of patients who fail to fill or take recommended medications.

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