April 30, 2025
Findings of a new report from Pleio, Loneliness and Health Behaviors: A Missing Link in Chronic Care, highlight emotional disengagement as a largely overlooked clinical risk that compromises chronic care management.
Archive for month: April, 2025
April 29, 2025
AJMC highlights a new report from Pleio that reveals a strong connection between loneliness and chronic illness. The findings show that social isolation worsens physical health, contributes to medication nonadherence, and drives up healthcare costs. The report underscores the urgent need to address loneliness as a serious threat to both mental and physical well-being.
April 28, 2025
Gentry Health Services and Pleio released results from their pilot patient support program, which is actively reshaping medication adherence and patient engagement. By integrating emotional support and peer connections into specialty pharmacy care, the program significantly improved patient experience, retention, and outcomes.
April 28, 2025
“We commissioned this report to understand the emotional realities behind medication non-adherence. Now we have the data to prove it — loneliness isn’t just hurting patients emotionally, it’s putting their health at risk” – Michael Oleksiw, CEO at Pleio
April 9, 2025
Pharmacy Gentry Health Services and Pleio launched a pilot program that offers hope to patients struggling with self-injected biologic treatments for autoimmune conditions. In just six months, the partnership boosted medication adherence, increasing fills by 80% and patient volume by 65%, demonstrating the power of peer support and emotional support service in keeping patients on track with their specialty medicines.
April 9, 2025
FirstWord HealthTech caught up with Katie Warmuth, Director of Specialty Pharmacy at Gentry Health Services, and Jennifer Butler, Chief Commercial Officer at Pleio. The conversation focused on the GoodStart program and how seamlessly it integrated into Gentry’s existing specialty pharmacy operations. Warmuth and Butler broke down the program’s true impact on medication adherence and patient support. They also shared how pharma partners can play a more active role in scaling emotionally intelligent adherence programs.
April 9, 2025
“We are excited with the impact this peer-to-patient emotional support program has had on our patients as well as our staff, who now have more time to spend with these patients to make sure all needs, goals of therapy, and expectations of treatment are being met.”– Katie Warmuth, PharmD, CSP, Director of Specialty Pharmacy at Gentry