Medication adherence is crucial, but to solve drug therapy problems, it's important to first address the issue of appropriate medication use, Terry McInnis, MD, MPH, writes in Pharmacy Times. That demands comprehensive medication management (CMM). "Having a systematic, patient-centric approach to medications that identifies all drug therapy problems, including underuse, is vital," she writes. CMM provides the framework for such an approach. She also notes pharmacists can be a "transformative force" in team-based care as they seek to identify and resolve drug therapy problems. (Pharmacy Times)

Opinion: Incentives needed for protection of health care data  

The January data breach of Anthem follows a trend in breaches that is bound to continue, according to The Bangor Daily News. The number of consumers affected by health care-related breaches rose from about 500,000 to 9 million in the last six years. Building consumer trust is essential to companies in competitive markets; however, a lack of choices for consumers in the health care market, compounded by a lack of regulatory incentives, has allowed for lax security measures. (Bangor Daily News)

South Carolina primary care physician Dr. Jamee Steen has a partnership with the local YMCA; she can walk patients to the facility, housed in the same building. "I would make recommendations on lifestyle changes all the time, and I wouldn't know until I see them again if they had followed them," she says. "Now, we'll physically walk them over and attach them to a resource." Dr. Rick Foster of the S.C. Hospital Association notes the next generation of the medical home is the community-centered health home, which can include fitness and wellness programs. (The State)