"Adherence" Is the New "Compliance"

You all know how much we hate the term “compliant,” and especially its antonym “noncompliant”- suggesting a bunch of naughty, misbehaving patients who are simply too lazy or stubborn to follow orders. Ugh!It’s been encouraging in the last few year…

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