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After watching Martin Shkreli raise the price of a drug by more than 550% in 2015, Intermountain's Dan Liljenquist had the same thought as the rest of America: Is this really happening? So the system decided to create a nonprofit generic drug company that Liljenquist calls a “first-of-its-kind societal asset MORE
American saw the greatest number of deaths from suicide and alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities was recorded in 2016. That statistic of nearly 142,000 equates to deaths from stroke and exceed the number of deaths among Americans who died in all U.S. MORE
One of the most concerning rising cost components in medical trend come from the pharmaceutical supply chain. The vast majority of employers do not believe the current rebate-based system works to reduce pharmaceutical costs, and most welcoming an alternative to rebates. More U.S. MORE
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Patients are the new healthcare payors, and as such, taking on the role of health consumers. In fact, health and wellness consumers have existed since a person purchased the first toothpaste, aspirin, heating pad, and moisturizing cream at retail. MORE
“Do no harm” has been the professional and ethical mantra of physicians since the Hippocratic Oath was first uttered by medical students. The origins of that three-word objective probably came out of Hippocrates’ Corpus , which included a few additional words: “to do good or to do no harm.”. MORE
Most Americans say that pharmaceutical manufacturers, banks, advertisers, energy firms, and tech companies have too much power and influence in today’s American economy, according to Public Attitudes Toward Technology Companies , a research report from the Pew Research Center. MORE
Less can lead to more for so many things: eating smaller portions, lowering sugar consumption, and driving less in favor of walking or cycling come to mind. When it comes to healthcare utilization, doing less can also result in equal or even better outcomes. MORE
Specifically, the study — which is funded by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals — is looking to see how the technology can detect adverse events in cancer treatment early on. MORE
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What could $28,166 buy you in 2018? A new car? A year of your child’s college education? A plot of land for your retirement home? Or a year of healthcare for a family of four? MORE
By Georgia Mitsi, PhD, MBA, senior director and head of digital healthcare initiatives, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Editorial Georgia Mitsi improving patient care Sunovion PharmaceuticalsThis content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. MORE
136 Participants in the round included new investors VMS Investment Group, Tasly Pharmaceutical Group, and Maxim Integrated, as well as returning backers 3E Bioventures Capital and Atinum Investment. Profusa, a company that is developing connected tissue-implanted biosensors, has raised just over $45 million in Series C funding. MORE
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Among industries that consumers frequent, one continues to delight people more than most: pharmacies. Power’s 2018 ratings on U.S. pharmacies finds that consumers do indeed still love their pharmacies after ten years of rating customer satisfaction with brick-and-mortar and mail order channels. MORE
The Trump administration is considering a proposal to overhaul safe harbor protections for pharmaceutical company rebates, a plan that could lead to a significant shift in how drug prices are determined. MORE
The report pointed especially to hospital and pharmaceutical prices. President Trump made clear on the campaign trail and in his interview with TIME magazine as Person of the Year that pharmaceutical companies’ pricing needed to be reined in using government pressure. MORE
Doctors who write the most opioid prescriptions get paid the most money from the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the drugs, an analysis by CNN and researchers at Harvard University found. Using government databases, the report found that 54% of doctors who wrote prescriptions to Medicare patients in 2014 and 2015 for opioids received a payment from pharmaceutical companies that make the drugs MORE
It’s still the early days, but the FDA’s approval of Proteus Digital Health and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals’ Abilify MyCite has changed the discussion of digital technology in healthcare MORE
The article How Pharmaceutical Companies Can Take Advantage of the EHR Revolution appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Editorial electronic health records formularies are standardized PharmaceuticalThis content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. MORE
Digital technologies are cementing their place across healthcare, and the pharmaceutical sector is no exception MORE
All sectors who are stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem aren’t created equal, Accenture explains in their report, Healthcare’s future winners and losers. MORE
Machine learning is making the drug discovery process cheaper, faster, and more optimal for all involved AI is omnipresent and it’s no shock that it’s even crept its way into the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry, one that is usually risk averse and slow to adapt new technologies. MORE
Consumers who have long purchased over-the-counter medicines, anti-dandruff shampoo, whitening toothpaste, and cosmetics-with-benefits at food, drug and mass merchant retailers are switching to other places to shop for health, new data from AT Kearney and GMDC have found. MORE
Cancer Financial health Financial wellness Global Health Health costs Health finance Health policy Medical innovation Medicines Money and health Pharmaceutical Pharmacy Prescription drugs Specialty drugs Sustainability MORE
consumers have long-ranked the pharmaceutical industry relatively low, but above car salespeople and the Federal government. The prices of medicines prescribed in outpatient settings rose, on average. 10.3% in 2018. MORE
” These ratings cover over 2,100 pharmaceutical brands for which over 40,000 having submitted opinions. While the use of medicines continues to rise in the U.S., spending grew by only 0.6% in 2017 after accounting for discounts and rebates. MORE
Beginning in the 1990s, the opioid crisis was caused by a lapse in judgement by pharmaceutical companies claiming that certain painkillers did not possess addictive qualities, when in fact, they did. MORE
EpiPen pricing mainstreamed the issue of pharmaceutical costs as a democratized (small “d”) issue in 2016, when Mylan grew the cost of a two-pack to about $600. There are countless chasms in the U.S. this moment in social, political, and economic perspectives. MORE
That's true across the range of hospitals, payers and pharmaceutical companies, according to new research by branding and marketing consultancy specialist Prophet MORE
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[link]. Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to release the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare | 2018” list, which highlights hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that promote diversity within the workforce, employee engagement and professional growth. MORE
During the hearing, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) challenged Azar, “As a pharmaceutical executive, you raised drug prices year after year. CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna was approved this week by U.S. MORE
The future of healthcare is not about being sick, Prof. Dr. Koen Kas believes. MORE
When it comes to healthcare costs, lines that decline over time are generally seen as good news. That’s how media outlets will cover the top-line of PwC’s report Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2019. However, there are other forces underneath the stable-looking 6.0% MORE
Democrats have been committed to the concept of the government negotiating drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies the way other developed countries do. As Tip O’Neill’s mantra goes, “All politics is local.” ” In the U.S. MORE
GW Pharmaceuticals announces doctors can begin prescribing drug derived from cannabis; Anthem faces shareholder suit and more healthcare headlines from around the web MORE
ACA Affordable Care Act Bio/life sciences Biotech Financial health Financial wellness Health Consumers Health costs Health disparities Health Economics Health finance Health law Health policy Health politics Health reform Medical innovation Medicines Money and health Pharmaceutical Trust MORE
During an afternoon roundtable session held yesterday at BIO 2018 in Boston, a panel of digital medicine and pharmaceutical representatives discussed the impact that these novel medicines has had, and could have, on drugmakers, regulators, and those prescribing the medications MORE
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had the highest pharmaceutical spending per capita of $1,443 versus $749 for the other nations, roughly double. The U.S. spent nearly twice as much as other wealthy countries on healthcare, mostly due to higher prices for both labor and products (especially prescription drugs). MORE
23andMe on Wednesday announced that GlaxoSmithKline has invested $300 million to gain exclusive access to the genetic testing startup’s DNA database. MORE
145 The ongoing study is evaluating how these digital products and a Bluetooth-enabled weight scale are perceived by patients, and the feasibility of implementing such devices in future clinical trials run by the pharmaceutical company ActiGraph activity monitors and a mobile app from Clinical Ink are are at the heart of a newly announced pilot study backed by Bayer, according to a statement released today by ActiGraph. MORE
114 Financial health Health Consumers Health costs Health Economics Health policy Heart health Medicare Medicines Mental health Money and health Obesity Personal health finance Pharmaceutical Prescription drugs Prevention Public health Specialty drugs TransparencyThe U.S. MORE
Smart Pharmaceuticals Index (NQSSPH) from May 11, 2018, the date when POTUS and Secretary Azar made their announcement. MORE
Specifically, the study — which is funded by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals — is looking to see how the technology can detect adverse events in cancer treatment early on. MORE
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In the U.S., trust in the healthcare industry declined by 9 percentage points in just one year, declining from 62% of people trusting — that’s roughly two-thirds of Americans — down to 53% — closer to one-half of the population. MORE
Most Americans have been surprised by a medical bill, a NORC AmeriSpeak survey found. Who’s responsible? Nearly all Americans (86% net responsible) first blame health insurance companies, followed by hospitals (82%). Fewer U.S. MORE
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AUGUST 28, 2018
The article How Pharmaceutical Companies Can Take Advantage of the EHR Revolution appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Editorial electronic health records formularies are standardized PharmaceuticalThis content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.
Electronic Health Reporter
OCTOBER 25, 2018
By Georgia Mitsi, PhD, MBA, senior director and head of digital healthcare initiatives, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Editorial Georgia Mitsi improving patient care Sunovion PharmaceuticalsThis content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 22, 2018
After watching Martin Shkreli raise the price of a drug by more than 550% in 2015, Intermountain's Dan Liljenquist had the same thought as the rest of America: Is this really happening? So the system decided to create a nonprofit generic drug company that Liljenquist calls a “first-of-its-kind societal asset
Health Populi
AUGUST 7, 2018
One of the most concerning rising cost components in medical trend come from the pharmaceutical supply chain. The vast majority of employers do not believe the current rebate-based system works to reduce pharmaceutical costs, and most welcoming an alternative to rebates. More U.S.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
Consumers who have long purchased over-the-counter medicines, anti-dandruff shampoo, whitening toothpaste, and cosmetics-with-benefits at food, drug and mass merchant retailers are switching to other places to shop for health, new data from AT Kearney and GMDC have found.
Health Populi
OCTOBER 12, 2018
During the hearing, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) challenged Azar, “As a pharmaceutical executive, you raised drug prices year after year. CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna was approved this week by U.S.
Health Populi
MAY 22, 2018
What could $28,166 buy you in 2018? A new car? A year of your child’s college education? A plot of land for your retirement home? Or a year of healthcare for a family of four?
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Patients are the new healthcare payors, and as such, taking on the role of health consumers. In fact, health and wellness consumers have existed since a person purchased the first toothpaste, aspirin, heating pad, and moisturizing cream at retail.
Health Populi
AUGUST 6, 2018
All sectors who are stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem aren’t created equal, Accenture explains in their report, Healthcare’s future winners and losers.
Health Populi
OCTOBER 17, 2018
The future of healthcare is not about being sick, Prof. Dr. Koen Kas believes.
Health Populi
MAY 29, 2018
“Do no harm” has been the professional and ethical mantra of physicians since the Hippocratic Oath was first uttered by medical students. The origins of that three-word objective probably came out of Hippocrates’ Corpus , which included a few additional words: “to do good or to do no harm.”.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
consumers have long-ranked the pharmaceutical industry relatively low, but above car salespeople and the Federal government. The prices of medicines prescribed in outpatient settings rose, on average. 10.3% in 2018.
Health Populi
JUNE 5, 2018
Less can lead to more for so many things: eating smaller portions, lowering sugar consumption, and driving less in favor of walking or cycling come to mind. When it comes to healthcare utilization, doing less can also result in equal or even better outcomes.
Health Populi
JUNE 28, 2018
EpiPen pricing mainstreamed the issue of pharmaceutical costs as a democratized (small “d”) issue in 2016, when Mylan grew the cost of a two-pack to about $600. There are countless chasms in the U.S. this moment in social, political, and economic perspectives.
Health Populi
JUNE 7, 2018
Financial health Health Consumers Health costs Health Economics Health policy Heart health Medicare Medicines Mental health Money and health Obesity Personal health finance Pharmaceutical Prescription drugs Prevention Public health Specialty drugs TransparencyThe U.S.
Health Populi
MARCH 15, 2018
had the highest pharmaceutical spending per capita of $1,443 versus $749 for the other nations, roughly double. The U.S. spent nearly twice as much as other wealthy countries on healthcare, mostly due to higher prices for both labor and products (especially prescription drugs).
Health Populi
MAY 24, 2018
Cancer Financial health Financial wellness Global Health Health costs Health finance Health policy Medical innovation Medicines Money and health Pharmaceutical Pharmacy Prescription drugs Specialty drugs Sustainability
Health Populi
MARCH 13, 2018
The report pointed especially to hospital and pharmaceutical prices. President Trump made clear on the campaign trail and in his interview with TIME magazine as Person of the Year that pharmaceutical companies’ pricing needed to be reined in using government pressure.
Health Populi
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Democrats have been committed to the concept of the government negotiating drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies the way other developed countries do. As Tip O’Neill’s mantra goes, “All politics is local.” ” In the U.S.
Health Populi
JULY 2, 2018
Most Americans say that pharmaceutical manufacturers, banks, advertisers, energy firms, and tech companies have too much power and influence in today’s American economy, according to Public Attitudes Toward Technology Companies , a research report from the Pew Research Center.
Health Populi
JULY 10, 2018
ACA Affordable Care Act Bio/life sciences Biotech Financial health Financial wellness Health Consumers Health costs Health disparities Health Economics Health finance Health law Health policy Health politics Health reform Medical innovation Medicines Money and health Pharmaceutical Trust
Health Populi
JUNE 13, 2018
When it comes to healthcare costs, lines that decline over time are generally seen as good news. That’s how media outlets will cover the top-line of PwC’s report Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2019. However, there are other forces underneath the stable-looking 6.0%
Health Populi
APRIL 24, 2018
In the U.S., trust in the healthcare industry declined by 9 percentage points in just one year, declining from 62% of people trusting — that’s roughly two-thirds of Americans — down to 53% — closer to one-half of the population.
Health Populi
MAY 14, 2018
Smart Pharmaceuticals Index (NQSSPH) from May 11, 2018, the date when POTUS and Secretary Azar made their announcement.
Health Populi
MAY 17, 2018
American saw the greatest number of deaths from suicide and alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities was recorded in 2016. That statistic of nearly 142,000 equates to deaths from stroke and exceed the number of deaths among Americans who died in all U.S.
Health Populi
APRIL 23, 2018
” These ratings cover over 2,100 pharmaceutical brands for which over 40,000 having submitted opinions. While the use of medicines continues to rise in the U.S., spending grew by only 0.6% in 2017 after accounting for discounts and rebates.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Most Americans have been surprised by a medical bill, a NORC AmeriSpeak survey found. Who’s responsible? Nearly all Americans (86% net responsible) first blame health insurance companies, followed by hospitals (82%). Fewer U.S.
Mobi Health News
JUNE 8, 2018
Digital technologies are cementing their place across healthcare, and the pharmaceutical sector is no exception
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Among industries that consumers frequent, one continues to delight people more than most: pharmacies. Power’s 2018 ratings on U.S. pharmacies finds that consumers do indeed still love their pharmacies after ten years of rating customer satisfaction with brick-and-mortar and mail order channels.
Henry Kotula
JULY 15, 2018
[link]. Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to release the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare | 2018” list, which highlights hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that promote diversity within the workforce, employee engagement and professional growth.
Mobi Health News
JUNE 6, 2018
During an afternoon roundtable session held yesterday at BIO 2018 in Boston, a panel of digital medicine and pharmaceutical representatives discussed the impact that these novel medicines has had, and could have, on drugmakers, regulators, and those prescribing the medications
Mobi Health News
JULY 17, 2018
Specifically, the study — which is funded by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals — is looking to see how the technology can detect adverse events in cancer treatment early on.
Mobi Health News
JULY 17, 2018
Specifically, the study — which is funded by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals — is looking to see how the technology can detect adverse events in cancer treatment early on.
Mobi Health News
JULY 19, 2018
That's true across the range of hospitals, payers and pharmaceutical companies, according to new research by branding and marketing consultancy specialist Prophet
FierceHealthIT
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
GW Pharmaceuticals announces doctors can begin prescribing drug derived from cannabis; Anthem faces shareholder suit and more healthcare headlines from around the web
Mobi Health News
MARCH 8, 2018
It’s still the early days, but the FDA’s approval of Proteus Digital Health and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals’ Abilify MyCite has changed the discussion of digital technology in healthcare
Lloyd Price
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Machine learning is making the drug discovery process cheaper, faster, and more optimal for all involved AI is omnipresent and it’s no shock that it’s even crept its way into the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry, one that is usually risk averse and slow to adapt new technologies.
Mobi Health News
JULY 25, 2018
23andMe on Wednesday announced that GlaxoSmithKline has invested $300 million to gain exclusive access to the genetic testing startup’s DNA database.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 14, 2018
Participants in the round included new investors VMS Investment Group, Tasly Pharmaceutical Group, and Maxim Integrated, as well as returning backers 3E Bioventures Capital and Atinum Investment. Profusa, a company that is developing connected tissue-implanted biosensors, has raised just over $45 million in Series C funding.
Duane Boise
JANUARY 24, 2018
Beginning in the 1990s, the opioid crisis was caused by a lapse in judgement by pharmaceutical companies claiming that certain painkillers did not possess addictive qualities, when in fact, they did.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 13, 2018
Doctors who write the most opioid prescriptions get paid the most money from the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the drugs, an analysis by CNN and researchers at Harvard University found. Using government databases, the report found that 54% of doctors who wrote prescriptions to Medicare patients in 2014 and 2015 for opioids received a payment from pharmaceutical companies that make the drugs
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
The Trump administration is considering a proposal to overhaul safe harbor protections for pharmaceutical company rebates, a plan that could lead to a significant shift in how drug prices are determined.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 12, 2018
The ongoing study is evaluating how these digital products and a Bluetooth-enabled weight scale are perceived by patients, and the feasibility of implementing such devices in future clinical trials run by the pharmaceutical company ActiGraph activity monitors and a mobile app from Clinical Ink are are at the heart of a newly announced pilot study backed by Bayer, according to a statement released today by ActiGraph.
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