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A Public Health Wake-Up Call: Reading Between the Lines in IQVIA’s 2023 Use of Medicines Report

Health Populi

It’s a volume speaking volumes on the current picture of prescribed meds, spending and revenues, health care utilization trends, and a forecast looking out to 2027. health care: “Wake up, public health!” In my read of this year’s review, I see a flashing light for U.S.

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Healthcare, Heal Thyself! How the Industry Can and Should Play the Trust Card

Health Populi

The emergence of the COVID-19 vaccine “infodemic” has slowed the ability for nations around the world to emerge out of the public health crisis. Growing cynicism among some health citizens facing the politicization of public health tactics like vaccines and facial masks is what we’re talking about.

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The Post-COVID 19 Health Consumer: Ready for DIY Health Care and More Open to Telehealth

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic has re-shaped consumers for work, school, fitness, cooking, and certainly for health care. In addition, the research also surveyed 153 provider executives, 124 pharmaceutical execs, and 128 health plan executives. A wellness visit or physician, likely among 75% of people.

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

The new era of virtual care has begun and is here to stay, Accenture expects in its latest look at How COVID-19 will permanently alter patient behavior , a patient survey conducted in May 2020. 45% in pharmaceutical companies, and 44% in large retail pharmacy chains. and the U.S.

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The Cost of Prescription Drugs, Doctors and Patient Access – A View from HIMSS19

Health Populi

But electronic prescribing alone doesn’t solve the Holy Grail challenge for both the pharmaceutical industry and providers: medication adherence. Here’s a link to OptimizeRx’s summary of the survey, which polled 642 doctors in the OptimizeMd network online in January 2019.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” “Some specialties, such as mental health, may find stronger footing via virtual visits.

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Trust in Healthcare is Under Stress in the US and Globally, Edelman Finds

Health Populi

The first chart from the Edelman health care update demonstrates that in most countries polled, health citizens’ trust in health care was buoyed in the first five months of 2020 (January through May): up 18 points in the U.S., to approve Medicare’s negotiation of drug prices with pharmaceutical companies].

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