Elevate Podcast: Education Streaming for Healthcare Providers
Host Garth Sundem speaks with Bozidar Jovicevic, CEO of Evermed, in a recent episode of the Medical Affairs Society (MAPS) [...]
JAMA Health Forum Study Finds Physicians Compensated for Volume, not Value
Despite a push by payers to move to value-based compensation, a new study shows that physicians are paid based largely [...]
Biden Administration Spent Billions of Hospital Covid-19 Funding on Vaccines and Therapeutics
In a move mirroring the Trump administration, the Biden Administration diverted almost $7 billion that was initially allocated to hospitals [...]
Case Study: Analytics Data Saves Healthcare Services Company with Coverage Information
In a recently published case study, MMIT demonstrates how its Analytics platform helped one major healthcare services company navigate [...]
4 Trends to Watch in 2022 for Payers and Providers
As the pandemic drags into its third year, COVID-19 is still shaping the state of the healthcare industry. In a [...]
Market Competition Benefits from Price Regulation
In a new publication in the journal Health Affairs, authors Robert A. Berenson and Robert B. Murray make the case [...]
Case Study: MMIT’s Analytics Platform Saves Time and Resources for Healthcare Services Company
MMIT has released a case report detailing how its MMIT Analytics platform helped one healthcare services company save time and [...]
Pfizer Shifts to Virtual Meetings and Cuts Sales Staff
Pfizer will lay off sales staff as they pivot towards virtual sales meetings with providers to adjust to changing provider [...]
Prior Authorization Examined from the Health Reporter’s Perspective
Prior authorization is a point of conflict between doctors and insurers in the United States, often dragging patients along in [...]
Investigating Value from the Perspective of Providers
With the ever-growing nurse and physician shortage and record levels of provider burnout, understanding the motivations of health care workers [...]
Healthcare Spending by the Numbers: New NHE Data
National Health Expenditures (NHE) data was recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2020. The [...]
Patient Centricity Vs. Patient Engagement
While patient engagement is critically important, Dr. Anthony Yanni, Vice President at Astellas Pharma, argues that moving the goal to [...]
Major Telehealth Companies Team Up In Preparation of Tightening Regulations
Companies providing telehealth services and platforms are teaming up with lobbyists to push back against the retightening of regulations loosened [...]
Consolidation, Price, and Health Spending in the US
Mergers between health systems have increased prices but have not shown consistent improvements in quality of care. However, these [...]
Webinar: Biden, Congress, and Drug Prices
Drug pricing is being targeted by both the Biden administration and congress, according to a webinar now available on Research [...]
Why Don’t Oncologists Order Molecular Testing?
Many oncologists do not order molecular testing for precision oncology treatment despite the established benefits. An article in JCO Precision [...]
Only 15% of Health Systems and Insurance CEOs are Women
The gender divide is pronounced in leadership positions in the health systems and insurance groups, results from a JAMA Network [...]
Insurers Refuse to Pay for New Alzheimer’s Drug Without Evidence of Efficacy
Twenty-five major insurers will not pay for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm without further proof of efficacy, according to results from [...]
Avoiding Medical Bankruptcy with Quizzify Prevent Consent Clause
Half of all Americans have outstanding medical debt, and the same number cannot afford a medical emergency. Bills for emergency [...]
IQVIA Publishes Data Science Lab on Improving Health Outcomes Using Home Healthcare Tools
The IQVIA Institute Human Data Science published findings from its third lab on improving patient outcomes using home healthcare tools. Key [...]
Veradigm Advances R&D and Patient Care Using RWD
Veradigm uses its Electronic Health Record (EHR) software to improve patient care and to advance clinical research using real world [...]
IQVIA VP Discusses the Role of Field Reimbursement Managers and the Impact of COVID-19
IQVIA Vice President of Field Medical Affairs and Market Access Deployment Services Jennifer Millard shared her thoughts on the impact [...]
[Podcast] Merck Marketing Expert Discusses AI in Oncology Care
In a recent episode of Life Science Marketing Radio, Chris Conner interviewed Hemal Somaiya, Global Brand Lead for Oncology at [...]
PRMA Consulting Senior Advisor Discusses the Four Pillars of Market Access and New Pharma Trends
Senior Advisor, Asia-Pacific at PRMA Consulting Jeff Weisel shared an update to his previous article detailing the four strategic pillars [...]
New Book on Historic and Future Pharma Trends Now Available
A recently published book authored by Mickey C. Smith, PhD details the multi-faceted issues facing pharma and healthcare. Francis B. [...]
