Social Media Pharma Company of the Year
Measuring influence – how we used the Healthcare Social Graph® Score to determine PM Society’s Digital Awards winner The PM Society’s 2016 Digital Awards took place last month in London, and we were again asked to do the analysis and present the winner of the Social Media Pharma Company of the Year award. In o rder for a company to have an effective social media presence it must know where the relevant conversations are taking place, the style of messaging that resonates among…Continued (Source: Connecting the dots in healthcare social media – Symplur)
Source: Connecting the dots in healthcare social media – Symplur - May 11, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Audun Utengen Tags: Connecting the dots in healthcare social media AbbVie Bayer Boehringer Healthcare Social Graph Novartis Pfizer Pharma Social Media PM Society Source Type: blogs
Bipartisan Policy Center Holds Panel Discussion on Drug Pricing
Conclusion
As mentioned, there are several more educational forums to come from the Bipartisan Policy Center over the next several months. There will be one on May 10, 2016, on the way existing federal statutes and regulations impact pharmaceutical innovation, market competition, and costs. The final one is scheduled fro June 16, 2016, which will focus on how pharmaceuticals fit into value-based payment and whether or not there are models for financing breakthrough treatments. These topics are all timely and relevant, and we encourage our readers to stay abreast of discussions revolving around the hot topic of drug prici...
Source: Policy and Medicine - May 4, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
From IBM to Google – 10 Surprising Companies You Didn’t Expect to Embrace Disruptive Health Innovation
From time to time, I come across collaborations in healthcare between companies which are both promising and surprising. From IBM to Google – here are the top 10 companies you didn’t expect to embrace disruptive health innovation.
Digital health sounds like a niche but will have an impact on all areas of our lives soon. Collaborations between innovative healthcare companies and industry leading giants underscore this notion. The ones I’m most excited about feature companies that everyone knows, but whose exciting contributions to digital health get little attention.
1) Insurance that promotes healthy living
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Source: The Medical Futurist - May 3, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine GC1 Source Type: blogs
Pfizer/Wyeth Settlement Finalized and Signed: States Net Millions
The Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently entered into a settlement of a quit tam lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc. and Wyeth, LLC. We previously wrote about this settlement back in February, when an "agreement in principle" was reached between Pfizer and the United States government.
As a refresher, allegations were made by Lauren Kieff, a former hospital sales representative for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP, and William St. John LaCorte, a physician, that Wyeth engaged in healthcare fraud from 2001 to 2006. These allegations covered two medications, both commonly used to treat acid reflux disease, Protonix Oral and Prot...
Source: Policy and Medicine - May 2, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
IMS Releases 2016 Report on Prescription Drug Spending – Net Price Growth 2.8% in 2015
Discussion on Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model Demonstration (Source: Policy and Medicine)
Source: Policy and Medicine - May 1, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
