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Should doctors refuse to treat obese patients?

World of DTC Marketing

IN BRIEF: Doctors are not required to treat obese patients who won’t do anything to lose weight but the problem is more than reminding patients they need to get exercise and drop pounds. Susan knew she needed to lose weight, especially when her doctor told her that her A1C indicated that she was prediabetic.

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HCP’s use of social media: the good and the not so good

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: A survey of more than 4,000 physicians showed that virtually every physician uses social media for personal reasons, while two-thirds use it for professional reasons. According to Sermo, two-thirds of physicians spend at least an hour on social media, with an average daily use of two hours and twenty-two minutes.

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How Pharma Companies Can Benefit from eatNgage

eatNgage

The implementation of the Sunshine Act in 2013, was a game changer for the pharmaceutical sales process. Increase the number of virtual meetings with physicians. Research has shown that doctors who are treated to a meal by pharmaceutical reps, are more likely to prescribe the promoted drug. Easy Sunshine Act Compliance.

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Developments In B2B Healthcare Marketing

Scott’s Directories

For instance, they can quickly get a business information database like the list of doctors in Quebec. This would be helpful information in their marketing strategies for converting doctors into customers. For instance, they can get the list of doctors in Quebec and create more effective strategies to attract their target audience.

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5 Core Tenets of HCP-focused Point-of-Care Marketing

PM360

The EHR is the Holy Grail of POC Messaging (At Least for Now) Reaching HCPs while they’re prescribing is the epitome of physician messaging. These digital wallboards had a smaller footprint within the doctors’ offices, but delivered the messages with much more dynamic effect.

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How retailers and “payviders” are disrupting U.S. healthcare in 2024

Clarivate

But, even without Amedisys, the insurer still has home healthcare company LHC Group, acquired in early 2023, and will leverage a long-term partnership with Walmart plus the nation’s largest network of employed and affiliated physicians through Optum to manage patient health and drive down costs for vulnerable patients.

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Biogen’s $900 million settlement signals scrutiny on speaker fees

Pharmaceutical Technology

As per the US Department of Justice, Biogen paid remuneration in the form of training and consulting fees and speaker honoraria, to induce physicians to prescribe the company’s drugs, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. At the same time, companies need to prioritize their compliance programs. Biogen’s activity in multiple sclerosis.