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Disruption in healthcare is coming

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America’s profit-riddled healthcare-industrial complex consumes 17% of GDP, equivalent to $3.6trn a year. However, changes are slowly being implemented that could lower healthcare costs. Healthcare is ripe for disruption, but any attempt to disrupt our state of healthcare has been met with pushback and challenges.

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A realistic view of healthcare in 2022

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Yes, there will be changes in healthcare in the coming years but put away the thoughts that telehealth and wearable devices will revolutionize healthcare. 2wo: Telehealth will find use among patients because of convenience – No need to go to the doctor to ask for an Rx renewal and, in some cases, a new Rx.

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Healthcare Watch October 2023

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Doctor Docs: Targeting Trust Between Pharma and HCPs A new study shows the crucial link in pharma marketers’ digital engagement strategy with HCPs is in jeopardy—trust. doctors are calling two particular drugs “paradigm-shifting”—tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro , and semaglutide, sold as the brands Ozempic , Wegovy , and Rybelsus.

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Another reason change is needed at FDA? Fair balance

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To portray patients, mindless people who blindly believe DTC TV ads and rush to their doctor to ask for a product are inaccurate. If the FDA understood consumer behavior like marketers instead of scientists, they would understand how DTC works. This is normal, and the FDA should take note. ” They go online to learn more.

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Healthcare Watch September 2023

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Doctor Docs: HCPs on Social Media Platforms X vs. Threads Reaching HCPs where they prefer to consume content isn’t as simple with recent changes to the social media landscape. Digital insights consultancy Creation Healthcare gathered sentiments of HCPs about changes to X (Twitter) and transferring to different platforms, like Meta’s Threads.

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The FDA and Aduhelm: WTF?

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SKIMMERS SUMMARY: Jefferies analysts found doctors have shown strong interest in prescribing Aduhelm for about 35% of early-stage Alzheimer’s patients with mild cognitive impairment after surveying 50 U.S. One agency FDA adviser, resigning from his committee post in protest, called it “probably the worst drug approval decision in recent U.S.

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Healthcare Watch April 2023

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Patient Pages: How Healthcare Costs Affect Insured Patients Today A new study shows an insured American with an employer-sponsored health insurance plan can expect to spend more than $320,000 (including insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs) during his/her adult lifetime.