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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry

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Creating a broader, more inclusive patient experience starts with building a network of advocates who can help organisers meet patients where they are located and educate them about the availability and value of the trials. One significant roadblock to clinical trial inclusion of minority groups has been location and transportation.

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Nine for 2023, part three: thriving or surviving?

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This in itself is not problematic: studies of impact and perception of virtual versus face-to-face engagement show doctors use them for different purposes (for example, information-focused versus relationship-focused interactions), but both have value and impact. Medicines manufacturing is energy intensive.

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Putting Patients First: Improving the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Impetus Digital

This could mean anything from developing policies that promote fairness and transparency in pricing to creating networks of distribution points that ensure medications can be delivered promptly wherever needed. This can also lead to decreased customer satisfaction and damage any business’s reputation. About the Author David L.

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Addressing the Polypharmacy Problem

PM360

11 Forgetfulness, cost, and convenience factors such as distance or transportation to pharmacy are the main drivers of this nonadherence. different doctors during their lives. Pharmacies can help patients switch to 90-day fills instead of 30-day fills, a change that leads to a 19% increase in adherence.

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The Vital Role of Caregiver Communications: A Caregiver’s Perspective

PM360

The impact on caregiver health goes far beyond the physical, as the mental demands of caregiving often result in poor self-care, increased depression, psychological distress, and strained relationships, all of which can lead to caregiver burnout. Not to mention needing to learn how to administer more skilled care (such as IV infusions).

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Philips on designing innovation and cultivating partnerships – part two

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. “The next challenge when they decide to seek care is they now have to reach it, which sometimes is a physical distance or there’s no transportation. “That is something very unique because there are lots of patient apps out there, but they do not communicate with the doctor. Collaborating with pharma.

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Embedding the Patient Point of View in Everything You Do

PM360

Cure” put me on a path to work across a network of incredibly smart, passionate, and well-meaning stakeholders to connect dots, create forums for sharing ideas, drive patient-centered approaches, and eliminate lost-in-translation moments. Rachel Ballinger. Direct Patient Inquiries: Most organizations have a phone number (i.e.,