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Trending Technologies in Healthcare

Referral MD

For example, doctors can use AI to help make better decisions about patient treatment plans based on how similar patients have responded to different treatments in the past. Biometrics are used in doctors’ offices, hospitals, and other healthcare settings to ensure accurate patient identification or for monitoring patients.

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Addressing the Polypharmacy Problem

PM360

If one of those conditions is type 2 diabetes, that person may be taking seven prescription medications, 1 managing two or more additional chronic conditions, 2 and paying $13,000 per year on healthcare. senior adults (aged 65+) 7 taking five or more prescription medications. different doctors during their lives. In the U.S.,

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Two Key Questions About Adherence/Compliance in 2023

PM360

What if the industry were to incentivize persistence over new prescriptions? NRx data drives stock prices, determines ROI, and directs bonuses. What if instead of short-term gains, we prioritized the long game? Imagine if we collectively proclaimed that the real value is not only in starting, but in staying.

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Nine for 2023, part three: thriving or surviving?

pharmaphorum

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.

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

PM360

Medical portals streamline the process for patients/caregivers to request appointments, prescription refills, or referrals. Not to mention needing to learn how to administer more skilled care (such as IV infusions). This was an enormous task for me, an adult with high health literacy with a full-time career.

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Exploring the Earnings Landscape of Medical Sales Representatives

Rep-Lite

Healthcare Benefits Medical Insurance : Comprehensive medical insurance coverage helps medical sales reps manage healthcare expenses for themselves and their families, including doctor visits, hospital stays, prescription medications, and preventive care services.

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Embedding the Patient Point of View in Everything You Do

PM360

While I like traditional blinded market research projects or online virtual panels, the participants tend to be the “engaged patients” and may not account for the doctor-dependent patients needed to reach to move the market. However, I don’t believe there is, or should be, only one way of gathering patient feedback.