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Too many patients aren’t filling their prescriptions. Here’s how the industry can change that.

Fierce Pharma

Medication adherence is a large and growing challenge for pharma companies, healthcare providers and the patients they serve. Research shows that 20% of patients have failed to fill a script in the past, and one-third aren’t confident managing their illness. In the U.S.

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Healthcare doesn’t give a damn about patients

World of DTC Marketing

A new analysis released Wednesday by Patients for Affordable Drugs estimates that pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. Patients for Affordable Drugs found that between June 24 and July 5, pharmaceutical companies increased prices for 133 products. Healthcare CEOs are among the top earners. But they’re not alone.

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How AI can improve the virtual experience for healthcare providers and patients

Impetus Digital

This is no truer than in the healthcare sector. While once considered taboo, public opinion is turning toward the introduction of robotic assistance in the medical world. Today, we’ll look at some of the ways that machines can make the business of being healthy that little bit simpler for both healthcare providers and patients alike.

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Medtech’s iPhone Moment: Pioneering Patient Experience-Focused Design in Medical Devices

MedCity News

Flexible, portable medical diagnostic devices are the future, augmenting equity and access to quality healthcare. That means designing for patients as well as caregivers, creating devices that are intuitive, easy to use, and easily adaptable to various environments.

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Healthcare is about profits, not patients

World of DTC Marketing

Some are also increasing their profit margins by forcing out healthcare staff who have seniority and earn more. One of the best ways is to cut costs which means letting experienced healthcare workers go. Still, older healthcare employees who are at the top of the earnings schedule are being forced out. Changes are imminent.

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Ambience Healthcare Aims To Reduce Clinician Burnout With New AI Medical Scribe

MedCity News

Ambience Healthcare’s new product, AutoScribe, embeds into the electronic medical record and works in real-time. When clinicians use AutoScribe, they speak to their patient as they normally would while the software listens in the background.

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The future of healthcare?

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: One definitive trend to emerge from the pandemic is that more people are becoming healthcare consumers. They want healthcare to be easier to access and don’t want to wait for necessary medical tests. One urgent care center in Tampa even has its online healthcare records site.