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Medicare savings won’t make a dent in healthcare costs

World of DTC Marketing

Hospitals receive $1 out of every $3 spent on health care, and the United States is projected to spend about $1.3 trillion for hospital care alone in 2019. Across America’s acute care hospitals, total revenues exceeded expenses by more than $64 billion in 2016, according to a Center for American Progress analysis.

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Upcoming sickle cell gene therapies cost effective at $2 million, says ICER

Pharmaceutical Technology

Two gene therapies up for approval this year for sickle cell disease could be cost effective in some cases at a $2 million price point, based on a draft evidence report published by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER). The standard of care for the condition includes blood transfusions, hydroxyurea and iron chelation.

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Cartherics grants licence for CTH-004 to Shunxi

Pharmaceutical Technology

CTH-004 is developed by genetically altering patient T cells for inserting a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to target a marker (TAG-72) on ovarian cancer cells and delete genes which are involved in T cell function suppression. Shunxi will also hold an option to negotiate rights to other CAR-T products, which include the licenced IP.

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Aligning Resources with Needs: Enhancing Hospital Demand Forecasting for Better Care

Clarify Health

Demand forecasting in the context of hospital systems is critical for aligning resources like staff, equipment, and beds with future patient care needs. A better chance of optimizing resources, improving patient outcomes, and enhancing the quality of care. The result?

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Maximizing Dental Practice Efficiency and Attracting Patients: Software and Marketing Tips

Referral MD

Improved Collaboration : Collaboration among dental professionals is crucial for successful patient care. You can securely share patient information, X-rays, and treatment plans, ensuring a smooth transition and continuity of care. This screenshot illustrates how the pages on your website will be featured in the search engines.

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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price tag of $475,000 when it was first launched in 2017 – and it becomes apparent that these may not be desirable treatment options for every patient and in every setting. Add to this the considerable cost of these medications – the first approved CAR-T, Novartis’ Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel), had a U.S. About the author.

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Convert More Healthcare Consumers with Modern Conversion Rate Optimization Techniques

Healthcare Success

He offered this personal anecdote, which I think helps drive this point home. "I But that’s not all,” shares Brian, “your image captions and alt tags are also a terrific opportunity to build on your value proposition.” I needed a preventative health screening, a heart scan, just to make sure everything was healthy.