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Healthcare & Life Science M&A Activity Plummets 1H’22

HIT Consultant

Supply costs are often less significant in the cost structure of PPM companies, and campaigns run by large drug companies in an effort to increase market share for pharmaceuticals coming off patent expiration may generate additional opportunities for PPM companies to achieve higher margins on J-Code drug billing. from $34.61 in CY 2023.

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The Desire for Cost Savings Driving Key Trends in Healthcare Market

HIT Consultant

However, payers are working to reduce the cost of care to reel in healthcare costs and keep premiums lower to remain competitive, driving key changes. Ambulatory Surgery and Home Care. Ambulatory surgeries are resulting in less time spent in the high-cost acute care setting, reducing payer costs.

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Growing DTC for Health Beyond the Rx – the New Health/Care at Home

Health Populi

Enter Atrium Health into this mix: the hospital system has had a successful entry into hospital-at-home care, and with Best Buy as partner, will grow the consumer-digital-health front-end capabilities through a trusted retail brand’s Geek Squad expertise.

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

Six in 10 patients said their trust/believe in health care providers increased as a result of COVID-19, followed by 50% of patients finding increased trust in urgent care clinics, 49% in public health institutions, 48% in independent pharmacies. 45% in pharmaceutical companies, and 44% in large retail pharmacy chains.

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Why #CES2022 Will Be Keynoted By A Health Care Innovator for the First Time

Health Populi

That a pharmaceutical company executive is speaking on the main stage at CES speaks to digital health’s mainstreaming beyond elite athletes and smartwatches that track activity.

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Why CES 2022 Will Be Keynoted by a Health Care Executive

Health Populi

That a pharmaceutical company executive is speaking on the main stage at CES speaks to the category’s mainstreaming beyond elite athletes and smartwatches that track activity.

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Pharma’s Future Relevance Depends on Empathy, Messaging, Partnering, and Supporting Patients and Providers

Health Populi

This new work-flow for clinicians led to fast-adoption of virtual care platforms – telemedicine, tele-conferencing with patients via apps like Zoom and Skype along with commercially-built telehealth channels, and the prescription and use of remote health monitoring devices placed in patients’ homes.