We now have technology to help us keep track of mundane – but crucial – tasks. From wearables to smartphones, we have unlimited opportunities to make technology work for us.
Three drug-pricing controls emerge in U.S. market
Aetna, Apps, August 2018, Biosimilars, CVS Health, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Drug Pricing, DTC, Express Scripts Holding, FDA/Regulatory, Formularies, Issue Archives, Medicare, Medicare Part D, Sales & Marketing, Trump Administration, UnitedHealth GroupAs drug prices fall under increased scrutiny, payers and regulators are targeting some key initiatives that could change the dynamic of pharmacy benefit management over the next 12 months. These emerging trends point to potentially rougher terrain for drugmakers looking to increase market share as payers take a more active role in enforcing formularies.
As Congress struggles with healthcare reform, Gottlieb’s FDA is taking action
Apps, August 2017, Commissioner, Congress, Digital Health, Digital Health Innovation Plan, Drug Competition Action Plan, FDA/Regulatory, Generics, John Kamp, Obamacare/Affordable Care Act (ACA), Opioids, Wall Street, White HouseWhile the nation’s media was focusing on the unsuccessful attempts by Republicans to pass a successor to Obamacare, a fascinating sideshow has developed in nearby White Oak, Maryland, home of the Food and Drug Administration.
Decades ago, healthcare professionals along with the rest of the population were swamped with promotional direct mail. But in recent years, new technology like email, SMS, mobile applications, and AR/VR have diversified the ways in which healthcare marketers can reach physicians.
The blood glucose monitoring and data management company AgaMatrix and the digital health assistant developer LifeWallet announced a collaboration to bring AgaMatrix’s connected blood glucose monitoring solutions together with LifeWallet’s apps for health risk assessment and follow-up care, for improved outcomes in population health management.
As private practices close and the number of doctors joining rep-restricted hospital-based and integrated delivery networks of healthcare increases, pharma needs to look at the advantages of mobile marketing to “detail” these hospital-based professionals.
More time is now spent on the Internet through smartphones than on PCs; that includes both work and leisure time. But it’s not necessarily easier to connect with your customers – in fact, the opposite is often the case. The problem, according to Nielsen and other sources, is that 86 percent of mobile usage is through mobile apps, with the mobile web representing only 14 percent.
Pfizer Inc. announced it has launched a new app, Moodivator, to help motivate and encourage the millions of adults who experience depression.
It’s no secret that marketing has grown in complexity in the last few decades, coupled with the rise in digital technologies. Unless you’ve been completely disconnected, you likely know that the newest phenomenon in this world is Pokémon Go, an app-based game that has single-handedly taken over the technological world.