A Patient-Centric Approach: Care Plans for Patients Pay Off
September 15th 2021Paula Bickley and Ashleigh Burdette of Biologics by McKesson described a program that identifies 1 in 3 patients as being at risk of nonadherence and then provides support to keep them on track and identify side effects and other problems early.
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The Pandemic Shook Up American Healthcare. Now the Rebound and the Aftershocks.
September 14th 2021IQVIA's Doug Long shared a torrent of data illustrating the effects of the pandemic — and its unintended effects, such as far fewer flu cases — on utilization, diagnostic visits and drug prescriptions. Whether there will be a 2021-22 flu season is one of the many wild cards in the months ahead.
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Digital Tools, New Standards Will Change Healthcare and Pharmacy Access
September 13th 2021Government regulations are designed to encourage data fluidity in healthcare, which could "radically empower" consumers, said Kim Diehl-Boyd, CoverMyMeds vice president of industry relations and government affairs, at the 2021 Annual National Conference of the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute.
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Innovation, Not Piecemeal Efforts, Is the Way to Tame the Specialty Drug Spend, Says OptumRx Exec
September 13th 2021OptumRx SVP Kerri Tanner, RPh, Pharm.D., said management of specialty medications cannot be delivered in pieces and that innovation is needed to curb the tendency toward fragmentation.
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