A recent analysis by Health Union shows that most patients online social networking for health-related reasons. This phenomenon, called social health, can help all health stakeholders if appropriately implemented. The analysis shows that engagement with social health occurs more frequently when […]
The Netherlands Invests €325 into Patient-Centered Preclinical Oncology Drug Development
The Dutch National Growth Fund has announced it’s investing €325 ($351 million) into preclinical oncology drug development through the Oncode-Pact project. The goal of Oncode-Pact is to encourage greater collaboration between researchers, with hopes of changing the cancer drug development landscape. […]
Webinar: Trust: – the Missing Link Impacting Pharma’s Patient Services
Patients have become increasingly interested in support services in recent years, in no small part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, pharma companies providing these services face an uphill battle due to slipping public trust, so improving patient trust is vital. In an upcoming webinar on April […]
Conference: Pharma & Patient 2022
The changing relationship between pharma and patients will be explored at Pharma & Patient 2022 from November 8th-9th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pharma decision-makers must consider patients’ perspectives to drive patient engagement. Proper adaptation of patients’ unique perspectives and […]
Gamifying Healthcare to Promote Patient Engagement
Therapeutic compliance is key to patient outcomes, but engaging patients is challenging. By adding game components to digital therapeutics, developers can take advantage of the rewarding and attention-grabbing nature of gaming to get patients invested in their own care. A new PharmaPhorum article by […]
Patient-Centered Approach to Prescribing Wearable Medical Devices
Wearable medical devices have enabled patients to play an increasing role in their healthcare, but the devices aren’t without flaws. Software Advice recently surveyed 450 patients in the US with prescribed medical devices to get their input on their wearables. The results showed that 20% find their […]
Evidence Generation for Patient-Centered Health Technology Assessment
Health technology assessments are increasingly shifting from payer-focused analyses towards a more patient-centered approach. However, understanding what value metrics patients care about has not been entirely resolved. This is one goal of the Patient-driven Values in Health care Evaluation (PAVE) […]
Patient-Centered Care: Which Patient is Centered?
A recent NHS report from the Race and Health Observatory highlighted the ethnic and racial disparities in healthcare access, experiences, and outcomes for UK patients. In a new PME article, author Mike Dixon discusses how this report highlights the need to consider patients as […]
Reuters Events: Pharma Clinical 2022
Reuters Events is hosting Pharma Clinical 2022, a virtual meeting where over 500 clinical innovators will collaborate to discuss new standards for a changing clinical landscape. In recent years, accelerated clinical trials, for technology especially. Regardless, these trials have often lacked a […]
Patients as Partners: Investing in Self-Care for Better Health
Patients are often considered recipients of healthcare. However, David Williams, Chief Medical Officer at VISFO, argues that patients should be positioned as partners with their clinicians in a new PM Live article. He argues that using collaborative patient-clinician problem solving could help […]
