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Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Cabacungan & Clark |
New Ways to Gain New Brand Insights If you can learn to understand patient and physician behavior, you are well on your way to strengthening the position of your product. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2013 Al Topin |
Less Selling, More Time What can happen when pharmaceutical reps focus on the physician-patient conversation? |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Al Topin |
The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Al Topin |
Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Gene Guselli |
Marketing to Professionals: The Power of Positive Feedback Boost doctors' confidence in your brand by validating their prescription decisions. |
Managed Care August 2001 |
In Calif., Bonuses Based on Quality, Not Cost Savings Blue Cross of California has decided to move away from the traditional managed care incentive of rewarding physicians for controlling medical costs, and instead will implement a program in which physicians receive bonuses for quality of care and patient satisfaction... |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2006 |
Sewing Up New Sales Simple, elegant lines are the backbone of any good design, including a new sales model. Get that right, and your model can be tailored to fit any customer. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2011 Jerry Coamey |
Engage the Physician! New research shows that gauging the mind of the clinician is crucial to timely uptake of the new diagnostic tools offered by the genomic revolution |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 Ben Comer |
Share of Screen: Prioritizing Electronic Health Records Are electronic health records a viable channel for engagement? |
CIO October 29, 2015 Martha Heller |
Amgen uses algorithms to venture into digital healthcare A senior vice president of global marketing and commercial development, says she's working with the CIO to set up a digital healthcare organization that can help physicians better predict how patients will respond to therapies. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 |
Arming up for the Digital Revolution As a longtime advocate of new approaches to meeting customer needs in pharma, Martin Wygod sees the biggest change as the coming growth of digital platforms as the principal source of information and communication in healthcare. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2007 Jeffrey Zornitsky |
Sales Management: Get Committed By better managing relationships with physicians, pharma companies can develop a base of dedicated prescribers. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 Elys Roberts & Sarah Phillips |
The Emergence of the Pro-Patient How can pharma embrace and interact with increasingly informed and demanding patients to bring positive outcomes for all? |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Mike Iafolla & Steve Greco |
Under the Influence The number of influences that affect physicians' prescribing has increased and rep saturation has reached the tipping point, resulting in "customer fatigue." Companies must now take into account a plethora of influences when planning their sales and marketing efforts. |
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Haas et al. |
Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Zimmerman & Fay |
Marketing to Professionals: Dr. Ambassador The pharma industry is under siege in the news media. Smart companies must create a role for physicians as ambassadors who can raise patient confidence in drugs and the pharma industry as a whole. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2011 Jennifer Ringler |
The Adherence Fight: A TKO? Why does the match against medicines compliance always seem to end in an easy knockout? |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Patrick Burns |
Sales Management: A Sample Plan One of the pharma industry's most important promotional tools is also one of its least understood. Here are new approaches to measuring the impact of sampling--and giving reps the tools they need to use samples better. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011 |
Off-Label But On Point? Use of off-label drugs is a balancing act for physicians, and poses even more problems for pharma. The FDA is moving slowly to help. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Ben Comer |
Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy. |
Managed Care June 2007 |
Docs Don't Exploit Electronic Prescribing While physicians were positive about the basic features of e-prescribing, products often lacked advanced features, or if they had them, physicians often did not use them because of implementation hurdles or their perceptions that the features did not add value. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Ben Comer |
You Tell Me Specialized knowledge about disease and treatment is no longer the exclusive province of practicing physicians. For biopharmaceutical manufacturers, patient feedback can help to elucidate an unmet need. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Sharyn Lee |
Invisible Prescribers: What You Do and Don't Know About NPs and PAs How many prescriptions are written each year by nurse practitioners and physician assistants? Pharmaceutical companies not only fail to market to this sector, they neglect to invite nurse practitioners and physician assistants to meetings or to include them in plans for continuing medical education. |
Managed Care January 2007 |
Change From Salary to Relative Value Units Leads to Higher Income for Physicians A Minnesota medical group that contracted with HealthPartners was able to improve cost of care, physician compensation, and patient access without harming patient satisfaction when the group converted from a salary payment system for physicians to one solely dependent on physician productivity. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2006 John Ryder |
Sales Management: Palm-sized Payoff Reps are gaining access to detail-adverse physicians by offering large software content in small packages. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 David Duplay |
Marketing to Professionals: A Sample Plan Sure, pharmaceutical e-sampling can save money. But there are plenty of other reasons to use it. |
CIO September 27, 2013 |
How IT Can Produce Better Patient Care For Dr. Bob Laskowski, president and CEO of Christiana Care Health System, technology means empowering physicians and patients. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Musacchio & Hunkler |
More Than a Game of Keep Away The Prescribing Data Restriction Program takes effect in July. The AMA explains how individual doctors can keep their prescribing habits safe from reps, and how pharma can keep using the anonymous data -- if the industry polices itself. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2014 Anbil et al. |
Managed Markets: Positioning Your Product For Success with Pull Through Strategies A patient-centric approach to drug development delivers the benefits that actually create value |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2011 William Looney |
The Medicines Adherence Challenge Keeping skittish patients on their medicines ought to be a strategic priority for Big Pharma, but is it? An expert round table examines how best to make progress and agree on some practical steps for incorporation in the campaign agenda. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2012 Sue Barrowcliffe |
Real World Insights Commercial teams as well as patients can benefit from managed access programs, which are designed to provide access to medicines outside of the clinical and commercial setting, for patients who have no other available treatment options. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2012 |
The Personal Touch in Digital Promotion The shift from sales rep meetings to digital selling methods must include innovation and a physician-centered mindset in order to be successful. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2005 Jason Hogg |
Marketing to Professionals: Diagnosing MD Behavior A centralized database allows pharma marketers to truly know doctors. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2005 Ame Wadler |
PR: In the Loop Pharma marketers can help doctors stay abreast of the news. |
Managed Care March 2007 Martin Sipkoff |
Plans, PBMs, Employers Prod Docs To E-Prescribe Widespread adoption of electronic prescribing is inevitable, yet physicians still resist. Various coalitions and initiatives are trying to make adoption easier. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2006 Scott Hull |
Back to the Future? Some states want to block access to doctor-level prescribing data. And the AMA helps members keep prescription records away from sales reps. An "old timer" remembers how he sold before databases came along. |
Managed Care March 2005 Martin Sipkoff |
Direct-to-Consumer Ads Garner Mixed Outcomes DTC advertising's reputation as a bully may be largely overstated. There's little evidence that sales of specific drugs increase, and there may be some benefit. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010 |
Pharmacies are Our Friends An underutilized sales resource, pharmacies and their staffs can help lead to improved scrip fulfillment and increased business. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Jeffrey Tangney |
Alternative Media: Mobile Marketing Through PDAs, pharmaceutical marketers have found an efficient way to communicate with and educate physicians. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Boschwitz et al. |
Track Patients, Not Prescriptions Why pharma companies reject anonymous patient-level data, and why they can't do without it for long. |
Managed Care January 2005 |
Private Practice Physicians Find Dual Role Challenging When it comes to balancing the role of business owner and practicing physician, many private practice doctors are having a tough time of it. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2007 Jeffrey Zornitsky |
Sales Management: Get Committed By better managing relationships with physicians, pharma companies can develop a base of dedicated prescribers. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 10, 2014 |
Obama Policies Reshape Pharma Marketing Health reform initiatives promote transparency, challenge reimbursement, writes Jill Wechsler. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2012 Amy Smith |
Marketing: Medical Devices vs. Pharma Understanding the differences between drug and device marketing can make or break the brand's promotional activities. |
Managed Care April 2005 Martin Sipkoff |
Health Plans, Employers Join Forces To Promote E-Prescribing The e-prescribing movement is getting some new advocates --employers. Can the combined influence of plans, employers, and the government affect physician buy-in? |
Managed Care July 2001 Harry L. Leider |
HMOs Need To Share Gains of DM Programs Physicians are more likely to buy in if they see better outcomes -- and financial rewards that go with them... |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 Nickum & Kelly |
Missing the Mark(et) Pharmaceutical companies spend billions on data. Sales reps crowd the waiting rooms. So why is the doctor out? |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Jack Schember |
Sales Management: Cleaning House A well-maintained database is the key to maximum doctor outreach. |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Cheryl Winchell, M.D. |
Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician... |
Insurance & Technology July 10, 2008 Nathan Conz |
Highmark Funds EHR Adoption Having recognized the quality of care improvement opportunities certain technologies can bring to provider offices, Highmark established a program that will provide financial assistance to member physicians who implement electronic health records or e-prescribing technology. |