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Telehealth will be worth about $25 billion in 2021

World of DTC Marketing

The question is what percentage of healthcare visits can be replaced with telehealth? Although only 17% of the population, the 65-plus demographic accounts for more than 30% of all doctor’s visits in the United States; in 2016, people age 65 and up made 80% more office visits than the average number of visits among the general US population.

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Health consumers: A long way off

World of DTC Marketing

We keep hearing the term “consumers of health” but the American healthcare system is too profitable to allow people to be consumers of healthcare. What if … people got a fair ROI for healthcare spending the way we expect a reasonable return from other investments? Except in healthcare. Shopping for healthcare?

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Are new weight loss drugs an answer or problem?

World of DTC Marketing

Worldwide obesity rates have tripled since 1975, with 650 million adults obese in 2016, according to the World Health Organization. Lamanna anticipates it could take two to three years to change the minds of primary care physicians. In 2019, the OECD declared that developed countries’ plans to tackle the problem largely failed.

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Unexpected Factors when Selling to Physicians

Scott’s Directories

Some factors have hindered the ease of accessibility to physicians to make direct sales. And a large majority of physicians are not in the position to accept products and services as there is a decreasing amount of independent practices. In an article by Carol K Kane, she notes that “2016 was the first year when less than half (47.1

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Navigating Pharma Sales Challenges: Tips to Boost Your Sales Performance (Use of AI and Social Media for Effective brand promotion)

Pharmaceutical Representative Training

Healthcare professionals are also catching up to the patient group, which has long been engaged on social media. Patient and healthcare professionals anticipate personalized, communication based on value. Nowadays, a lot of healthcare professionals prefer digital updates that are timely and pertinent.

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Veradigm® Digital Health Media Works to Message the Right Physicians at the Right Time

PM360

As pharma reps’ access to physicians continues to decline, this case study examines the effectiveness of reaching physicians through other means—the EHR. Today’s physicians struggle to balance the increasing demands of patient loads, electronic health record (EHR) systems, and time spent on administrative tasks. THE CHALLENGE.

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HeartBeam Announces Acquisition of LIVMOR Assets

Legacy MEDSearch

Founded in 2016, LIVMOR developed the Halo+ Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Detection System, the world’s first FDA-cleared prescription wearable for continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring. LIVMOR’s technology was commercially deployed within the VA Healthcare System in Dallas, Texas. HeartBeam CEO and Founder. About HeartBeam, Inc.