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A realistic view of healthcare in 2022

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Yes, there will be changes in healthcare in the coming years but put away the thoughts that telehealth and wearable devices will revolutionize healthcare. Semaglutide’s study results were enough to warrant plenty of hype for obesity treatment despite the list of potential nasty side effects.

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Online health seekers after the pandemic

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Nobody will see an online ad for a prescription drug and ask their doctor about it without doing some research first. Pharma websites, more and more, are becoming less relevant when it comes to intent to ask their doctor about a new drug because they too often are hard to read and don’t answer patients’ questions.

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The immediate future of DTC

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Business magazines are writing about the “digital future” of healthcare but are consumers ready? Yes, telehealth has grown substantially, but that’s because patients are afraid of going into doctor’s offices. HCP’s want to ensure they are aware of the risks and possible side effects of new therapies.

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Are new weight loss drugs an answer or problem?

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A Harvard study found that almost half of Americans are expected to be obese by 2030, accounting for up to 18 percent of healthcare spending on related conditions, ranging from heart disease and stroke to osteoarthritis. . It has to persuade patients to sign up for some heinous side effects. Then there is the price.

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Value-Based healthcare won’t work

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SUMMARY: Value-based healthcare is a healthcare delivery model in which providers, including hospitals and physicians, are paid based on patient health outcomes. In a country where people really don’t care of themselves value-based healthcare won’t work. Americans are not healthy.

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Quality of life in patients with chronic health conditions

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Our healthcare system is designed to treat health conditions, not patients. What happens when someone loses the will to live because they are tired of dealing with chronic health conditions and prescription drugs that have nasty side effects? Vicki Helgeson , a a psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Medical Sales Strategies: How to Drive Doctors’ Recommendations

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Medical Sales Strategies: How to Drive Doctors’ Recommendations Medical sales are a set of activities and skills whose purpose is to influence health care professionals to recommend or prescribe a product. Selling to private practice doctors is different than selling to healthcare organizations.