World of DTC Marketing

OCTOBER 15, 2020

HEY NOW : Most companies struggled in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic froze the economy, but health insurers like UnitedHealth heavily benefited as people held off on going to the doctor or hospital, resulting in fewer medical claims that needed to be paid. In addition, pharma profit margins remain very high.

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World of DTC Marketing

JUNE 27, 2021

Yet the media has led with “diabetes drug leads to major weight loss” Will doctors inform patients? Wegovy’s most common side effects were gastrointestinal problems, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, which 80% of patients reported, according to USA Today. appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.

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World of DTC Marketing

JULY 26, 2022

Telehealth has a future, but one could argue that physicians need to see patients firsthand to diagnose and evaluate patients. Patients who sign up on their own are charged an annual fee of $199 for a suite of services, including on-demand video health consultations available at all hours and other benefits.

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World of DTC Marketing

JULY 17, 2022

But before the company can make Wegovy mainstream, it has to convince doctors to prescribe it and insurers and governments to pay for it. It has to persuade patients to sign up for some heinous side effects. When patients stop taking Wegovy, their appetite returns within weeks, and they pack on weight.

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World of DTC Marketing

OCTOBER 12, 2020

There is going to be more coverage for virtual doctors’ visits in new employee health plans along with expanded mental health benefits and access to on-site health clinics. Of course, this comes at an increased cost even though health insurers are making a lot of money. What does this mean for DTC marketers?

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World of DTC Marketing

AUGUST 4, 2021

Cost is not that big of an issue for people who have health insurance. Diabetes patients, for example, rely on social media to see what others are saying about new treatments, while psoriasis patients want to know the differences between treatments. Their doctor was a distant second.

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World of DTC Marketing

APRIL 5, 2021

They said “medical claims and revenues noticeably declined among hospitals during the height of the pandemic, which has benefited health insurers. The post Healthcare is about profits, not patients. HCA’s second-quarter profit was roughly $1.1 billion, a 38% increase from the same period a year ago. Changes are imminent.

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World of DTC Marketing

JANUARY 1, 2022

More and more patients demand a level of service they want with the increased costs of health insurance premiums. 2wo: Telehealth will find use among patients because of convenience – No need to go to the doctor to ask for an Rx renewal and, in some cases, a new Rx. Think “patient journey.”

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World of DTC Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2022

DTC marketers spend a lot of time and money gaining insights into patients and caregivers. That information should be shared with HCPs and insurers to understand better the barriers and opportunities of treating patients. The research showed that patients wanted to understand how the drug works and the potential side effects.

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World of DTC Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2022

Consumers would ask their doctor about an advertised prescription drug in a perfect world. Ask current patients what drove them to get an Rx for a branded product (MS drug). Ask current patients what drove them to get an Rx for a branded product (MS drug). In our REAL world, that isn’t the way it happens.

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World of DTC Marketing

JULY 5, 2022

Pharma websites provide the prescription that can help people overcome health problems but too often, they ignore the patient’s responsibility to lose weight and exercise. Why don’t doctors have the “the talk”? This is where health insurers and pharma can help.

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World of DTC Marketing

JULY 1, 2021

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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World of DTC Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

SUMMARY: Omnichannel marketing employs the simultaneous implementation of channels across personal, non-personal, and media and addresses the integrated needs of multiple stakeholders – consumers/patients, healthcare professionals, and payers. Today’s patient journey from awareness to Rx is long and fragmented. Map it first.

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Referral MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Yet, the healthcare experience often begins with a decidedly analog ritual: The dreaded patient intake form. Its simple: Digital patient intake forms. They streamline the process of collecting essential patient information by automating data entry. What is Digital Patient Intake?

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World of DTC Marketing

MARCH 11, 2021

First, people aren’t always completely honest with their doctors. A recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open found that 60 to 80 percent of patients have been less than fully forthright with their doctors at some point which can be worse with telehealth. What can pharma do?

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World of DTC Marketing

DECEMBER 27, 2021

When obesity has become a national health crisis caused by overeating and lack of exercise, a body positivity website has created free “Don’t Weigh Me” cards for patients who find stepping on the scale at the doctor’s office stressful. ” An analysis predicts that by 2030, 48.9% will be severely obese.

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World of DTC Marketing

AUGUST 8, 2022

The days of someone seeing an ad for a prescription drug and rushing to ask their doctor about it have replaced the quest for more information, usually online. Today patients and caregivers want to know more about the product’s side effects and cost, and they also want to hear from current patients.

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World of DTC Marketing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Physicians and insurers are rejecting Aduhelm because it should never have been approved in the first place. This drug was never about patients; it was about a company whose ego got too big and needed a savior in the form of a medicine that could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars. Biogen is in trouble.

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World of DTC Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It seems the website is trying to Bothe educate patients about severe asthma and Nucala, which isn’t a bad thing, but why use TV for such a small group of patients? For example, an interactive ad that allows asthma sufferers to take a quick quiz via the ad could be a great way to educate patients and bring them into the brand.

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Evolve Your Success

MARCH 14, 2023

From treating doctors and providers as partners to viewing your role as an extension to help others in that partnership, he shows how far one can go in the industry when you know how to communicate. Also, I was like, “I probably don’t want to be a doctor because they have to go to school for a long time.” I was an athlete.

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World of DTC Marketing

DECEMBER 23, 2020

DTC marketers who believe that DTC is essentially the same as before the pandemic are failing to recognize significant shifts in patient behavior regarding prescription drugs. In an era of a pandemic, are psoriasis patients really going to ask for a drug that may compromise their immune system? Is it covered by my insurance?

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World of DTC Marketing

MARCH 27, 2022

continue to lack adequate insurance coverage. of children had private insurance that did not cover mental health services, totaling 950,000 youth. . Any therapy that is not face to face, such as texting, Emailing, and chat, robs patients of a vitally important means of communication. Both adults and youth in the U.S.

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World of DTC Marketing

AUGUST 24, 2021

2wo: Health insurers must significantly raise premiums on people who chose not to get vaccinated. 3hree: Unvaccinated people should not be eligible for unemployment insurance. 5ive: Health insurers should be calling their customers to urge them to get vaccinated in coordination with local HCPs.

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World of DTC Marketing

JUNE 15, 2021

QUICK POINTS: Telemedicine claims as a proportion of all commercial health insurance claims decreased by 5.1% Doctors using telemedicine software are not sure of its value to patients and believe telehealth may pose risks. nationwide from February to March, after a steeper decline of 15.7% Cases declined as a result.

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World of DTC Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

After a few days of pain and discomfort in my shoulder, I emailed my doctor to get an MRI. Lobbying and profits take a front seat to patients’ needs. Better to have a patient go through 3-5 weeks of pain and follow a process than to address the problem as soon as possible. I hit the curb and fell over onto the sidewalk.

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World of DTC Marketing

AUGUST 2, 2020

Too many insurers are not contacting their customers to tell them they need to lose weight or else they are in danger for a some serious health problems but it all starts with. patients personal doctor. Too many Americans are sitting on the couch with their laptops or iPad’s and eating without doing any exercise.

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World of DTC Marketing

MAY 30, 2021

Google has signed an agreement with the Mayo clinic to help analyze data as they want a slice of healthcare dollars but what’s missing from these tech companies is “the human touch” that patients want. The problem is that VC sees opportunities that don’t necessarily align with patients’ needs.

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World of DTC Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

While 75% agreed that being informed about pharma treatment options could save lives, more than 30% said they didn’t know enough information before they talked to their doctors. Insurers are fighting for customers, and COVID spending is still vibrant. People also reported feeling less informed than ever. END Points.

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Healthcare Success

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Struggling with burnout while maintaining high-quality healthcare services that patients love? Tune in to our latest podcast as Lee Aase, founder of HELPCare, LLC, shares how he transitioned from his pioneering social media work at Mayo Clinic to lead an innovative membership-based direct-to-patient healthcare business.

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World of DTC Marketing

DECEMBER 2, 2020

SUMMARY: Both emergency room visits and doctors’ visits are down by about half because people are putting off treatment for medical emergencies due to fears of contracting COVID-19. How is pharma going to get patients back into to ask their doctor about branded medications? This is especially true for undiagnosed patients.

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World of DTC Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2021

Still, she is missing a lot of facts at a time when hospital and health insurance costs are soaring. I always have pointed instances in which pharma puts Wall Street first and patients second. PBM’s and insurers required that patients with high cholesterol first use generic versions of Lipitor and Crestor to save money.

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World of DTC Marketing

MARCH 5, 2022

His doctors never warned him about the disease, and he would only give himself daily injections without checking his blood sugar. All Pete’s doctors did was treat his condition. How can physicians identify and treat patients who are in constant pain and socially alone? Anyone can experience loneliness at any point in life.

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World of DTC Marketing

MARCH 11, 2022

Most patients completely trusted their physicians “to put their needs above all other considerations” (69%). But do doctors trust the system? According to Accenture, “the pharma industry has ‘earned’ some modest gains in trust from patients due to vaccine development. Physician trust in the U.S.

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World of DTC Marketing

JUNE 14, 2022

However, only 7% of people surveyed mentioned cancer, although doctors have long known that fat increases the risk of developing cancers of the colon, breast, prostate, uterus, and specific other sites. Doctors have refrained from telling patients, and insurance companies usually send a letter.

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World of DTC Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Our healthcare system makes too much money for insurers, PBM’s and pharma companies to change. Consumers are seeking and embracing health outside of the traditional bricks-and-mortar sites of hospitals, doctors’ offices, and diagnostic centers. It’s a good read but ignores a simple fact. health care spending reached $3.7

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PM360

JULY 26, 2022

These results suggest pharma marketers have room to explore new ways to help close educational gaps and support LGBTQ+ patients in accessing preventive care. LGBTQ+ Patients Face Barriers to Preventive Care. This is both a lost opportunity to provide care as well as raise awareness about preventive items that might be coming up.”.

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World of DTC Marketing

APRIL 1, 2021

All prescription drugs don’t make us healthy; they just mask a potentially unhealthy lifestyle that eventually will cost patients and our healthcare system a lot of money, time, and pain. Many Americans think it’s OK to ask people with unhealthful lifestyles to pay higher insurance premiums and deductibles.

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