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Zoom Rx recently polled HCPs and found 78% of physicians want to maintain some contact with pharma reps. The most desired information doctors now want is about patient assistance programs, with 49% saying they want pharma reps to provide that information. So is the future of HCP marketing digital? Where to start? Where to start?
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billion acquisition of One Medical, a primary care provider with 188 offices in 25 markets nationwide but are they making a strategic move or a mistake? Telehealth has a future, but one could argue that physicians need to see patients firsthand to diagnose and evaluate patients. So let’s diagnose Amazon’s purchase.
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IN SUMMARY : When patients return to doctor’s offices will HCP’s have time to go online with every drug company that requests an online detail? Will patients be happy with telehealth once they feel it’s safe to return to physicians’ offices? So what is the future of digitization within healthcare?
2wo : Will digital health provide better patient outcomes, or hinder open and honest communication between a patient and their physician? It’s hard to talk to your doctor about certain health issues. In fact, almost half of survey respondents said they feel uncomfortable talking to their doctors about their sexual activities.
First, the health insurance companies are making a lot of money while burying doctors in paperwork and limiting treatment options. Patients and doctors are tired, and insurance companies are raising rates after two years of making a surplus because nobody went to the doctor during the pandemic. The result:?
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SUMMARY: Several online providers promise that they can reach physicians with your message, but I would argue that numbers are only important if they can be measured against key brand objectives. But what about websites targeted at physicians like Sermo, Medscape and Doximity? Physicians have the same online habits as most of us.
OPENING: Pharma companies are starting to embrace digital marketing forced, in large part, by changes brought on by the pandemic. Digital marketing is becoming a valuable tool. Furthermore, only 10% of physicians had met with a pharmaceutical company representative in a hospital. The Challenges for Pharma.
Convenience is a crucial reason, but what do patients consider convenience versus what physicians call convenience? 83% believed the quality of the patient-physician communication was good. 83% believed the quality of the patient-physician communication was good. What about physicians? According to the AMA.
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Never mind that physicians have turned against the drug Biogen wants to fight the decision because of their business needs. While some doctors have been eager to start prescribing the newly approved drug, others had criticized the FDA for clearing the drug before studies proved it works. Top researchers who advised the U.S.
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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. 4our: TV will still be the first choice for DTC marketers – TV is excellent a creating awareness, but the reach and frequency models need adjustment.
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