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Are digital pharmacies the answer?

World of DTC Marketing

Allowing patients to order medications online and get delivery via Fed-Ex or the mail does offer time savings. Using CVS.com, patients can order medications online and, for a small charge, even deliver them. We’re also going to see changes at the retail level. Digital pharmacies seem to be springing up everywhere.

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Healthcare’s greater good?

World of DTC Marketing

The promise of one-stop, total healthcare was supposed to be led by retailers like Wal*Mart and CVS, but they’re finding out it costs a lot of money to equip and market these facilities. Patients still want convenience in their healthcare, but it may take decades to materialize. Second, patients want their doctors.

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Does CVS have a crystal ball into the future?

World of DTC Marketing

And in the case of the pharmaceutical retailer, that’s healthcare. This is exactly what patients want. You can find anything on Amazon, but soon you will be able to “see” a nurse, a doctor, or get a diagnosis using telehealth within minutes, from the comfort of your home. Competitors are lining up.

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DTC forecasts are not really that reliable

World of DTC Marketing

of all US digital ad spending, which is much smaller than top spenders like retail (21.0%) and financial services (14.6%), but larger than entertainment (5.2%), media (4.7%), and travel (2.4%)” Pharma’s first love will always be TV, and that’s where the most significant slice of the budget goes. END Points.

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The biggest challenge for healthcare

World of DTC Marketing

Our healthcare system has become like a mass-market retailer, in the door to treat the problem and out the door with an Rx or other treatment recommendation. His doctors never warned him about the disease, and he would only give himself daily injections without checking his blood sugar.

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Obesity: Is killing us all

World of DTC Marketing

If doctors, obesity researchers, and health journalists would honestly but respectfully communicate the risks of obesity to the public, which they increasingly refuse to do , Maher wouldn’t have any material. We know why most people gain weight and how they can lose it; arguments to the contrary are stupid.

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14 Ways to Reduce Long Patient Wait Times

Healthcare Success

These changes include modernizing business processes and focusing on improvements that positively impact patient wait times and appointment times. . It is well-established that longer patient wait times negatively impact patient satisfaction , specifically regarding patient confidence (in the provider) and perceived quality of care.