December, 2023

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Done deal: Pfizer completes $43B acquisition of Seagen, doubling its oncology pipeline

Fierce Pharma

Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen is in the books, the company said on Thursda | It’s a done deal. Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen is in the books, as it becomes the largest M&A transaction in the biopharma industry since AbbVie snatched up Allergan for $63 billion in 2019. The buyout of the antibody-drug conjugate specialist has doubled Pfizer’s pipeline to 60 programs.

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Who Really Benefits From Medicare Advantage Plans?

MedCity News

Health systems have been increasingly dropping MA contracts, saying that they cause their organizations to lose too much money and result in dangerous patient care delays. To mitigate this issue, experts think large MA plans need to delegate more utilization management duties to health systems rather than handling it themselves.

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Trends shaping the pharmaceutical industry in 2024

PharmaVoice

Advancements in cloud and AI technology will transform clinical trial efficiency and engagement.

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What Is Cold Calling (and How to Address Your Sales Team’s Aversion To It)?

Integrity Solutions

What is cold calling and what does it look like in the current sales world? Your mindset may actually be the key to success. If you want to hear salespeople groan, mention cold calling. It’s true that cold calling can be hard, grinding-it-out work, and the rewards aren’t instant. But sales prospecting is the bread-and-butter, core activity that leads to sales growth and success — and cold calling is one of the most effective prospecting strategies available.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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A Day In The Life Of A Cardiac Rhythm Clinical Specialist With Crystal Sobande

Evolve Your Success

Being present is not just a strategy; it’s the heartbeat of professional evolution. In this episode, Crystal Sobande , Cardiac Rhythm Clinical Specialist, openly discusses her transition from selling cosmetic dermatology treatments to navigating the ever-changing world of medical devices. Discover the behind-the-scenes hustle and unpredictability as Crystal walks us through the typical day in her life.

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Pfizer warns of further sales decline for COVID products, plots $500M in additional cost cuts

Fierce Pharma

Using Tuesday to announce good news—that its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen would be | Using Tuesday to announce good news—that its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen would be finalized on Thursday—Pfizer sandwiched its bad news, which came on Wednesday with its 2024 guidance. The company expects revenue to reach between $58.5 billion and $61.5 billion next year, coming up short of the analyst consensus of $63.2 billion, largely because of the plummeting demand for its COVID-19 products.

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A Step Too Far: Congress Must Act on Insurance Company Tactics that Delay Critical Care for Patients

MedCity News

This bipartisan legislation will help create a more transparent process that allows patients and physicians to seek exceptions to step therapy protocol. Although it only applies to employer-sponsored health plans, the bill represents an important step towards reining in this troubling practice.

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Study suggests PBMs are gaming pharmacy system to overcharge for drugs

PharmaVoice

Markups for generics can be as high as 7,000%, the researchers said.

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The Importance of Active Listening in Sales

Integrity Solutions

So often, we listen to respond. We’re waiting for the other person to finish talking so we can tell them what we know. Effective sales conversations, however, are rooted in a mindset of listening to understand. Let’s explore why that distinction is so fundamental in sales, and what you can learn about active listening in sales from the best sales coaches.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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How To Break Into Trauma Med Sales With Joseph Hutchison

Evolve Your Success

There is a myth that medical sales are very hard to get into, but if you put the time and effort into this program, you will get the job that you want. This is what Joseph “Joey” Hutchison learned from his successful journey in medical sales. After going through the Medical Sales Career Builder program, he was able to break into trauma med sales in just three months.

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Discovering new insights from early-career scholarship through the addition of >172M linked cited references from ProQuest dissertations and theses on the Web of Science

Clarivate

Students and researchers can easily locate new sources of research on diverse topics with the enriched ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index, as well as easily showcase their work and monitor impact over time. An academic career can be rewarding, but also marked by high stress [1]. Today’s researchers are challenged to balance multiple priorities and deadlines – from securing adequate funding for their work, to meeting the demands of a full teaching workload — all while publishing r

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Europe names hundreds of critical medicines in quest to counter drug shortages

Fierce Pharma

Over the past several years, drug shortages have vexed doctors and patients on both sides of the Atlantic, prompting lawmakers and government agencies to take action in both Europe and the U.S. | Tuesday, the European Medicines Agency laid out a list of more than 300 critical generic drugs that could fall prey to future shortages. Inclusion in the list doesn’t mean a particular drug is likely to experience a shortage anytime soon, the EMA said.

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How WellSpan Health Is Using Artisight’s Virtual Nursing Tech to Reduce Burnout

MedCity News

WellSpan Health launched a virtual nursing pilot involving Artisight’s smart hospital platform. So far, WellSpan’s nurses “are loving it,” said Erin Langmead, the health system’s interim director of clinical informatics and physician informatics support.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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What are pharma’s next blockbusters?

PharmaVoice

In a shifting market focused on targeted therapeutics, drugs that generate big profits are still a priority.

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AI’s Role in Transforming Healthcare

MedCity News

Embracing the possibilities that AI unlocks, our commitment to seamlessly integrating AI into healthcare workflows reflects our belief that technology should melt into the background, empowering human caregivers to focus on delivering compassionate patient care.

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AI-Generated Drug Candidates Are Here, But Clinical Trial Wins Need More Time

MedCity News

Despite artificial intelligence’s growing role in drug research, a fully AI-generated molecule has yet to advance from discovery all the way through clinical development. A novel molecule may eventually meet that goal, but some industry observers say it’s too early to focus on winning a race that has many twists and turns yet to come.

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WeightWatchers Launches New GLP-1 Support Program

MedCity News

WeightWatchers’ new GLP-1 program offers daily nutritional and activity targets, recommended foods, recipes, food and activity tracking, a digital community, virtual workshops and access to coaches 24/7.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Gene Therapy and a New Medicine Delivery Approach Signal Progress for Cystic Fibrosis Patients

MedCity News

It’s time to build the infrastructure needed to scale up inhaled gene therapies targeting cystic fibrosis, and to bolster investment that supports several key program components.

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How Are AI Companies Reacting to HHS’ New Transparency Requirements?

MedCity News

Last week, HHS finalized a new rule that requires healthcare AI developers to provide more data about their products to customers, which could aid providers in determining AI tools’ risks and effectiveness. Some AI leaders believe the new guardrails are a step in the right direction, and others are skeptical about whether the new rules are necessary or will be effective.

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Report: Less than Half of Employers Are Confident In Integrity of Hospitals, PBMs

MedCity News

About eight in 10 employers think drug costs, high-cost claims and hospital prices are a “significant threat to affordability,” according to a new survey from National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.

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Nvidia Launches Cloud-Based APIs to Accelerate AI Deployment in Medical Imaging

MedCity News

At RSNA 2023, Nvidia launched new set of cloud-based APIs designed to speed up the creation and deployment of specialized AI models in the medical imaging field. The new offering is a cloud-native extension to Nvidia’s Monai framework, which is its open-source framework for medical imaging AI.

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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PCORI Pours $80.5M Into Research On Maternal Health Inequities

MedCity News

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced that it is funding four studies focused on reducing maternal health inequities. The studies all leverage partnerships with community organizations.

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Illumina’s Antitrust Battles to End With Divestiture of Cancer Test Maker Grail

MedCity News

Illumina has decided against further appeals of U.S. and European antitrust litigation challenging its acquisition of liquid biopsy company Grail. Illumina expects to have terms of the divestiture set by the end of the second quarter of 2024.

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‘I’ll Ask My Wife About This’: The Silly Things Women’s Health Entrepreneurs Hear From Male VCs

MedCity News

There are a lack of women at venture capital firms. This makes it difficult for women’s health startups focused on stigmatized conditions to get funding when pitching to those who don’t always have a good understanding, startups say.

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Google Unveils Suite of Healthcare-Specific Generative AI Models

MedCity News

Google introduced a new suite of healthcare-focused generative AI models designed to speed up workflows for clinicians and medical researchers. Health systems and medical research organizations, including HCA Healthcare and BenchSci, have been testing these models since April.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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ChatGPT Does a Bad Job of Answering People’s Medication Questions, Study Finds

MedCity News

Researchers recently tested ChatGPT’s ability to answer patient questions about medication, finding that the AI model gave wrong or incomplete answers about 75% of the time. Providers should be wary of the fact that the model does not always give sound medical advice, given many of their patients could be turning to ChatGPT to answer health-related questions.

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2024 forecast: M&A saw an uptick in 2023. Analysts expect the trend to continue

Fierce Pharma

Even with the Federal Trade Commission keeping a watchful eye on the biopharma industry and the economic landscape giving some players pause, mergers and acquisitions are back on the rise. | Even with the Federal Trade Commission keeping a watchful eye on the biopharma industry and the economic landscape giving some players pause, mergers and acquisitions are back on the rise.

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West Monroe’s 3 Healthcare Outlooks for 2024: AI, Cost Pressures, Dealmaking

MedCity News

There are three key trends for the healthcare industry to follow in 2024, including the rise of AI, increasing cost pressures and M&A activity, according to West Monroe.