This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) Blackberry tries out information solutions in health care to revive the business’ fortunes. Testing is underway in India. 2) The largest hospital group in the Carolinas is purchasing data to get a handle on two million patients’ lifestyle buying behavior. 3) A beta testing group, Glass Explorers, says surgeons will be making important use of Google Glass. 4) Best Practices LLC’s Chairman Chris Bogan discusses whether pharmaceutical company market research departments are sitting pretty with all the new information needs of senior managements.
Early ACA Rx trends; IMS Health IPO; Med Payments Getting Easier (PRVR–4/14/2014)
This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) Express Scripts details prescription order trends with ACA enrollees in January and February. 2) A Milliman study for CVS Caremark suggests moving specialty drug payment responsibility from medical to pharmacy benefits. 3) IMS Health’s IPO makes common stock available at $20.00 per share. 4) The percentage of people under 65 having difficulty paying their medical bills dropped between 2011 and 2013 due to improved economic conditions. 5) Vermont is moving to implement single player health care and needs to raise $2 billion per year to get it started.
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