This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) IMS Health’s acquisition of assets of Cegedim vastly increases IMS’ size and may lead to new insights 2) New pharmaceutical research registry announcements. 3) Johnson & Johnson announces new alliances to explore early-stage therapeutic innovations for pharma, medical devices,diagnostics and consumer health. 4) Perelman School of Medicine reveals health policy researchers limit their social media use to communicate research findings 5) IDC Health Insights releases a new report to help payers effectively reach & engage segments of their member populations, which have changed due to ACA.
Here comes Google Fit. FDA’s disappointing social media guidance (PRVR–6/ 23/2014)
This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) The healthcare app industry is set to explode with the entry of Google Fit, HealthKit and Android Wear. (Read Seeking Alpha’s summary of the situation: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2277433-with-google-fit-google-declares-war-with-apple-in-mobile-healthcare?uprof=45&dr=1) 2) Attorney John Osborn, writing for Forbes.com, comments regarding the FDA’s lack of guidance for companies and their social media interactions. 3) Toluna Regional VP Bob Leitman shares his thoughts on current pharmaceutical company market trends.
MDs subvert patient empowerment? Pharmacos need to obsess re patients (PRVR–6/16/2014)
This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) Patients explain why empowerment is so important to them and impediments from doctors. 2) Wolff Olins declares why pharma companies must change their emphasis to patients and relationships with them. 3) For the fifth year in a row, the Epocrates medical reference app is tops for physicians on smartphones and tablets. 4) A former Merck analyst alleges in a whistleblower lawsuit that a 2009 market research study was mostly about selling more diabetes drugs to in HEB stores and to those covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
FTC: give consumers health info control; Health & Fitness wearables (PRVR–6/2 –6/6/2014)
This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) According to The Economic Times, due to new FDA rules India’s $15 billion-a-year global pharmaceutical exporting businesses are shifting their focus on generic drugs being shipped to the U.S. 2) The Federal Trade Commission recommended to Congress the passage of legislation to give consumers added control over their personal health information. 3) Cityzen Sciences Managing Director International Gilbert Reveillon discusses his company’s health & fitness wearable tech shirt.
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Medical Identity Theft emerges; “We Feel” maps moods via Twitter (PRVR– 5/27/2014 — 5/30//2014)
This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) ID Experts & its MIDAS system are making their mark on the emerging medical identity theft prevention industry 2) The new “We Feel” Twitter tool plans to map moods around the globe that will lead to improved allocation of mental health services 3) Buck Consultants’ survey shows an expected drop in health care costs next year, between 1/10 of 1% and 1/2 of 1%. 4) Research2Guidance estimates the health & fitness app market to grow from $2.4 billion so far to $26 billion by the end of 2017.
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