pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

UK researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a way to identify patients with heart failure who would benefit from treatment with beta blockers, by interrogating data from nine landmark clinical trials. The study applied machine learning to trial data involving 15,659 patients who were being treated for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), a form of heart failure where the left side of the heart isn’t able to pump blood effectively around the body.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

RIP Medical Debt surpasses $5B in total forgiven bills, notches its largest corporate contribution to date. dmuoio. Tue, 09/21/2021 - 13:30.

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Outsourcing Pharma

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The pharma tech firm has forged a four-year partnership with the foundation to develop antivirals for COVID-19 and other viruses with pandemic potential.

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Pharma Mirror

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

25th September is celebrated as world pharmacists day, and it brings a new theme every year. The main motive behind this celebration is to give an excellent message to improve people’s health worldwide. And also, create an acceptance and encourage the role of a pharmacist in health. The pharmacist community from all over the world arranges different campaigns, exhibitions, lectures, etc., for serving this purpose.

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Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay

Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.

Pharma Times

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Informa Pharma Intelligence (IPI) has found that some drug firms may withdraw up to 90% of their products from Northern Ireland, once the Brexit grace period has passed.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

An online tool used by people in Italy to manage their potential exposure to COVID-19 using a simple chat interface has shown that it can spot emerging trends days ahead of the national surveillance system. The decision support system (DSS) – developed by Italian digital health startup Paginemediche – provided a way for people to assess and interpret their symptoms and provide guidance on what to do next, such as self-isolate or seek out a test.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

An app to support people with cognitive disabilities, developed with clinicians at Barts Health NHS Trust, has started to be made available more widely to patients. The Hear Me Now app developed with UCLPartners and software company Maldaba is designed to improve quality of care for people with cognitive impairment, specifically adults with a learning disability.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

A research project between Bayer and digital health company Huma will use artificial intelligence to detect lung cancer in CT scans – and determine which type a patient has, in order to direct treatment. AI is already being applied by a number of groups, with some studies indicating it can even be more effective than trained radiologists in detecting subtle patterns that indicate the presence of tumours.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ransomware attacks impact patient care, including increased mortality rates, report finds. agliadkovskaya. Fri, 09/24/2021 - 12:54.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Amazon taps VR, voice assistant startups and 8 others for inaugural digital health accelerator. hlandi. Tue, 09/28/2021 - 14:54.

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Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

CMS official says Medicaid must cover Aduhelm as industry awaits national coverage decision. pminemyer. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 10:54.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Industry Voices—Not all automation is created equally for clinical documentation improvement. hlandi. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 15:26.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Aetna hit with class-action lawsuit alleging discriminatory policies for mental health treatment. hlandi. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 17:16.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Poll: Majority of U.S. voters approve of giving Medicare drug price negotiation authority. rking. Wed, 09/29/2021 - 15:53.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Novavax and its partner Serum Institute of India have applied to the World Health Organization for an emergency use listing for their COVID-19 vaccine, based on a conventional recombinant protein technology. Getting a WHO emergency use listing (EUL) is a requirement for approvals by many national regulatory authorities, as well as for participation in the COVAX mechanism, which has been set up to procure COVID-19 vaccines for lower-income countries.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

How many employees have hospitals lost to vaccine mandates? Here are the numbers so far. dmuoio. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 15:38.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

UnitedHealthcare to make Apple Fitness+ available in fully insured employer plans. pminemyer. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 14:57.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Oliver Stohlmann’s Corporate Survival Hacks series draws on his experiences of working in local, regional and global life science communications to offer some little tips for enjoying a big business career. In this column he addresses the appropriate use of email and how to avoid nightmares in electronic communication. “My fiancée had bought me a string tanga birthday present.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

VR can help underserved patients, but reimbursement challenges stymie broader adoption, study finds. hlandi. Thu, 09/30/2021 - 11:14.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A study has found that listening to a specially composed music track can achieve “clinically significant” reductions in pain intensity and unpleasantness, according to the researchers behind the work. The All of Us track – composed by musician Anatole with the help of psychologist Dr Claire Howlin of University College Dublin and available via Spotify – reportedly showed a benefit in 286 people suffering from various types of acute pain, including headache, backache or period pain in

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The European Commission is reportedly in advanced discussions with French biotech Valneva about picking up the contract to supply COVID-19 vaccines that was terminated by the UK government this week. A French government source told Reuters that the EU is considering using the VLA2001 vaccine as part of its booster campaign plans, along with a shot from Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Many top health systems still behind on digital patient access, report finds. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 09/21/2021 - 17:12.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Fitbit, Apple user data exposed in breach impacting 61M fitness tracker records. hlandi. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 16:45.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Apple plans to add blood pressure monitoring, thermometer to smartwatch: report. hlandi. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 13:52.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Deployment of digital health technologies during the pandemic improved patient satisfaction, expanded the delivery of care and augmented training of staff at a leading neurosurgery provider in the US, according to a new study. Faced with the disruption caused by the COVID-19 crisis, Cleveland Clinic centres implemented a number telehealth and audio-visual technologies to compensate for the difficulties in having face-to-face interactions with patients.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Docs press CMS for permanent telehealth flexibility, relief from pay cuts in fee schedule comments. rking. Tue, 09/14/2021 - 11:44.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Feds charge 138 medical professionals with $1.4B in healthcare fraud, including telehealth schemes. hlandi. Mon, 09/20/2021 - 12:25.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Right-wing physicians profit off of fake COVID-19 treatments, report finds. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 09/30/2021 - 16:03.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ginger's mental health app now available in Spanish with full rollout to all 25M users by early 2022. hlandi. Fri, 09/10/2021 - 16:46.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

AHA concerned federal vaccine mandate could exacerbate severe worker shortage. rking. Fri, 09/10/2021 - 16:09.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

CDC director overrides advisory panel, recommends Pfizer COVID boosters for frontline workers. dmuoio. Fri, 09/24/2021 - 10:59.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Trilliant Health rolls out predictive analytics tool to forecast healthcare demand down to local level. hlandi. Wed, 09/22/2021 - 08:10.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

House lawmakers clash over impact of adding dental, vision and hearing benefits to Medicare. rking. Fri, 09/10/2021 - 15:52.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Medicare's hospital fund is running out of money. Experts have 5 ideas on how to help. rking. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 15:50.

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