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Three ways digital technology can transform the pharmaceutical industry

Considering the amount of medications each of us is swallowing during the lifecycle, one would assume that the pharma industry is tremendously flourishing. Indeed, the total volume of the pharmaceutical market was in 2014 worth of 1,057.2 Billion dollars, with the top 15 companies reaching around US$527 billion in revenue. Nevertheless, the modest year-on-year 2.4% growth indicates that the industry needs some revitalizing changes. One of the biggest challenges pharma is facing… Read More

 Category: American Society of Consultant Pharmacies, biosensors, clinical trials, diagnostic mistakes, doctros screwed up, graphene biosensor chip, HealthspecPGT, Ingestible Body Temperature Sensor pill, Medical Errors, Medical sensors, medication adherence, medication comliance, medication nonadherence, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, nanosensors, Navigenics, non adherence to medications, nonadherence, personalized medication trackers, pharmaceutical industry, ProPublica, Proteus smart pill, SecInCloud, Skype for Business, smart pills, surgical errors, The National Council of Patient Information and Education, University of Chicago Medicine, Virginia Tech, wearable devices, Wu Feng      Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Health for Sale: Business or Public Service?

With all current and future healthcare reforms, there is one fundamental question that underlies them all: is our healthcare just a business or is it a guaranteed service to protect citizens’ lives and well-being? Which way leads to Dr. Jekyll and which one to Mr. Hide? Citizens’ right to life is one of the basic principles of the European Welfare states. Governments are protecting their citizens with armies, social services and, last… Read More

 Category: health as a business, health as a service, health for sale, Health Insurance, Healthcare as a business, healthcare as a service, hospital's culture, patient engagement, Patient mistrust physicians, Patient safety, patient satisfaction, Patients, Patients damage, Patients Physcians Relationships, Private Health, Private healthcare, Public Health, Public healthcare      Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Medical culture: can silence kill?

  I remember sitting in the Intensive Care Unit (ISU) attending a patient after cardio surgery. The usually quiet atmosphere of ISU was interrupted by electrifying fuss: the physician on duty was peeping into the corridor, the assistant was nervously sorting patients’ charts. It was clear that the Doctors’ Round was about to start. Indeed, in about 10 minutes the doors of ISU opened wide and He appeared: the Chief Medical Doctor,… Read More

 Category: health as a business, Healthcare as a business, hospital's culture, medical education, Medical Errors, medical hierarchy      Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Why patients distrust physicians?

Have you ever doubt your doctor’s decision? If so, you are not the only one. Even doctors nowadays doubt the efficiency of healthcare system advising patients not to trust physicians “any more than you trust your stockbroker (if you are foolish enough to have one) [1]. This is a warning sign. If there is no trust between patients and physicians the positive outcomes of care are highly questionable. The majority of patients… Read More

 Category: Doctors, health as a business, Healthcare as a business, Medical Errors, medication adherence, medication comliance, Microsoft Health Vault, Misdiagnosis, Patient mistrust physicians, Patient safety, Patients, Patients damage, Patients do not trust doctors, Patients Physcians Relationships, Personal Health Records, Uncategorized      Tags: , , , , , ,

Medical Errors: Four basic rules what you can do about it

The definition of a medical error is a subject of debates. According to Wikipedia: “a medical error occurs when a health-care provider chooses an inappropriate method of care or improperly executes an appropriate method of care”. Despite all medical, philosophic or semantic definitions, intuitively we all know: medical errors occur when health providers did not deliver help on time, did not deliver it at all or did it in a wrong way…. Read More

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