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COVID-19 Treatment Update

The last year and a half brought many rapid changes and innovations across the globe and in no area more than healthcare. From finding the most effective treatments to developing tests and vaccines, altering our history, and creating an environment focused on both innovation and speed. Healthcare workers and scientists led the way in creating new treatments and prevention protocols in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite all the advances, […]

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The Implications of Polypharmacy on the Payor and Patient

There is a delicate balance between prescribing new medications and identifying and eliminating unnecessary prescriptions to protect the overall care of a patient. As people age, multiple prescriptions are often prescribed to treat patients that have multiple conditions. However, if treatment regimens and medical history are not carefully reviewed by healthcare professionals and payors, a

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Biogen’s New Alzheimer’s Drug is a Compound of Hope and Controversy

For the first time in 18 years, the FDA has approved a drug to treat patients with Alzheimer’s disease. It’s great news for the millions of Americans, and their family members, who are fighting this terrible disease. But all the news was not great. The approval did not come without controversy. The fact that three

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Can the Vaccine Rollout Guide Us to More Efficient Health Care?

What the Covid vaccine taught us, and how we can be better. See this article as it originally appeared in Inc. With Covid-19 vaccine progress ahead of targets, it’s clear that the pharmaceutical industry has come through in a big way when the country needed it most. The vaccines were developed, approved, and distributed on

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Hospital Price Transparency Rule Not Enough to Lower Drug Prices

Our healthcare system is extremely complex and increasing drug pricing transparency will be a big part of simplifying it in order to reduce costs. However, drug price data has to be easily digestible by consumers. The average American, and even healthcare professionals not directly involved in the payment and finance side of the business, are

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Digital Health Trends: Digital Therapeutics

Defining the Digital Health Landscape Digital health has been a trending topic for several years now. Using technology to improve health and wellness is a broad and growing sector. Smartwatches or trackers that can track steps, heart rates, and other health markers are seen everywhere, but digital health goes beyond wearable devices that promote general

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