Tailor-Made Medicine: An Evolution in Precision Cures
With big data and artificial intelligence, there is great hope for tailor-made medicine, but there are challenges that must be overcome.
Evolving from Sick Care to Well Care
Embracing a preventive healthcare model can help to reduce spending and improve patient outcomes, but it will require a seismic shift in mindset by patients, providers and payers.
The Changing Face of Primary Care
How health systems and providers are adapting to new dynamics and demands in primary care.
Myths & Facts: Bipolar Spectrum Disorder
A great deal of stigma surrounds this disorder due to a misunderstanding of what it is and how effectively it can be treated and managed.
Update on Anaphylaxis
Responding to the growing number of people affected by food allergy anaphylaxis, researchers are
seeking ways to reduce the risk and severity of this condition.
Establishing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
The adoption of ASPs has resulted in a reduction of antimicrobial expenditures, but stopping the tide of multidrug-resistant organisms depends on leadership’s commitment to track data down to the patient level.
Short-Dated Products: Reducing Unsalable Returns and Supply Chain Waste
The glut of soon-to-expire products within the pharmaceutical supply chain is a costly problem impacting multiple stakeholders, but smart technology and innovative inventory management systems offer cost-saving solutions.
A Guide to Immune Globulin Billing and Reimbursement
Reimbursement for expensive immune globulin (IG) therapies can be challenging and frustrating for providers. Here’s a guide to help ensure they are reimbursed for the cost of these medications.
Complying with Rules Ensures Reimbursement for Drugs
Healthcare costs continue to rise and payment models subsequently evolve, payers nevertheless largely decide which expensive high-investment drugs will be reimbursed and under what circumstances.
Secondary Antibody Deficiency
Demand for IG products has doubled, going from 3 million grams just a decade ago to 7 million grams year-over-year today. What is to account for this increase?
