Get ready for the ‘new health economy,’ featuring healthcare consumers
Health IT and pharma issues will dominate the headlines, said the just-released 2016 forecast from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
7 things about digital health from PwC’s report on primary care
This week, PricewaterhouseCoopers came out with a report on remaking primary care for what the consulting form called “the New Health Economy.” We would have covered it straight up on Wednesday, but a certain provider-focused health IT reporter at MedCity News was busy at the American Medical Informatics Association conference. Since it’s not breaking news […]
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
PwC: Third quarter biotech investment flat, but the winners are…
Several biotechnology companies secured impressive venture funding this quarter, despite the fact that biotech investment is flat, a new PwC report shows.
PwC Infographic: Costs from specialty drugs skyrocket
Specialty drugs are outpacing traditional drugs in a major way, a new PwC report says. This is a real concern in terms of controlling overall medical costs.
PwC Infograph: Virtual care cuts down diabetes costs
Telemedicine and other virtual health tools are helping keep the diabetes spend down, according to a new PwC report.
Report: The ACA has spurred massive innovation in healthcare
While the politics of Obamacare remain as a divisive as ever, the Affordable Care Act has helped usher an entire new health economy that has led to the creation of at least 90 new companies since 2010, centered primarily around consumer-driven innovations, according to a new report. The report, from PwC, lists five key reasons following […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
PwC Report: Biotech venture investment killed it in 2014 with $6B raised
Biotech was one of the top sectors in the country to receive venture capital investment, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Two of 2014’s top venture capital investments were in the life sciences space: $446 million into Cambridge-based Moderna Therapeutics and $320 million into the Patrick Soon-Shiong-backed Nanthealth in SoCal (a startup that, interesting, has […]
Report: Wearables, price transparency and ‘DIY healthcare’ among top trends for 2015
The $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare sector will soon begin acting like a “true market” as the proliferation of consumer-based approaches and devices continues and as newly-insured customers enter the system, according to PwC’s annual top health industry trends for the forthcoming year. The consultancy’s Health Research Institute outlined what is sees as the top 10 […]
Report: Provider attitudes on digital health, big data more closely aligning with consumers
While big data has been a big buzzword in tech circles for some time, healthcare providers have been slower to embrace the promise. But the attitude is changing quickly among clinicians and is now more closely aligned with that of the consumer, according to a new report from PwC. “Digitally-enabled care is no longer nice-to-have, […]
Report: Promise of wearable health devices hinges on turning data into insight
The rate of adoption for wearable health devices will likely increase, but only if companies actively engage consumers, turn data into insight and focus on actually improving consumer health, according to a new study from PwC. Before any promise can be realized, health wearables “will need to provide more than just data,” the study said. […]
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Report: Funding in runup to biotech and medical device IPOs boosts Q3 investment
The initial public offering window continues to draw a steady stream of investment from venture and private equity investors allocating funding to what’s referred to as the crossover round that precedes an IPO. That was one of the takeaways of the MoneyTree report analyzing third quarter investment trends by the National Venture Capital Association and […]
Transform: Health and technology need to bridge poverty gap to improve care
Panoramic shoot of #TXFM this year. pic.twitter.com/PPZssqLHBz — AJ Montpetit (@ajmontpetit) September 7, 2014 The intersection of health, culture, socioeconomic status and emerging technologies must be woven together more seamlessly for the healthcare delivery system to truly improve health outcomes for people who need it most. Meanwhile, consumer-focused care and the application of new data […]
The economics of high-cost specialty drugs, illustrated
Specialty drugs – the costly medications used to treat complex disease like cancer and Hepatitis C – have become a hot-button topic given the fact that healthcare spending is perpetually on the rise. After a five-year contraction in healthcare spending growth, medical costs are projected to climb another 6.8 percent in 2015, according to the Health […]
Friend or foe? Healthcare’s new entrants stand to capture $64B worth of the market, PwC says
Samsung. Apple. Google. AT&T. A wave of consumer-oriented companies are moving fast to capitalize on opportunities in the new, consumer-driven healthcare market. And if legacy companies and providers can’t keep up, they risk losing up to $64 billion in revenue to these new entrants, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report. “Traditional health players should consider […]
To drive adoption of mobile health apps, design them with these 6 fundamentals in mind
A great majority of patients with chronic diseases would accept mobile app prescriptions from their physicians, according to a survey of 2,000 patients released last summer. Yet physicians for the most part haven’t adopted the practice — for a number of reasons. In a new interview with ACONews, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ managing director of healthcare strategy and […]