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Digital startup HealthTap now allows doctors and patients to endorse skills, bedside manner

Digital health startup HealthTap began as a way to reduce the barriers between doctors and patients. The goal was (and continues to be) that HealthTap would connect people looking for reliable health information online with doctors who would answer their questions for free. Now, in a bid to provide greater validation about a doctor, and […]

By Arundhati Parmar

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.

A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma

A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.

By PurpleLab