HIMSS 2019: Leveraging Tech Platforms For Meaningful Change Author: James Miller, President, PharmaLeaders The HIMSS conference again delivered a vast and sometimes overwhelming glimpse into the current and future state of the healthcare industry. Tech platforms, AI, machine learning, wearables, and more all continue to evolve alongside significant industry consolidation and transformation. To help put things in perspective, Premier CEO Susan DeVore offered a compelling ... Read More

Healthcare Pricing Transparency – A “Breakthrough” Idea Whose Time Has Come Author: James Miller, President, PharmaLeaders While the internet has driven unprecedented levels of pricing transparency for bargain hungry consumers, when it comes to healthcare the prices for procedures and medications has remained opaque at best. In fact the problem has become so widespread that government officials in Washington are considering passing legislation forcing manufacturers to place the ... Read More

Do Doctors Really Hate Their Computers? – Atul Gawande’s Epic Journey with EHRs  Author: James Miller, President, PharmaLeaders Last month Atul Gawande, a noted surgeon, writer, and CEO of the new Amazon, Berkshire, Chase Health enterprise published a thought-provoking article in the New Yorker detailing both the promise and frustrations that electronic health records have caused for healthcare professionals. In particular, he shed light on his own experience at ... Read More

GDPR Compliance for Life Sciences: First Steps in the New World of Patient Privacy Author: Jim Walker, Contributing Editor, PharmaLeaders Since launching in May 2018, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been forcing businesses in EU member countries to apply much more rigorous and systematic methods to handling personal customer data. GDPR has received especially high levels of attention due to the fact that potential fines for non-compliance ... Read More