Tag: Health Care

On December 18, the FDA approved Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in the United States. The move makes Moderna’s vaccine the second to reach the American public. Now that the scientific community has developed multiple breakthrough vaccines to halt the coronavirus pandemic, we face an equal challenge: getting them safely to immunization sites around the world and in the arms of people. ..

The current Orphan Regulation was written at a time when nobody could have foreseen how medical science and digital technologies would transform health. The need for future-proofing the Regulation is clear...

In healthcare, change is everywhere, affecting every patient and healthcare provider. More changes are coming, all with very few Rose Garden signing ceremonies. Buckle up for more change in 2020...

There are reasons to be optimistic and excited about the promise of machine learning in medicine, but the path and speed towards wider implementation is hard to predict...

Now that the EU's 'Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment’ Communication is here, what should the pharmaceutical sector expect?..

To better understand the future of health care, members of APCO’s global team took a closer look at the industry and shared analysis on the issues that will define the sector moving forward...

Two in three Americans (65%) believe health companies are making a positive impact on society, according to an APCO Insight poll. We took a closer look to investigate and understand what – and who – is driving this hopeful view...

As planned, the Danish conservative government last week published its proposal for a new health care reform in Denmark called "Patient First," intended to make the health care system in Denmark more patient-focused, better connected and with advanced quality of care and improved patient rights. ..

Population health has become a pivotal strategic focus for health systems and large provider organizations in the United States as they strive to improve quality of care and reduce costs for the entire patient care journey and focus on maintaining health and well-being of the patient population through preventative care - not just acute care...

Majority of U.S. health care providers and opinion-leading consumers say single-payer system will lead to rationing of access to health care...

Health care providers (HCPs)are acutely aware of the impact of socio-political shifts on costs of care, which makes salient how HCPs view the "patient as partner" model. ..

There is a middling of morale amongst health care providers, leaving questions about the future sustainability of the profession...

APCO Insight engaged health care providers (HCP) to understand how recent changes have impacted these individuals and where they see the industry heading...

Health care consumerism is an important and rising trend in health care. Yet, a new study in Health Affairs has thrown a dose of harsh reality into the expectation that we are on the verge of shifting to a consumer-driven marketplace in health care...

With the defeat of the ACA repeal and replace bill done in rather dramatic, but predictable fashion, three questions are raised: What Did We learn? What Do We Know? Now What?..

On 10 April, the European Commission organized the 2018 Digital Day, during which 25 European government representatives signed up to a Declaration on Artificial Intelligence (AI), committing to collaborating and taking the necessary policy measures to take full advantage of this technology...

Marginalizing the medical profession could undermine the quality of patient care...

As UK Prime Minister Theresa May was battling with changes in her Government late into the evening of Monday 9 July, after both her Foreign Secretary and her Brexit Secretary resigned in protest over her ’soft’ Brexit plans, it was confirmed that Matt Hancock would step into Jeremy Hunt’s shoes as the new Secretary of State for Health...

According to research conducted by APCO Insight, health care providers are particularly harsh in their assessment of the quality of care...

First, hats off to House Leadership for sticking with it and not giving up on their pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

Health care in the United States is a $2.8 trillion, rapidly-changing and increasingly complex industry. ..

The latest report from the National Audit Office (NAO) focuses on the success, or otherwise, of efforts to integrate health and social care and specifically the £5.3billion Better Care Fund...

What are the implications of this new challenging, turbulent environment for health care communications?..

When we spoke with NPs, every one said they believe in patient empowerment – and that involving patients in treatment plans improves compliance and outcomes...

Health is back on the EU legislative agenda. After a leaked draft provoked several stakeholder responses earlier this month, the European Commission published their Proposal on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) on 31st January to address concerns about the degree of variation with which HTA is conducted and applied across Europe...

Taking a look at some of the more comprehensive global assessments and scorecards regarding health and medicine published in 2015 and 2016...

We found that more than half believe prevention and wellness plays a strong role in their day-to-day practice...

Five major trends that will likely continue to transform health care and health care PR. ..

Denmark is exploring a new health care reform that may lead to a more integrated health care system with better continuity for patients along all aspects of the patient journey – health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, care and rehabilitation...

Given the 2018 landscape and potential 2019 Congressional composition and agenda, here are three ways health care associations and their member companies should be preparing now...

Are we returning to a more “regular order?” Recent developments at HHS provide a partial explanation why the health care agenda has calmed somewhat despite the continued disorder in other areas of government...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is setting a remarkable record for new drug approvals in 2018. As of November 1, 2018, 47 new drugs were approved by the FDA exceeding the previous record in 2017 of 46 new drugs. ..

With the results of the national election in, starting in 2019, Democrats will lead the U.S. House of Representatives. So, what does that mean for healthcare?..