Traditional approaches to growth in biopharma are no longer sustainable
Over the past 15 years, more than 60% of asset growth among the top 30 biopharma companies came from acquisitions. Such inorganic growth is no […]
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The power of digital ecosystems to improve pharma supply chain operations [Sponsored]
A panel discussion from a recent Microsoft summit offered insights on how tech companies are closely collaborating with the pharma industry as they seek to […]
Wysa Secures $20M for AI-Powered Mental Health Chatbot
What You Should Know: – Wysa, a Boston, MA-based AI digital platform for mental health, today announces it has secured $20M in financing led by […]
Healthcare leaders are optimistic about metaverse disruption, report says
The metaverse has significant potential to disrupt traditional healthcare delivery in the long term, according to a recent Accenture report. While it will likely take […]
As M&A costs rise, new Accenture report offers alternative strategies
Rising deal premiums and shrinking profit margins are threatening the sustainability of the traditional approach to mergers and acqusitions, according to a report by Accenture. […]
When It Comes to Digital Health, Experience Is Everything
Aniket Singh Rajput, Founder and CEO of Neuroglee Thanks to COVID-19 and numerous other factors, the adoption of digital health technologies used by patients in […]
Mount Sinai Selects Accenture and Microsoft on Five-Year Transformation Journey to Cloud
What You Should Know: – Accenture and Microsoft will assist the Mount Sinai Health System (Mount Sinai) with its transition to the cloud to help […]
Accenture & Astellas Pharma Create Next-Generation Cloud-Based IT Core Platform
What You Should Know: – Accenture announced it helped Astellas Pharma Inc. create a cloud-based core IT platform that serves as the foundation for an advanced, data-driven management model for […]
To help solve patient distrust in pharma, industry collaboration is key
The past two years have shone a spotlight on the UK life sciences industry. Pharma companies are now household names, having been thrust into the […]
Accenture & League Partner to Transform Digital Healthcare Experiences
What You Should Know: – Accenture and League, a health-focused platform-as-a-service company, are collaborating to create experiences and increase access to improve outcomes for people, […]
Synthetic Control Arms – ambition to action
Clinical trials are involved, expensive, and have been done largely the same way for decades but with today’s technology all that can change. With drawn-out […]
PharmaShots Interview: Accenture’s Rich Birhanzel Shares Insight on the Investment in ixlayer
In an interview with PharmaShots, Rich Birhanzel, Senior Managing Director & Global Health Lead at Accenture shared his views on the investment in ixlayer to […]
Ellipsis Health Named Winner of Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge
What You Should Know: – Accenture announced Ellipsis Health as the “Innovation Champion” of its fifth annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge-North America, a competition that […]
Life sciences use of digital twins mirrors its application in other industries
Life sciences companies are using “digital twins” for everything from drug discovery to manufacturing. A panel of experts at MedCity News’ INVEST Digital Health conference […]
INVEST Digital Health preview: The role of digital twins in life sciences
INVEST Digital Health kicks off today and runs through September 23. Held in a virtual format due to Covid-19, the healthcare conference brings together innovative […]
Accenture Names 8 Finalists for HealthTech Innovation Challenge
What You Should Know: – Accenture announced eight finalists for its fifth annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge-North America, a competition that supports new and novel solutions […]
Accenture Invests in Virtual Diagnostic Testing Platform ixlayer
What You Should Know: – Accenture Ventures announced a strategic investment in ixlayer, a leader in healthcare IT-focused on providing technology-based solutions for diagnostic testing. Terms of […]
A roadmap for adopting New Science
The pandemic’s disruption galvanised the biopharma industry into unprecedented action, demonstrating what’s possible when the global scientific community collaborates in exceptional ways and public-private partnerships […]
Pharma’s post-COVID prospects: the pharmaphorum podcast
In this latest podcast, pharmaphorum spoke to Andrew Meade, life sciences lead UK and Ireland at Accenture, about the trends that emerged in this year’s […]
Patient Experience 2.0: A Shift in Priorities Defined by A Year of the Pandemic
Tim Dybvig, SVP of Patient Engagement at Experity The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the healthcare continuum within the past year, creating many roadblocks in the […]
CMS’ price transparency rule offers providers, payers a win, too
Patients are not the only ones who will benefit from the price transparency rule — providers and payers can also gain competitive advantages as a […]
3 Barriers Stalling AI Adoption in Revenue Cycle Management
Kenya Smith, Healthcare Solution Marketing Manager at ABBYY AI technology is quickly evolving and already surpassing human decision-making in certain instances; sometimes, in ways, we […]
Life sciences must become cloud-first to seize the science of tomorrow
If the power of the life sciences industry to innovate and collaborate were ever in doubt, the speed at which vaccines for COVID-19 were discovered, […]
Why Cancer Registries are Part of America’s Fight for Racial Equality
Warren A Whyte, Ph.D., VP Scientific Partnerships at ConcertAI According to a 2019 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, one in […]
Kaiser Permanente joins forces with Accenture, Microsoft to improve cloud capabilities
The California-based healthcare organization will work with Accenture and Microsoft to grow and strengthen its cloud capabilities. The enhancements are expected to help Kaiser provide […]
Kaiser Inks Multi-Year Agreement with Accenture, Microsoft for Cloud Transition
What You Should Know: – Kaiser Permanente signs a multi-year strategic agreement with Accenture and Microsoft to support the healthcare provider’s transition to the cloud […]
Epic, Galen Healthcare, Chartis Group Named 2020 Overall Best in KLAS Awards
What You Should Know: – Epic was named the top Overall Software Suite for the eleventh consecutive year in the Best in KLAS 2021 Software & Services report, released […]
Boosting the impact of patient services
New research from Accenture has revealed that adoption of patient support services hasn’t improved since 2015 despite increasing pharma investment. The company’s Jennifer Spada tells […]
How to Capitalize on Digital Health Momentum in 2021
Adam Sabloff, Founder and CEO of VirtualHealth As we re-examine the healthcare system in the wake of the pandemic, we are continually identifying opportunities to […]
12 Recently Launched COVID-19 Vaccine Management Solutions to Know
An in-depth look at twelve recently released COVID-19 vaccine management solutions as COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed nationwide. 1. Microsoft Microsoft launches a COVID-19 vaccine […]
Microsoft Deploys COVID-19 Vaccine Management Platform
What You Should Know: – Microsoft launches a COVID-19 vaccine management platform with partners Accenture and Avanade, EY, and Mazik Global to help government and healthcare […]
Level Ex pitches gaming as a tool for reaching doctors
Interactive, cloud-based video games are designed to tackle pharma’s current challenge: engaging doctors virtually during a pandemic. But the tools are likely to outlive the […]
4 Actions to Elevate the Patient Experience and Spark Growth
What You Should Know: – According to a new report from Accenture, 2 out of 3 patients are likely to switch to a new healthcare provider if their expectations for managing COVID-19 are not met, including sanitary and safety […]
Digital therapeutics: Why human psychology is key to adoption
The healthcare system is running at its limits in many countries worldwide. One reason is the growing demand for healthcare, largely driven by the rise […]
Enabling innovation by connecting an ecosystem of partners
COVID-19 has been a shock to the system for every industry, not least pharma, but the sector is already looking at new ways to build […]
Takeda Collaborates with Accenture and AWS to Transform into a Cloud-Based Company
Shots: Takeda has entered into a five-year agreement with Accenture and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support the company in moving 80% of its applications […]
Why intelligent automation is the future for regulation
There are a host of new, previously unimaginable tools and techniques – from analytics to robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) – available […]
Pharma improves HCP engagement during COVID-19 – report
Pharma companies have improved how they engage with healthcare providers as a result of COVID-19, according to a new survey of HCPs. This has resulted […]
Virtual Behavioral Health Could Reduce Costs, Improve Patient Outcomes, Report Finds
What You Should Know: – A new Accenture report called “Breakthrough Behavioral Health Access: Think Virtual” finds that the use of virtual behavioral health could […]
Clinical decision support tools will help oncologists manage complexity
Making treatment decisions is a tough choice for oncologists: a therapy might save or significantly extend one patient’s life but not deliver the desired outcome […]
COVID-19 Has Permanently Shifted Patient Behavior Towards Virtual Care
What You Should Know: – The COVID-19 crisis has significantly impacted the patient care paradigm, and the ripple effects have altered patient behaviors and expectations, […]
