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Understanding the Literature Search Process
Recently, our company Rx communications Ltd has been involved in proposals for a number of literature review projects – one where an original review and analysis required updating before publication, and others that were designed to find answers to fairly obscure or unusual questions. We find, with the start of the year, many of our clients looking for vendors for these types of projects, and so we thought it might be useful to share our experiences.
Read MoreUnderstanding risk: the patient’s perspective
Medicine is not an exact science, so patients are left to understand its nuances without a basic primer in statistics. How do patients understand risk and make their health care decisions? Part of it involves delusion.
Read MoreHow was ISPOR founded?
heor.tv inteviewed Marilyn Dix Smith, Founding Executive Director of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) and asked How was ISPOR founded and how much has it changed over the years?
Read MoreHow is vision 2020 going to make an impact on patient healthcare?
heor.tv inteviewed Marilyn Dix Smith, Founding Executive Director of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) and asked about its impact on patient healthcare.
Read MoreEditorial: What’s in a name? Guest authors, ghost authors, and plain ol’ writers
‘Ghostwriting’ is a contentious issue among both medical practitioners and medical writers. Outside these circles, this issue typically only surfaces when either a politician decides to deplore it or a pharmaceutical company is implicated.
Read MoreHealth economist, interrupted
By Julie Stauffer (julie.stauffer@rxcomms.com) The statistics are staggering. According to one study, the average office worker is interrupted every 11 minutes and takes 25 minutes to return to the original task. Another estimate is that distractions swallow up a whopping 28% of the typical workday. In the face of a daily onslaught of email, phone [...]
Read MoreObservational Research in Health Technology Assessment
Duncan Dibble and Ruth Whittington speak to Jeff Trotter about observational research and its place in the changing health technology assessment (HTA) environment. heor.tv is a collaboration between http://www.healtheconomicsdigest.com and http://www.rxcomms.com
Read MoreNewt Gingrich: The need for more transparency and technology in healthcare
In 2008, Rx Communications interviewed Newt Gingrich, long before he became a GOP presidential candidate. This is the original interview published in our newsletter. By Laura Goldman In an interview with HOC , former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he founded his Center for Health Transformation because “I wanted to have an effect; I [...]
Read MoreHappy Holidays from Rx Communications!
To help spread some Christmas cheer, we have made a little video to put a smile on your face… it certainly made us laugh!
Read MoreThe Importance of Good Communications in Rational Decision Making
heor.tv interview Diana Brixner, former president of ISPOR and asked her how important good communications are with respect to rational decision making in the context of evidence supporting market access and reimbursement.
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