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Jane Sarasohn-Kahn at SXSH

October 7th, 2011 · No Comments · News

Jane Sarasohn-Kahn (@healthythinker) talks about how macro and microeconomics affect people’s attitudes towards healthcare.

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Digital Innovation In Pharma Summit

October 5th, 2011 · No Comments · News

Hey. Psst. Real quick – who’s going to the Digital Innovation in Pharma Summit next month?
Really? We would have thought we’d see more hands. We’ll be there. And we think you should be, too.
Here’s the thing – This event is nothing like the other digital events on the market. They have senior speakers from over [...]

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The Social Health Un-Conference

September 8th, 2011 · No Comments · News

Here at Pixels & Pills, we’re always trying to push the conversation about health and pharma in the digital space harder and farther along. Which is why we were intrigued when Shwen Gee let us know about The Social Health Un-Conference (SXSH), taking place September 19th, right before ePatient Connections.
Aside from the impressive speaker list [...]

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Seven No-Nos of Social Media Engagement

August 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, Opinion

by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)
Wrath. Sloth. Greed. Gluttony. Lust. Envy. Pride.
The seven deadly sins.
In June of this year, PM360 laid out the Seven Deadly Sins of Pharma Marketing (you can take a peek at the digital edition here). And Dave Sonderman laid out his accompanying thoughts on the unintentional sins in a post on the GSW [...]

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Mobile Apps for Pro Bono Health Care

August 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments · Opinion, Trends

by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)
A little over a year ago, we wrote about our participation in PSFK & UNICEF’s The Future of Health Report, in a post entitled, Zee Future of Health. In that post, Dan Licht reviewed the ideas that Zemoga had brainstormed – ideas for innovation, applications and analogue, that could help the most [...]

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The Future of Digital Health

August 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, Opinion, Trends

by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)

Daniel Kraft of Singularity University gave a TED Talk earlier this year on the future of digital health, in which he explained how “leveraging cross-disciplinary exponentially growing technologies was affecting the future of health and wellness”. It’s a rapid-fire, brilliant, fast-paced 18 minutes and 22 seconds worth checking out, but we [...]

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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Is It Time To Give Up On Social Media For Rx Info?

August 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion

This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. We’re strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best solutions, and we hope that you enjoy our series. Feel free to add your own arguments in the comments section below!
by DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound)

Some very [...]

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Defining Moments: H1N1

August 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, Trends

The Defining Moments series looks back at the biggest events of 2010 to see what we can learn from them here at P&P, to work better in our calling, in 2011 and beyond.

Where were you on August 10th 2010?
Do you remember when you heard the news?

….Okay, no, I [...]

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Abandoned!

August 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion

by Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz)

It isn’t just a problem for Paddington Bear anymore. It’s a very real problem facing the pharmaceutical industry in ever-growing numbers.

Prescription abandonment is the filling, but not the picking up, of a prescription. A patient gets a prescription from her healthcare professional, takes it to the pharmacy (or has it [...]

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Open Data, Apps and the FDA

July 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion

by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)
One June 9th, The Department of Health and Human Services hosted the second Health Data Initiative challenge. The point behind the challenge is to promote and accelerate the use of open data to improve health. As part of the presentation, winning apps, utilizing the public data and conceived and produced by three [...]

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