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Could Pharma Learn How to be More Open and Cutting-Edge from the FDA?

By Rob Kempton (@manonthemooncon) When you think cutting-edge use of social media, youre probably not thinking of the FDA. While the agency has been criticized for not expediently issuing social...
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Everyones Free (to Access Health Data)

By Andy Smith (@andysmithpalio) Theres a treasure trove of high-value health information in government archives that can aid in the delivery of health care. Now, the U.S. Department of Health and...
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Let’s Talk Health Data, Baby

By Russ Ward (@russcward) On Tuesday, Andy told you about the importance of data sharing, and how its possibilities are being investigated by a new collaboration between government agencies. The...
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PHARM FRESH: Steve Krein and Unity Stoakes Applaude SXSW for Recognizing Health Innovation

Steve Krein and Unity Stoakes of Organized Wisdom talk to Marc Monseau about inspiration at SXSW. Unity enjoyed hearing from Todd Park on how our government is using data to revolutionize...
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PHARM FRESH: Todd Park and Tim O’Reilly Discuss How Collaboration Leads To Healthcare Innovation

Todd Park revisits his SXSW presentation on the new healthcare system and open data, while Tim O'Reilly talks Google. advertising, and the parallels with healthcare. The two explain their...
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The Changing World of Patient Advocacy

By Jason Brandt (@JasonDMG3) Thanks to social media, patient advocacy is moving from focusing on lobbying government officials on Capitol Hill, towards working more with individuals online to...
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Barbecue Your Sacred Cows

By Russ Ward (@russcward) Whats changed in your career in the last decade? Probably most of the following: your office, your coworkers, the experts, the conventions, the reference books, the...
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New Jobs in Pharma: Government Jobs

By Russ Ward (@russcward) Contining our week on New Jobs in Pharma, well talk today about government job opportunities. When you talk about government jobs in pharma, most people might assume...
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How Barack Obama Can Help Your Business

By DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound) Have you ever thought of the government as a business partner? Over the holidays I managed to catch up on a lot of reading. The always insightful Chris Brogan had an...
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Healthcare Without Borders – International Perspectives on the Reform Debate

By DJ Edgerton July 31 can be marked as the point at which the American health care debate officially abandoned all logic. On that day, an Investors Business Daily editorial opined, "People such...
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