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What the FDA needs to know about Rx health consumers: most Americans see value in pharma-sponsored health social networks

By on April 23, 2012 in Bio/life sciences, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health engagement, Health regulation, Health social networks, Internet and Health, Medical innovation, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Prescription drugs, Public health, Retail health, Trust

In PwC‘s landmark report, Social Media “Likes” Healthcare, there’s a data point obscured by lots of great information generated by the firm’s survey of 1,060 U.S. adults: that over one-half of people value patient support groups and social networks with other patients that are offered by drug companies. Not surprisingly, U.S. consumers. who are taking on [...]

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Social media in health help (more) people take on the role of health consumer

By on April 18, 2012 in Baby Boomers and Health, Design and health, Health Consumers, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health social networks, Hospitals, Internet and Health, Internet Demographics, media and health, Mobile health, Pharmaceutical, Seniors and health, Trust

One in 3 Americans uses social media for health discussions. Health is increasingly social, and PwC has published the latest data on the phenomenon in their report, Social media ‘likes’ healthcare: from marketing to social business, published this week. PwC polled 1,060 U.S. adults in February 2012 to learn their social media habits tied to health. [...]

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Wellness Ignited! Edelman panel talks about how to build a health culture in the U.S.

By on March 26, 2012 in Behavior change, Connected health, Corporate wellness, Demographics and health, Design and health, Diabetes, Employers, Entertainment and health, Environment and heatlh, Exercise, Food and health, Health and Beauty, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health regulation, Health social networks, Heart health, HITECH Act, Internet and Health, Kids' health, Managed care, Medicaid, medical home, Medical innovation, Medical technology, mHealth, Mobile health, Nutrition, Obesity, Personalized medicine, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Popular culture and health, Prescription drugs, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Public health, Retail health, Safety net and health, Seniors and health, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Trust, Welness, Women and health, Workplace wellness

Dr. Andrew Weil, the iconic guru of all-things-health, was joined by a panel of health stakeholders at this morning’s Edelman salon discussing Wellness Ignited – Now and Next. Representatives from the American Heart Association, Columbia University, Walgreens, Google, Harvard Business School, and urban media mavens Quincy Jones III and Shawn Ullman, who lead Feel Rich, a [...]

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Employers shopping for value in health – Towers Watson/NBGH 2012 survey results

By on March 12, 2012 in Affordable Care Act, Corporate wellness, Electronic health records, Employers, Health at home, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health Plans, Health social networks, Internet and Health, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Personal health records, PPACA, Prevention and wellness, Primary care

Employers expect total health costs to reach $11,664 per active employee this year, over $700 more than in 2011. Employees’ share of that will be nearly $3,000, the highest contribution by workers in history. In 2012, workers are contributing 34% more to health costs than they did 5 years ago. The metric is that for [...]

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Wellness and the global health citizen – carrying our own doctors, inside

By on February 28, 2012 in Cancer, Chronic care, Complementary and alternative medicine, Demographics and health, Diabetes, Environment and heatlh, Exercise, Food and health, Global Health, Health at home, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health marketing, Health social networks, Prevention and wellness, Public health, Retail health, Supply chain

Every patient carries her or his doctor inside, said the great Renaissance man, Albert Schweitzer. Based on Euro RSCG Worldwide’s Prosumer Report – My Body, Myself, Our Problem: Health and Wellness in Modern Times, health citizens globally have begun to take on Dr. Schweitzer’s vision. Clement Boisseau of Euro RSCG points out that people, globally, are [...]

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