Insights
Perspective, tips, and resources for moving health forward

Manufacturers
HTA Quarterly Fall 2024
In this special themed edition, our colleagues at Vintura, a Cencora company, explore the potential of value-based partnerships (VBPs). First outlining the principles, goals and potential benefits of VBPs, this edition also provides two case studies that demonstrate how successful partnerships work in practice.

Manufacturers
Benefit-driven pricing: How AMNOG strikes a balance between the financial burden on statutory health insurance and reimbursement of innovative medications in Germany
Manufacturers
HTAQ Summer 2024
In this edition, we continue the series on preparations for European Union (EU) HTA now the draft implementing act on procedural rules for Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) of medicinal products has been published. Additionally, two country-specific analyses consider the impact of AMNOG benefit assessment on drug pricing in Germany, and the impact of participation in the UK’s Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) on recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Manufacturers
Uncommon commonalities: Applying behavioral economics to medication adherence
Why do patients struggle with medication adherence even when they know it will help them? In part one of a two-part article series from Lash Group, discover how the most advanced patient support programs use behavioral science to unlock adherence.
Manufacturers
How Patient Support Program Nurses Help Break Down Adherence Barriers
Lash Group's nurse educators offer empathy, experience and expertise to help patients navigate the complexities of today's specialty therapies. Learn how they add critical value to adherence programs.
Manufacturers
Biosimilars: Market Insights and Growth Factors
The growth of biosimilars presents a significant opportunity to reduce the cost of care and provide patients with greater access to affordable treatments. Our experts assess the current state and future of the biosimilars market.
Manufacturers
Case Study: Improving Speed to Therapy With Provider Portals
Innovative therapies make innovative patient services essential. Learn how Lash Group helped one manufacturer improve speed and access to therapy with an electronic provider portal for benefit verification and prior authorization.
Health Systems
Coordinated Care: The Value of Patient and Provider Satisfaction within Health System Specialty Pharmacies
Download this new white paper from IHOC - Coordinated Care: The Value of Patient and Provider Satisfaction within Health System Specialty Pharmacies - to learn the key insights about the role HSSPs play in improving the patient experience and why patient and provider satisfaction are important data points for both payers and manufacturers to consider when deciding to include HSSPs in their networks.
Pharmacies
Three Easily Avoidable Mistakes Pharmacists Make When Communicating with Patients
Pharmacists can build stronger patient relationships, increase medication adherence and build lasting brand loyalty by initiating routine phone calls to share information. Done well, an automated outbound communication system can send messages on behalf of the pharmacist in a personal and authentic way.
Pharmacies
Convert from Search: Turn Online Traffic into Foot Traffic
Google is the first place people go when they want to find a pharmacy, so it’s absolutely vital to have a robust Google listing with up-to-date business , but having a great listing isn’t enough though. Learn what an independent pharmacy needs to do to ensure their business appears in the search results.
Pharmacies
Delivering Care Beyond Prescriptions: A Marketplace Opportunity for Independent Pharmacies
The high-touch, high-quality, personalized care independent pharmacies provide creates a unique value proposition in a healthcare market where more chronically ill patients need accessible care. As payers are prioritizing improved patient outcomes and a reduction in overall healthcare costs, they need to also consider new reimbursement models for these pharmacy services, a framework under which independent pharmacies are uniquely positioned to excel.
Pharmacies
Keeping Communities Well: Reminding Patients of the Importance of an Annual Flu Vaccine
Now is the time to encourage patients to receive an annual flu shot. Start engaging patients in a conversation about the importance of this vaccine and keep your community healthy during this flu season.
Manufacturers
The Supply Chain Redefined: Cell and Gene Therapies
Much of the complexity of the cell and gene supply chain comes from how dependent the commercialization phase is on the clinical phase. What does integration look like, and how can the right logistics partner help?
Pharmacies
Best Practices From our 2018 Good Neighbor Pharmacy of the Year Award Nominees
The Good Neighbor Pharmacy of the Year Award recognizes a pharmacy that exemplifies what it means to be a pillar in their community. Beyond filling prescriptions, they display excellence in patient care, community outreach and innovative pharmacy practice.
Health Systems
Commercially Available Unit Dose Products: Enhancing Access to Treatments and Promoting Pharmacy Efficiency
While suppliers are making fewer pre-packaged unit dose treatments available, health system pharmacies still have options for acquiring them. Learn which is best.
Pharmacies
Expert Guidance: A Spotlight on Business Coaches
Access to experienced coaches who offer innovative ideas for solving pharmacy challenges is the hallmark of Good Neighbor Pharmacy business coaching. Learn about some of the expert guidance a few of our business coaches have provided pharmacies.
Physician Practices
Plugging Profit Leaks
Like a slowly dripping faucet or an improperly insulated window, gaps and inefficiencies in a business allow profits to seep out over time. Even one leak—while seemingly small—can have damaging effects on a company’s financial health. Oncology practices are no different.