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Health Outcomes Communicator

Health Outcomes Communicator, familiarly known to us as HOC,
has been around for the last 15 years or so.

What is HOC?

HOC is our outreach and engagement site which connects us with healthcare professionals, industry personnel and academics worldwide.

Why subscribe to HOC?

Our HOC platform shares blogs from experienced medical writers around the world, bringing you tips on good communication, evaluations of current health economics and outcomes research and healthcare evidence. Mixed in with great information you will find a light-hearted approach to current issues, some valuable downloads, as well as references for further reading.

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Give me another chance! The NICE technology appeals process is updated

Health EconomicsBy Ruth Whittington9th March 2010

The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has overhauled its technology appeals process with the aim of making it quicker and slicker. Despite the efforts at greater clarity, the short period for appealing final decisions remains, so time is of the essence.

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Why you should learn about the updated NICE appeals process

Health EconomicsBy Mary Gabb9th March 2010

Updated guidance on the appeals process for technology appraisals doesn’t exactly conjure up sexy headlines, but the process affects everyone – manufacturer, provider, and patient – so it’s worth the read.

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Electronic records in the psychiatrist’s office: patients may not mind

CommunicationsBy Kate Casano4th March 2010

With the growing push toward used of electronic health records (EHRs), a recent study looked at whether the computer will get in the way of the physician-patient interaction – literally or figuratively.

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Embracing technology in one of the most personal medical specialties

EditorialBy Mary Gabb4th March 2010

Will electronic medical records be accepted in a psychiatric setting? It depends on both the patient and physician.

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Communicating complexity and understanding risk: whose responsibility is it?

NewsletterBy David Woods17th February 2010

In our world of bullet points, tweets, and soundbites, the celebrated Information Age has exploded into Information Hysteria for many would-be patients. We explore how patients can consider nuanced medical arguments in a world of reductive news and argumentation.

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Structural interventions: redesigning society in the name of public health

Health EconomicsBy Ruth Whittington9th February 2010

Structural intervention may be what’s needed to tackle chronic health problems. But big ideas prompt big questions, including: How much will this cost? Who will pay for it? And how do we get ‘buy-in’?

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It’s time to set ourselves up for success in managing chronic illness

Health EconomicsBy Ruth Whittington9th February 2010

Obesity, and its evil cousins diabetes and heart disease, are not going to be cured by more doctor visits. It’s going to take a complete remake of our environment.

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Are we getting too much medicine?

Health EconomicsBy Ruth Whittington28th January 2010

Three times as much per-capita healthcare spending as the UK, five times as many CT scans as Germany, twice as much spending in McAllen as El Paso, Texas – what’s going on? Americans are consuming more medicine than is good for them…and evidently getting no healthier than people in other countries who spend and consume far less. But why?

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Editorial: Money, sex, fame, and power – understanding motivation

Editorial, Health EconomicsBy David Woods28th January 2010

Everyone loves a bargain but Americans, in particular, are voracious of consumers of, well, just about everything. In our age of budget deficits and exploding healthcare costs, what motivates both doctors and patients to continue pushing healthcare spending through the roof?

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Editorial: Beyond the headlines: understanding H1N1 vaccine availability

Editorial, Health EconomicsBy Ruth Whittington11th December 2009

In today’s world of hotel-room crystal meth labs and designer drugs from ‘head shops’, why can’t our best and brightest scientific minds create a life-saving vaccine on target and on time?

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