HOC is our outreach and engagement site which connects us with healthcare professionals, industry personnel and academics worldwide.
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.
By David Woods (david.woods@rxcomms.com) Speaking at the March World Health Care Conference in Washington , DC , Joshua J Ofman, MD, vice president, global coverage and reimbursement for Amgen, said…
By Ruth Whittington (ruth.whittington@rxcomms.com) According to Michael Wilks, Chairman of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME; an organisation facing the challenges of its current 2 million doctors in 27…
By David Woods (david.woods@rxcomms.com) A meeting, according to my dictionary, is an assembly of persons for a specific purpose. Perhaps a more whimsical definition might be that of an anonymous…
By Mary Gabb (mary.gabb@rxcomms.com) Nowadays, healthcare is hotly debated, and not just for US presidential candidates. Virtually every western country is now grappling with the challenge of how to pay…
By Heather Haley (heather.haley@rxcomms.com) Ever asked yourself: “Is there a better way to do this?” while sifting through 300 plus potential articles. PubMed offers several features that can dramatically improve…
By Ruth Whittington (ruth.whittington@rxcomms.com) The World Healthcare Congress, held March 10 – 13 in Berlin, always provides interesting insights on the ways governments, clinicians, and healthcare providers perceive healthcare delivery.…
By David Woods (david.woods@rxcomms.com) The pharmaceutical industry is too often blamed for the stratospheric costs of healthcare — particularly in the United States. Yet, according to a series of surveys…
By Mary Gabb (mary.gabb@rxcomms.com) With all of the recent news about job cuts or outsourcing in the pharmaceutical industry, health economists maybe worried about their own employment, as the downturn…
By David Woods (david.woods@rxcomms.com) With this the 26th issue of HOC, we are well overdue in featuring our energetic, globetrotting CEO of Rx Communications, Ruth Whittington. I can say this…
By Julie Stauffer (julie.stauffer.rxcomms.com) Sustaining staff morale is about much more than delivering a wage slip at the end of the month. If the past few years of restructurings, closures,…
