Monthly Archives: October 2014

Five Reasons Why Digital Pharma Needs Physician Key Opinion Leaders

Posted on October 20, 2014 by David Lee Scher, MD

Physician key opinion leaders (KOLs) have been viewed as a valuable resource in the pharmaceutical (heretofore referred to as Pharma but included are medical device companies) industry. In one study in which 100 KOLS were surveyed, the most important characteristics … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Physician IT Champions are Needed

Posted on October 15, 2014 by David Lee Scher, MD

It has been 5 years since the passage of the HITECH Act portion of the Affordable Care Act. The purpose of HITECH was “…to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology.” While the result of this legislation … Continue reading →

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