Description
Book SynopsisThe biopharmaceutical industry as we know it today is going through a massive upheaval as a result of the uncertainty of healthcare reform and increasing regulatory pricing pressure. A wake-up call to all sectors of the healthcare value chain, Patient-Focused Network Integration in BioPharma: Strategic Imperatives for the Years Ahead explores patient-focused network integration as quite possibly the only way for organizational evolution to occur. The book discusses how to align enterprises with the patient at the center. It details the historical context of the biopharmaceutical value chain and the current set of challenges facing the industry, and then details the author's unique and sustainable agenda for change.
The book traces the critical but often ignored relationships between hospitals, insurance companies, biopharma manufacturers, government regulators, and clinical scientists. For too long, these parties have been operating in a void, without recognizing the in
Table of Contents
Patient-Focused Network Integration in the Life Sciences. An Evolutionary View of Healthcare Network Integration. Healthcare Reform and the Provider Challenges Ahead. Supply Chain Network Analytics Solutions for the Healthcare Industry: Assessing "Best of Breed". Electronic Collaboration in Life Science Supply Networks. Maturing the Clinical Trials Supply Chain. Final Thoughts and a Blueprint for the Future.