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The Health Research Institute of PricewaterhouseCoopers provides
new intelligence, perspective and analysis on trends affecting
all health-related industries, including healthcare providers,
pharmaceuticals, health and life sciences and payers.
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Top Eight Health Industry Issues in 2008
Health organizations face a pivotal year in 2008 as they anticipate the wildcard outcome of the presidential election. Meanwhile, they must prepare for impending changes — pharmaceutical and life sciences companies are adapting to a new safety agenda from the FDA including the agency's expanded authority over post-market drug safety. See more
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The quality conundrum: Practical approaches for enhancing patient care
This 200-page book is a compilation of thought-provoking essays by PwC and industry experts on quality in provider, payer, pharmaceutical and employer organizations in the U.S. and around the world. It explores the barriers that have made healthcare quality improvements difficult to achieve, and outlines a clear path to progress. Take a journey through the healthcare system from the patient's perspective.
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Recapturing the vision: Restoring trust in the pharmaceutical industry by translating expections into actions
Significant differences between the public's perception of pharmaceutical companies and their own self perception has caused the pharmaceutical industry to lose the trust of its key stakeholders. This report examines those gaps in the areas of marketing and research and development. It also provides recommendations on ways the industry can recapture the reputation it once commanded.
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Top seven health industry trends in '07
Obesity is the New Smoking. Consumers Take the Wheel of Consumer-Directed Healthcare. States take the Health Policy Lead. These are three of the top seven trends that will face the healthcare industry in 2007. This report examines these trends and what consumers have to say about them. The research provides a keen perspective for health executives and policymakers as they move their organizations forward.
HealthCast 2020: Creating a sustainable future
In this groundbreaking report, HealthCast 2020, the Health Research Institute looks at solutions and responses from around the world to the globalization and industrywide convergence of healthcare. What insights, best practices and policy lessons can be learned from experiences in various countries to create a globally sustainable health system? Who, or what, is driving the solutions?
Venture Capital Investment in Health Industries Report - Q1 2005 Results
Investments in health industries accounted for 26% of all venture capital dollars in Q1 2005, according to the MoneyTree Survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. Health industries investments have been steadily declining since 2000 with a slight increase of 13.5% between 2003 and 2004. In addition, venture capital investments in health and medical companies decreased by 12% from $1.36B to $1.2B between Q1 2004 and Q1 2005.
Personalized Medicine: The emerging pharmacogenomics revolution
The report from PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global Technology Centre and Health Research Institute provides insights into the challenges and opportunities afforded by pharmacogenomics.
President Bush's Second Term: Prescribing private solutions for the nation's healthcare problems
PwC's Health Research Institute developed a comprehensive 360 degree view of President Bush's health plan, the challenges and opportunities for industry, and an analysis of the likelihood of implementation.
HealthCast Tactics: A blueprint for the future
Building on HealthCast 2010, this 2002 report recommends tactics that successful health systems and payers should consider employing over the next three to five years. Among the tactics are pay-for-performance, predictive modeling, and renewing capital plants, all of which are strongly affecting the industry today. The report draws on a survey of more than 650 top executives of hospital systems, payers, governments, medical supply vendors, physician groups and employers.
HealthCast 2010: Smaller world, bigger expectations
Consumerism, E-business and genomics will be the disruptive drivers of this decade, according to this 1999 global research report that included a mix of policy makers, health system executives, employers, physicians, insurers and medical supply vendors from the U.S., Europe, Canada and Australia. This report looks at those disruptive drivers and the way they'll affect providing and paying for healthcare in the future.
