A lot has been written about Cloud Computing. In “Tech Giants look forward to Cloudy Days” this speaks to the competition between Apple, Google and others that want you to store your files on their technology. In “Here’s Why Cloud Computing Is So Hot Right Now” talks about the shift from client-server to ‘shared’ hardware Read More
Drug shortages will impact Healthcare…
Most of us are excited about the changes occurring in healthcare around mobile applications, electronic health records and the advent of social media just to name a few examples. Yet there is a mounting concern with the rise of drug shortages now reported at “178 a 3x rise since 2005!” A look at the FDA web site Read More
Managing my data…
We are not at a point where we can effectively: total, safely protect, easily transport and access our health data. I read a great article by Margalit Gur-Arie entitled, “Trust your life records to an unnamed chain of software vendors” she uses an analogy of our current banking system to emphasize how far away we Read More
Fresh start in 2011
By now everyone has gotten past their New Year’s resolutions and is picking up where they left off last year. So thinking about my first blog post for 2011 I would like to cover the following areas: A look back at 2010 Maintaining momentum in 2011 The focus for the year Reviewing 2010 The nice Read More
Happy Holidays….
To my followers on Twitter and LinkedIn, I want to wish you and your families a happy holidays, and have a great New Years’s. Thank you for all your support and collaboration. Looking forward to a great 2011! Warm regards, Jim
5 Steps for IT to meet the Challenges of Patent Expiry
We have heard a lot about the ‘patent expiry’ problem within the industry. Here are 5 +1 steps your IT team can take to help improve a company’s position to meet this challenge. As revenues decline as a result of ‘patent expiry’ there is an associated ‘cost reduction’ that is taking place. This is not Read More
Aligning Life Sciences and Healthcare IT. Part 3 Innovation and the Business Process
This is the last installment on Aligning Life Sciences and Healthcare IT. I had written two earlier blog posts on Innovation back on 23Nov2009 The time for ‘Process Innovation’ is now and on 8Dec2009 Pharma 2.0 and the need for Process Innovation. I had been inspired to write about this topic due to a recent set of tweets Read More
Book review and Summary: “Never Sell Alone”
Todd Cohen’s book “Never Sell Alone” is for both seasoned sales veterans, and most of us who support the sales cycle. Sometimes a book comes along at the right time in your career. “Never Sell Alone” is just that book. I would strongly recommend this book. It will help you recognize what you currently do well and provide a framework (broken do by chapter – with questions – and situational examples) so that you can then concentrate on improving that part of your selling ability.
IT Innovation and Outsourcing
Cost pressures have forced companies to ‘outsource’ a variety of IT services. How much information technology (IT) to outsource depends on which industry you are in and to what extent IT plays a part in your end product or service. Many of our clients have to balance this decision, and surprisingly there are advantages to outsourcing as it focuses an organization on IT innovation in support of the business goals.
Deriving “value” in today’s world of Social Media
The focus on this article is to help you find “value” through the use of social media tools. The idea came to me when I read the Community Pharm post entitled “Hindsight Is 20-20 But Foresight Is Critical.” In this article, the main idea was on the Pharmaceutical brand manager’s focus on budgeting. I want to discuss ways in which this budget can be applied to activities that ultimately add ‘value,’ and how you can find ways to apply social media tools to drive revenue your products.