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Great mini-white paper on adverse event reporting and social media. Kudos to @jonmrich http://www.doseofdigital.com/2009...

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New Post: Motorcycle Helmets: Why Don’t People Wear Them?: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rep... http://getbetterhealth.com/motorcy...

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Ok everyone - thanks for following this event coverage. For the webcast, please check out: http://www.galen.org/compone... #hcinnov :)

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VonE: The focus is now not on single agents and blockbusters, but a complex, integrated solution to disease. We have to combine tx. #hcinnov

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VonE: At the beginning of my career,Lance Armstrong would have had zero chance of survival. But because of research, he is thriving #hcinnov

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VonE: For 1000s of years we understood disease with our 5 senses. But now because of innovation, we understand mechanisms. #hcinnov

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VonE: From the patient's perspective, it's important to know WHAT we're paying for. #hcinnov

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VonE: We must align our incentives to promote collaboration. #hcinnov

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von Eschenbach (I'll abbreviate "VonE" going forward): The future of HC depends on our passion for progress in biomedical research #hcinnov

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Motorcycle Helmets: Why Don’t People Wear Them? - http://getbetterhealth.com/motorcy...

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VonE: We need FDA modernization, and a new business model to incentivize complex collaborations among scientists and industry. #hcinnov

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VonE: The switch from observing manifestations of disease to understanding its mechanisms is a profound metamorphasis for society. #hcinnov

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VonE: 2 ways to use HC $: 1) to purchase services and drugs 2) to invest in research. Most countries just do #1. Will US follow? #hcinnov

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VonE: Working at FDA gives you insight into what's in the pipeline - the future of medical breakthroughs. We're on the brink of... #hcinnov

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VonE: Analogy: there will always be companies making drugs,as Intel will make chips for computers, but interoperability is what adv #hcinnov

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VonE: The most expensive drug is the one that doesn't work or causes harm. #hcinnov

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VonE: Quality is people getting access to affordable and appropriate (personalized) new, integrated approaches disease solutions. #hcinnov

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VonE: Healthcare reformers are only looking at HC through the lens of an economist. We need to look at it from patient's pov. #hcinnov

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Luncheon keynote: Andrew Von Eschenbach, MD, Senior Advisor, Center for Health Transformation and Greenleaf Health #hcinnov

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VonE: We are now able to change outcomes for patients with cancer... But to continue our discovery process we need team science. #hcinnov

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VonE: "Quality" does NOT mean providing the solutions of yesterday - that are known to be insufficient - to all. #hcinnov

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VonE: ...On the brink of amazing new tech and discoveries. Breakthroughs like what happened when we understood matter and energy... #hcinnov

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Troy: Wyeth vs. Levine case will take a big toll on pharma's willingness to continue to dev and provide meds to people. #hcinnov

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Barker: But now there are threats to Part D - the government does NOT do a better job than the marketplace of setting prices. #hcinnov

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Troy: How do we fight a war on cancer when the FDA is making it harder to get treatments approved? #hcinnov

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Gingrey: HR.3962 establishes a center for quality improvement. We have prof society outlets for that oversight already. Redundant. #hcinnov

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Next Speaker: Tevi Troy, PhD, Hudson Institute. NIH's Fauci wants us to move to cell-based vaccine. That's good ex of fed innov. #hcinnov

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Troy: ...demonization has stuck. Now smart scientists are afraid to go into pharma research because of stigma. They choose enviro #hcinnov

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The Game of Life & American Tragedy - http://getbetterhealth.com/the-gam...

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