The Ad Council’s continued awareness campaign with the Alzheimer’s Association is being brought directly to patients and caregivers via a campaign extension partnership with Phreesia. According to the news release, in the 10 weeks post-campaign launch, “over half the people who engaged with the campaign as they checked in for a healthcare visit on Phreesia’s […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Campaign Launched by PatientPoint
A multidimensional COVID-19 awareness and education campaign was unveiled this month by PatientPoint, the first project under the newly-merged PatientPoint and Outcome Health. In addition to educating about the COVID-19 vaccines, the campaign will also target vaccine-hesitant groups, including Black and Hispanic communities. According to the news release, “[t]he campaign’s marquee segment, What Happens Next?, represents a collaboration […]
Vaccinations Ahead of Schedule, President Biden Sets New Goal
In January, President Biden aimed to administer 100 million COVID-19 vaccination shots to Americans in the first 100 days that his administration had taken office. Initially seen as aggressive, that objective was met only 58 days in. In a recent speech, the president explained how this was achieved: “Using the power given to a President […]
PatientPoint, Outcome Health Combine to Form PatientPoint Health Technologies
It was announced earlier this month that PatientPoint had combined forces with Outcome Health to launch a new platform company, PatientPoint Health Technologies. Functioning under the PatientPoint brand, this merger amplifies doctor-patient interactions across the entire patient care journey and, as noted in the release, helps “meet the tech-enabled patient engagement needs of nearly 150,000 […]
#EverydayMatters: A Year of Raising Cancer Awareness
With World Cancer Day on Feb 4, 2021, Ogilvy Health closed in on their year-long commitment to cancer awareness through their passion project, #EverydayMatters. DTC Perspectives spoke with two of the team members behind the campaign for its launch and again in late summer for an update. Coming full circle, we spoke with Deb Ciauro, […]
Outpatient Visits Steady Despite COVID Surge, Shows Latest Research from Phreesia, Harvard, & Commonwealth Fund
In analyzing data from November and December for its sixth wave of research, the Commonwealth Fund, Phreesia, & Harvard found that, even though there was another surge of COVID-19 cases largely across the country, the number of outpatient practice visits remained stable. When compared to the baseline week of March 1, the November and December […]
PatientPoint, AHA Feature Heart Attack & Stroke Survivor Stories
In honor of American Heart Month in February, PatientPoint and the American Heart Association have partnered to highlight stories from heart attack and stroke survivors from the 2021 Class of Go Red for Women® Real Women campaign. These stories will be shared on PatientPoint’s digital waiting room screens and exam room touchscreens throughout the US […]
KFF Analyzes Racial / Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccinations
Ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines has been a top concern in the rollout process. According to a brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), “National recommendations regarding vaccine distribution have emphasized the importance of ensuring equitable access, particularly for disproportionately affected groups, including people of color.” KFF identified some key barriers when it comes […]
Announcing Xpectives.Health – Conferences Focused on Understanding the Healthcare Consumer: Brought to you by DTC Perspectives
DTC Perspectives was organized in 2000 to focus on pharmaceutical marketing and in 2001 we launched The DTC National. In later years we organized conferences on Hospital Marketing, Multicultural Communications, OTC Marketing, and Disease Education. To better describe what we do, we are excited to refer to our conference series as Xpectives.Health. We see our […]
Biden-Harris Administration to Re-Open Enrollment, Re-Examine Other Health Policies
Announced today, President Biden is set to sign two Executive Orders in his efforts to improve health care access and affordability to Americans. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to re-open a “Special Enrollment Period” this year to the Health Insurance Marketplace, from Feb. 15-May 15, allowing citizens in need of […]