Category Archives: Clinical Collaborations

Increasing Demand for Drug Based Outcomes

Specialty Pharma Services

Increasing Demand for Drug Based Outcomes – Outcome-based contracts are a relatively new and growing contracting methodology focused on shifting reimbursement from volume to value. The contracts are between a health plan and manufacturer where reimbursement is dependent on pre-defined outcome metrics focused on improving patient responses/health. Currently, the relationship between the pharmaceutical manufacturer, the […]

Clinical trial collaborations – an idea whose time has come

The cost and time commitment to develop new drugs has increased significantly over the last few decades. A variety of factors come into play, but on average, in terms of total expenditures, it has taken from $3 to $5 billion and up to 15 years to bring a new drug to market. Even after all […]