AS can support payer relationships: How can pharma leverage VAS to help payers in their day-to-day interactions with physicians, pharmacists, providers and patients?
First and foremost, payers want to save money. That’s a given. But payer decision-making is far more than a single-issue process – a host of other factors are influencing their thought processes and impacting outcomes. Getting VAS right gives pharma a powerful route to building more trusting, more collaborative, more entrenched relationships with payers which will ultimately prove more fruitful in the longer term. The first step is evolving a deeper understanding of wants and needs. After that, the path to sustainable cost-savings and more positive interactions becomes clearer.
What do payers think about the current value-added services provided by pharmaceutical companies? How useful are they?
What payer opinions should pharma be aware of when designing new value-added service offerings.
Which therapy areas have the most need for VAS? How can pharma better meet payer needs in these core areas?
How do value-added services positively or negatively influence payer decisions?
What do payers say they don’t want? What concerns do payers have regarding certain kinds of value-added service?
"The challenge is that the pharmaceutical companies think they know what we want. They think they can produce what we want and that we'll use whatever they give us. Unfortunately, they're spending time and budget dollars on materials and services we don't always find useful."
"There are a number of different types of value-added services, but the ones that are most prevalent now are IT-related, for example wearables, apps or software to manage patients. The most advanced projects we've worked on are in the managed care area. I think that the ones that are more helpful are those that target patients, for example looking at behaviour change."
"Ideally the best value-added services focus on a disease area rather than just a specific product. It causes us problems if you've got five different apps from five different pharmaceutical companies for the same disease area, just depending which product they're taking."
Why do pharmaceutical companies develop value-added services?
Do value-added services change payer's decisions?
Hi everyone, before I share the cards today, I want to share this dish....we went out for dinner yesterday, at my favorite Indian restaurant here, it is the only Michelin star Indian restaurant here in south-east Asia, if I am not wrong. The chef happens to be our family friend, and I am allowed to openly criticize and give feedback on the food. I am myself a decent Indian chef.....this appetizer is new on menu, and I must say the presentation knocked me over yesterday, and to top it up, it tasted heavenly. It is named "Laila murg seekh kebab" - it is a minced chicken kebab with fennel and cardamom, rolled on finely chopped bell peppers, and the sauce is made with cheese, nuts, pomegranate seeds....It was brilliantly served on a stone tile....I thought it was worth a picture to document it.
Now to the cards, I am sharing 2 cards again.
The first one up is made using a grayish -blue, textured base, and a white textured front.
I started off with a stripe stencil, and used the DI - smoky sky to sponge the sea, I sponged it in alternating the dark and light shades...then I added some wavy stitches using a blue shaded embroidery thread.
Sponged orange sky at the top, and some clouds too, the colors are from a challenge.
I then stamped the sketched letters "HAPPY" - Hero Arts, and birthday is from my custom made stamps, I stamped a bird in kraft color. I made it as a masculine birthday card. Hope you all like it.
I had added stitches on my card.
Sticking pretty much to all the colors on the palette.
A masculine card here.
Sticking to the sketch pretty much.
used hero arts stamps for the word happy.
For my second also I chose a textured base, and added yellow panel to frame the front panel.
I used Mama Elephant - freestyle blooms to stamp daisies, and used an yellow acrylic marker to color the center, the leaves are colored using pencils.
The sentiment is from Uniko Studio.
I am going with clean and layered design, and was inspired by the daisies, and the colors.
Beautiful cards Rahmat!
Those textured bases are really really lovely! It kind of makes me want to run my fingers over the bases. I especially love the sweet daisy card - it's so cheerful!! And that dish you had looks positively scrumptious!
I love your fun take on the CTS sketch! And your floral card is so pretty and wonderfully coloured!
Both cards are fantastic, I love the textured bases.
Your card is gorgeous! I love the daisies and the textured base. Thanks for joining us at The Card Concept! AND that dish looks amazing! What a beautiful presentation, it's almost too pretty to eat!
Gorgeous, love those flowers, thanks so much for joining us at The Card Concept!!!
Beautiful cards! I love the bright yellow your daisies!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Card Concept.
I love your beautiful stitching on your blue card! Wonderful texture. Thanks so much for joining us at House of Cards Challenge blog!
Beautiful cards! Love the stitched waves on your first card. Thanks for joining us at The Color Throwdown!
Two beautiful cards. The stitching on the first is amazing...and love the colors on the second. Thanks so much for playing with us at Time Out!
Love your stitched wave details! Both cards are great summery designs! Thanks for joining us at Color Throwdown!
Lovely! Great work! Thank you for playing with us at TO Challenge.
What a lovely design. Great details and colors. Thanks for your entry in our challenge at Tuesday Throwdown!
Fun cards!! So glad you joined us at CTD!! Love those stitched waves!!
Came to compliment you on your pretty daisy card and you made my mouth water with the description and photo of this delicious appetizer!
Yum!! I love both your cards but now I'm hungry. Ha ha!
Fun take on the sketch--love the stitching details!
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