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Mar 20, 2020

COVID-19: Recommended readings and resources from Aetion scientists

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been adjusting to the many changes and uncertainties ...
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Mar 12, 2020

Making the business case for RWE: Julie Schiffman’s advice for biopharma on leveraging data to drive impact

How can teams within biopharma ensure their real-world evidence (RWE) studies make the ...
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Mar 5, 2020

Psychiatrist and health care CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb: Treating the patient as a whole person

With his previous professional experience ranging from CEO of Massachusetts-based ...
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Feb 27, 2020

Aetion, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, biopharma leaders’ discussions at JPM 2020: It’s time to “knock on an open door” to further RWE standards and acceptance

This January, in the whirlwind week of the 36th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference ...
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Feb 20, 2020

How to amplify RWE clarity and reproducibility with data visualizations: Q&A with Dr. Shirley Wang of the REPEAT initiative

While analyses of non-randomized health care databases—insurance claims, electronic ...
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Feb 20, 2020

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care - GAO Report

Benefits and Challenges of Machine Learning in Drug Development The adoption of ...
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Feb 11, 2020

Why diverse data teams lead to bigger wins, and other perspectives from retail tech: A Q&A with Stitch Fix CTO, Cathy Polinsky

Cathy Polinsky’s deep love of programming, problem-solving, and perfecting client ...
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Feb 6, 2020

How emerging technologies will ensure increasing availability of RWD

The potential of real-world data (RWD) to transform clinical trials is drawing attention ...
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Jan 30, 2020

Contextual considerations in RWE generation and use

There’s a lot of buzz around the potential impact of real-world evidence (RWE) in health ...
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Jan 23, 2020

The shift from health technology assessment to management: What is RWE’s role?

As innovation in health care advances—and the associated costs escalate—payers are ...
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Jan 15, 2020

RWE use by HTAs: How has it evolved, and where is it headed next? Q&A with Dr. Jens Grueger

Health technology assessment (HTA) agencies are increasingly turning to real-world ...
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Jan 9, 2020

RWE and the value equation: U.S. health care purchaser perspectives on payment model evolution and the role of RWE

Much discussion surrounds rising drug prices—and the numerous parties affected. ...
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Dec 20, 2019

Let’s talk about value: How biopharma can maximize utility of RWE in value discussions

With the drug pricing pressures mounting on a global scale, there is a clear and imminent ...
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Dec 14, 2019

Ask our experts: Working with real world data sets: What types of questions can your data answer?

The promise of real-world evidence (RWE) comes with a steep learning curve. As regulators ...
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Dec 10, 2019

Managing the Risks from AI Algorithms

In the webinar organized by Replica Analytics in November 2019 entitled "Managing the ...
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Dec 6, 2019

Advancing cancer care with real-world data: Next steps for collaborators

In oncology, over 90 percent of patient treatment experiences occur outside of clinical ...
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Nov 23, 2019

Evidence at the Apex: Five learnings from the first annual Aetion Summit

Last month, the inaugural Aetion Summit in New York City brought together some of the ...
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Nov 21, 2019

Learnings from three FDA decisions on ECA submissions in oncology

The publication of the Framework for FDA’s Real-World Evidence Program nearly a year ago ...
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Nov 15, 2019

Spotlight on trust and transparency at ISPOR Europe 2019

The digital age has transformed the amount and quality of data available and given rise ...
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Nov 8, 2019

Bold moves in RWE — from FDA, industry, and tech at HLTH 2019

Two weeks ago, researchers at NYU published new findings on how objects move against a ...
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Oct 30, 2019

RWE advances amidst “data tsunami”: Takeaways from FOCR 8th Annual Blueprint for Breakthrough Forum

Breakthroughs in data extraction and analysis coupled with federal infrastructure ...
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Oct 25, 2019

FDA’s Technology Modernization Action Plan: Three ways to prepare for the coming RWE infrastructure

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognizes that common standards and a shared ...
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Oct 12, 2019

The case for real-world evidence in health technology assessment

New drugs are launched based on data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the gold ...
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Oct 4, 2019

On FHIR: How “Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources” will improve real-world data quality

In 2009, health care data entered the digital age with the HITECH Act and the ...
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