All Heathcare articles http://www.paconsulting.com/rss/industries/healthcare.rss Martin Smith appointed Group Head of the Technology and Healthcare Group (THG) at PA Consulting. PA Consulting Group, the leading international management, systems and technology consultancy, has appointed Martin Smith as successor to Alec MacAndrew, who retires in July 2008. As the new Head of PAs Healthcare & Technology Group, Martin will build on his seven years experience as Senior Partner, and ten years experience as a Member of PAs Management Group. http://www.paconsulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/two-new-appointments-in-technology-healthcare-and-manufacturing-at-pa-consulting-group-15-july-2008/ 911 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20080715000000 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:11:52 GMT 20090603161152 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:13:00 GMT 201106300991300 New release provides seamless collaborative procurement service specifically for NHS organisations. ProcServe, a leading provider of procurement and marketplace connectivity solutions, today announced the availability of its customised electronic marketplace service for the NHS NHS eTrade. This new release provides the industrys first collaborative procurement marketplace to help streamline and deliver effective procurement services to the NHS. http://www.paconsulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/procserve-launches-a-custom-built-electronic-marketplace-for-nhs-19-june-2008/ 928 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20080619000000 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:12:43 GMT 20090603181243 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:44:56 GMT 200907151864456 PA was approached by Metris Therapeutics, a specialist pharmaceutical company focusing on womens healthcare, to assist it with establishing a manufacturing process for products to be used in the treatment of benign gynaecological conditions such as menorrhagia/dysmenorrhea, using a novel vaginal drug delivery system. A patent covering the concept of the vaginal delivery system (VDS) was previously filed. http://www.paconsulting.com/our-experience/metris-developing-a-novel-vaginal-drug-delivery-system/ 999 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:59:54 GMT 20120215145954 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:04:40 GMT 20090605170440 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:59:54 GMT 201202151425954 PA Consulting Group, the leading international management, systems and technology consultancy, has recently launched DS2 - a new partnering initiative for pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D involving integrated scientific services - which accelerates time to market for new medicines. http://www.paconsulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/pa-helps-pharmaceutical-companies-8-october-2008/ 1049 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20081008000000 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:41:00 GMT 20090608204100 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:45:54 GMT 200907141534554 As part of a cross functional team, PA developed an IT and automation strategy to allow the Discovery department to achieve its 2000 and 2005 goals over a 12 month period: http://www.paconsulting.com/our-experience/pharmaceutical-company-reducing-the-cycle-time-in-discovery-through-a-new-it-and-automation-strategy/ 1170 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:07:55 GMT 20120319110755 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:59:23 GMT 20090610115923 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:07:55 GMT 2012031911110755 PAs client had recently made a series of major acquisitions and expanded its sales force significantly. It now needed to develop its technology strategy to support the emerging needs of its US sales force. http://www.paconsulting.com/our-experience/a-major-global-pharmaceutical-company-developing-an-innovative-technology-strategy-for-a-us-sales-force/ 1197 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:19:31 GMT 20120215141931 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:42:32 GMT 20090610144232 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:19:31 GMT 201202151421931 North West Strategic Health Authority Effectively capturing and presenting performance data http://www.paconsulting.com/our-experience/north-west-strategic-health-authority-effectively-capturing-and-presenting-performance-data/ 1673 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:01:39 GMT 20120411160139 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:56:28 GMT 20090617105628 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:01:39 GMT 201204111640139 Healthcare for London Improving stroke services http://www.paconsulting.com/our-experience/healthcare-for-london-improving-stroke-services/ 1675 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:59:49 GMT 20120411155949 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:34:05 GMT 20090617113405 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:59:49 GMT 201204111535949 Summary of insights emerging from PAs healthcare supply chain seminar The key objectives of the event were to enable a range of organisations, private and public sector, to debate some of the key challenges and uncertainties facing the healthcare supply chain and to develop a shared vision of its future. http://www.paconsulting.com/our-thinking/what-will-the-healthcare-supply-chain-look-like-in-2015/ 2200 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:50:31 GMT 20120215155031 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:16:03 GMT 20090630111603 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:50:31 GMT 201202151535031 Following a merger, stakeholders frequently become dissatisfied because the projected benefits are not realised. To pre-empt this danger, one pharmaceutical company brought in PA to help design and implement a new shared service group to meet the newly merged entitys financial needs. This group was to provide transaction processing as well as financial accounting and payroll functions. http://www.paconsulting.com/our-experience/a-pharmaceutical-company-implementing-a-new-shared-services-group/ 2792 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:22:32 GMT 20120215142232 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:33:15 GMT 20090716103315 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:22:32 GMT 201202151422232 Jonathan Cooper-Bagnall and Kevin Deane of PA Consulting Group suggest ways to gain business advantage through outsourcing, even or especially in a recession http://www.paconsulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/international-clinical-trials-outsourcing-in-a-cold-climate-august-2009/ 3156 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090801000000 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:47:39 GMT 20090727114739 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:55:12 GMT 2009072712125512 Harnessing technology to manage and modify medication, monitor compliance and trigger reimbursement: PA has a track record of helping people and organisations to use or combine technologies and information to create better products or services in healthcare. http://www.paconsulting.com/our-thinking/pharmaceutical-revolution-harnessing-technology-to-manage-and-modify-medication-monitor-compliance-and-trigger-reimbursement/ 3610 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:28:42 GMT 20120215162842 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:40:44 GMT 20090807104044 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:28:42 GMT 201202151642842 Sir, Andrew Jacks article Emerging market for medicines (August 4) leaves the pivotal question unanswered whether global pharma businesses are acting fast enough and whether their manufacturing and business structures are flexible enough to adopt more aggressive strategies to respond to these threats. http://www.paconsulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/financial-times-healthcare-manufacturers-must-evolve-faster-to-stay-ahead-7-august-2009/ 3612 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090807000000 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:56:34 GMT 20090807105634 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:58:30 GMT 200908242085830 Your report (The NHS risks bankruptcy from a soaring drugs bill, 29 August) provides insight into the upheaval the industry will face. Healthcare costs rise with age, while the ability to pay, post-retirement, diminishes, imposing increasing costs. Drugs represent about 10% of total NHS spending. http://www.paconsulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/the-guardian-drug-cost-challenge-to-healthcare-budget-4-september-2009/ 4341 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090904000000 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:22:36 GMT 20090904092236 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:04:52 GMT 200909041750452 Counterfeit drugs are a global problem and while many are calling for updated technology to improve supply chain safety, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says a lack of information is impeding its ability to monitor the system effectively. http://www.paconsulting.com/our-thinking/counterfeit-drugs-supply-chain-solutions/ 4371 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:22:51 GMT 20120319112251 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:25:39 GMT 20090904172539 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:22:51 GMT 2012031911112251 SmartJect autoinjector, developed by PA Consulting Group (PA) for Janssen Research and Development LLC (formerly Centocor R&D) is the worlds first pre-filled, single use, disposable auto-injector which fully automates the injection cycle. http://www.paconsulting.com/our-experience/smartject-autoinjector-developed-by-pa-for-janssen-research-and-development-llc-formerly-centocor-rd/ 4926 Wed, 23 May 2012 23:38:33 GMT 20120523233833 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:27:26 GMT 20091006142726 Wed, 23 May 2012 23:38:33 GMT 2012052323113833 Ian Rhodes from PA Consulting Group's Technology and Innovation sector will talk on Integrated Healthcare Solutions (09.45hrs on Friday 30 October) at the IXth International Pharma Licensing Symposium, in Rome which runs from 28-30 October 2010. http://www.paconsulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/pa-consulting-on-integrated-healthcare-solutions-talk-at-pharma-licensing-syposium-rome-30-oct-2010-13-october-2009/ 5112 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20091013000000 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:27:01 GMT 20091013192701 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:43:01 GMT 200910131974301 Pharmaceutical R&D is under pressure to counter rising operational costs, depleted pipelines and impending patent expiries. For many, this can only be achieved in the long term by increasing R&D productivity. Advances have been made through Computer Aided Drug Design, high-throughput techniques, and the Omics revolution. But, what is the next step? We believe that radical new ways of working and a culture of external collaboration is a key element in turning around pharmaceutical R&D productivity an http://www.paconsulting.com/our-thinking/what-does-open-innovation-mean-to-pharmaceutical-research-and-development-and-how-can-it-be-realised/ 5189 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:49:36 GMT 20120215154936 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:45:35 GMT 20091016164535 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:49:36 GMT 201202151534936 PA Consulting Group is contributing three strands of insight to Informa's LTE Americas event in Dallas, USA, from 3 to 5 November 2009. http://www.paconsulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/triple-pa-consulting-insight-at-lte-americas-event-dallas-3-5-nov-2009-27-october-2009/ 5379 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20091027000000 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:25:01 GMT 20091027102501 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:38:38 GMT 2009102710103838 Should you be developing a Platform Drug Delivery Device? A Drug Delivery Platform is a well-characterised and flexible 'engine' based on protectable IP that can be tuned to realise a range of drug delivery devices to address market opportunities. http://www.paconsulting.com/our-thinking/platform-drug-delivery-device/ 5894 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:14:26 GMT 20120319131426 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:59:29 GMT 20091116115929 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:14:26 GMT 201203191311426