Insights Uncovered: A Real-World Data Podcast
MarketScan experts and series guests dive deep into the challenges and opportunities of using real-world data in healthcare and life sciences.
“Linking healthcare data with social determinants of health is essential for improving outcomes at both individual and community levels.”
Brian Davis, PhD, Technology Product Management (Episode 1)
“While we have a lot of diverse sources, there’s obviously a need to look at a patient holistically. We are trying to ‘link’ the data on a patient level across all these sources.”
Guenter Sauter, PhD, Sr. Director, Technology Product Management (Episode 2)
“The great thing about this area and the MarketScan databases, is it’s a very complete secondary source of information that gives someone a lot of details about folks who are seeking healthcare in the U.S.”
Luke Boulanger, Director, Technology Product Management (Episode 3)
“One of the key uses of real-world data in [life sciences] is to demonstrate value after a product is approved. It’s looking to evaluate how and who use the treatments outside the confines of a clinical trial protocol and measure that value beyond ‘just’ the clinical effectiveness.”
Liisa Palmer, PhD, Portfolio Leader, Real World Data Research & Analytics (Episode 4)
“What we're hearing from our customers is that the ability to be successful in identifying fit-for-purpose data, and being able to answer the research questions that you have, really comes down to having the right partner that has a variety of different ways to approach the problem.”
Rachel Connolly, Sr. Director of Alliance Partnerships (Episode 5)
The importance of social determinants of health (SDoH)
Truven experts discuss why SDoH are important, how they have become central to patient care, and where research might go in the future.
Why the healthcare industry needs linked data
What are common pitfalls and proven solutions with linked data? Our experts chat about how researchers can get the most out of linked data.
How RWD furthers understanding of pregnancy
RWD enables linking mother-infant records to aspects such as study outcomes, assessing medication safety, evaluating healthcare services, and monitoring pregnancy risk factors and ...
Healthcare access and affordability
Truven experts explore the evolving landscape of real-world data and its role in shaping healthcare decisions.
Driving linked data insights
An open discussion on the complexities and experiences with driving meaningful insights from linked data.