The Challenges To Deliver Digital Health Solutions From Idea To Implementation: Pharma models
- DHV-NET
- Jan 1
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Updated: Jan 9
The Challenges To Deliver Digital Health Solutions From Idea To Implementation by Atif Elahi
Problem archetypes
Siloed business functions supporting long established process
Molecule first – overlooks user needs/usability
Insensitivity to new business models
Need to treat dh like products – launch, support marketing
Cross functional teams
Digital first min set– treat as core
Digital procurement team – finding, evaluating and onboarding tech partners
Real world validation hub – test sites (RWE)
Models:
Hub & Spoke (Small central team that sets strategy that work with other teams to adapt to local markets – consistency and alignment). Communication and managment
DH Centre of excellence (team with pharma and digital backgrounds) – can feel very separate – challenge is integrating this into main business
Integrated intermolecule business – DH expertise into pre-existing teams. DH gets lost in the shuffle. Need to change in work way of
Outsourced:
Consider:
Speed vs alignment – speed = HnS – align – COE
Build vs partner: Control and development vs speed, IP
Centralsied vs decentralised – where decision making power is.
Independence vs interdependence (separate team or integrated team – independence gives speed but integration?)
Sho0rt term roi VS Long term value building
Generic model vs specific
Direct impact vs indirect impact
Strategy - long term vision
Where's the focus
Execution models - trade offs