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  I run the Solutions Strategy Group at Silverlink Communications. These are my thoughts about healthcare and related topics that interest me. In general, you will find a bias towards pharma related issues and lots of talk about interacting with members or patients. I try to present a healthcare corporate view from a patient's perspective.

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  This blog (formerly The Patient Advocate) contains my thoughts about healthcare. It is generally focused on marketing related issues from a patient perspective. After working in healthcare, my opinion is that most companies today think of patients as claims. I advocate that healthcare needs to be more like consumer products and think differently about how they interact...both for their own personal benefits and for the patients.

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