NOVEMBER 2018 Research Alert

This month we added five new studies to the Best Practice Database, the research repository for Best Practices, LLC. This month's new studies explore diverse areas within pharma, including: Continuing Medical Education, Quality, Rare Diseases, and Medical Information. The first study looks at medical affairs role in CME; the second study examines resource demands in Quality and other roles; the third research piece covers field medical team requirements for Rare Diseases; the fourth document reviews dissemination and protection of Medical Information for HCPs, payers, etc.; and the last document looks at the types of Medical Information shared with external stakeholders.

The new Best Practices, LLC studies listed below under Newly Added Research explore how leading companies have made their operations more effective across these different areas.

	Download: Best Practices in Communicating Medical Information: Dissemination & Protection of Information Shared with External Stakeholders (5530) Best Practices, LLC undertook this benchmarking research to probe how Medical Information groups within leading organizations communicate on- and off-label information to key external stakeholders. The study also examines how groups protect information within slide decks and other medical information assets.
	Download: Best Practices in Communicating Medical Information: Types of Information Shared with Different Stakeholders (5531) Prioritization is a key tool utilized by Medical Information groups trying to satisfy the information needs of different stakeholders. This study also delves into the issue of proactive and reactive sharing of medical information with an array of external stakeholders.
	Download: Medical Affairs Role in Supporting Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs (5532) This benchmark study identifies performance benchmarks to inform Medical Education function leaders on the CME program approval process and the best ways to measure the performance of CME programs.
	Download: Overcoming Medical Device Resource & Competitive Demands in Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Post Market Surveillance (5533) This Best Practices, LLC study establishes benchmarks regarding quality resourcing and quality systems. The research also examines regulatory affairs operations/resourcing and post-market surveillance operations/staffing.
	Download: Rare Diseases: What it Takes to Build Strong Field-Based Medical Teams (5534) Best Practices, LLC undertook this benchmarking research to characterize what reporting structures, success factors, activities, and tools drive great rare disease field medical teams.