About the author
Alex Card is a senior content writer at Definitive Healthcare. His work has been cited in Becker's Hospital Review, Forrester Research, HealthTech, Insider Intelligence, and more. Prior to joining Definitive Healthcare, he produced and edited content for provider networks VITAS Healthcare and TriHealth. His earlier work focused on environmental science and educational policy.
Outside of work, Alex enjoys playing guitar in local acts, running the hills of Cincinnati and northern Kentucky, and climbing rocks. You can find him most evenings in his Kentucky home with a book in hand, accompanied by his two cats, Porkchop and Pepita.
Recent posts by Alex

Technology is transforming healthcare strategy—here’s what we learned at HMPS 2025
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The GLP-1 boom is far from over—here's what you need to know
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Digital health needs a human touch: Exploring core themes from HIMSS 2025
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Rare Disease Day 2025: Rounding up the latest advancements in research and treatment
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As Rx goes the way of retail, same-day prescription delivery sets a new bar for pharmacy access
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Scratching the 3-year itch: Why sales should leverage shifting GPO-provider relationships
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Wearables are everywhere. Why aren't more doctors using them?
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Want to boost patient retention? Start thinking ahead with predictive analytics
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Beyond the bottom line: Driving value-based outcomes with clinical quality data
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Optimize your medtech marketing strategy with persona profiles
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Breaking down the patient journey: When to use open vs. closed claims data
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3 big takeaways from the 2024 SIA Healthcare Staffing Summit
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Top healthcare trends of 2025: Non-opioid pain management offers relief to patients and providers
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Top healthcare trends of 2025: Biopharma dives deeper into the direct-to-consumer market
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Can providers use telemedicine to solve staffing challenges?
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What’s behind rising rates of colon cancer in younger adults?
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GLP-1 drugs lead Big Pharma into the direct-to-consumer market
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Elevate key opinion leader management efforts with KOL mapping
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4 marketing tactics to boost patient acquisition and retention
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Discover new opportunities for your products with healthcare market data
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Top 4 takeaways from the 2024 BIO International Convention
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Sharing real-world wins at HMPS24: How Henry Ford Health improved provider outreach
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Carevoyance delivers crystal-clear intelligence for medtech sales and marketing teams
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3 tips to reduce patient leakage and improve patient retention
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Seeing into the pharmaceutical future with drug price transparency
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4 ways providers use healthcare commercial intelligence to support patients and grow business
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A Definitive Healthcare Halloween: 5 spookiest medical developments of 2023
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Pull back the curtain on healthcare tech implementation with the Atlas Technology Install Dataset
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3 underrated healthcare technologies impacting the industry
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The behavioral health market is complicated—but it doesn't have to be
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A ton of organizations are using (our) reference and affiliation data to sell into healthcare—here's why
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It's not all rainbows—Reflecting on trends in LGBTQ healthcare for Pride 2023
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A (friendly) ghost in the machine: Exploring AI in medical devices
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