> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Erik Reuter > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Listref] Changing Drug Rx's (was: do republicans care...) > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 06:12:53PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote: > > http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/49/39665.htm?printing=true > > > > "Switching from one medication to another, less > > expensive one due to prescription drug plan > > restrictions may produce some unwanted side effects, > > especially for older Americans. A new survey shows > > that more than one in five American adults over 50 > > have been prescribed or switched to a lower cost > > substitute, but 13% of them said the new drug was > > ineffective in treating their condition... > > "The survey, commissioned by Project Patient Care and conducted by > Harris Interactive, suggests that drug plan formularies may have a > negative impact on the health of Americans who rely on prescription > drugs." > > The article doesn't give anywhere near enough details to establish the > credibility or accuracy of this "survey". Do you have any evidence to > support the quality of information from "Harris Interactive" surveys? >
Debbi posted a very comprehensive note with additional source material proving the point the above article was attempting to make. I'll answer your question, instead: Harris Interactive is well known. I've heard of the Harris poll -- it focuses primarily on issues related to corporations and medicine, IIRC. Hoovers lists a company profile at http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/8/0,2163,61308,00.html Harris Interactive Inc. 135 Corporate Woods Rochester, NY 14623 (Map) Phone: 585-272-8400 Fax: 585-272-8680 Toll Free: 877-919-4765 http://www.harrisinteractive.com Harris Interactive has a high opinion of polling data. Formerly Harris Black International, the company conducts market research, custom research, and polls (including its flagship Harris Poll) using an online panel of more than 7 million respondents as well as telephone data collection and direct mail. Clients in the healthcare/pharmaceutical industry account for 24% of sales. Harris Interactive doubled in size following its 2001 purchase of rival Total Research, but must incorporate its technology driven strategy with the more traditional research methods of Total Research. Top Competitors: ACNielsen | Gallup | Information Resources And, from Harris Interactive's website: Welcome to Harris Interactive. Harris Interactive is a worldwide market research and consulting firm, best known for The Harris PollR and for its pioneering use of the Internet to conduct scientifically accurate market research. The Company combines the power of unique methodologies and technology with international expertise in predictive, custom and strategic research. Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Harris Interactive conducts international research through wholly owned subsidiaries-London-based HI Europe and Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan-as well as through the Harris Interactive Global Network of local market and opinion research firms. >From the bottom of the survey Debbi posted: The Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll is an exclusive poll that is published in the Health Industry Edition of The Wall Street Journal Online at (www.wsj.com/health). The Health Industry Edition of The Wall Street Journal Online covers the business of health for health industry professionals and features the award-winning coverage of The Wall Street Journal, breaking health news from Dow Jones Newswires and exclusive online commentary on the industry. The Wall Street Journal Online is the largest paid subscription news site on the Web with more than 664,000 subscribers and was named the Best Business News Web site by Yahoo! Internet Life in the magazine's January 2002 issue. In addition to publishing The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions and Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) also publishes Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Indexes, and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. About Harris InteractiveR Harris Interactive (www.harrisinteractive.com) is a worldwide market research and consulting firm best known for The Harris PollR, and for pioneering the Internet method to conduct scientifically accurate market research. Headquartered in Rochester, New York, U.S.A., Harris Interactive combines proprietary methodologies and technology with expertise in predictive, custom and strategic research. The Company conducts international research through wholly owned subsidiaries-London-based HI Europe (www.hieurope.com) and Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan-as well as through the Harris Interactive Global Network of local market-and opinion-research firms, and various U.S. offices. EOE M/F/D/V To become a member of the Harris Poll OnlineSM and be invited to participate in future online surveys, visit www.harrispollonline.com. Jon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
