HopeStage | Patient Adoption Risk Diagnostic for AbbVie
Patient Adoption Risk Diagnostic
Prepared for Sam Pearson & AbbVie Team

De-risk real-world uptake before access decisions are locked.

A short, patient-led diagnostic to identify trust, adoption, and adherence risks that clinical data alone cannot show.

Book Diagnostic Overview
Following our conversation: Material for internal discussion

Who This Is For

Primary
Market Access Teams
Secondary
Medical Affairs
Connector
External Affairs & Patient Partnerships

The Visibility Gap

Strong clinical evidence does not guarantee real-world uptake.

Market Access teams often lack early visibility on the "human" variables that weaken payer confidence or downstream outcomes. By the time these are discovered, strategy is often already fixed.

Patient trust barriers that delay adoption
Emotional drivers affecting adherence
Gaps between clinical logic & lived reality

The Diagnostic Process

Duration: 3–4 Weeks

1. Deep Inquiry

10–15 in-depth conversations led by lived-experience experts. We conduct these outside crisis moments (in stable-state conditions) to understand the real decision-making environment.

Analysis

2. Barrier Mapping

We map emotional, cognitive, and trust barriers across the patient journey, identifying specific moments where information, framing, or support fails to connect.

Output

3. Strategic Output

Synthesis of risks into actionable recommendations aligned with Market Access priorities. No noise. No storytelling for storytelling’s sake.

How This Supports Market Access

  • Anticipate Challenges Early Identify adoption and persistence hurdles before launch or access decisions are locked.
  • Align Strategy & Behavior Ensure access strategy aligns with actual patient behavior, not just clinical logic.
  • De-risk Investment Prevent wasted spend on downstream education, advocacy, or launch activities that miss the mark.

What You Receive

Concise Insight Deck
Decision-ready findings for brand leadership.
Patient Journey Risk Map
Highlighting adoption drop-off points.
3–5 Strategic Recommendations
Clear actions to improve patient trust & uptake.

Why HopeStage?

Patient-Led

Trusted access to lived-experience communities, bypassing traditional "researcher" bias.

Decision Focused

We focus on decision-making drivers, not storytelling for storytelling's sake.

Complementary

Designed to plug into existing medical and access work, not duplicate it.

“This is a low-risk diagnostic to test whether patient trust or behavior could undermine uptake, even when clinical evidence is strong.”