PLATFORM PROFILEIQV
IQVIA
5.18
B-index (V3.1)
BLACK HOLE
Capture1.506
Escape0.291
Key Structural Insight
Healthcare's Bloomberg Terminal. The data is the moat. Re-creating IQVIA's dataset would take decades and billions.
Eleven-Parameter Profile
Data Depth9/10
Memory8/10
Action7/10
Process8/10
Network7/10
Closeness7/10
Portability2/10
Substitutability3/10
Human Fallback3/10
Org Depth8/10
Momentum5/10
Capture Escape Extended
V3.1 Decomposition
| Component | Value | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| CES₄ capture core | 0.7984 | CES(d, m, a, p) |
| Knowledge synergy σₖ | 0.8485 | √(d · m) |
| Operability synergy σₒ | 0.7483 | √(a · p) |
| Synergy boost | 1.2395 | 1 + 0.3·(σₖ + σₒ)/2 |
| Org-depth multiplier | 1.4000 | 1 + 0.5·o |
| Momentum multiplier | 1.1500 | 1 + 0.3·t |
| Total Capture | 1.5057 | c·(1+0.5n)·core·syn·org·mom |
| CES₃ escape core | 0.2644 | CES(x, s, h) |
| Feedback attenuation | 0.7205 | max(0.3, 1 − 0.35·core) |
| Total Escape | 0.2905 | ε + escCore · feedback |
| B = Capture / Escape | 5.18 | 1.506 / 0.291 |
Scoring Rationale
Largest healthcare data and analytics platform. Anonymized patient records from 100+ countries. Clinical trial management for majority of top pharma companies. Switching means losing access to decades of historical data and re-establishing relationships with data providers.
Parameter Sensitivity
MARGINAL B-INDEX CHANGE PER ±1 SCORE SHIFT
CLOSE7+1.48
PORT2-1.04
SUB3-0.82
FALL3-0.82
ACT7+0.50
MEM8+0.47
PROC8+0.47
DATA9+0.44
NET7+0.38
ORG8+0.37
MOM5+0.27
+ raises B (deepens lock-in)− lowers B (aids escape)