Peter Neupert on patient empowerment
From Peter Neupert Speaking at PMWC 2011 · · PMWCintl
“Patients get very activated in the cancer disease space, and organizations like Susan G. Komen and LIVESTRONG have the capability to educate and empower patients to ask their doctors for copies of their data, enabling consent and data sharing.”
On , Peter Neupert, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board & Lead Independent Director at FORTREA HOLDINGS INC, spoke about patient empowerment during Peter Neupert Speaking at PMWC 2011 on PMWCintl.
About Peter Neupert
Peter Neupert, speaking at PMWC 2011, described his role leading the Health Solutions team at Microsoft, where he said the company was working to build software infrastructure for a "learning health care system." He stated that this system would connect patients, providers, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and payers to enable new care delivery models. Neupert discussed a prototype developed with the National Cancer Institute that used a data format called PODS (Patient Outcomes Data Service) to unlock data from community cancer care centers for research. Neupert noted that Microsoft launched a patient-controlled health data repository called Health Vault in 2007, which he described as a unique approach at the time that is now law. He said pilots with Cleveland Clinic and Kaiser demonstrated that engaging patients to provide biometric data through Health Vault could improve health outcomes with fewer office visits. Neupert argued that reimbursement systems needed adjustment to encourage such patient engagement, as fewer visits currently reduce physician income, and expressed hope that Accountable Care Organization concepts would address this misalignment. He concluded by stating his goal was to champion the role of patients in their own care, saying they are prepared to play that role despite industry skepticism.