PricewaterhouseCoopers ... Personalized Medicine to Transform Healthcare

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

Colleagues,

The PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute has just published a comprehensive report on the prospects for "Personalized Medicine" over the next decade ...

Your pdf copy is attached below ...

ENJOY!

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Key Highlights ..

* Health leaders will become Agile Caretakers of Interdependent Networks that Grow Smarter
as they get to know and support each individual

* Health will be customized around a framework of Six Vectors personalizing diagnosis, care
and cure for individuals

* The Six Vectors shaping the new healthcare framework are:

    • Incentives that encourage partnerships

    • Regulatory reforms

    • Funding that redistributes spending

    • Patient communication that supports choice

    • Information technology that eases collaboration

    • Flexible workforce models


* The Three Key Issues forcing change are:

    • Rising chronic diseases among young and old

    • Technology-enabled mass customization

    • Understanding of genetic, behavioral and socio-economic factors on health


* What does this mean for you!  Health systems will use five touchpoints to engage individuals:

    • Coordinated care teams

    • Fluent navigators

    • Patient experience benchmarks

    • Medical proving grounds

    • Care-anywhere networks