A Global Shift to Facilitate Open and Secure Health Data Exchange

Aug 08, 2016
Advancements in health and technology are already revolutionizing the way we approach health and well-being, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Once we can solve what we’re calling the ‘app and research gaps’ and better align product development with health needs and generate evidence to guide the development of new tools, programs and collaborations, personal health technologies will truly transform healthcare and wellness. 
 
For example, data generated by wearables, mobile apps and even genomics will help us to personalize health promotion and disease prevention, which we know is a key to sustained behavior change. Remote monitoring technologies will become a standard of care for areas of chronic disease management and mental health, informing and empowering individuals to better self-manage their health while improving quality of life and clinical outcomes. And, we will also see personal health technologies impact our aging population, creating programs to support ‘healthy longevity’ to keep citizens healthy and living independently longer.
 
A key driver will be the widespread adoption of interoperability to facilitate open, secure health data exchange.