I’d like to revive the spirit of the “What if health care…?” conversation, this time in the context of data and trust. What could we build with health data if we had people’s trust? How about: An algorithm to prevent suicide. An app to prevent addiction relapse. An app to help adolescents living with chronic […]
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Acceptable uses of health data
My former colleagues at the Pew Research Center continue to publish the best research on the impact of the internet on American society, bar none. My fandom extends to creating a fact sheet summarizing their recent surveys about Americans’ data worries. The results are indications about what people think and feel about the shifting technology […]
Credible, useful, helpful, trustworthy
Inspired by a conversation with my FasterCures colleagues, I began looking into survey data related to trust and credibility, particularly: What entities and resources do people turn to when they need advice about important topics? Edelman, a global communications firm, has been measuring trust and credibility for 20 years. Their most recent Trust Barometer asked […]
Leveraging data-driven patient participation to accelerate medical research
Here’s a lesson I learn over and over again: Never assume knowledge. Don’t waste your time making a point if you are not sure your audience understands the context for it. Or, as the wise Andy Kohut used to say, “If they don’t get the premise, they won’t get the joke.” Last year I spoke […]
Data as an engine of disruption in health care
Continuing my practice of “flipping” an event — posting what I hope to get across in advance in order to jump start the conversation — here is a preview for a panel set to take place on Oct. 23. My co-panelists (Iya Khalil, Deborah Kilpatrick, and Don Rucker) and I will talk about data as an engine […]
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