The national health landscape is undergoing significant change, from evolving policies and standards to the growth of open data, public-private partnerships, and new technologies leading to rapid and often disruptive change. To further examine and encourage dialog on the potential for population impact, the Health Data Consortium (HDC)—in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)—is pleased to present a series of thought-provoking pieces that showcase emerging exemplars of innovation: the people, data, and technologies unlockingthe power of open data to promote societal and industry transformation for population health.
Addressing key themes such as evidence-based innovation, data-altruism, and consumer-generated data, this monthly series will provide insight from leading experts and emerging exemplars of health-related innovation representing consumers and advocacy, healthcare, research, technology, and the commercial and public sectors.
HDC is a public-private partnership working to foster the availability and innovative use of data to improve health and health care. The Consortium advocates with data holders to promote best practices and information sharing, and works with businesses, entrepreneurs, and academia to help them understand how to use data to develop new products, services, apps, and research insights.
As a leading global professional services firm, PwC creates value for our clients, people, and communities in a changing world. PwC’s healthcare practice serves as a trusted advisor to diverse clientele including public and private sector health and technology organizations, academic institutions, foundations, and startups to promote convergence and innovation within and across industry segments.
The Innovators in Health Data series will be moderated by two of PwC’s health care innovation and technology leaders: Abdul R. Shaikh and Gus H. Mutscher. This series will also include input from PwC’s diverse health advisory practice and new intelligence and analysis from their acclaimed Health Research Institute (HRI).