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Strategies for delivering value from digital technology transformation

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery volume 16, pages 71–72 (2017)Cite this article

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There is currently a lot of hype and hope about progress at the intersections of technology, health care and biomedical R&D, but transformational change and increased value still seem distant. Much has been promised around 'big data' and digital health, yet outdated IT infrastructure is a common challenge in many organizations. Striking new technology-enabled health-care capabilities, such as the first artifical pancreas (developed by Medtronic), are emerging, yet electronic medical records are now considered a leading cause of physician dissatisfaction. Real-world evidence on the use of medicines, molecular profiling of patients and data consortia are expected to drive improvements in biopharmaceutical R&D, yet examples are sparse. Here, I discuss proven strategies that could help organizations gain greater value from health-care data and digital technologies.

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Perakslis, E. Strategies for delivering value from digital technology transformation. Nat Rev Drug Discov 16, 71–72 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2016.265

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