Redefining Consumer-Centered Medicine

Presented By: Accenture 
 

Traditionally, the physician has been the driving force in medical treatment – with the doctor/patient relationship the critical link in defining and delivering optimum treatment. Now however, a wide range of innovations, ranging from vastly improved information technology to electronic storage and transmission of medical records to remote diagnostic techniques is empowering the consumer and improving physician/patient communication. Accenture’s groundbreaking research into new ways to collect, analyze, and act upon health-related information will help patients become more informed consumers of medical care and have increased access to individualized programs designed to attain and maintain health and wellness.

About the presenters: 

 Dadong Wan, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Accenture Technology Labs 

Dadong Wan is Senior Research Scientist at Accenture Technology Labs. In this capacity, Dr. Wan is responsible for conceptualizing and building new, innovative applications that demonstrate how emerging technologies help create new strategic business opportunities.

Prior to joining Accenture, Dr. Wan was a Research Fellow at University of California at Berkeley, where he helped launch the eCommerce research program at Fisher Center for Information Technology and Marketplace Transformation. Dr. Wan has published numerous papers in professional journals on electronic commerce, ubiquitous computing, and intelligent healthcare. He is a co-author for the book “Pervasive Computing in Healthcare” (CRC Press, 2007). He also holds over a dozen patents. Dadong a member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), IEEE Computer Society, and American Medical Information Association (AMIA).

Dadong has a Ph.D. in computer science from University of Hawaii, an M.S. in information science from Brigham Young University, and a B. A from Wuhan University, China.

 Michael Henry, Partner, Accenture 

Mr. Henry leads the strategy consulting practice for Accenture’s Health and Public Services group. Mr. Henry joined Accenture’s strategy practice in 1988 and has worked on transformational projects in North America, Europe, and Asia. Some of his experience includes launching new fully-electronic exchanges in Europe, helping a US-based insurer build a health insurance practice in SE Asia, and helping governments build more competitive environments for business. Mr. Henry holds 3 patents in the area of electronic data interchange.

Mr. Henry has an MBA from the University of California and a BA from University of Utah.

 

 

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