The Patient Equation: The Precision Medicine Revolution in the Age of COVID-19 and Beyond - Hardcover

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GLEN DE VRIES is co-CEO and co-founder of Medidata, the most-used platform for clinical trials around the world. Medidata has powered tens of thousands of clinical trials, with millions of patients and billions of patient records. In 2019, in one of the largest health care technology acquisitions in history, Medidata became part of Dassault Systèmes. Glen has been driving Medidata's mission since the company's inception in 1999, "powering smarter treatments and healthier people" by advancing pharmaceutical business transformation with technology, non-traditional ways of thinking, and industry collaboration. Glen's work has appeared in Applied Clinical Trials, Cancer, The Journal of Urology, Molecular Diagnostics, and other journals. He also serves as a trustee of Carnegie Mellon University.

JEREMY BLACHMAN is a writer who works with leaders across industries on getting their ideas out to the world. He has published two novels and developed television pilots for NBC. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other prominent publications.

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HOW TO EMBRACE THE DATA REVOLUTION TO DELIVER FASTER, CHEAPER, AND MORE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS IN LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTH CARE

Digital transformation is changing the business of health care at breakneck speed accelerated even further in the wake of COVID-19. Across the industry, from biotech and pharmaceutical companies to hospital systems, insurers, and more, everyone is looking for the next big technological innovations to develop new treatments, enhance care, improve outcomes, maximize efficiency, and increase value in our data-powered world. How did we get here, and what does the future hold?

The Patient Equation: The Precision Medicine Revolution in the Age of COVID-19 and Beyond explores the history, current state, and future direction of the use of data in biotechnology and health care. Author Glen de Vries, co-founder of the leading cloud platform for life sciences research, shares his insights and leadership on precision medicine and the digital landscape of the future. Designed to help anyone in the business of life sciences navigate our complex world, this practical guide explains the principles, approaches, and business models that are crucial for keeping pace with the ongoing revolution in data and analytics. Throughout the book, real-life stories show you what individuals and organizations are doing to ensure the data revolution does not pass them by, from wearables to track fertility to apps to conquer diabetes, from AI-powered sepsis alerts to using breakthrough new data strategies in clinical trials.

A must-have resource for anyone interested in the future of life sciences and health care, The Patient Equation:

• Covers the world of precision medicine, from the individual patient to the global population
• Explains the fundamentals of patient equations and data collection and analysis
• Discusses current progress and the most effective strategies to achieve future breakthroughs
• Examines approaches to predicting and preventing disease using smart data
• Illustrates why value-based reimbursement is the model of the future
• Describes how data and technology will help us conquer everything from chronic conditions to cancer to rare diseases to pandemic illness

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We are in the midst of a biological and technological revolution in which the digitization of health and medicine is becoming a reality. Everyone across the industry spectrum―life science and technology companies, hospitals and health care providers, biotech researchers and entrepreneurs―is making significant progress applying data to health and disease, attempting to match the right treatments to the right patients at the right times and dramatically enhance quality of life―and COVID-19 has further illustrated the need for change. From apps and wearables to entirely new approaches to clinical trials, digital technologies are transforming every aspect of the industry. The Patient Equation examines the history, current status, and future role of data in health care and life sciences, with an eye toward what ought to be on the minds of business leaders, scientists, physicians, policy makers, stakeholders, and patients.

Drawing from his two decades of practical experience and leadership in the life sciences industry, author Glen de Vries explains what you need to understand in order to succeed in this rapidly-changing landscape. Featuring real-life stories of businesses and individuals already making incredible progress applying data and analytics to help solve a range of conditions, this book illustrates the business necessity of staying ahead of the technology curve and combining data-driven precision medicine with the traditional principles of therapeutic health care.

As data-driven precision medicine continues to transform the way treatments are developed, delivered, and applied, understanding digital technologies is critical for everyone in the business of health care. Whether you're an industry leader, health care practitioner, or simply a person looking to live a longer, healthier life, The Patient Equation will help you seize the opportunity to take full advantage of the present breakthroughs and understand how the future is set to unfold.