The growth in digital health technologies (e.g., mobile apps, wearables, virtual care) is rapidly increasing the volume and variety of real-time patient-generated health data (PGHD). As providers consider strategies to accommodate PGHD into care delivery models, they must make key decisions about how to operationalize the capture, management, and use of PGHD, while overcoming a number of challenges (e.g., mobile data security, patient engagement). Incorporating PGHD data into care management and delivery will determine providers’ effectiveness at managing the health of populations beyond the traditional care encounter.
In this report, we highlight some trends related to PGHD, outline a vision for connected care, cover different use cases, and give some initial considerations for how to approach PGHD initiatives in your organization.