Medscape June 25, 2019
Ricki Lewis, PhD

A pilot project tests a new model of primary care that incorporates collection and analysis of personal physiologic and genetic data into the electronic health record to inform personalized care plans with unique features of the whole patient.

Megan R. Mahoney, MD, and Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH, from the Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, describe the pilot project in an article published online in the May/June issue of Annals of Family Medicine.

The Humanwide demonstration project is part of Stanford Medicine’s Precision Health vision. It focuses on disease prevention by identifying people at risk for cancer and cardiovascular disease. The use of wearable devices is a large component of the program.

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