Stepping Stone Partners Patient Decision Support

As more healthcare decisions are being forced onto the consumer, they are being challenged to find, evaluate and interpret information to support their "decisions of daily living". These are decisions about health issues, treatment options and care delivery alternatives, for themselves, their families and loved ones.

Innovative healthcare organizations are beginning to realize the lack of resources available to help consumers move through their decision processes, which are complex, non-linear, dependent on many factors and vary from person to person.

Some organizations are bringing their online solutions directly out to the consumer. Others are working with intermediaries to reach the consumer including having the information "prescribed" by their provider or distributed through their health plan.

What does the consumer have to say about the value of these decision support tools and technologies? How are these tools evolving? Who will pay for them? During this session, you will learn about:

- Emerging tools and technologies to empower the consumer for their health and wellness
- Lessons learned about consumers needs for these tools (from research and pilot programs)
- Various business models being tested
- Future opportunities

Moderator: Sherri Dorfman, MBA, CEO, Stepping Stone Partners

Panelists:

Bob Tavares, Vice President, Care Management, Emmi Solutions
Risa Shames, MS, Project Manager at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (Healthwise tools)
Betsy Barbeau, ScD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Shared Decision Making, Health Dialog
Brian Russon, Industry Strategist for the Health Solutions Group at Microsoft Corporation/ Bing