DHHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

Lewin contact: Clifford Goodman

The concept of personalized health care (PHC) has attracted considerable scientific, medical, commercial and policy interest for its potential to sharpen the focus of health care and improve its effectiveness and efficiency. As part of a broader vision of advancing and leveraging medical research to improve and transform health care in the US, the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has identified personalized health care as one of the Department’s top 10 priorities. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation commissioned The Lewin Group to convene a PHC Expert Panel to provide input to the Office of the Secretary, DHHS, toward realizing the integration of PHC into clinical and public health practice. During the meeting the panel considered and discussed five main issues pertaining to the integration of PHC into clinical and public health practice: Demonstrating clinical validity and utility of PHC; Demonstrating value/cost-effectiveness of PHC Identifying the role of PHC in reducing health disparities Educating and engaging providers and patients about PHC; and Using databases to build evidence and inform decisions in PHC. The report summarizes key observations that emerged from the Expert Panel’s discussion of these five main issues.

"Throughout the engagement, Lewin consultants listened to us and delivered superb analyses and thoughtful guidance–not canned solutions."  NONPROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM