You Have More Personal Health Data. Now What?

All of the attendees of the Pioneer Portfolio-sponsored luncheon, "The Coming Revolution Data-Driven, Patient-Centered Health Care," tomorrow at TED will receive a BodyMedia Fit personal health monitoring device, courtesy of BodyMedia. The gracious folks at BodyMedia believe, as we do, that "getting to know your body better will help you make powerful, positive changes in your health."

The Pioneer Portfolio wanted to provide everyone who attended the luncheon with the opportunity to have these devices because we see it as a simple illustration of how personal health data can be used to make better decisions about diet, sleep and exercise, all of which could lead to better health outcomes.

At the event, Paul Tarini, Pioneer's Team Director and the moderator of the discussion, will ask each of the participants to — after they have used the device for a day — to visit Pioneering Ideas to share their experience with the device. We don't want to know if it clashes with their outfit or if they can't turn it on (although BodyMedia would be happy to provide them with technical assistance). What do we want to know? We want to know that — now that they have this information — what are they going to do with it? Is it causing them to adjust their diet? Is it compelling them to get more sleep? Is it providing the incentive they need to get up and get more exercise? Are they going to consider any of the data patterns and share them with their doctor the next time they have an appointment?

Come back and see what they have to say.