Episode 17 Tuning Healthcare Amy Abernathy Advancing Public Health Mission with Evidence-based Data
Update: 2021-06-05
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This episode of Tuning Healthcare features Dr. Amy Abernethy, an internationally recognized oncologist, health data expert and digital health leader. Dr. Abernethy was recently the Principal Deputy Commissioner and Acting Chief Information Officer for the United States Food and Drug Administration. She also held positions of Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer at Flatiron, as well as, Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Abernethy has written over 500 publications, spanning many topics, including real-world data and evidence, clinical trials, health policy, and patient-centered care.
In this episode, Dr. Amy Abernethy and Lumeris Senior Vice President Nigel Ohrenstein discuss:
• Overcoming the challenges of leading an immense bureaucratic agency like the FDA
• The importance of public-private partnerships in driving healthcare innovation
• How she maintained focus and successfully drove data modernization amid the distractions surrounding the Trump administration
• The role real-world data and real-world evidence will have in shaping the future of healthcare
• The need to accelerate the transition from fee for service to a system of aligned incentives
In this episode, Dr. Amy Abernethy and Lumeris Senior Vice President Nigel Ohrenstein discuss:
• Overcoming the challenges of leading an immense bureaucratic agency like the FDA
• The importance of public-private partnerships in driving healthcare innovation
• How she maintained focus and successfully drove data modernization amid the distractions surrounding the Trump administration
• The role real-world data and real-world evidence will have in shaping the future of healthcare
• The need to accelerate the transition from fee for service to a system of aligned incentives
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