Stanford University builds primary care precision health dataset by developing Humanwide project
Project name: Humanwide
Project Description: Humanwide is part of Stanford Medicine's triple vision for precision health—predicting and preventing disease more effectively and curing more precisely.
Implementing agency: Department of Primary Care, Stanford University
Implementation Purpose: To provide patients with genetic screening, wearable sensors, health assessment and health guidance. The researchers synthesized patient-level biometric, genetic, social, environmental and behavioral data into electronic health records that primary care teams can use to develop individual care plans.
In addition to creating an effective referral process for genetic counseling, increased education on genetic screening for primary care patients and providers can be helpful. While the most common reason for enrollment was patient and provider interest in genetic testing, most patients took advantage of the extensive Humanwide resources. Encouraging the use of wearables in healthy populations can help identify multiple individuals with early diabetes and hypertension, facilitating early intervention and self-management.
The researchers' early experience with Humanwide suggests that creating a more comprehensive patient-centric data environment is feasible and acceptable to both patients and providers. The researchers hope to paint a picture of patient behavior, genetics and physical attributes common in primary care today.