Summary: For physicians, a significant amount of data is collected about a patient to better assist with their diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Andrew Bazemore is a physician and director at the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. He asserts that outside usual patient data collected, information such as education, social support and environment are also crucial to better health care and outcomes. He talks about what steps the industry needs to take to get a more complete understanding of patient health through more information.
