Kick-off meeting of the TOWWERS showcase project: 1^st collaborative value-based healthcare anchored on real-world data involving the 5P+

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to modernize healthcare systems to the reality of the 21st century. The first world-wide Strategic Committee to launch Collaborative Value-Based Healthcare (C-VBHC) anchored on populational Real World Data and structured collaboration, took place in Montreal, via TOWWERS showcase project. The meeting covered a broad range of topics from the perspective of each of the various Real-World healthcare actors, the 5P+: Patient, Prescriber, Producer, Policymaker, Payer, including Data and Research stakeholders. Attended by approximately 20 participants from North America and Europe, the meeting provided a valuable opportunity to unit the 5P+ around common goals and exchanging on solutions. TOWWERS Strategic committee identified key elements required to continue the transformation.

KEYWORDS:

• Market adoption modernization
• care gaps improvement
• populational RWD/RWE
• structured collaboration
• convener
• strategic committee
• value-based healthcare
• COVID-19
• healthcare system transformation
• chronic disorders

Acknowledgments

Over and above the contribution of our authors during the process leading to this kick-off meeting and this publication, we would like to acknowledge the significant contribution of these experts for participating in the various milestones leading to the creation of the strategic committee, the kick-off meeting and all the next steps for transforming a vision into results: Eve Blanchet (Boehringher Ingelheim), Marc Pesant (CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal), Alain Bakayoko (PME MTL), Stéphane Barakat (AbbVie), Julie Savage-Fournier (JSF Optimisation), Paul L’Archevesque (Bureau de l’Innovation), Dr Claude Guimond (FMOQ), Dr Anouck Taster (CISSS des Laurentides), Carolyne Roy (Clinique chiropratique le carrefour), Hawa Sangho (CUISSS-MCQ), Anne Lee (NHS National Services Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium).

Reviewer disclosures

Peer reviewers on this manuscript have no relevant financial or other relationships to disclose.

Declaration of interest

M Frappier and J Frappier confirm that they are shareholders of Data 4Actions, the organization that has created and implemented the TOWWERS system. M Huard was a student working for Data 4 Actions during the process leading to the strategic committee and the publication. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

Notes

1. Patient-centeredness, Value and Affordability.

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Funding

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