ICHOM announces new CEO
The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM), which works to develop and support the implementation of global outcome standards across the disease burden, announced today that physician-entrepreneur Dr Neil Bacon has been appointed as its new President and CEO.
Dr Bacon is a distinguished academic clinician and health information technology entrepreneur. He is an internationally recognised leader in quality measurement and engaging patients in their health. He founded Doctors.net.uk, an online medical network that is used by nearly one-quarter of a million physicians worldwide to rapidly obtain clinical information, education, medical news, and career opportunities. He also founded and was CEO of iWantGreatCare, an independent organisation that enables patients to rate and review their doctors, dentists, hospitals, aftercare facilities and medications.
Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, ICHOM Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, commented: “Dr Neil Bacon is a pioneer and entrepreneur in use of information technology to enhance quality measurement and change healthcare. Universal measurement of outcomes that matter to patients, medical condition by medical condition, is the most powerful single tool to change healthcare.”
Dr Bacon said: “The worldwide need to measure quality and value in healthcare through standardised outcome measures by condition that matter most to patients is greater than ever. The benefits to patients, providers and payers of measuring the ultimate quality of care is irrefutable. The opportunity to lead ICHOM to drive such a transformation is truly exciting, and creating and comparing patient outcomes will accelerate the importance and influence of ICHOM's pioneering work worldwide.”