title: On the Way to Health.
abstract: Information technology (IT) has fundamentally changed the way we work, bank, and communicate. Its impact on health care and health research, however, has been limited by the lack of a comprehensive infrastructure to connect patients, providers, and researchers. As we learn more about how to address the unhealthy behaviors that underlie many chronic conditions, researchers are seeking IT solutions to connect to patients in scalable ways. This Issue Brief describes the development and use of a new web-based IT platform, Way to Health, to deliver and evaluate behavioral interventions to improve health.
authors.affiliation: LDI Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Asch
authors.forename: Kevin G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Volpp
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States