Kamal Jethwani, MD, MPH, is senior director of Partners Connected Health Innovation (CHI), where he is responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team to identify and solve challenges in healthcare delivery using innovative technology-based solutions.
The core focus of Dr. Jethwani’s research is in facilitating better care delivery through connected health programs by enabling improved patient engagement, patient-provider communication, and patient satisfaction with care. So far, his research has shown that programs which are personalized to each patient’s unique psychology and needs, forge higher engagement and in turn better outcomes. Dr. Jethwani continues to develop analytic and programmatic modalities to improve the understanding of personalization concepts to connected health. He has worked extensively with sensor technology, wearables, and mobile devices as well as social media to deliver care to patients.