- Gourraud, PA;
- Henry, RG;
- Cree, BAC;
- Crane, JC;
- Lizee, A;
- Olson, MP;
- Santaniello, AV;
- Datta, E;
- Zhu, AH;
- Bevan, CJ;
- Gelfand, JM;
- Graves, JS;
- Goodin, DS;
- Green, AJ;
- Von Büdingen, HC;
- Waubant, E;
- Zamvil, SS;
- Crabtree-Hartman, E;
- Nelson, S;
- Baranzini, SE;
- Hauser, SL
We present a precision medicine application developed for multiple sclerosis (MS): the MS BioScreen. This new tool addresses the challenges of dynamic management of a complex chronic disease; the interaction of clinicians and patients with such a tool illustrates the extent to which translational digital medicine - that is, the application of information technology to medicine - has the potential to radically transform medical practice. We introduce 3 key evolutionary phases in displaying data to health care providers, patients, and researchers: visualization (accessing data), contextualization (understanding the data), and actionable interpretation (real-time use of the data to assist decision making). Together, these form the stepping stones that are expected to accelerate standardization of data across platforms, promote evidence-based medicine, support shared decision making, and ultimately lead to improved outcomes.