Using NGS to Work STAT Hematologic Testing into the Lab Workflow
Next generation sequencing can play a role by consolidating testing to a single platform, a potential game changer for community and regional hospitals.
Clinical Outcomes
Geisinger Demonstrates Importance of Increasing Uptake of Precision Medicine-Based Screening Approaches
Implications of using beneficial cardiovascular precision medicine-based screening approaches to raise awareness in at-risk populations
Can Precision Medicine Play a Role in Alleviating COVID-19 Testing Backlogs?
Why gene editing technology CRISPR is getting attention as a potential testing solution amid the coronavirus pandemic.
How to Make Oil (IT) and Water (Physicians) Mix in Precision Medicine Initiatives
"Don't underestimate the importance of aligning the interests of different stakeholders," says the CTO of the Danish National Genome Center. Here are his tips for getting alignment on shared goals.
Deeper Dive into Google's Data Deals with Health Systems Underscores the Importance of Transparency
De-identified data that hospitals and health systems share with big tech can sometimes be used to identify patients. As these types of deals grow, full transparency with patients is key...
The Good News and Bad News About Where Precision Medicine Stands in 2020
Effective communication with providers and patients can bridge the gap that exists between precision medicine’s benefits and wider patient access...
To Demonstrate Precision Medicine Utility, Focus on Pharmacogenetics Studies and Data
Focus on pharmacogenetics studies and data that demonstrate costs savings and improved outcomes...
Precision Medicine Programs Can Attain ROI Sooner Than Some Naysayers Maintain
Focusing on the right factors can accelerate a precision medicine program’s ROI...
Hospitals Hit with Readmission Penalties; Some of Those Not Hit Used Precision Medicine in Strategy
As CMS announces readmission penalties for nearly 2,600 hospitals, some hospitals and health systems are finding precision medicine and big data efforts to be a new strategy for reducing 30-day readmissions...
Hospital CEOs: McKinsey says "Hospitals Are Dead. Long Live the Hospital"
Trends affecting hospitals and health systems worldwide are forcing them to alter how they are structured and how they deliver care. Here’s how precision medicine factors in...