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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.
Public Health vs. Precision Medicine: Is It Really an Either/Or Proposition?
As more precision medicine approaches are coming into practice, in some cases kickstarted by the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital and health system leaders are best advised to not pick sides in the one-size-fits-all versus tailor-made debate.
How Precision Medicine Can Help Patients with Cancer During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Stratifying cancer patients switched from adjuvant chemotherapy to targeted treatments during the coronavirus pandemic
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
How Precision Health and Genomics Might Help Hospitals Respond to Future COVID-19 Outbreaks
Understand the affiliations and implications of the CDC’s new SPHERES initiative for rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing.
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.
New PNAS Analysis Explains Results of Common Health Condition Precision Medicine Track
Study shows that the traditional approach to annual health assessments needs to change…
Two Trials of Note from Latest Next Generation Sequencing National Coverage Determination
As innovation accelerates and evidence strengthens, CMS is recognizing the value of precision medicine diagnostic testing. Its latest decision is welcome news for hospitals and health systems, as well as patients with inherited breast or ovarian cancer…
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…