Precision Medicine
The ability to sequence the human genome to predict chronic diseases is the Star Wars part but the infrastructure to support personalized care is still in the Flintstones age.
As genomic tests and therapies advance, proliferate and get easier to administer, the group wants payers to be more transparent about how providers can bill for them.
More and more vendors are introducing tools for specific precision medicine capabilities and that makes more work for hospital IT shops that support them.
A prominent academic medical center, a supercomputer and a California start-up came together to determine the best regimen for a patient after doctors had tried four previous times.
The program will distribute 10,000 Fitbit devices to a representative sample of All of Us participants for a one-year study to determine its use on a larger scale in the program.
An investigation by Politico revealed more than 100 of the reported 1,286 genetic tests sold in 2016 by NantHealth were purchased by three doctors who are on the payroll of one of Soon-Shiong’s companies.
Helping customers glean more insights from radiological images can also advance precision medicine and population health efforts, the company said.
Personalized medicine, big data and analytics, virtual care are driving up investments in digital startups, Accenture says.
Author Kristin Ciriello Pothier saw first-hand how hopeless cancer can be, but today she’s on the front lines personalizing treatment.
Beth Israel Deaconess and Providence St. Joseph Health are building their own apps to transform personalized care.