Becker's Healthcare September 21, 2021
Genetics and genomics represent a huge opportunity for health systems, but they also bring considerable challenges related to patient access, physician workloads and precision medicine program implementation.
During a September webinar hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review and sponsored by Genome Medical, three experts from Genome Medical discussed best practices for deploying genetic and genomic care programs:
- Lisa Alderson, co-founder and CEO
- Steve Bleyl, MD, PhD, chief medical officer
- Erica Ramos, vice president of population genomics
Four key takeaways were:
- Genetic testing is becoming ubiquitous, yet many at-risk patients still go unidentified. Genetics and genomics are now integrated into most medical specialties. Yet, fewer than one in five people at risk of hereditary cancer are identified and...