Health IT Analytics March 23, 2021
Increased data sharing, improved diversity and inclusion, and expanded use of data analytics technologies will help speed the development of precision medicine.
Enhanced data sharing and increased diversity will help accelerate precision medicine efforts and establish a more equitable healthcare industry, according to a new commentary published in Cell.
In the commentary, Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, Director of NIH and Joshua C. Denny, MD, MS, CEO of the All of Us Research Program, noted that the healthcare industry is already beginning to realize the promise of data-driven transformation.
“Researchers are routinely using healthcare data for discovery, identifying genomic underpinnings of cancer and many other common and rare diseases, introducing transformative molecularly targeted therapies, and leveraging massive computational capabilities with...