MedCity News September 9, 2019
Realizing the full potential of precision medicine starts with finding better ways to collect, share and make decisions based on data.
Precision medicine – the practice of taking individual variations in genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors into account when developing treatment plans – will have a strong positive impact for patients and providers alike. For example, the presence of certain biomarkers in a cancer patient’s genome can accurately predict the efficacy of a particular drug.
Realizing the full potential of precision medicine starts with finding better ways to collect, share and make decisions based on data. Patients must be placed into subgroups based on characteristics known to impact risks, diagnoses and outcomes. Big data thinking is essential for identifying these...
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