Healthcare Innovation November 27, 2019
To kick-start progress on precision medicine, health systems increase education efforts, embed genetic counselors in primary care clinics
The direct-to-consumer genetic testing boom caught most health systems by surprise because their primary care providers felt largely unprepared to discuss the implications of genetic testing with their patients. Now many innovative medical organizations are working to better support their primary care clinics and make genetic testing a routine part of clinical work flow.
In 2014, South Dakota-based Sanford Health made a commitment to broaden its approach to genetics from the rare disease space into primary care with the goal of screening as many patients as possible. That involved a two-pronged effort to create an educational foundation...
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