MCOL October 16, 2019
The October Care Intervention Edition of Care Analytics News profiled Dr. Jen Buhay, Precision Medicine Clinical Program Manager for The US Oncology Network. The term “Precision Medicine” can sound straight-forward, yet for those not directly involved in this arena, there is not always a clear understanding of its current scope.
So the first question asked of Doctor Buhay was simply “What is Precision Medicine?” she replied: “In the simplest terms, Precision Medicine is the “right test for the right patient at the right time.” But the practice of Precision Medicine is not so simple. A physician must choose from an array of complicated tests that are appropriate for a diagnosis and the creation of a treatment plan for their patient...