Strategies For Clinical Implementation: Precision Oncology At Three Distinct Institutions.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2018

Publication Title

Health affairs (Project Hope)

Keywords

Cost of Health Care; Health Economics; Medicine/Clinical Issues; Organization and Delivery of Care; Precision Medicine

Abstract

Despite rapid advances in molecular diagnostics and targeted therapeutics, the adoption of precision medicine into clinical oncology workflows has been slow. Questions about clinical utility, inconsistent reimbursement for molecular diagnostics, and limited access to targeted therapies are some of the major hurdles that have hampered clinical adoption. Despite these challenges, providers have invested in precision medicine programs in an ongoing search for innovative care models to deliver improved patient outcomes and achieve economic gains. We describe the precision oncology medicine programs implemented by an integrated delivery system, a community care center, and an academic medical center, to demonstrate the approaches and challenges associated with clinical implementation efforts designed to advance this treatment paradigm. Payer policies that include coverage for broad genomic testing panels would support the broader application of precision medicine, deepen research benefits, and bring targeted therapies to more patients with advanced cancer.

Clinical Institute

Cancer

Department

Oncology

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