Education, Infrastructure Key to Precision Medicine Adoption

To increase precision medicine adoption, healthcare leaders must build education among patients and providers, implement advanced infrastructure, and boost patient engagement, according to a report from the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC).

“Because our increasing understanding of human heterogeneity demands it, healthcare is in the midst of a transformation away from one-size-fits-all, trial-and-error medicine and toward this new, targeted approach in which, as is often said, the right patient will get the right treatment at the right time,” PMC said.

“To keep up with the technology, every corner of the healthcare spectrum must come together to advance science-driven, value-based solutions. Healthcare delivery organizations must successfully integrate personalized medicine into clinical practice. Patients must participate in their own health care choices, taking an active role in expressing their concerns about data sharing and access to personalized treatments,” PMC concluded.