Precision Medicine Readiness Principles Resource Guide: Care integration

The document outlines the requirements for 'care integration' in precision medicine, focusing on technological infrastructure, social capabilities, and global implementation strategies. It emphasizes the need for standardized electronic health records, equitable access for under-represented populations, and specialized provider training to move precision medicine from research to routine clinical practice.

• Successful integration of precision medicine requires overcoming infrastructural barriers, specifically regarding the usability of electronic health record (EHR) data and the development of genetic testing. A significant challenge is that most genetic information is currently provided in PDF format, which hinders searching and storage.
• Estonia is highlighted as a leader in health data storage, utilizing a single ID number to provide a digital platform containing over 99% of health information, including genomic data, accessible to both patients and providers.
• Inequitable access to precision medicine research and care leads to a lack of minority representation, which results in medical recommendations and genetic test results that have limited applicability for under-represented populations.
• Reimbursement remains a major barrier to clinical integration. While some systems are shifting from fee-for-service to value-based alternative payment models (APMs) to encourage evidence-based precision care, there is a general lack of standardized reimbursement policies across many medical specialties.
• There is a global shortage of traditionally trained genetics providers, necessitating new training models. Examples include the African Genomic Medicine Training Initiative (AGMT), which targets nurses and the general public, and frameworks for community healthcare workers in rural areas.
• The IGNITE (Implementing GeNomics In pracTicE) Network identified three critical factors for the sustainability of genomic medicine practice: reimbursement strategies, provider training and education, and clinical decision support (CDS) tools within electronic health records.

APA

World Economic Forum (2021). Precision Medicine Readiness Principles Resource Guide: Care integration. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Precision_Medicine_Readiness_Principles_Resource_Guide_2021.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Precision Medicine Readiness Principles Resource Guide: Care integration. 2021. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Precision_Medicine_Readiness_Principles_Resource_Guide_2021.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2021precision, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Precision Medicine Readiness Principles Resource Guide: Care integration}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2021}, month = jan, url = {http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Precision_Medicine_Readiness_Principles_Resource_Guide_2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }