Assessing genomic sequencing information for health care decision making : workshop summary / Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Sarah H. Beachy, Samuel G. Johnson, Adam C. Berger, and Steve Olson, rapporteurs ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

"Rapid advances in technology have lowered the cost of sequencing an individual's genome from the several billion dollars that it cost a decade ago to just a few thousand dollars today and have correspondingly greatly expanded the use of genomic information in medicine. Because of the lack...

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Corporate Author:	Assessing Genomic Sequencing Information for Health Care Decision Making (Workshop) Washington, D.C.) (Author)
Other Authors:	Beachy, Sarah H. (rapporteur.), Johnson, Samuel G. (rapporteur.), Olson, Steve, 1956- (rapporteur.), Berger, Adam C. (rapporteur.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014]
Series:	Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:	Medical genetics > Social aspects > Congresses. Genomics > Congresses. Genetic epidemiology > Congresses. Genetic screening. Genomics. Decision making. Medical care. Medical genetics. Precision medicine. decision making. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General. MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL > Diseases. MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL > Internal Medicine. Precision medicine Medical genetics Medical care Genetic screening Decision making Genetic epidemiology Genomics Medical genetics > Social aspects proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
How evidence is gathered and evaluated
Patient care and health decisions
The development of practice guidelines
How insurers decide whether to pay for testing
Addressing challenges.

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