Precision medicine represents a transformative approach to healthcare delivery that tailors medical decisions, practices, and treatments to individual patients based on their genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Digital solutions in this space integrate genomic analysis, clinical decision support, and advanced analytics to enable personalized care delivery at scale.
Digital precision medicine capabilities
Precision testing | Digital solutions for navigation, screening, risk assessment, test selection/ordering, and consent management that help identify the right patients for genetic testing. Example companies: Helix, Tempus |
Precision analytics and insights | Platforms that enable data acquisition, results interpretation, de-identification/tokenization, risk stratification, and predictive risk algorithms. Example companies: SomaLogic, GenXys |
Precision decision support | Clinical solutions that integrate genomic insights into EHR workflows through personalized treatment plans and order sets/protocols. Example companies: ActX, TabulaRasa |
Precision virtual health | Solutions that facilitate results disclosure, care planning, and ongoing care management through virtual care delivery. Example companies: Genome Medical, WiserCare |
Patient engagement | Comprehensive platforms for bidirectional clinical communication, care plan adherence, education, and digital therapeutics. Example companies: 2bPrecise, Syapse |
The case for digital in precision medicine
Healthcare organizations face mounting pressure to improve patient outcomes while managing rising costs and operational complexity. Traditional one-size-fits-all approaches to care delivery are proving insufficient as our understanding of individual genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors expands. While precision medicine offers the potential to transform care through personalization, health systems struggle to implement these capabilities at scale without robust digital solutions.
Transform clinical care delivery
Traditional population-based approaches to treatment result in significant variation in clinical outcomes due to unappreciated differences in disease drivers. Standard clinical guidelines miss up to 90% of patients with actionable genetic conditions.1 Digital precision medicine platforms address this by enabling health systems to analyze individual patient genetics, environment, and lifestyle factors to deliver truly personalized care. Organizations implementing these solutions have achieved dramatic improvements in outcomes, including a 48% reduction in mortality rates for high-risk patients through early intervention and targeted therapies.2
Drive research and innovation
Healthcare organizations can create new value through precision medicine research and innovation. The total addressable market is projected to reach $141.70B by 2026, with opportunities ranging from clinical trial matching to biomarker development.3 Leading health systems are forming research collaborations that enable them to sequence hundreds of thousands of patients while creating new revenue streams. Population screening programs powered by digital tools have revealed that 90% of CDC Tier 1 genetic conditions were previously missed using standard guidelines, demonstrating the potential for discovery and impact at scale.4
Optimize provider workflows
Clinical staff productivity is significantly impacted by precision medicine complexity. With projected shortages of up to 124,000 primary and specialty care physicians by 2034, organizations need solutions that maximize existing expertise.5 Digital platforms have addressed providers’ workload by reducing clerical work by 75% when managing genetic testing data within the EHR.6 By automating routine tasks and providing point-of-care decision support, digital solutions can help organizations deliver precision medicine efficiently while improving provider satisfaction.
Sources
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0982-5?proof=t
- https://news.intermountainhealth.org/risk-score-guided-care-reduces-mortality-rate-in-high-risk-heart-failure-patients-by-nearly-50-percent/
- https://www.imarcgroup.com/precision-medicine-market
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0982-5?proof=t
- https://www.aamc.org/news/press-releases/aamc-report-reinforces-mounting-physician-shortage
- https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2022/september/integrating-genetic-tests-in-electronic-health-records-saves-time
