Advancing the science of genomic learning healthcare systems
Plain-language summary
Genomic learning healthcare systems (gLHS) integrate genomics into routine clinical care, but they remain concentrated in major academic centers and largely operate independently. Drawing on deliberations of an expert group convened by the National Human Genome Research Institute plus relevant literature, this paper identifies characteristics of exemplary gLHS and argues that sharing their methods and tools would broaden access to these innovations. It reports that several such systems have agreed to form a coalition to gather, evaluate, and disseminate best practices, which the authors say could improve genomic variant curation and interpretation, diagnostic accuracy, and patient care.
Read the full paper (DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.70027).
This is a plain-language summary written for discoverability; the authoritative version is the published paper. Part of Travis Osterman's peer-reviewed publications.