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Diffusion and Use of Genomic Innovations in Health and Medicine Workshop Summary (2008) / Chapter Skim
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6 Concluding Remarks
Pages 81-84

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... Disruptive business models are in play as well. The context for genomic innovation is a complex, fragmented health care system that incorporates a fair amount of uncertainty about the regulatory environment.
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... One approach might be to think explicitly about capacity development -- that is, not just encouraging innovation but encouraging the capacity to incorporate new innovations into the health care system. The theme heard over and over in the workshop was evidence.
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... Discussion highlighted a need to ensure that clinicians and health care systems have authoritative sources of information, that evidence evaluation occurs in a transparent way using established standards and methodologies, and that evaluations for clinicians and the health care system are completed by a disinterested source. Ultimately, it is clear that providers and patients want data on outcomes.
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