GenomeFIRST awarded $400K grant to bring genomic information into patients' care FORTY FORT, Pa

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 ....The GenomeFIRST Medicine program takes a comprehensive approach to care that includes genomic screening, interpretation and managing results — essentially changing health care by expanding providers' ability to care for their patients before a problem arises. With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Geisinger will pilot a scalable model for integrating genomic results into the everyday care of 300 Geisinger patients. The project will focus on the three most common genetic conditions in Geisinger's GenomeFIRST program: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (HBOC), Lynch Syndrome, and Familial Hypercholesterolemia....