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News Brief | April 2, 2019
Practice Transformation Med school will emphasize data-driven care Kaiser Permanente’s high-tech school of medicine will emphasize team-based care informed by data. The school, planned to open in 2020, will incorporate the latest 3-D and touch-interface simulation technology, but students will also begin hands-on experience the first year in clinics, community health centers and hospitals. "Teaching physicians new and collaborative ways to practice medicine is critical to ensuring high-quality care in the future," says Edward Ellison, executive sponsor and board member…
March 26, 2019
Practice Transformation 250,000 vets will get genetic testing Individual patients may break down or metabolize medications differently, affecting how certain ones work in some people and don’t work well in others. Genetic tests reveal those factors precisely, pointing doctors to the best medication or treatment regimen. The Department of Veterans Affairs will start offering veterans who are cancer patients the tests to inform their treatment, thanks to a $25 million grant from Denny Sanford and matched by Sanford Health. Up…
