Primary Care Providers' Experiences With an Active Elective Genetic Testing Program.

ABSTRACT: Elective genetic testing (EGT) programs that provide pharmacogenomic information to guide medication management and screen for medically actionable disease predispositions are emerging in a number of health systems. Primary care providers (PCPs) are at the forefront of test initiation, patient education, and management of EGT results. However, little research has examined the experiences of PCPs in health systems offering clinical EGT. We conducted semi-structured interviews, a sub-study of the larger mixed-methods Imagenetics Initiative, with 16 PCPs at a health system in the Midwest with a clinical EGT program supported by provider education, automated clinical decision support, and enhanced access to genetic specialists. The purpose of these interviews was to understand perceptions abou

SUBMITTER: Platt DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12258620 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature