Implementation of a Precision Oncology Program as an Exemplar of a Learning Health Care System in the VA

Louis Fiore; Ryan E Ferguson; Mary Brophy; Valmeek Kudesia; Colleen Shannon; Andy Zimolzak; Karen Pierce-Murray; Sara Turek; Philip Lavori

Implementation of a Precision Oncology Program as an Exemplar of a Learning Health Care System in the VA

Fed Pract. 2016 Feb;33(Suppl 1):26S-30S.

Authors

Louis Fiore¹, Ryan E Ferguson¹, Mary Brophy¹, Valmeek Kudesia¹, Colleen Shannon¹, Andy Zimolzak¹, Karen Pierce-Murray¹, Sara Turek¹, Philip Lavori¹

Affiliation

¹ is executive director, is a director, is a director, is director of clinical informatics, is deputy director, is a clinical informatician, is a program manager, and is a project manager, all at the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Fiore is professor of medicine and public health, Dr. Ferguson is clinical assistant professor, and Dr. Kudesia is an instructor, all at the Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health. is professor and vice chair of Biomedical Data Science at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California.

PMID: 30766202
PMCID: PMC6375409

Abstract

The program determines and disseminates precision oncology best practices; enhances patient and provider engagement; and fosters collaboration among the VA, National Cancer Institute, academia, other health care systems, and industry to provide cancer patients with access to clinical trial participation.