IU School of Medicine’s Institute for Personalized Medicine in collaboration with Eskenazi Health is conducting a study to evaluate the economic and clinical outcomes associated with embedding a pharmacogenomics program in a system that serves as a health care safety net in Indianapolis.
Testing the Impact of Personalized Medicine
The goal of personalized medicine is to implement advances in biomarker pharmacology, molecular diagnostics and genomics to improve the health of patients afflicted by a wide range of medical conditions. Dramatic advances in genomics have identified numerous disease/therapeutic associations now placing this goal within sight. Yet such advances often bypass underserved populations, resulting in significant inequalities of care.
IU School of Medicine’s Institute for Personalized Medicine in collaboration with Eskenazi Health is conducting a study to evaluate the economic and clinical outcomes associated with embedding a pharmacogenomics program in a system that serves as a health care safety net in Indianapolis.
Eskenazi Health handles more than 1.2 million outpatient visits a year through the hospital and network of 10 community health centers. With more than 990,000 outpatient visits and 15,000 adult admissions annually, the payor mix includes approximately 45 percent uninsured, 26 percent Medicaid and 18 percent Medicare patients. This health care system has more than 40 years of experience in digital medical record implementation and a proven track record of innovation in medical informatics that is based in the Regenstrief Institute.
IU School of Medicine’s Institute for Personalized Medicine in collaboration with Eskenazi Health is conducting a study to evaluate the economic and clinical outcomes associated with embedding a pharmacogenomics program in a system that serves as a health care safety net in Indianapolis.