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Dr John Fox Emphasizes the Importance of Genetic Counseling Before, After Genetic Testing
Offering patients genetic counseling before and after they receive genetic testing is crucial for making sure they understand what the results mean, explained John Fox, MD, MHA, vice president of Clinical Transformation at Spectrum Health.
Offering patients genetic counseling before and after they receive genetic testing is crucial for making sure they understand what the results mean, explained John Fox, MD, MHA, vice president of Clinical Transformation at Spectrum Health.
Priority Health was among the earlier health systems to require genetic counseling alongside genetic testing. What lessons have you learned from this policy, and has the health system made any adjustments over the years?
Priority Health began requiring genetic counseling before genetic testing to ensure that patients understood what the purpose of the testing was and so they could better understand the results. We also require—although it’s hard to physically require it—that patients have post-testing counseling, as well. The goal is to make sure the patients understand the results of the test and that they can make informed decisions about how to use those results. I think we do a disservice to patients, and in fact we probably cause harm, when patients get a test result they don’t understand, which can induce anxiety and potentially unnecessary subsequent treatment.
IgE Mediation in Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis, Concurrent Immune Disorders: Amy Paller, MD
August 4th 2025Amy Paller, MD, pediatric dermatologist and clinical researcher at Northwestern Medicine's Feinberg School of Medicine, discussed the potential impact of reducing immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis.
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It Take a Village in Cancer Care: A Q&A With David Nguyen, MD
July 23rd 2025David Nguyen, MD, medical oncologist with Tufts Medicine and Lowell General Hospital, discusses the evolving landscape of advanced cancer treatments like chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and bispecific antibodies
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Best of Managed Care Cast: Top 5 Episodes From the First Half of 2025
July 18th 2025These interviews are the top episodes, by listens, from among the 21 podcast episodes The American Journal of Managed Care® produced over the first half of 2025. Give them all another listen, and perhaps learn something new.
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