By Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick
Twitter: @drnic1
Host of Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist – #TheIncrementalist
On this episode I talked to Mark Dorner, Co-Founder and CEO PreciseMDx, a company that is rethinking the diagnostic testing journey for patients and working to create the best and most efficient diagnostic service for everyone.
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The company was founded right at the beginning of the pandemic based on personal experiences with testing for cancer which had a huge impact on the positive outcome. As we discuss launching anything during a pandemic is a challenge but there were some benefits including the rapid pace of adoption and large numbers of users they garnered.
We discuss the challenges for individuals navigating the healthcare testing space and the importance that testing has on the healthcare diagnosis and the change they are empowering that puts the patient at the center of testing. Thanks in part to the changes brought about by the Pandemic there is far more understanding and expectation by the consumer from the laboratory space and we are seeing an increase in direct-to-consumer availability of tests. Mark shares his own personal experience with a screening test that was issued to him and how the journey so far demonstrates the importance and value of changing the way we think about testing and who should be in control.
Listen in to hear about the personal experiences of price transparency and the importance of data and patient confidentiality, even more so in the new era of genetic testing.
About the Show
For years Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick, has served as a voice on the impact of new technologies on healthcare, earning a reputation as a leading authority on where the future of medicine is going. Combining powers of observation and real world experience, Dr. Nick has seen many predictions come true and makes the case that innovations in healthcare can be accomplished incrementally, not just by moonshot events. Tune in to hear Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist and his guests discuss what the future of healthcare looks like, how we will get there, and what it will take to improve healthcare for all.
This article was originally published on the Dr. Nick – The Incrementalist blog and is republished here with permission.