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  • November 11, 2018
    1:00pm - 5:00pm
    Type: Short Course
    Capacity: 53


    There has been dramatic progress in the science and applications of diagnostics in recent years, especially in the areas of molecular and genomic diagnostics and personalized medicine. The new generation of tests offers opportunities to improve patient care and treatment outcomes. However, there remain a number of challenges in translating technological advances in diagnostics to improved patient care, and the impact of the new generation of diagnostics on the costs of care and payer budgets is variable. One of those challenges is establishing the economic value of new tests. The economic evaluation of diagnostics follows the same basic structure of any economic evaluation of medical care interventions, but has several important additional considerations, including clinical decision makin...