Determining accurate costs for genomic sequencing technologies—a necessary prerequisite

Journal of Community Genetics - Tập 11 - Trang 235-238 - 2019
Jathishinie Jegathisawaran1, Kate Tsiplova1, Robin Hayeems1,2, Wendy J. Ungar1,2
1Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Canada
2Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Tóm tắt

Genome sequencing (GS) is increasingly being translated into clinical practice and is a technology characterized by a complex multi-step workflow. Funding decisions for GS would be aided by formal economic evaluation of GS platforms, but these analyses require detailed costing. This article addresses the importance of and challenges associated with costing GS using a GS microcosting project in autism spectrum disorder as an illustrative example.

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