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Table 2 Implementation strategies by challenge and IGNITE project

From: Challenges and strategies for implementing genomic services in diverse settings: experiences from the Implementing GeNomics In pracTicE (IGNITE) network

Implementation Challenge

Duke

IU

Mount Sinai

UF

UM

Vanderbilt

Implementation Strategy

 Prioritizing integration of genomics into EHR

  Use data warehousing techniques

 

✓

✓

 

✓

✓

 Improving clinician knowledge and beliefs about genomic medicine

  Develop educational materials for clinicians

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

  Conduct educational meetings with clinicians

 

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

  Conduct educational outreach in clinical settings

 

✓

 

✓

✓

✓

 Engaging patients to participate in genomic medicine projects

  Use mass media to educate potential users

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

  Involve patients in implementation activities

 

✓

✓

 

✓

 

  Prepare patients to be active participants

✓

 

✓

 

✓

✓

  1. IGNITE Implementing GeNomics in PracTicE, IU Indiana University School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, UF University of Florida College of Pharmacy, UM University of Maryland School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Vanderbilt University Medical Center, EHR Electronic Health Record