Prevention Genetics: Teams up with Seattle Children’s Hospital


PLUGS Program to Enhance Utilization Management




MARSHFIELD, Wis., Dec. 19, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PreventionGenetics
is proud to announce ongoing collaboration with Seattle Children’s
Hospital through a Gold sponsorship of their Pediatric Laboratory
Utilization Guidance Services (PLUGS) program. PreventionGenetics is
one of three Gold sponsors of the program.



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“PreventionGenetics has implemented systemic interventions to improve
the ordering, retrieving and interpretation of tests. This is very
important to patient safety and in providing value to patient care,”
said Michael Astion, MD, PhD, medical director in the Department of
Laboratories at Seattle Children’s Hospital. “Seattle Children’s is
proud to be partnering with Prevention.”



Utilization management is gaining interest and momentum in the
healthcare realm. PreventionGenetics focuses on decreasing healthcare
costs through laboratory utilization management of genetic testing. For
many hospitals and health systems, the cost of sending out genetic
tests is high (often > $1 million per year) and increasing at an
annual average rate of about 20% (PLUGS(R)). Through utilization
management strategies at PreventionGenetics, over 1.3 million
healthcare dollars are saved annually (see Figure 1).



PreventionGenetics is proud to be a gold sponsor of PLUGS(R), which
shares our values. “Genetic testing should enhance the quality of
clinical care for the patient,” says James Weber, Ph.D,
PreventionGenetics President and founder. “PreventionGenetics also
believes that genetic testing should be affordable and has maintained
prices that are among the lowest in the industry while keeping quality
our first priority,” Weber added.



PreventionGenetics is a clinical testing laboratory offering genetic
testing and DNA banking services. Founded in 2004, the company
currently has the largest menu of genetic tests in the United States.
PreventionGenetics serves healthcare providers around the world, with
samples being sent for testing from over 65 different countries. For
more information, visit www.preventiongenetics.com.


CONTACT: Media contact:

Rachel Crist

rachel.crist@preventiongenetics.com

715.387.0484 ext. 169