Unique in both its broad engagement of healthcare stakeholders and its focus on practical solutions to real-world challenges in precision medicine, the invitation-only event will convene leading health plans, clinicians, hospital systems, researchers, policy makers, laboratories, technology vendors and pharmaceutical companies, as well as patients and advocates.

Together, these stakeholders will work to develop action plans to:

"This event is not about simplistic answers, nor debate for its own sake. The goal is to engage in an open, honest dialog that produces clear action plans to improve the Genetic Health Information Network together," said Gillian Hooker, PhD, Concert's vice president of clinical development. "Ultimately, we all want a healthcare system that delivers on the promise of precision medicine to every patient who needs it. In order to do that, we need to work together. We're committed to doing our part to make that happen, both in preparation for the summit, and in facilitating action that will follow it."

The event's organizing committee includes members from across the healthcare landscape. They include:

"Despite the tremendous promise of precision medicine to improve human health, the field suffers from a dearth of data and the digital infrastructure to effectively study the impact of precision diagnostics, drugs and other interventions on healthcare outcomes," said Carlos Bustamante, PhD. "The collaboration represented by this summit is exactly what's needed to change that."

More information on the Summit can be found at http://www.geneticnetworksummit.com.

To advance the industry-wide discussion about improving the Genetic Health Information Network, Concert Genetics published a white paper earlier this year on the state of the Genetic Health Information Network and top opportunities to connect and enhance the network to better integrate precision medicine into the healthcare system. More on that document can be found here: http://www.concertgenetics.com/network.

About Concert GeneticsConcert Genetics provides software and analytic tools to connect, simplify and unify the world of genetic testing for hospital and health systems, clinicians, health plans, labs and governing organizations. Concert's unique applications are built on a market-leading database that combines its index of the entire U.S.-based clinical genetic testing market today more than 70,000 testing products with other enriched data, such as genetic testing claims data from more than 100 million insured members. This data powers the leading genetic test search tool, specialized industry benchmarking and nuanced analysis of market dynamics. Concert aims to connect the disparate stakeholders in the healthcare community to help unlock the full potential of genetic testing for delivering precision medicine. Learn more at http://www.ConcertGenetics.com.

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