Positive impact of genetic counseling assistants on genetic counseling efficiency, patient volume, and cost in a cancer genetics clinic.
Miranda L G HallquistEric P TricouMichael N HallquistJuliann M SavattHeather RochaAlyson E EvansNicole DeckardYirui HuH Lester KirchnerJosie PervolaAlanna Kulchak RahmMisha RashkinTara J SchmidlenMarci L B SchwartzJanet L WilliamsMarc S WilliamsAdam H BuchananPublished in: Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (2020)
Implementing a GCA program increased GC efficiency in preappointment activities and clinic appointments, increased patient volume, and decreased clinic cost per patient. Such a program can improve access to GC services and assist GCs in focusing on the direct patient care for which they are specially trained.