Table 1.
Critical issues for personalized medicine accessibility.
| Critical Issues for Personalized Medicine Accessibility | Underlying Healthcare Systems Challenges | Stakeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Challenges created by the digital divide, in the context of a progressively aging population | Health inequalities and digital health integration | Home and community care services, patient advocacy groups, public health authorities, technology and telehealth providers |
| Cultural differences | Health inequalities | Healthcare providers, policy makers, healthcare regulators |
| Public awareness and acceptance | People empowerment and self-management | Researchers, healthcare providers, patient advocacy groups |
| Territories with different densities (urban vs. country population) have different needs for implementation (e.g., mobile phone connection and telemedicine organization) | Health and care access and digital health integration | Healthcare providers, government authorities, healthcare regulators, policy makers, patient advocacy groups, technology providers, telecommunication companies |
| Family doctor and citizen relationship when the family doctor exists * | Care continuity | |
| Attracting and retaining healthcare professionals | Health workforce | Government and healthcare regulators, healthcare managers, healthcare workers, educational institutions, technology and digital health companies |
| Interdisciplinary group to approach different medical fields | Collaboration toward personalized care delivery | Researchers, healthcare providers, patient advocacy groups, technology and digital health companies |
| Holistic approach of healthcare professionals for a single citizen ** | Integrated care | Health, well-being, and social care services, technology and telehealth providers, patient advocacy groups |
* Not in all health system organizations. ** Strongly connected with the education of Healthcare Professionals, Laboratory Technicians and Information Technology Specialists, and Patients and Citizens. There is a lack of willingness to move from common practice to a patient-centric approach.