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Realizing the Promise of Precision Medicine
The Role of Patient Data, Mobile Technology, and Consumer Engagement
Presents tactics on how to transform one-size-fits-all healthcare into a system that focuses on individual patient needs
Paul Cerrato (Author), John Halamka (Author)
9780128116357, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 28 August 2017
218 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg
Realizing the Promise of Precision Medicine: The Role of Patient Data, Mobile Technology, and Consumer Engagement explains the potential of personalized medicine and the value of those approaches in making that potential a reality. The book helps transform one-size-fits-all healthcare into a system that focuses on individual needs and the unique needs of each family member, discussing topics such as U.S. sponsored precision medicine initiative, genomics, the role of electronic health records and mobile medicine, patient engagement and empowerment, health information exchange and patient data protection. In addition, the book discusses the barriers and limitations of precision medicine and how to overcome them. Readers will find valuable insights into how big data, patient engagement, mobile technology, and genomics help individualize medical care and offer a pathway to help detect many undiscovered causes of diseases.
1. Population medicine versus precision medicine 2. Precision Medicine initiatives and programs 3. The role of genomics in personalized medicine 4. Small Data, Big Data, and Data Analytics 5. How Mobile Technology and EHRs can personalize healthcare 6. i2b2, SHRINE, Clinical Query, and Other Research Tools 7. Overcoming the barriers and limitations of precision medicine 8. Interoperability and Personalized Patient Care 9. Protecting patient privacy and implementing security 10. Consumer and Patient Engagement
Subject Areas: Life sciences: general issues [PSA], Biomedical engineering [MQW], Clinical & internal medicine [MJ]
