Personal genomic information management and personalized medicine: challenges, current solutions, and roles of HIM professionals

Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2014 Apr 1;11(Spring):1c. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

In recent years, the term personalized medicine has received more and more attention in the field of healthcare. The increasing use of this term is closely related to the astonishing advancement in DNA sequencing technologies and other high-throughput biotechnologies. A large amount of personal genomic data can be generated by these technologies in a short time. Consequently, the needs for managing, analyzing, and interpreting these personal genomic data to facilitate personalized care are escalated. In this article, we discuss the challenges for implementing genomics-based personalized medicine in healthcare, current solutions to these challenges, and the roles of health information management (HIM) professionals in genomics-based personalized medicine.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Security
  • Electronic Health Records / ethics
  • Electronic Health Records / organization & administration*
  • Genetic Privacy / ethics
  • Genetic Privacy / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Genomics / ethics
  • Genomics / organization & administration*
  • Health Information Management / ethics
  • Health Information Management / organization & administration*
  • Health Records, Personal*
  • Humans
  • Precision Medicine / methods*