Healthcare Management

Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Care Systems

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The sequencing of the human genome has facilitated a significant increase in our understanding of disease. By using individual genetic information to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease with better precision, genomics-enabled medicine promises health care that is personalized, predictive, proactive, and preventive rather than reactive, said Sam Shekar, chief medical officer at Northrop Grumman Health IT and co-chair of the workshop. On December 8, 2014, the Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) hosted a workshop on Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Care Systems: Gathering and Using Genomic Information to Improve Patient Care and Research in Washington, DC.2 Technological advances have improved the accuracy of genome se- quencing while decreasing the cost of obtaining it, and this is allowing for an unprecedented opportunity for practitioners to customize treatment options for patients based on their genetic signatures. As a result of this progress, huge quantities of genomic data are being generated and made available for use in the health care system.

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: ., 2015

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1-117

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English

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978-0-309-37112-4

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Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Care Systems

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