Realizing the Promise of Precision Medicine: The Role of Patient Data, Mobile Technology, and Consumer Engagement

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. Provides drawings and flow charts to help readers visualize the breadth and depth of precision medicineIncludes sidebars with more details on specific topics for a complementary, deeper understanding of the main textUses case studies to turn abstract concepts into flesh and blood examples of how personalized medicine benefits patients INDICE: 1. Population medicine versus precision medicine 2. The U.S. sponsored Precision Medicine Initiative 3. A primer on genomics 4. How does data analytics fit in? 5. The role of electronic health records and mobile medicine 6. A spotlight on precision medicine databases: SHINE, Clinical Query, and i2b2 7. Tapping patient engagement and the patient empowerment movement 8. Overcoming the barriers and limitations of precision medicine 9. Interoperability and health information exchange 10. Protecting patient privacy and implementing security

• ISBN: 978-0-12-811635-7
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés