Open AccessMeeting the challenge: Health information technology’s essential role in achieving precision medicine
Author(s) -
Teresa ZayasCabán,
Kevin Chaney,
Courtney C. Rogers,
Joshua C. Denny,
Patricia White
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1093/jamia/ocab032
Subject(s) - precision medicine , health information technology , health care , digital health , data science , key (lock) , computer science , information technology , scale (ratio) , knowledge management , process management , medicine , business , political science , computer security , pathology , law , operating system , physics , quantum mechanics
Precision medicine can revolutionize health care by tailoring treatments to individual patient needs. Advancing precision medicine requires evidence development through research that combines needed data, including clinical data, at an unprecedented scale. Widespread adoption of health information technology (IT) has made digital clinical data broadly available. These data and information systems must evolve to support precision medicine research and delivery. Specifically, relevant health IT data, infrastructure, clinical integration, and policy needs must be addressed. This article outlines those needs and describes work the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is leading to improve health IT through pilot projects and standards and policy development. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will build on these efforts and continue to coordinate with other key stakeholders to achieve the vision of precision medicine. Advancement of precision medicine will require ongoing, collaborative health IT policy and technical initiatives that advance discovery and transform healthcare delivery.