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Review
. 2007 Feb;40(1):44-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2006.02.010. Epub 2006 Mar 15.

The genome-enabled electronic medical record

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The genome-enabled electronic medical record

M A Hoffman. J Biomed Inform. 2007 Feb.
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Abstract

The integration of patient-specific genomic information into the electronic medical record (EMR) will create many opportunities to improve patient care. Key to the successful incorporation of genomic information into the EMR will be the development of laboratory information systems capable of appropriately formatting molecular diagnostic and cytogenetic findings in the EMR. Due to the lack of granular genomics-related content in existing medical vocabularies, the adoption of new standards for describing clinically significant genomic information will be an important step toward recognizing the genome-enabled EMR. Appropriate capture of patient-specific genomic results in the EMR will generate new opportunities to utilize this information in clinical decision support, including automated response to pharmacogenomic-based risks.

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