title: Personal genomic information management and personalized medicine: challenges, current solutions, and roles of HIM professionals.
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.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Health Information Management at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alzu'bi
authors.affiliation: The Department of Health Information Management at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Leming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: The Department of Health Information Management at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Watzlaf
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D030661:Genetic Privacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D023281:Genomics / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D063025:Health Information Management / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006801:Humans; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods*