The impact of health information technology in promotion of personalized medicine

Since each patient is unique, in recent years the health care industry has developed provide personalized medicine. In fact, personalized medicine is a therapeutic approach that healthcare services based on the specific characteristics of each patient such as individual’s needs, values and preferences. Health information technology (HIT) has the potential to support the delivery of personalized medicine. The purpose of this study was identified impact of HIT in promotion of personalized medicine.We conducted a literature search of databases including PubMed, Web of Sciences, Science Direct, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus and CINAHL which were investigated from 2007 through 2017. The search was performed using a combination of the following terms: personalized medicine, patient-centered care, health information technology and information technology. Finally, 11 reviewed articles met the inclusion criteria.The results showed that most researches emphasized that HIT can be used to promote personalized medicine by providing better access to information and health services, improved patient care and safety, integration of care and empowered patients. Effective use of HIT can be having a helpful role in enhancing the patient-clinician relationship and active participation patient in the decision-making process. The HIT tools are critical to support the delivery of personalized medicine. Therefore, it seems necessary to establish IT infrastructures required and develop privacy rules for ensure protection of data. It is very important to train skills required to work with HIT tools for healthcare providers and patients.

کلیدواژه ها:

personalized medicine ، patient-centered care ، health information technology ، information technology