Healthcare IT News July 27, 2021
The team at the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and SurgiCenter has successfully made pharmacogenomic information readily available at the point of care.
Although precision medicine carries promise when it comes to care delivery, actually implementing a meaningful genomic data-driven strategy can be more challenging.
At the Tennessee-based Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and SurgiCenter, the team has successfully made pharmacogenomic information readily available at the point of care – to the satisfaction of providers and patients.
“Our physicians – like those at many other organizations – recognize the value in identifying potential drug-gene interactions when prescribing medications,” said Dr. Nicolas Cote, chief medical information officer and president at MMC, in an interview with Healthcare IT News.
“They represent a significant patient...