Personalized Health is the application of genomic, molecular and clinical data to improve the delivery of health care. It also facilitates the discovery and clinical testing of new products, and helps determine a person's pre-disposition to a particular disease or condition.

Cerner’s embedded genomic content (called the Clinical Bioinformatics Ontology) gives us the ability to standardize de-identified genetic test results from health care organizations across the country and throughout the world.

By using a person’s genomic data – within the electronic medical record – our solutions help guide a physician to make the best possible clinical decision. This is especially true in the areas of medication prescribing and the interpretation of family history as it relates to the patient’s current status.

In addition, we provide a consumer-driven family history tool. This allows the patient to document his or her family history at home prior to seeing the physician. The family history can be shared with the care provider via a HL7-compliant connection using National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) standards.

Key benefits of Personalized Health:

• Supports clinical decision-making by utilizing genomic test data stored with the patient’s test results
• Improves patient outcomes by allowing clinicians and researchers to gain the benefits of de-identified clinical and genomic data within the EMR
• Improves patient care by giving patients the chance to complete a family history prior to seeing their provider. A more complete family history helps the provider identify potential health risks.