Standards Beyond the Clinic: Capturing Patient Health Data to Advance Precision Medicine

Does the neighborhood I live in affect my health? How am I going to be able to see the specialist without a car? Can I share blood pressure and blood sugar readings I take at home with my doctor so she can monitor how I’m doing? These critical questions have helped to drive precision medicine research as well as improving care management and coordination.
While researchers and providers seek to capture and integrate insightful patient data from non-clinical settings and understand how social and environmental issues impact health,

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