Ochsner pilots precision medicine initiative in Epic EHR

New Orleans, La.-based Ochsner Health is adding a new pharmacogenomics decision support tool within its Epic EHR system to let clinicians compare prescription orders with patients’ genetic profiles in real time. 

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The pilot project will help Ochsner clinicians predict which drugs will work best for individual patients based on genetics, according to a July 21 news release. 

By adding the decision support tool to the EHR, prescribing physicians will be alerted if a drug is likely to be ineffective, cause an adverse reaction or need a dosing change based on the patient’s genetics.

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