Data captured in electronic medical records (EMR) for routine clinical care as currently implemented is sufficient to conduct genome-wide association studies, according to the first study to look at EMR-based research.The study published today in Science Translational Medicine provides the first proof of the concept that one of the meaningful uses of EMRs is that they might be used to conduct a variety of health research studies more efficiently and cost-effectively than is currently possible. (Link to published site)
