Contemporary Consumer Health Informatics

Contemporary Consumer Health Informatics edited by Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Indrit Troshani, Joseph Tan.

This innovative reference examines how consumer health informatics (CHI) can transform healthcare systems stressed by staffing shortages and budget constraints and challenged by patients taking a more active role in their care. It situates CHI as vital to upgrading healthcare service delivery, detai...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wickramasinghe, Nilmini (Editor), Troshani, Indrit (Editor), Tan, Joseph (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Healthcare Delivery in the Information Age,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Health informatics.
Public health.
Special purpose computers.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Section I: Defining the Discipline
  • What Is Consumer Health Informatics
  • The Landscape
  • Section II: Technologies
  • Remote Monitoring and Mobile Apps
  • Social Media and Web 2.0
  • Personal Health Record
  • Architecture and Infrastructure Requirements
  • Section III: Design
  • Designing for the Consumer
  • Design Methods
  • Section IV: Roles and Responsibilities
  • Connecting with Medical Systems and Healthcare Providers
  • Policy, Public Health, and Economics
  • Quality Control, Security and Privacy
  • Section V: On the Horizon: Perspectives on the Future
  • The Future: Research Issues
  • The Future: Policy and Funding
  • The Future: Research Perspective, Grantor Perspective, Vendor Perspective
  • Epilogue: Lessons, Take Aways and Recommendations
  • Appendix: Case Vignettes.

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