Consumer Health Informatics: Informing Consumers and Improving Health Care

Warner V. Slack

ISBN 10: 1441920218 / ISBN 13: 9781441920218

Published by SPRINGER NATURE Dez 2010, 2010

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -According to the Pew Foundation's 'Internet in American Life Study,' over 60 million Americans per year use the Internet to search for health information. All those concerned with healthcare and how to obtain personally relevant medical information form a large additional target groupMany Medical Informatics programs-both in the United States and abroad-include a course in Consumer Health Informatics as part of their curriculum. This book, designed for use in a classroom, will be the first textbook dedicated solely to the specific concerns of consumer health informaticsConsumer Health Informatics is an interactive text; filled with case studies and discussion questionsWith international authorship and edited by five leaders in the field, Consumer Health Informatics has tapped some of the best resources in informatics today 258 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Consumer Health Informatics: Informing Consumers and Improving Health Care
• Publisher: SPRINGER NATURE Dez 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441920218
• ISBN 13: 9781441920218
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 15D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 399 grams

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Synopsis

Spurred by the impact consumer health informatics has had on patients and healthcare providers, this comprehensive volume details all aspects of this emerging science, namely patient empowerment, patient to provider communication, ethics, and security and confidentiality. Edited by five leaders in the field, this book will be an indispensable tool for medical informaticians, healthcare providers, professors, and students.