HLTC16H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Ehealth, Telehealth, Virtual Reality
15 Dec 2016
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The internet, mobile/wireless phones have contributed to the growth and interest in consumer health informatics. Trends such as chronic disease contribute as well. Ehealth was first used by industry leaders for the application of e-commerce: represented the intersection of medical informatics, ph and business and refers to hs and info delivered and enhanced through technology. Consumer health informatics tools can be classified in several different ways. 6 basic categories of consumer health informatics tools can be defined. These include mobile apps or consumer health applications designed for mobile devices, Health information oriented websites, interactive health games, sensor based tracking systems, health oriented social media and virtual reality programs. Consumer health apps reveals that they can be categorized into 1) apps that inform or provide information in a variety of formats (text, photo, video) 2) apps that. 2/3 of adults use health related websites as there premier source for health info.
