HLST 2040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Health Promotion, Short Message Service, Mhealth
11 Dec 2018
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Introduction: tom ferguson coined the term consumer health informatics (chi) in 1993 when he and a few of his colleagues organized a conference in wisconsin called. One type of classi cation considers the types of users who participate in those systems. Using this classi cation, three types of chi applications can be established: consumer-to-information, in this system, consumers seek information online to enhance their knowledge, check the validity of information, or prepare for an informed discussion with their physician. Rheingold invented the term while he was participating in an online community for conversation and discussion, the whole earth lectronic link (well), in the. 1980"s: in 1989, gustfason and colleagues at the university of wisconsin developed the. Rst vc dedicated to patients; it was known as the comprehensiveness health. Patient portals are important as they provide access to health information, which is known to empower patients to make an active role in managing their own health.
