The infographic below — by the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Online Masters of Health Informatics program — breaks down and describes health informatics and the mashup of technology and healthcare.
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Using Text Messaging to Assess Adolescents’ Health Information Needs
Using Text Messaging to Assess Adolescents’ Health Information Needs: An Ecological Momentary Assessment
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WHO Report on Health Care Literacy
Social media, a great information equalizer, is radically transforming the way people communicate around the world. Instant and borderless, it elevates electronic communication to near face-to-face. Until recently the predominant communication model was “one” authority to “many” – i.e. a health institution, the ministry of health or a journalist communicating to the public. Social media has changed the monologue to a dialogue, where anyone with ICT access can be a content creator and communicator. Health professionals should ensure that information is correct and accessible.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2009;87:566-566. doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.066712
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Health literacy in health information technology
Dominic Mack writes:
‘In the middle of “Health Information Technology” (HIT) is the word “Information”. Information for whom?
HIT is all about information about the patient for the patient. The patient must be able to understand to a certain degree what is happening with their health in order to participate in their well being. Studies have shown that patients teaching patients in the community result in better retention of information than a health professional teaching a patient. This model is effective because of the cultural relationship and sensitivity which leads to a better understanding among the learners.
We should ask ourselves: if our patients are leaving our practices with little understanding of their illnesses, how does all this technology change things? The patient centered approach is more than giving an on time appointment, wowing the consumer with technology, and having them feel good walking out the door.’
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Health Care Social Media 