Consumer health informatics 835574 178417895 2007-12-17T01:49:37Z Podkayneofmars 6022513 /* External links */ added new degree program to external link '''Consumer health informatics''' is a relatively new discipline and has been defined by [[Gunther Eysenbach]] as follows: ''Consumer health informatics is the branch of medical informatics that analyses consumers’ needs for information; studies and implements methods of making information accessible to consumers; and models and integrates consumers’ preferences into medical information systems.'' ([http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/320/7251/1713 Eysenbach 2000]) == Benefits == Consumer health [[informatics]] (CHI) provides patients and healthy consumers with the [[e-health]] tools, skills and support they need to better manage their health decisions. Examples for CHI tools are Web sites providing self-care information, Internet-based disease management tools, [[telemedicine]], [[personal health record]]s (PHRs), online support groups, etc. In the age of the Internet, almost any health information system or communication tool has an interface for consumers. Healthcare providers are turning to consumer health informatics to provide patients not only with health advice but with an opportunity to manage certain aspects of their condition. One of the purposes of the aforementionned PHR is to involve patients in the management of their healthcare. Meanwhile, consumers are themselves looking for resources on the Internet or even starting their own. == References == *Eysenbach G. [http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/320/7251/1713 Recent Advances: Consumer Health Informatics]. BMJ 2000; 320: 1713–16 *Lewis D, Eysenbach G et al. Consumer Health Informatics. Springer 2005 (ISBN 0-387-23991-X) *National Library of Medicine.; National Institutes of Health. [WWW] 3RD July 2003. Consumer Health Informatics Research. http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/cgsb/research/chr/ (30TH July 2003). *Simpson, Louise.; Robinson, Paul.; e-Clinical Governance. Radcliffe Medical Press (Oxford). 2002. == External links == *[[Journal of Medical Internet Research]] (JMIR) [http://www.jmir.org www.jmir.org], publishes consumer health informatics articles related to health on the Internet *[http://www.biohealthmatics.com/healthinformatics/publichealth_informatics/comhealthinfo.aspx/ Biohealthmatics.com] *[http://www.haworthpressinc.com/web/JCHI/ Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet] *[http://www.shis.uth.tmc.edu Master and PhD of Health Informatics] at [[University of Texas Health Science Center]] ==See also== [[Category:Health care informatics]]