Ball M J, Lillis J
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 5706 Coley Court, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA.
Int J Med Inform. 2001 Apr;61(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/s1386-5056(00)00130-1.
Healthcare delivery is being transformed by advances in e-health and by the empowered, computer-literate public. Ready to become partners in their own health and to take advantage of online processes, health portals, and physician web pages and e-mail, this new breed of consumer is slowly redefining the physician/patient relationship. Such changes can effect positive results like improved clinical decision-making, increased efficiency, and strengthened communication between physicians and patients. First, however, physicians and the organizations that support them must fully understand their role in the e-health revolution. Both must advance their awareness of the new consumers and their needs and define specific action items that will help them realize the benefits of e-health. Through a combination of timely research and advice, this article will aid them in fulfilling both tasks.
电子健康的进步以及有能力使用电脑的公众正在改变医疗服务的提供方式。这种新型消费者准备好成为自身健康的合作伙伴，并利用在线流程、健康门户网站、医生网页和电子邮件，正在慢慢重新定义医患关系。此类变革能够产生积极成果，比如改善临床决策、提高效率以及加强医患之间的沟通。然而，首先医生以及支持他们的机构必须充分理解自己在电子健康革命中的角色。双方都必须提高对新消费者及其需求的认识，并确定有助于他们实现电子健康益处的具体行动项目。通过及时的研究与建议相结合，本文将帮助他们完成这两项任务。
