Sands D Z, Wald J S
Daniel Z. Sands, MD, MPH, 56 Solon St., Suite 200, Newton, MA 02461, USA, Tel: +1 617 256 4775, Fax: +1 617 663 6321, E-mail:
Yearb Med Inform. 2014 Aug 15;9(1):170-6. doi: 10.15265/IY-2014-0017.
Address current topics in consumer health informatics.
Literature review.
Current health care delivery systems need to be more effective in the management of chronic conditions as the population turns older and experiences escalating chronic illness that threatens to consume more health care resources than countries can afford. Most health care systems are positioned poorly to accommodate this. Meanwhile, the availability of ever more powerful and cheaper information and communication technology, both for professionals and consumers, has raised the capacity to gather and process information, communicate more effectively, and monitor the quality of care processes.
Adapting health care systems to serve current and future needs requires new streams of data to enable better self-management, improve shared decision making, and provide more virtual care. Changes in reimbursement for health care services, increased adoption of relevant technologies, patient engagement, and calls for data transparency raise the importance of patient-generated health information, remote monitoring, non-visit based care, and other innovative care approaches that foster more frequent contact with patients and better management of chronic conditions.
探讨消费者健康信息学的当前主题。
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随着人口老龄化以及慢性病发病率不断上升，目前的医疗保健服务系统需要在慢性病管理方面更具成效，因为慢性病有可能消耗超出国家承受能力的更多医疗资源。大多数医疗保健系统在应对这一情况时准备不足。与此同时，专业人员和消费者均可使用功能日益强大且价格更为低廉的信息通信技术，这提高了收集和处理信息、更有效地进行沟通以及监测护理过程质量的能力。
使医疗保健系统适应当前和未来的需求需要新的数据流，以实现更好的自我管理、改善共同决策并提供更多虚拟护理。医疗保健服务报销方式的变化、相关技术的更多采用、患者参与以及对数据透明度的要求，提高了患者生成的健康信息、远程监测、非就诊式护理以及其他创新护理方法的重要性，这些方法能促进与患者更频繁的接触并更好地管理慢性病。
