J Med Libr Assoc. 2021 Jul 1;109(3):376-381. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2021.1180.
Technology advances in eHealth and mHealth are changing the way that health care consumers and providers communicate, receive and deliver care, and access health information. As electronic health records and smartphones have become ubiquitous in the United States, opportunities and applications for the integration of eHealth and mHealth have increased. In addition to technology advances, the changing health care model is simultaneously adapting to and driving initiatives in digital health care. With these digital initiatives have come challenges, including data overload, security and privacy concerns, deficits in technological and health literacy skills, and sorting through the vast number of choices of digital applications. Navigating this changing landscape can be overwhelming and time consuming for both health care providers and consumers. Librarians are uniquely positioned to assist providers and consumers to break down barriers within the digital health care landscape through data management initiatives, technology and health literacy instruction, and finding and evaluating health information and digital health technologies.
电子健康和移动健康技术的进步正在改变医疗保健消费者和提供者沟通、接收和提供护理以及获取健康信息的方式。随着电子健康记录和智能手机在美国变得无处不在，电子健康和移动健康整合的机会和应用也在增加。除了技术进步之外，医疗保健模式的转变也在同时适应和推动数字医疗保健的举措。随着这些数字举措的出现，也带来了一些挑战，包括数据过载、安全和隐私问题、技术和健康素养技能的不足，以及在大量数字应用程序中进行筛选。对于医疗保健提供者和消费者来说，驾驭这一不断变化的格局可能是压倒性的和耗时的。图书馆员通过数据管理计划、技术和健康素养指导以及查找和评估健康信息和数字健康技术，在帮助提供者和消费者打破数字医疗保健领域的障碍方面具有独特的优势。
