Francois Sainfort and Julie Jacko
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bridget C. Booske
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Introduction
Characteristics of the Health Care Industry
The Health Care Industry
The Health Care Regulatory Environment
Health Care Informatics
Consumer Health Information
Interactive Health Communication
Consumer/Patient Web-Based Applications and E-Health
Provider Health Care Informatics
Evaluating Computerized Health
Care Applications
Future Opportunities and Challenges
Supporting and Enhancing the Patient–Provider Interaction
Supporting and Enhancing Collaborative Work Among Providers
Developing and Utilizing New Information and Communication Technologies
Designing and Utilizing Adaptive Human–Computer Interfaces
Moving to E-Health
References
Figure 41.1: Conceptual framework.