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The Proliferation Of Consumer-facing Technology And Personal Health Information Technology Has Grown Steadily Over The Past Decade, And Has Certainly Exploded Over The Past Several Years. Many People Have Embraced Smartphones And Wearable Health-monitoring Devices To Track Their Fitness And Personal Health Information. Providers Have Made It Easier For Patients And Caregivers To Access Health Records And Communicate Through Online Patient Portals. However, The Large Volume Of Health-related Information That These Devices Can Generate And Input Into A Health Record Can Also Lead To An Increased Amount Of Confusion On The Part Of Users And Caregivers. The Institute Of Medicine Convened A Workshop To Explore Health Literate Practices In Health Information Technology And Then Provide And Consider The Ramifications Of This Rapidly Growing Field On The Health Literacy Of Users. Health Literacy And Consumer-facing Technology Summarizes The Discussions And Presentations From This Workshop, Highlighting The Lessons Presented, Practical Strategies, And The Needs And Opportunities For Improving Health Literacy In Consumer-facing Technology--publisher's Description. Consumer-facing Technology:

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Author
and Medicine Engineering National Academies of Sciences; Institute of Medicine; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Roundtable on Health Literacy; Joe Alper
Publisher
The National Academies Press
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9780309376938
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Social Science, Medical, Medicine

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