title: Consumer health informatics.
abstract: This chapter gives an educational overview of: * The concept of consumer health informatics * Technologies being used to empowered consumers today * The impact of these new technologies on the health care delivery models.
authors.affiliation: Australian Government Department of Defence, Canberra, Australia. jessicaho@grapevine.com.au
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics; D013672:Technology; D014584:User-Computer Interface