Global Challenges in People-Centered E-Health.
People-centered health care seeks an active role for the patient while empowering all other members of the health care team. By promoting greater patient responsibility and optimal usage, patient-centered health care leads to improved health outcomes, quality of life and optimal value for health care investment. This paper reviews some definitions of people-centered health care and various e-health approaches around the world used to implement this vision. The barriers and enablers to implementation this type of approach are explored. This paper provides a proposed research agenda for future implementations of people-centered e-health.
Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.
Yuri
Y
Quintana
Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.
Charles
C
Safran
D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*