title: Consumer Health Informatics in the Context of Engaged Citizens and eHealth Services - A New CHI Meta Model.
abstract: Consumer Health Informatics (CHI) is a relatively new and interdisciplinary field in Medical Informatics. It focuses on consumer- rather than professional-centered services. However, the definitions and understanding of a) what is a "consumer"? or b) what is health technology in the context of CHI? and c) what factors and actors influence the usage of eHealth services? vary widely. The CHI special interest group (SIG) - associated with the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology - conducted two workshops in 2015 to improve the common understanding on these topics. The workshop outcomes, the derived CHI-specific meta model and examples how to apply this model are presented in this paper. The model supports the definition of multi-actor contexts, as it not solely reflects the conventional patient-physician relationship but also allows for the description of second health market providers.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Med. Informatics, Heilbronn University.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiesner
authors.affiliation: Med. Informatics, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Griebel
authors.affiliation: Health Technology Management, APOLLON University, Bremen.
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: GECKO Institute of Medicine, Informatics & Economics, Heilbronn University.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pobiruchin
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005858:Germany; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*