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Doctor-Patient Social Networking to Improve Specialist Care Coordination

Doctor-Patient Social Networking to Improve Specialist Care Coordination

Jeremy S. Kagan
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799800477|ISBN10: 1799800474|EISBN13: 9781799800484
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0047-7.ch014
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Kagan, Jeremy S. "Doctor-Patient Social Networking to Improve Specialist Care Coordination." Impacts of Information Technology on Patient Care and Empowerment, edited by Roger W. McHaney, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 267-289. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0047-7.ch014

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Kagan, J. S. (2020). Doctor-Patient Social Networking to Improve Specialist Care Coordination. In R. McHaney, I. Reychev, J. Azuri, M. McHaney, & R. Moshonov (Eds.), Impacts of Information Technology on Patient Care and Empowerment (pp. 267-289). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0047-7.ch014

Chicago

Kagan, Jeremy S. "Doctor-Patient Social Networking to Improve Specialist Care Coordination." In Impacts of Information Technology on Patient Care and Empowerment, edited by Roger W. McHaney, et al., 267-289. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0047-7.ch014

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Abstract

Effective communication and coordination among medical doctors, specialists, and other caregivers could mean the difference between life and death for patients. This chapter presents a new digital health technology paradigm based on social networking that improves care coordination and communication among medical specialists. This technology integrates data across diagnostic modalities to simplify the process of accessing information, and reporting medical interpretations and treatment recommendations. This model can help care providers improve patient outcomes by facilitating initial risk stratification and remote consults with experts, thereby reducing admissions and readmissions, and making patient care more effective. Additionally, this technology can address the lack of specialists in underserved areas, and ease accessibility for aging populations.

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