Patient Empowerment: A Two Way Road

Bos, Lodewijk

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-1536-7_14

Lodewijk Bos⁵

Part of the book series: Healthcare Delivery in the Information Age ((Healthcare Delivery Inform. Age))

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This paper will deal with the patient related aspects of e-Health. The use of computing and networking has become an essential element in recent and future developments in health and care. Devices that lead to self-management, access to electronic records, decision support, social networks and social media are some of the major aspects. The production and availability of data and information will lead to a paradigm shift in the physician-patient relationship based on the addition of their respective experiences. To make this into a relationship of trust requires insight into the needs of both patients and caregivers. How do caregivers deal with possible knowledgeable patients; how can they assist to increase the patient’s knowledge; how will they (have to) react to patient record access. On the other hand, what will be the responsibility of the knowledgeable patient; what are his rights to be informed.

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Observation by Dr. Sand, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.
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Cyberchondriacs: people using the Internet to look for information about health topics [Harris].
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El 53.8% de los internautas hace búsquedas relacionadas con temas de salud y bienestar, según datos de 2009 del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
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The Map of Medicine represents the state of the art in health 1.0. The map, intended for clinical use, is a web-based visual representation of evidence-based patient care journeys covering 28 medical specialties and 387 pathways. A patient version of the map, called Healthguides, is now being created by more than 500 doctors and nurses to give patients the same in-depth clinical information as used in the NHS, in easy to follow charts. http://www.mapofmedicine.com/.
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http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/.
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http://epatientdave.com/.
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www.icmcc.org.

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Bos, L. (2012). Patient Empowerment: A Two Way Road. In: Wickramasinghe, N., Bali, R., Suomi, R., Kirn, S. (eds) Critical Issues for the Development of Sustainable E-health Solutions. Healthcare Delivery in the Information Age. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1536-7_14

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