Putting health into the patient’s hands
Posted by Adam Bosworth, Vice
President
I gave a speech today at the 2007 American Medical Association of
Informatics (AMIA) Spring Congress. I used this opportunity to
suggest a vision of what I think consumers should expect from our
health care system over the next decade, including three core
principles of a future health care system:
Discovery - Consumers
should be able to discover the most relevant health information
possible
Action - Consumers
should have direct access to personalized services to help them get
the best and most convenient possible health support
Community - Consumers
should be able to learn from and educate those in similar health
circumstances and from their health practitioners
Here are my
notes from the speech, which include both an example of how
these principles could come together to improve health care and
suggestions about what core technology I believe is needed to
support them.
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