Consumer Informatics and Digital Health: Solutions for Health and Health Care

Presents a consumer-friendly overview of technical, social, and policy issues associated with the adoption, use, and impact of consumer technologies for health and health care

Features audio interviews with some of the pioneers in the fields of consumer informatics and mobile health, who describe what inspired them to get involved in the field and what the future of consumer health technologies will look like

Provides a technical foundation that inspires students in computer sciences, information design, and communications to get involved in consumer health informatics

Author: Margo Edmunds
Publisher: Springer
Published: 01/28/2019
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9783319969046
ISBN10: 3319969048
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Public Health
- Computers | Data Science | General
- Computers | Information Technology

About the Author
Margo Edmunds, PhD, is vice president, Evidence Generation and Translation at AcademyHealth, where she oversees a portfolio of projects on information infrastructure, research translation, dissemination, and health communications. Her expertise includes informatics and communications technology policy, health information exchange, and web-based learning and communications tools.
Christopher Hass is a consulting UX strategist, presenter, and past president of UXPA International and its Boston Chapter. He is an expert on the subjects of human-centered design, accessibility, UX research, and the development of innovative products and services for a wide variety of commercial and government clients.

Erin Holve, PhD, MPH, MPP, is director, Health Care Reform and Innovation at the Department of Health Care Finance within the Government of the District of Columbia, where she leads the design of reform and technology projects to enhance the value of Medicaid in the District. She is a expert in learning health systems and patient centered outcomes research, and founding editor of the journal, eGEMs, a first-of-its kind publication dedicated to accelerating research and quality improvement using electronic health data.