Information Technology for Patient Empowerment in Healthcare

The authors explore novel information-based mechanisms that are changing the way patients are involved in their own health care. The book covers models, frameworks and technologies to improve patient-to-provider communication, patient interaction with information technologies, patient education and involvement in health care decision processes, and patient access, understanding and control over their clinical data.



Maria Adela Grando, Arizona State University; Ronen Rozenblum, David W. Bates, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.