Better Data = Better Health: Farzad Mostashari Q&A
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A Conversation with Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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White Paper Describes How "E-Patients" Using Internet Resources are Transforming the American Health Care System
March 1, 2008 | Program Result
Tom Ferguson, M.D., a pioneer in the field of online health, worked with a group of researchers, developers and leaders in the field to develop a white paper on e-patients and their impact on health care and medicine.
Advancing the Field of Health Games
March 31, 2011 | Program Result
Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.
Advancing the Role of Rapid Learning in Mainstream Health Care
March 25, 2013 | Program Result
Developing and promoting a rapid-learning health system, in which health information in large databases is analyzed to improve health care - the work of Lynn Etheredge and the Health Insurance Reform Project at George Washington University.
A Patient's View of OpenNotes
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors discuss the positive outcomes from a year-long experimental study, OpenNotes, where patients could access their doctor’s notes.
Pushing the Envelope of Electronic Patient Portals to Engage Patients
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This editorial discusses OpenNotes, an experiment where patients were allowed to access their primary care providers’ electronic notes via patient portals.
Inviting Patients to Read Their Doctors' Notes
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This article could help drive a culture of more transparency between patients and providers, enabling two-way communication that levels the proverbial playing field.
Online Doesn't Mean on Target
August 1, 2000 | Program Result
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducted the second and third of a series of national conferences called "Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information."
Voorhees College Students Teach South Carolina Seniors to Access Health Information Using Computers
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Center of Excellence in Rural and Minority Health, a project of Voorhees College, taught seniors from three rural and impoverished counties how to use computers and access health information databases.
Making Sense of Mobile Health Data
August 9, 2012 | Journal Article
Mobile phones, and smartphones in particular, have the potential to support chronic disease prevention and management in daily life. For example, mobile health (mHealth) applications can help people manage their diabetes, assist in smoking cessation ...