Patient Empowerment via Mobile Personal Health Records and Mobile Health Applications: A Review of the Current Use

Authors

Abdulaziz S. Alhomod, Oregon Health & Science University
Saeed Alzahrani, Portland State University

Published In

2019 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Subjects

Medical care -- Information technology, Medical care -- Data processing, Medical informatics, Health services administration -- Information technology, Information storage and retrieval systems -- Medical care, Telecommunication in medicine -- Management

Abstract

Consumer empowerment has gained a significant attention in the medical field recently, and despite the ambiguity of its definitions, elements and measurement tools, it is apparent that mobile and other communication technology can play a major role in keeping patients informed, involved and empowered. This paper aims to explore methods by which mobile applications contribute to consumer empowerment and allowed enhanced patient control over their health.

Description

This is the publisher's final PDF. Copyright 2019 by PICMET. Paper delivered at the 2019 Proceedings of PICMET '19: Technology Management in the World of Intelligent Systems

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2019.8893847

DOI

10.23919/PICMET.2019.8893847

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/32732

Citation Details

A. S. Alhomod and S. Alzahrani, "Patient Empowerment via Mobile Personal Health Records and Mobile Health Applications: A Review of the Current Use," 2019 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), Portland, OR, USA, 2019, pp. 1-4.