Guided Notes
Consumer Health Informatics
Patients as information users — portals, open notes, health apps and wearables, health literacy and digital literacy, shared decision-making tools and patient-generated health data.
Patients as active participants
Slide 1 / 5Consumer health informatics studies how patients and caregivers find, use and create health information — and designs tools for them. • Patient portals, open notes and immediate access to results. • Health apps for chronic conditions, mental health, fitness and medications. • Wearables and home devices. • Online communities and information seeking. • Shared decision-making aids.