Patient-Centered E-Health

By E. Vance Wilson

Adoption of a user-centered design (UCD) focus has immensely enriched the health industry. Application of UCD concepts are key to successful development of e-services, including e-health. Patient-Centered E-Health presents the perspective of a distinct form of e-health that is patient-focused, patient-aware, patient-empowered, and patient-active. This must-have book for researchers, educators, and healthcare practitioners addresses the special characteristics of the e-health domain through a user-centered design, providing foundational topics in areas such as patient-centered design methods, psychological aspects of online health communication, and e-health marketing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605660167
• ISBN13: 9781605660165
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 11.1"