Health Literacy and Consumer-Facing Technology: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, et al.

The proliferation of consumer-facing technology and personal health information technology has grown steadily over the past decade, and has certainly exploded over the past several years. Many people have embraced smartphones and wearable health-monitoring devices to track their fitness and personal health information. Providers have made it easier for patients and caregivers to access health records and communicate through online patient portals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309376904
• ISBN13: 9780309376907
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"