Hci 600 topic 7 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Discuss an example of a mobile device or social or health-related application you use in your everyday life that stores personal health data and could potentially benefit your health. How could the technology or application be improved and utilized in the health care setting to provide a more detailed or holistic picture of a person's health status to providers?

What are the primary challenges with integrating data from personal devices and applications with data within an EHR? Do you think most consumers are comfortable with sharing their personal data in the clinical environment? Supposing the sharing of such information is beneficial for consumers' health, what can be done to help consumers overcome their reticence?