by Straton Mwashighadi | Jan 23, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
Ninety-four percent of U.S. adult social media users with health conditions agree with use of their health data, shared anonymously, to help clinicians improve care, according to a discussion paper available today from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). This strongly...
by Straton Mwashighadi | Jan 23, 2014 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Background The use of social networking sites (SNSs) is widespread. As of December 2012, 67 percent of American adults with Internet access used some form of social media, and 59 percent of them used the Internet to look for health-related information (Brenner,...
by Straton Mwashighadi | Jan 6, 2014 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines a learning health system as a system that has the capacity to both apply and generate reliable scientific evidence in the delivery of care (IOM, 2007). Although it may seem obvious that both the demands for higher...
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