Английская Википедия:Health 3.0

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Health 3.0 is a health-related extension of the concept of Web 3.0 whereby the users' interface with the data and information available on the web is personalized to optimize their experience.[1] This is based on the concept of the Semantic Web, wherein websites' data is accessible for sorting in order to tailor the presentation of information based on user preferences.[2] Health 3.0 will use such data access to enable individuals to better retrieve and contribute to personalized health-related information within networked electronic health records, and social networking resources.[3][4][5]

Health 3.0 has also been described as the idea of semantically organizing electronic health records to create an Open Healthcare Information Architecture.[6] Health care could also make use of social media, and incorporate virtual tools for enhanced interactions between health care providers and consumers/patients.[7]

Goals

  • Improved access to health related information on the web via semantic and networked resources will facilitate an improved understanding of health issues with the goal of increasing patient self-management, preventative care and enhancing health professional expertise.[3][4]
  • Health 3.0 will foster the creation and maintenance of supportive virtual communities within which individuals can help one another understand, cope with, and manage common health-related issues.[4]
  • Personalized social networking resources can also serve as a medium for health professionals to improve individuals' access to healthcare expertise, and to facilitate health professional-to-many-patients communication with the goal of improved acceptance, understanding and adherence to best therapeutic options.[4][7]
  • "Digital healing" has been described as a goal of health 3.0. It involves patients obtaining reassurance, support, and validation from others via social media.[8]
  • Health 3.0 is recommended to be able to gather imparted data through web-based technologies. Consumers and experts are to be connected by virtual reasoning tools – an expert system. The expert system that can use the collected information through the web-based technologies represent health 3.0.[9]

The current situation

Social networking is a popular and powerful tool for engaging patients in their health care. These virtual communities provide a real-time resource for obtaining health-related knowledge and counselling.[10] Pew Internet and American Life Project report that greater than 90% of young adults and nearly three quarters of all Americans access the internet on a regular basis. Greater than 60% of online adults regularly access social networking resources. In addition, 80% of internet users search for health-related information.[11] Definitive evidence of health benefit from interaction with health-related virtual communities is currently lacking as further research needs to be performed.[12]

Challenges

Many local communities face challenges implementing a Public Health 3.0 model. Public Health at a local level has been unable to integrate information technology.[13] Furthermore, Health Departments face financial and resource shortages, specifically reduced government spending for public health.[14]

See also

References

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