Abstract
This chapter focuses on three changes that will dramatically affect the rapidly evolving health ecosystem. It highlights today's high value/high usability computing paradigm, the explosion of information within the Web and the challenges for EHR systems as they try to face the data tsunami. The chapter proposes that a Complex Adaptive System (CAS) framework will be essential for an inclusive health ecosystem that meets the needs of clients, consumers and health workers. The authors suggest that a person-owned wellness-health record (POWR) will be required in the new ecosystem. It postulates that a Smart point of need system for all users should replace the current point of care systems that are limited to healthcare workers. The chapter concludes with a description of a community-based health ecosystem that adopts the behaviors of a CAS, incorporates continuous quality improvement and exploits new technologies to support decision-making for all individuals within the community.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Healthcare Information Management Systems |
Subtitle of host publication | Cases, Strategies, and Solutions: Fourth Edition |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 461-476 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319207650 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319207643 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 21 2015 |
Keywords
- Community-based health
- Complex adaptive system
- Continuous quality improvement
- Health ecosystem
- Person owned health/wellness record
- Smart point of need support
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)