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Yearb Med Inform 2012; 21(01): 25-29
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1639426
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

Personal Health and Consumer Informatics

A. Guardia
1   Dept. of Medical Imaging and Information Sciences, Division of eHealth and Telemedicine Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Medico-economics Affairs, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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B. C. Boyer
1   Dept. of Medical Imaging and Information Sciences, Division of eHealth and Telemedicine Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Medico-economics Affairs, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Section Editors for the IMIA Yearbook Sections on Personal Health Informatics and on Consumer Informatics › Author AffiliationsI greatly acknowledge the support of Martina Hutter and of the reviewers in the selection process of the IMIA Yearbook.
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10 March 2018 (online)

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Summary

Objectives

To summarize current outstanding research in the field of Personal Health and Consumers Informatics.

Methods

A selection of excellent research articles published in 2011 in the field of Personal Health Informatics and Consumer Informatics.

Results and Conclusions

This selection of articles shows that Personal Health Informatics is changing. Indeed, the different solutions tended to the doctors and their interaction, but also tended to the patient in order for him to be more active in his own medical healthcare. The consumer section highlights the development of the social network and the possible limitations.

Keywords

Personal health informatics - consumer informatics - personal heatlh record - smartphone - social networks