Personal digital health hubs for multiple conditions

Knowledge Hubs for Health

Knowledge Hubs for Health

Personal digital assistant infectious diseases applications for health care professionals.

Personal digital assistants (PDAs; also known as "handheld computers," "pocket personal computers," and Palm Pilots) provide immediate access to vital and clinically relevant infectious diseases information at the point of care. Several infectious diseases applications are available that provide information on pathogens, diagnosis, medication, and treatment. In this article, 4 infectious diseas...

AmIVital: Digital Personal Environment for Health and Well-Being

This work introduces AmIVital, a Spanish project which aims to provide a platform that meets the bases of AAL (Ambient Assisted Living) and facilitates the development of applications and business models for an emerging sector. AmIVital focuses on social needs of first order, and presents the work undertaken in developing the mobile platform. This platform creates a digital personal environment...

Why primary care practices should become digital health information hubs for their patients

BACKGROUND Two interesting health care trends are currently occurring: 1) patient-facing technologies, such as personal health records, patient portals, and mobile health apps, are being adopted at rapid rates, and 2) primary care, which includes family practice, is being promoted as essential to reducing health care costs and improving health care outcomes. While these trends are notable and c...