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What is Self-Management Tools

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Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare
Topic-based health information applications designed to educate users on symptoms, conditions, behaviors, and treatments to improve health status and encourage appropriate utilization of medical services
Published in Chapter:
The Use and Evaluations of IT in Chronic Disease Management
Julia Adler-Milstein (Harvard University, USA) and Ariel Linden (Linden Consulting Group and Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch001
Abstract
This chapter describes the broad array of information technologies currently used in programs that manage individuals with chronic diseases and discusses evaluation strategies to assess the impact of implementing programs that incorporate such technologies. More specifically, it describes the three components of a chronic disease management program and then details the technologies commonly used in each component. Three evaluation designs well-suited to measure DM program effectiveness are also discussed. The intent of this chapter is to educate readers on the range of approaches to incorporating information technology into chronic disease management and the most appropriate evaluation designs that will strengthen the understanding of which approaches are most successful.
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