Cutting-Edge Technology Adoption for Building Holistic Patient Experience

Cutting-Edge Technology Adoption for Building Holistic Patient Experience

Roma Chauhan
ISBN13: 9781466675247|ISBN10: 1466675241|EISBN13: 9781466675254
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7524-7.ch010
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Chauhan, Roma. "Cutting-Edge Technology Adoption for Building Holistic Patient Experience." Innovative Collaborative Practice and Reflection in Patient Education, edited by Jennifer Lynne Bird, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 152-166. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7524-7.ch010

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Chauhan, R. (2015). Cutting-Edge Technology Adoption for Building Holistic Patient Experience. In J. Bird (Ed.), Innovative Collaborative Practice and Reflection in Patient Education (pp. 152-166). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7524-7.ch010

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Chauhan, Roma. "Cutting-Edge Technology Adoption for Building Holistic Patient Experience." In Innovative Collaborative Practice and Reflection in Patient Education, edited by Jennifer Lynne Bird, 152-166. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7524-7.ch010

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Abstract

Internet acceptance has exponentially risen globally in the last decade with the advent of collaborative and interactive Web technologies. E-learning techniques are extensively used by medical educators to impart learning to their patients and caregivers. E-Learning 2.0 has appeared as amalgamation of traditional e-learning model and capabilities of Web 2.0. It is a supplement to treatment provided by doctors, used for educating patient and equipping them to handle preventive and disease-specific conditions resulting in affirmative patient experience. The contemporary medical practices emphasizes building patient experience and not restricting patient treatment. This chapter explains the need of shifting e-learning focus from the software product design to service design and drawing the comparative model between the two. It reviews existing E-Learning 2.0 practices being used in medical education and recent state-of-the-art technologies including webcasting, virtual learning environment, mobile technology, etc. The focal point of the chapter is how to use technology to promote patient-centered culture.

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