Information therapy

In healthcare, Information therapy is the use of information in order to meet patients' needs and assist them in making decisions regarding their health. This can reduce the cost of healthcare by decreasing the use of healthcare resources,[1] and it can improve the knowledge and medical decision making abilities of patients.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, D. J. (1994). "Toward a definition of Information Therapy.". Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care 45: 71–75. PMC 2247874. PMID 2247874.
  2. ↑ Keene, Nikki; Chesser, Amy; Hart, Traci; Twumasi-Ankrah, Philip; Bradham, Douglas (January 2011). "Preliminary Benefits of Information Therapy". Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 2 (1): 45–48. doi:10.1177/2150131910385005. Retrieved 19 May 2015.


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