Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare

Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare
ISBN-10
1466661518
ISBN-13
9781466661516
Category
Medical
Pages
372
Language
English
Published
2014-06-30
Publisher
IGI Global
Authors
Househ, Mowafa

Description

In addition to social media’s prevalence for personal use, online networking tools are also gaining momentum in the healthcare field. Health information and patient discussion are embracing these technologies to create a more ubiquitous communication platform. Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare provides insight on the tools that are integral to understanding and implementing emerging technologies in health-related fields. With an ever-growing presence of patients and health professionals on social networking sites, this book will provide insight into the effect of communication technologies on health services. This publication is useful for professionals and researchers in health informatics, as well as students, practitioners, clinicians, and academics.

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