Here is a link that I found about a Consumer Health Informatics and Patient Decision-making Study. The study tries to identify, evaluate, and synthesize research on the effects of informatics tools and decision aids on patient decisions about medical screening and treatment. Some studies suggest that the use of information tools can increase patient knowledge of treatment alternatives and it has been shown that patients respond positively to these tools. Health information and medical care organizations are investing in the development and dissemination of health informatics tools to help patients and consumers make decisions about screening and treatment.
I believe that this study can help us better understand the effects that Consumer Health Informatics has on the healthcare system and in our patients. Many of the mentioned information tools are aimed towards patients to help provide choices about different ways to treat and manage health conditions.
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