Contributed by an international group of health, information technology, and other specialists, the 17 chapters in this volume consider the frameworks, models, challenges, and applications of social media and mobile technologies in healthcare. They address issues in downloading mobile health applications, the use of social media by health communities of practice, incorporating usability testing, using mobile health technologies in the emergency department, the role of social media in healthcare, the role of the social in transforming personal healthcare management of chronic disease, providing credible and trustworthy information, and e-tools for the assessment, tracking, and treatment of diseases.
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