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The New HIT: Human Health Information Technology.

Leung TI, Goldstein MK, Musen MA, Cronkite R, Chen JH, Gottlieb A, Leitersdorf E. The New HIT: Human Health Information Technology. Studies in health technology and informatics. 2017 Jan 1; 245:768-772.

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Abstract:

Humanism in medicine is defined as health care providers'' attitudes and actions that demonstrate respect for patients'' values and concerns in relation to their social, psychological and spiritual life domains. Specifically, humanistic clinical medicine involves showing respect for the patient, building a personal connection, and eliciting and addressing a patient''s emotional response to illness. Health information technology (IT) often interferes with humanistic clinical practice, potentially disabling these core aspects of the therapeutic patient-physician relationship. Health IT has evolved rapidly in recent years - and the imperative to maintain humanism in practice has never been greater. In this vision paper, we aim to discuss why preserving humanism is imperative in the design and implementation of health IT systems.




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