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Uberization of Healthcare

Uberization of Healthcare

Lizette Alvarez
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 7
ISBN13: 9781668424148|ISBN10: 1668424142|EISBN13: 9781668424155
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch028
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Alvarez, Lizette. "Uberization of Healthcare." Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 498-504. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch028

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Alvarez, L. (2022). Uberization of Healthcare. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media (pp. 498-504). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch028

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Alvarez, Lizette. "Uberization of Healthcare." In Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 498-504. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch028

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Abstract

Over the years, health literacy has embodied various forms to aid healthcare decisions. For technology and health literacy to merge, the author examines and discusses how the following three elements can be applied to implement a type of technology and to what audience: 1) time, 2) cost, and 3) engagement. Through focused time, cost, and engagement efforts, healthcare can be optimized without reductions to the quality of information. Due to its rapid spread, information could to be fixed accordingly. This would positively impact the decision-making process for communities and public and private sectors. Benefits outweigh risks related to the implementation of technology and health literacy. Traditional medicine is known to have difficulties adapting to change. However, the risk is too high not to explore the use of technology and health literacy.

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