Health Gaming on 'Radar' of Federal Government

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is hoping that health gaming can help boost patient engagement. According to an ONC official, health games can help patients visualize their progress as they work to overcome health challenges. Healthcare IT News.More

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Ethics and HIT

Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
  • patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
  • transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
  • institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
  • vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.

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