Question 1

An ePatient is best described as one who:

Accepted Answer

Someone who seeks health information from various sources and uses the information for decision making with health providers is inclusive of all types of ePatients. Not all ePatients use biosensors, nor do they all write blogs. ePatients collaborate with their provider to arrive at a decision.

Question 2

Which of these best describes participatory medicine?

Accepted Answer

Participatory medicine is described as a cooperative model of healthcare that encourages and expects active involvement by all connected parties, including patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals, as integral to the full continuum of care. Integrated care focuses on coordinating care between the healthcare disciplines. Authoritative care is paternalistic and does not include the patient in the decision making process. Community care focuses on coordinating care across resources found in the community where the patient resides.

Question 3

A quantified selfer is best described as one who:

Accepted Answer

A quantified selfer may or may not use the tactics of graphing data, recording lab values, and using a sleep diary; however, all of these fall under the umbrella of tracking personal metrics, which best describes what it means to be a quantified selfer.

Question 4

The emergence of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram marked the turn toward:

Accepted Answer

In the first days of the internet, ePatients could perform simple web searches to learn medical information, a period known as Health 1.0. When social media emerged, the new capabilities for interaction, networking, and engagement among users marked the advent of Health 2.0. The current stage of predictive content seems to be marking yet another advance toward Web 3.0 and Health 3.0.

Question 5

The maxim "Doctors know best":

Accepted Answer

"Doctors know best" is the paradigm for the paternalistic care model. Participatory medicine includes the patient as a partner in goal setting and decision making. Integrated care has to do with interdisciplinary care. Health 2.0, by its nature, assumes more of a patient-centered and nonpaternalistic approach.

Question 6

The culture of the patient-clinician partnership always includes:

Accepted Answer

The culture of the patient-clinician partnership always includes ePatients and clinicians working in collaboration toward shared goals. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not require patient-clinician partnerships. Guided discovery may be used in a patient-clinician partnership, but not always. Technology specialists and social media activists are not part of the patient-clinician partnership.

Question 7

One trend that is influencing healthcare reform is:

Accepted Answer

Disruptive technology and trends have dramatically altered the way in which we communicate with one another. The internet and now mobile devices, both disruptive technologies, are now major drivers in the new ways Americans connect with one another and access and disseminate information.

Question 8

The goal of __________________ has been to increase the transparency of medical documentation, by touting the benefits of such transparency.

Accepted Answer

Many healthcare providers have been reluctant to make their medical documentation and notes available, for fear of extra work, an inability to record candid thoughts, and perceived negative impact on their business. The OpenNotes Project, begun in 2010, has fought to counter this reluctance by highlighting the many benefits of transparency.

Question 9

What defines the "Google generation"?

Accepted Answer

A person who desires immediate access to information and is internet savvy is characteristic of an individual belonging to the Google generation. The other choices are not characteristic of being part of the Google generation.

Question 10

What defines Health 2.0? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

Health 2.0 is defined by health-related mobile applications, web-based content, and social networks. Updated versions of old health information, marketing health products based on the patient's internet preferences, and mobile health-monitoring devices do not define Health 2.0.

Quiz 12: The Evolving Epatient