Paradigm Shift or Annoying Distraction

Summary

Web 2.0 technologies, known as social media, social technologies or Web 2.0, have emerged into the mainstream. As they grow, these new technologies have the opportunity to influence the methods and procedures of many fields. This paper focuses on the clinical implications of the growing Web 2.0 technologies. Five developing trends are explored: information channels, augmented reality, location-based mobile social computing, virtual worlds and serious gaming, and collaborative research networks. Each trend is discussed based on their utilization and pattern of use by healthcare providers or healthcare organizations. In addition to explorative research for each trend, a vignette is presented which provides a future example of adoption. Lastly each trend lists several research challenge questions for applied clinical informatics.

Citation: Spallek H, O’Donnell J, Clayton M, Anderson P, Krueger A. Paradigm shift or annoying distraction – emerging implications of Web 2.0 for clinical practice. Appl Clin Inf 2010; 1: 96–115 http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2010-01-CR-0003

Keywords

Internet - healthcare - social networks - medical informatics applications - computer simulation

 

Conflict of Interest

The authors do not declare any conflicts of interest.

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