Knowledge Brokers for E-healthcare Prosumption
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Creation of radical innovation is a real challenge, which requires unconventional thinking of the physician and patient, as well as a huge staff of people involved in healthcare process. It is an extremely important, but complex and costly activity, not only because of its telemedicine infrastructure, but also because of rising public expectations for healthcare, as well as social requirements to reduce chronic diseases, and to eliminate cancer. The paper is to emphasize the role of knowledge brokers in e-healthcare. The first part covers presentation of arguments for e-healthcare prosumption as a way to reduce cost in the context of Good Information Society. The second part includes discussion on ehealthcare system architecture conceptualization. The last part is to justify the knowledge brokering development for e-healthcare prosumption.
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