The Case for Computational Health Science

Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research - Tập 2 Số 1 - Trang 99-110 - 2018
Barnes, M.1, Hanson, C.1, Giraud-Carrier, C.2
1Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA
2Department of Computer Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA

Tóm tắt

In this introductory paper, we begin by making the case for Computational Health Science, which we define as the interdisciplinary efforts of health scientists, computer scientists, engineers, psychologists, and other social scientists, to conduct innovative research that will inform future practice directed at changing health behavior through improved communication, networking, and social capital. We recognize and discuss some of the main challenges involved with such an enterprise, but also highlight the associated benefits, which, we argue, significantly outweigh them. We then provide a brief summary of the contributions to this first Special Issue on Computational Health Science.

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