Difference between revisions of "Crowdsourcing"
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[https://www.reddit.com Reddit] | [https://www.reddit.com Reddit] | ||
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[https://www.kickstarter.com Kickstarter] | [https://www.kickstarter.com Kickstarter] | ||
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[https://www.fema.gov/blog/2013-08-02/crowdsourcing-disasters-and-social-engagement-multiplied FEMA] | [https://www.fema.gov/blog/2013-08-02/crowdsourcing-disasters-and-social-engagement-multiplied FEMA] | ||
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[https://www.crowdmed.com CrowdMed] | [https://www.crowdmed.com CrowdMed] | ||
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[https://www.patientslikeme.com PatientsLikeMe] | [https://www.patientslikeme.com PatientsLikeMe] | ||
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Revision as of 15:16, 23 October 2016
Crowdsourcing is a specific type of outsourcing where an organization uses contributions from mainly unidentified users to quickly create a large amount of knowledge. It has implications
Contents
Overview
Some of the most well known crowdsourced work includes sites like Wikipedia and Reddit. As it pertains to medicine, crowdsourcing can be divided into 3 main categories: health promotion, health research, and health maintenance. However, the potential exists to improve Clinical Decision Support (CDS) for work up, diagnosis, and treatment of medical conditions
Channels
website or dashboard fully integrated into Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Potential Medical Applications
Limitations
not medically trained funding more studies -not proven ethical implications
Examples
Medical Examples
References
Submitted by Andrew Muth, MD
