Where Does Health Communication Technology Fit Into Allergy Practice?,

Over the past three decades, health and communication technologies (HCT) have evolved and joined forces to improve asthma management. Initially, technology was focused on the electronic measurement of patient adherence (Figure 1). As adherence-measurement devices improved, investigators began to use them as interventions to boost adherence, first by giving feedback directly to patients and later by adding communication technology. The more recent upsurge of available communication technology has introduced the role of smart phones, mobile apps, and interactive voice recognition (IVR) technology into healthcare.

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