Background During the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), internet
hospitals in China were engaged with epidemic prevention and control, offering epidemic …

Background Internet hospitals in China are in great demand due to limited and unevenly
distributed health care resources, lack of family doctors, increased burdens of chronic …

Background: Unbalanced distribution of medical resources is becoming a major challenge,
particularly in the selection of doctors. e-Consultation could provide patients with more …

Background Although the COVID-19 pandemic will have a negative effect on China's
economy in the short term, it also represents a major opportunity for internet-based medical …

This paper proposes a method to assist patients in finding the most appropriate doctor for
online medical consultation. To do that, it constructs an online doctor selection decision …

Intercity patient mobility reflects the geographic mismatch between healthcare resources
and the population, and has rarely been studied with big data at large spatial scales. In this …

Background The eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) is the most widely used instrument in
health studies to measure individual's electronic health literacy. Nonetheless, despite the …

The emergency departments (EDs) of tertiary hospitals (THs) are significantly overcrowded,
while primary healthcare centers (PHCCs) are underutilized. Therefore, the Chinese …

Background Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities in cardiovascular clinic
outpatients. Timely identification and intervention of these mental and psychological …

Background To promote sustained contributions by physicians to online health care
communities, these platforms have introduced a content payment model that offers …