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However, except for Eysenbach’s broad definition of 2001, a clear uniform and comprehensive definition of eHealth and its domains was still lacking. Number of papers mentioning eHealth per year in Pubmed (search conducted in fall 2014, 2014 is therefore incomplete). In the following years, the field of eHealth expanded and the number of eHealth related studies increased ( Figure 1). Instead of providing a uniform definition, Della Mea described eHealth as a broad term that encompasses multiple domains. In reaction to Eysenbach’s invitation, Della Mea described eHealth as a popular term which scientists have adopted from the fields of commerce and economics.

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This invitation led to a series of papers reporting about definitions concerning eHealth. Subsequently, Eysenbach invited researchers to explicate their views on the definition of, which together would elucidate the realm of eHealth. In a broader sense, the term characterizes not only a technical development, but also a state-of-mind, a way of thinking, an attitude, and a commitment for networked, global thinking, to improve health care locally, regionally, and worldwide by using information and communication technology. In what would be the first article of the “What is eHealth” series, he defined eHealth as follows: eHealth is an emerging field in the intersection of medical informatics, public health and business, referring to health services and information delivered or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies. In 2001, the editor of the Journal of Medical Internet Research, Gunther Eysenbach, reported on the need for defining eHealth. Logically, the entire JMIR community is invited to join us in our attempt to further elucidate the field of eHealth. Based on these results, we will decide whether or not to engage in a systematic review. Therefore, we hereby submit a call to all JMIR-readers, to fill out a 4-question survey on their ideas about a refined eHealth definition. Since the JMIR community has successfully collaborated on the “CONSORT-eHealth” in the past, we would like to use the same strategy to explore the need for a new definition of eHealth and the creation of a taxonomy for this field. This leads to the question whether the field itself has reached consensus about the definition and description of eHealth or whether it is in need for a new review of the literature and a new description of the rapidly changing field of eHealth. In contrast, the last article in this journal on the definition of eHealth was published in 2006. JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology 16 articlesĮmail: annual number of articles reporting on eHealth interventions has increased over the last 10 years.JMIR Biomedical Engineering 59 articles.JMIR Perioperative Medicine 65 articles.Journal of Participatory Medicine 69 articles.JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies 168 articles.JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 224 articles.Interactive Journal of Medical Research 244 articles.JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 940 articles.Journal of Medical Internet Research 6775 articles.

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