Internet giving rise to peer-to-peer healthcare - InternetNews.com
June 12, 2009
The majority of Americans have tapped into the Internet for healthcare information, giving rise to a new class of e-patients who are increasingly comparing notes with each other about medical issues, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project.
In a telephone survey conducted in partnership with the California HealthCare Foundation, Pew found that 61 percent of adult Americans look for medical information online. Of those, 59 percent seek out Web 2.0 content like reviews written by patients, blogs and podcasts about health issues...
The majority of Americans have tapped into the Internet for healthcare information, giving rise to a new class of e-patients who are increasingly comparing notes with each other about medical issues, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project.
In a telephone survey conducted in partnership with the California HealthCare Foundation, Pew found that 61 percent of adult Americans look for medical information online. Of those, 59 percent seek out Web 2.0 content like reviews written by patients, blogs and podcasts about health issues...
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