Networking Health: Prescriptions for the Internet

Networking Health examines ways in which the Internet may become a routine part of health care delivery and payment, public health, health education, and biomedical research.

Book Description

Consumer health websites have garnered considerable media attention, but only begin to scratch the surface of the more pervasive transformations the Internet could bring to health and health care. Networking Health examines ways in which the Internet may become a routine part of health care delivery and payment, public health, health education, and biomedical research.

Table of Contents

• Overview and Introduction
• Health Applications of the Internet
• Technical Challenges
• Organizational Challenges to the Adoption of the Internet
• Issues for Public Policy
• Conclusions and Recommendations

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