Two great resources about eHealth

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> Hello all,
>
> You might be interested in the Pew Internet Project's most recent
> report,
> released Dec. 29, 2002. Since I didn't write it, I feel quite
> confident
> promoting it:
>
> Counting on the Internet
> Most expect to find key information online, most find the information
> they
> seek, many now turn to the Internet first
> http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=80
>
> The biggest surprise: 40% of people who are not Internet users say
> they
> expect the Web to have information and services in at least one of four
> essential online arenas: health care, government, news, and commerce.
>
> Health: Two-thirds (67%) of all Americans expect to find reliable
> health
> care information online, with four out of five (81%) of Internet users
> saying this and 45% of non-Internet users expecting reliable medical
> information to be online.
>
> Stay tuned for a report about Americans who are NOT online -- we hope
> it
> will re-ignite debates about the "digital divide" since our data
> illustrates
> this offline-yet-online population is quite large. I would be
> interested in
> your thoughts about this trend.
>
> Thanks,
> Susannah
>
> ____________________________
>
> Susannah Fox
> Director of Research
> Pew Internet & American Life Project
> 1100 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 710
> Washington, DC 20036
>
> tel 202.557.3462
> fax 202.296.6797
> www.pewinternet.org
>


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Monica.Murero@...
> Date: Mon Feb 3, 2003 23:02:41 Europe/London
> To: air-e-health@...
> Subject: [Air-e-health] FW: HONINFO 1/2003
> Reply-To: air-e-health@...
>
> FYI,
> Kind Regards, Monica Murero
>
> Health On the Net Foundation - HONinfo 1/2003
>
>
> ******* HON's survey results
>
> The latest HON's survey results have been released. Read the
> "Excerpt of the 8th HON's Survey of Health and Medical Internet
> Users" at:
>
> http://www.hon.ch/Survey/8th_HON_results.html
>
> The main findings of this survey include:
>
> - For both, patients or professionals, the most critical issues facing
> the medical Internet are the accuracy of information, the
> trustworthiness and finding information & navigation.
>
> -A great majority (66% of patients, 71% professionals) believe that
> certification and/or accreditation of medical web sites may help
> resolve
> the critical issues.
>
> -Among the patients who discussed the results of Internet searches with
> their care providers, 52% found the consultation more constructive.
>
> - Most people (59%) favor certified web sites.
>
> The results are based on an online questionnaire voluntarily completed
> between May and June 2002.
>
>
>
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