The Internet and Health Communication; Experiences and Expectations

by Ronald E. Rice

• ISBN13: 9780761922339
• ISBN10: 0761922334
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-17
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

With the popularity of the Internet on the rise, more and more people are turning to their computers for health information, advice, support and services. With its information based firmly on research, The Internet and Health Communication provides an in-depth analysis of the changes in human communication and health care resulting from the Internet revolution. The contributors, representing a wide range of expertise, provide an extensive variety of examples from the micro to the macro, including information about HMO web sites, Internet pharmacies, and web-enabled hospitals, to vividly illustrate their findings and conclusions.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Stephen A. Schroeder
Preface	xiii
PART I: An Overview of Experiences and Expectations	1	(74)
The Internet and Health Communication: A Framework of Experiences	5	(42)
Ronald E. Rice
The Future of the Internet in Health Care: A Five-Year Forecast	47	(28)
Robert Mittman
Mary Cain
PART II: Sources of and Experiences With Online Medical Information	75	(70)
Consumer Use of Medical Information From Electronic and Paper Media: A Literature Review	79	(20)
Philip M. Napoli
Assessments of Quality of Health Care Information and Referrals to Physicians: A Nationwide Survey	99	(8)
Philip Aspden
James E. Katz
Use of the Internet for Professional Purposes: A Survey of New Jersey Physicians	107	(14)
Philip Aspden
James E. Katz
Ann E. Bemis
Expectations and Experiences of Seeking Infertility Information via the Internet and the Telephone Directory	121	(24)
June Anigbogu
Ronald E. Rice
PART III: Experiences Developing and Evaluating Health Information Sites	145	(88)
Using the Web to Assist Communities in Public Health Campaign Planning: A Case Study of the REACT Project	147	(20)
John R. Finnegan, Jr.
Deborah Alexander
Jason Rightmyer
Barbara Estabrook
Bernadette Gloeb
Melinda Voss
Laura Leviton
Russell V. Luepker
Evaluating a Federal Health-Related Web Site: A Multimethod Perspective on Medicare.gov	167	(22)
Sid J. Schneider
Joy Frechtling
Timothy Edgar
Barbara Crawley
Elizabeth Goldstein
A Pound of Cure: A Content Analysis of Health Information on Web Sites of Top-Ranked HMOs	189	(24)
Elizabeth Witherspoon
A Comparative Features Analysis of Publicly Accessible Commercial and Government Health Database-Web Sites	213	(20)
Ronald E. Rice
Michael Peterson
Robert Christine
PART IV: Experiences of Online Health Communities and of Organizations Moving to E-Commerce	233	(118)
Experiencing Empathy Online	237	(24)
Jennifer J. Preece
Kambiz Ghozati
The Role of the Organization in the Success of Web-Based Continuing Medical Education Programs	261	(26)
Pamela S. Whitten
Matthew S. Eastin
David Cook
Improving Diabetes Care With Telecomputing Technology	287	(22)
Richard L. Street, Jr.
Veronica K. Piziak
Web-Enabled Hospitals in the United States: Influences on Adoption Processes	309	(20)
Lauren B. Eder
Donald E. Wise
Competitive Collaboration in Australia's Pharmaceutical Industry	329	(22)
Elizabeth More
G. Michael McGrath
PART V: Public Policy Experiences and Expectations	351	(80)
ehealth: Federal Issues and Approaches	355	(30)
Cynthia Baur
Mary Jo Deering
Leslie Hsu
Old Wine in Silicon Prescription Bottles: Some Legal Issues, Benefits, and Disadvantages Associated With Internet Pharmacies	385	(8)
Barry D. Bayer
Networked Communication Practices and the Security and Privacy of Electronic Health Care Records	393	(24)
James E. Katz
Philip Aspden
Concluding Thoughts	417	(14)
James E. Katz
Ronald E. Rice
Appendix	431	(2)
Index	433	(16)
About the Editors	449	(2)
About the Contributors	451