The internet empowers people to seek health information and play a larger role in their diagnosis and treatment. A survey done by harrisinteractive.com found that eighty six percent of internet users said they were scanning the web for healthcare and disease-specific information. This is greatly higher than in 1999, which was seventy one percent (Binshan Lin 28). The results show that patients are becoming more knowledgeable about their health and seek to become partners in their care.
The internet is revolutionizing healthcare as we know it. Consumers can now access health information, medical records and even speak to a physician online. Information previously reserved for healthcare professionals is now accessible to consumers. They are more satisfied with the internet than traditional media too. Forty nine percent are very satisfied with online health information versus twenty five percent with magazines/newspapers and thirteen percent for television (Bard 47).
The patient......
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