Good article and makes a point about the references for physicians...numerous...I post them here all the time....it's different when mining data and information that does not reflect on human life...maybe that's the reason why health care is slower to adapt...there's one ton of information, studies, and clinical research to absorb.....challenge for today's physicians....not to mention the data needed to get paid after the consult...BD
March 7, 2008 (Hollywood, Florida) — A multidisciplinary panel discussing online health information and the way it is transforming the clinical landscape has some advice for oncologists. Presenting during a roundtable discussion at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 13th Annual Conference, experts encouraged doctors to embrace the trend and not feel threatened by it.
"It's hard enough for physicians to keep up to date with medical knowledge without also having to closely monitor the resources patients are using," Dr. Benson said during an interview.Panelist James Mault, MD, representing Microsoft, said the Internet provides a significant opportunity. "Doctors shouldn't feel threatened," he said. "The Internet addresses a fundamental need and can offer patients an important second opinion."
"People are managing their finances, their social networks, they are monitoring their fantasy football teams, but they are not focusing on their health until they are sick. The result is we have a sick-care system."
He added that although the Internet has transformed nearly all industries, this has, for the most part, not been the case for healthcare.
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