A segmentation analysis of consumer uses of health information.
Public and private health data organizations are receiving increased pressure to produce consumer-level health information. In addition, the proposed health care reforms imply that health care networks will have to market their health plans. However, little attention has been given to what format the information should have and what the consumers' information needs are. This article discusses the health services marketing literature published to date on the subject, compares it to general marketing literature, and suggests some general guidelines for the effective publication and distribution of health information.
School of Business and Management, Webster University, St. Louis, MO 63119, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D003625:Data Collection; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States