title: Using the Internet to educate consumers about health care choices.
abstract: Employers are increasingly using the internet to distribute comparative information to employees, dependents and retirees as it is often more cost-effective and can be easily updated and customized to meet users' needs. Health Pages, a New York City-based consumer health information publisher, has been working with employers to distribute health education articles and comparative information nationwide. Working with employers such as General Motors, Boeing/McDonnell Douglas, US WEST and Southern California Edison, Health Pages has created customized websites providing a variety of benefit and comparative managed care plan/physician information via corporate intranets. To reach a broader audience, Health Pages also works with newspapers and magazines. Future activities in information dissemination will include aggregating performance information into simpler categories and allowing greater user interactivity.
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authors.lastname: Cronin
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003256:Community Participation; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States