title: The Internet. Building knowledge & offering integrated solutions to health care.
abstract: Technology is changing the way we do things, including how the health care community provides information and services to the public. Disparate populations, once separated by distance and time, will experience dramatic changes as they become part of a global community. Fundamental changes will continue to occur in the way health information is received, utilized, exchanged and stored. This article explores access to the Internet as well as applications of interactive health technology and the emerging issues surrounding technology use.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Commerce, USA. hollyeve@prodigy.net
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Russo
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D010358:Patient Participation; D014218:Triage; D014481:United States