title: Networking health: learning from others, taking the lead.
abstract: The Internet provides one of the most compelling examples of the way in which government research investments can, in time, lead to innovations of broad social and economic impact. This paper reviews the history of the Internet's evolution, emphasizing in particular its relationship to biomedical computing and to the nation's health care system. Here I summarize current national research programs, emphasizing the need for greater involvement by the medical research community and leadership from federal health care agencies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, USA. shortliffe@dmi.columbia.edu
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Shortliffe
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006077:Government Agencies; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D007857:Leadership; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States