Open Accesse-Health: A New Approach in Healthcare Practice
Author(s) -
Vinod K. Podichetty,
Robert S. Biscup
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the internet journal of allied health sciences and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1540-580X
DOI - 10.46743/1540-580x/2003.1017
Subject(s) - yesterday , the internet , health care , premise , dissemination , internet privacy , quality (philosophy) , health information , information exchange , knowledge management , computer science , world wide web , political science , telecommunications , linguistics , philosophy , physics , epistemology , astronomy , law
The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for healthcare information to be disseminated instantaneously. Quality of information, both scientific and nonscientific, and the development of tools to disseminate information securely via the Internet are the two most important issues related to achieving effective and wider exchange of health information. For the first time ever, information can be exchanged simultaneously and interactively all around the world, with the potential of being equally available to healthcare professionals as well as to patients. The big difference between yesterday's knowledge-based patient care and that of tomorrow, is a fundamental premise that patients will explore the web world with a desire to learn more about their condition, including its treatment and prognosis. This has evolved into the concept of e-health (Electronic Health). Evaluation and examination of the information being conveyed via the Internet is important and necessary in order for the Internet to be an effective tool in healthcare.