Mediklik: Changing People Views On Healthcare Browsing
The Internet's powerful impacts on "health seekers":
Fifty-two million American grown-ups, or 55% of those with Internet access, have utilized the Web to get health or medical data. We call them "health seekers" and a majority part of them go online at any rate once every month for health data. We utilize the term "e-patient" to describe this group.
For illness, including mental sickness, more than for wellness:
The Internet is a device for the sick more than it is an educational asset for the individuals who need to stay well.
• 91% of health seekers have searched for material identified with a physical sickness.
• 26% have searched mental health data.
• 13% have looked for data about fitness
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The individuals who are in excellent health often seek material to help another person; those who are in less-than-excellent health will probably be chasing for data for themselves.
Why health seekers like the Internet:
They appreciate the comfort of being able to look for data at any hour, the way that they can get an abundance of data on the web, and the way that they can do research secretly.
• 93% of health seekers say it is essential they can get health data when it is advantageous for them.
• 83% of health seekers say them that they can get more health data online than they can get from different sources.
• 80% of health seekers say them that they can get this data anonymously, without talking to anybody; 16% of health seekers said they had utilized the Web to get data about a sensitive health topic that is difficult to talk about.
Healthcare Innovation:
A Personal Health Record arrangement (PHR) to enable customers to record and specifically share healthcare data about themselves and their friends and family in a protected
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Caveat lector is a Latin phrase meaning, “let the reader beware.” Health information on the internet is growing at an alarming rate. However, some information on the internet is not accurate or current, and unfortunately, many web sites regarding healthcare offer misleading, incomplete, and incorrect information. Many consumers do not have the knowledge to judge and evaluate the quality of online information. This paper aims to discuss how the website WebMD presents information to readers. It will evaluate WebMD according to its source, where was the source obtained; type of funding, is it commercially funded or private; the validity and quality, how valid is the information and can it be verified; and privacy, is your personal information protected and how?
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