Thursday 21 January 2010

Cyberchondria: Is Online Health Information Good for Patients?: Doctors in a Wired World

I found this article very interesting as I have come up against blinkered medical practitioners when trying to introduce www.simplyhormones.com as a peer to peer support system for women going through menopause. Now that I know they feel threatened by their patients gaining information via the internet, it makes sense. Practice nurses seem to 'get' it but very few doctors. It'll happen eventually, you'll see. Enjoy the article.
Cyberchondria: Is Online Health Information Good for Patients?: Doctors in a Wired World

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