From a presentation given by Karen Stevenson Brown at the National Professional Geriatric Care Manager Annual Conference, September 2000.
Who Is Using the Web for Health Info?
- 15,000+ Internet sites provide health information and services
Source: Health on the Net Foundation - 25 million (38% of all Internet users) are ?HealthMed Retrievers?
Source: Cyber Dialogue - 30 million Americans will go online this year for health information
Source: Jupiter Communications
Who is Looking For Health Info on the Web?
Source: Health on the Net Foundation (http://www.hon.ch)
Where Do They Look?
Source: Health on the Net Foundation (http://www.hon.ch)
What Do They Look For?
Source: Health on the Net Foundation (http://www.hon.ch)
Whose Health Are They Researching?
Source: Health on the Net Foundation (http://www.hon.ch)
Where Do They Get Info?
Source: Health on the Net Foundation (http://www.hon.ch)
Did They Find Info?
| Question | % |
|---|---|
| Found useful info | 96% |
| Found info in primary language | 87% |
| Found what I was looking for | 87% |
Source: Health on the Net Foundation (http://www.hon.ch)
How Did They Use Info?
| Question | % |
|---|---|
| I discuss the drug info I find with my healthcare professional | 57% |
| I discuss the results of my Internet searches with professionals | 69% |
| I use email to correspond with providers | 21% |
| I use Internet to seek second opinions | 41% |
| I use email to correspond with patients | 47% |
Source: Health on the Net Foundation (http://www.hon.ch)
What Are We Worried About?
- Only 39% of practicing physicians see the Internet as a valuable source of
information for their patients
source: Cyber Dialogue 1999 - 50% of health information on the Web is unsourced and 7% is incorrect
source: University of Michigan 1999 - 92% of Internet users were uncomfortable about Web sites' sharing personal
information
source: Business Week, March 2000
Who's Watching Out For Us?
- Health on the Net Foundation
http://www.hon.ch - California Healthcare Foundation
http://www.chcf.org - Internet Healthcare Coalition
http://www.ihealthcoalition.org - Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov
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