Dr ... in good health: healthcare marketers are diving headfirst into the online world to complement traditional DR channels in educating consumers and helping people make better lifestyle choices.
Not long ago were the days when a patient would walk into a doctor's office, get a diagnosis and walk out with the recommended prescription. But today, many Americans believe in taking healthcare into their own hands, from initial diagnosis to treatment options and overall lifestyle changes. The average...

Interagency council on information resources for nursing.
This list was edited by Susan Kaplan Jacobs, Chair, Essential Nursing References Committee, and compiled from the contributions of the following representatives of ICIRN member agencies: Margaret (Peg) Allen, Richard Barry, Leslie Block, Charmaine Fitzig, Warren G. Hawkes, Wanda C. Hiestand, Susan Kaplan Jacobs, Aurelie Knapik, Polin P. Lei,...

A review of New Zealand physiotherapy web sites.
ABSTRACT Health Information on the Internet is becoming more common and we know consumers of health services are accessing it. This review examines web sites of New Zealand physiotherapy services against set completeness criteria and current ethical advertising guidelines produced by the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists...

The Net: a treasure trove of health info?
Zack, age 14, was baby-sitting his sister Jamie on a Saturday night. While helping her to get ready for bed, he found a fat, blood-filled tick on her skin. He called Dr. Lawlor, the family doctor, who wasn't in. After he left a message, Zack ran to his computer...

Interagency Council on Information Resources for Nursing. (Essential Nursing References).
The list was compiled by the following representatives of member agencies of ICIRN: Margaret (Peg) Allen, Richard Barry, Karen DuBois, Yelena Friedman, Warren G. Hawkes, Wanda C. Hiestand, Carole Julien, Dorothy L. Moore, Juliette Ratner, and Brenda Shestowsky. The 22nd edition of the Interagency Council on Information...

Health Care Informatics: an Interdisciplinary Approach.
by Sheila P. Englebardt, PhD, RN, CNR, and Ramona Nelson, PhD, RN, BC; St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 2002; 576 pages, $56.95 This book was written as a textbook and reference for health care informatics specialists. It helps the reader understand the theoretical framework that underlies health care...

What a Tangled Web We Weave.
The DuPont chemical company and its founding family are renowned for their fiefdom-sized land holdings in the state of Delaware. Now the maker of Teflon brand nonstick coating, StainMaster carpet, and warfarin appears to have similar designs on Internet real estate devoted to medical information. DuPont announced that it...

Prepare to Move to Internet-Based Health Care.
ALBUQUERQUE -- Physicians need to stake a claim on some Internet bandwidth to avoid being left behind as medicine migrates from the Industrial Age into the Information Age of health care. So far, patients are well ahead of their physicians in using new online technologies. Patients now...

Stage of change for making an informed decision about Medicare health plans.
The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 authorized a number of new health plan options under the Medicare+Choice program, providing the nation's Medicare beneficiaries with a range of choices that could potentially offer more benefits at a lower cost than traditional fee-for-service Medicare. Individuals could elect to receive benefits...

Surfing the Web for nutrition information. (Sport Nutrition).
More than ever before, today's athletes and coaches are confronted with confusing and conflicting information about nutrition for health and performance. The good news is, answers can be found to just about any question by taking up a new sport--surfing the Internet, that is. The Internet abounds with an...