… health-care information?”). Finally, respondents were asked if they shared the information
acquired online with their medical providers (“Do you discuss health information learned from …

… , mechanism for transforming medical care. While questions … information to almost everyone
who seeks information online. On … who find information they consider useful online will have …

… of adults online looked for some type of health or medical information either for themselves
or for someone else through the Internet. Use of the Internet for health or medical information …

… believed that inaccurate or irrelevant information harms the quality of care, health outcomes,
… of online information available to patients may improve outcomes of interest to health care …

… information technology are clear in theory, adapting new information systems to health care
has … Most information technology applications have centered on administrative and financial …

… information resources that are publicly available online could help those who are searching
for information due to trouble accessing health care … coverage will use medical care that they …

… people seek health information online, with likely consequences for the health care system.
… In turn, information found may influence medical decision making and help consumers to …

… complexity and amount of medical information. However, 86% … doctor if they did not understand
the information read online. … medical information about a specific condition rather than for …

… We encourage readers, viewers, others interested in the provision of online medical
information, and policymakers to review and comment on these guidelines. Future revisions will …

… the variation in quality of information and to help them find quality online information. The
majority (80%) of our 520 health information seekers found the information through a search …