Digital Medicine: Health Care in the Internet Era

by Darrell M. West, Edward A. Miller, Edward Alan Miller

Book Overview

Information technology has dramatically changed our lives in areas ranging from commerce and entertainment to voting. Now, policy advocates and government officials hope to bring the benefits of enhanced information technology to health care. Already, consumers can access a tremendous amount of medical information online. Some physicians encourage patients to use email or web messaging to manage simple medical issues. Increasingly, health care...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815704550
• ISBN13: 9780815704553
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"