Networking Health: Prescriptions for the Internet

by Committee on Enhancing the Internet for Health Applications: Technical Requirements and Implementati, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council

Consumer health websites have garnered considerable media attention, but only begin to scratch the surface of the more pervasive transformations the Internet could bring to health and health care. Networking Health examines ways in which the Internet may become a routine part of health care delivery and payment, public health, health education, and biomedical research. Building upon a series of site visits, this

200 pages, Hardcover

First published June 12, 2000