BMJ 1999;319:761-764 ( 18 September )

Education and debate

Promoting partnerships: challenges for the internet age

Alejandro R Jadad, chief. 

Health Information Research Unit, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5

jadada@fhs.mcmaster.ca

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The internet is transforming health care. It is creating a new conduit not only for communication but also in the access, sharing, and exchange of information among people and machines. Although it is impossible to predict its evolution, recent developments indicate that the internet will have a profound effect on the way that patients and clinicians interact. It will also foster a new level of knowledge among patients, enable them to have input into making decisions about their health care, and allow them to participate in active partnerships with many groups of decision makers such as clinicians, policymakers, and researchers.

This article describes the 10 key challenges that must be met to allow optimal partnerships to develop between patients and clinicians. This list of challenges, which is by no means comprehensive, is intended to stimulate discussion of the issues that require immediate attention to maximise the potential benefits of the internet . . . [Full text of this article]

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