Search Tag: Internet

Executive Health Management

A-patient-s-journey-is-likely-to-include-surfing-the-web-how-can-we-help

2019 21 Jan

Internet and people with mental disorders A “whole patient” can be a person with schizophrenia, who is also an internet user and searches for mental health information online. Between 2000–2018 the internet has grown by 1,052%, with about 4.2 billion people surfing the Web (internet World stats 2018). In Europe, about 81% of...Read more

Executive Health Management

Primit-web-programme-encourages-hand-washing

2015 13 Aug

A randomised trial of more than 16,000 households in the UK used a web-based programme to encourage more frequent hand washing and found that it reduces the risk of catching and passing on respiratory tract infections to other household members. The research has been published in The Lancet. The programme called PRIMIT also showed that users of the...Read more

Executive Health Management

Googling-guidelines-the-ethics-of-physicians-investigating-patients-online

2015 04 Feb

Formal guidelines which address physicians’ use of the internet and social media should be updated to include the ethics of physicians conducting online searches to learn more about their patients, say Penn State College of Medicine researchers. At the moment, there is a “Google blind spot” which is not discussed in professional guidelines such as...Read more

Executive Health Management

American-hospital-association-launches-interactive-marketplace

2014 22 Jul

With the launch of AHA SmartMarket™ intelligent information sharing and purchasing has taken a leap forward, according to the American Hospital Association. Designed to connect health professionals with each other and vendors, AHA SmartMarket™ is an interactive marketplace where health professionals can search on  services and products, review and...Read more