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From: Health Affairs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Please consider linking to a special issue of the journal
Health Affairs analyzing the impact of the Internet on
health care policy, privacy and quality. A dozen articles
on this topic are available free to view on the
journal's Web site at:
http://www.healthaffairs.org
Highlights in the issue include:
* Health Information, The Internet, And The Digital Divide.
The so-called digital divide between those who have and don't
have access to the Internet -- and to the growing body of
health information there -- remains significant, with gaps in
computer use by income, education, and race, according to
a telephone survey conducted in late 1999.
* Virtually Exposed: Privacy And E-Health. Consumers'
concerns about lax security for health information shared
and maintained onlined are justified. What's more, those
concerns are affecting consumers' use of online health
information.
* Two Old Hands And The New Thing. Former Republican House
Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Clinton Administration
adviser Ira Magazine agree that the Internet could help
solve many of the U.S. health care system's most pressing
problems.
We contacted you because we thought that this edition of
Health Affairs would be of interest to you, your members
and other visitors to your Web site.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact
[log in to unmask]
Thanks,
Mandy Franks
For Health Affairs
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