After all, a by-product of information is misinformation. One source determined that 7 percent of health-related information gleaned off of the Internet is in fact misinformation. Grant names privacy and confidentiality as other concerns. The lack of regulation has somewhat discombobulated the system and shaken things up pretty badly. Whether good information or bad, physicians are being forced to address the Internet as a medium for practicing medicine.
Physicians usually are specialists who are conservative and protective of their practice.
The Internet has the ability to make the healthcare supply chain more effective and efficient.