Health Care and the Next Generation Internet
Authors: Edward H. Shortliffe
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1998)

Editorials15 July 1998Health Care and the Next Generation InternetEdward H. Shortliffe, MD, PhDEdward H. Shortliffe, MD, PhDStanford University; Stanford, CA 94305Note: This editorial is based in part on comments delivered by the author in testimony before the House Committee on Science, Washington, D.C., 10 September 1997.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-2-199807150-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The Internet phenomenon-spurred on since the early 1990s by the creation of its most successful application, the World Wide Web-has had a remarkable impact on our global society in just a few years [1]. The penetration of the Internet into our homes, schools, and workplaces has arguably exceeded the rate at which earlier popular consumer technologies (such as television and video-cassette recorders) were adopted.The world of medicine and health care has not escaped the impact of the Internet, and health-related sites are among the most frequently accessed information resources on the Web. Medical observers are rethinking the optimal methods ...References1. The year of the Internet. Time. 1995; (25 Dec):21-46. Google Scholar2. Kohane IS, Greenspun P, Fackler J, Cimino C, Szolovits P. Building national electronic medical record systems via the World Wide Web. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 1996; 3:191-207. Google Scholar3. Lowe HJ, Lomax EC, Polonkey SE. The World Wide Web: a review of an emerging internet-based technology for the distribution of biomedical information. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 1996; 3:1-14. Google Scholar4. Grigsby J, Sanders JH. Telemedicine: where it is and where it's going. 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Long Range Report: A Global Vision for the National Library of Medicine. [http://nlmplan.nlm.nih.gov/international/panel.htm]. January 1998. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94305Note: This editorial is based in part on comments delivered by the author in testimony before the House Committee on Science, Washington, D.C., 10 September 1997.Corresponding Author: Edward H. Shortliffe, MD, PhD, MSOB X-201, 251 Campus Drive, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoApplying World Wide Web Technology to the Study of Patients with Rare Diseases Piet C. de Groen , Jon A. Barry , and William J. Schaller Telemedicine: Where It Is and Where It's Going Jim Grigsby and Jay H. 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