Health On The Iternet Essay Research Paper

RESEARCH REPORT

Aquiles Perez March 19, 2001:

SGY 2000 NUMBER OF WORDS:

1. SUMMARY OF MAIN THEMES:

The Internet has become a great convenience to many people. The services and opportunities that are offered are incredible, and it has definitely made our lives a lot less stressful. People have the freedom to use the services that are in the Internet. Schools, public libraries and other facilities

provide Internet service to people with low income that cannot afford a computer, so they can be – given the same opportunity. One of the many services that is becoming popular in the new millennium is health care on the internet. This is a service in which you can talk to a doctor or a physician on-line, and from there, you can actually obtain an on-line prescription. You can tell a licensed doctor what symptoms you have and other detailed information on-line, and he/she will

give you a prescription on the drugs that you need.

11. TEXT COMPARISON:

This service has become a very economical way to get medical treatment for many people in the United States. In Florida newspaper article titled “on Line pharmacies enforcement needed” said “the internet is being dangerously misused by business that ship drug without advance prescriptions from doctors, and this service should be banned” Eventually, they have found cases in which people lie about their age and symptoms, and when given the, wrong- drug, it might become dangerous. In every service or business there have to be safety precautions, but the people that cannot afford to go a hospital should not lose the freedom of using the pharmacy service on the internet. In a statistical analysis conducted in Boston University in 1995, it was reported that 470k of the people in the United States did not have some type of medical insurance at the time (infu-tech). This means almost half of this country’s population cannot afford to go to a doctor or a hospital, but they can afford to use the internet at public facilities if they do not have a computer at home. This is half of the population that can benefit from on line medical attention because it is much cheaper an convenient. Robert Dose,

the CEO for MediaLogic, a respected medical supply service for 20 years says–,/

internet medical services introduces new levels of connectivity including access

to physician-generated medical records, filling of prescriptions, the ability to

engage in two-way communication with the physician and his/her office, and

other services at affordable prices to the consume P! .1

the text. List the page numbers of the text that you are using to justify your

conclusions. Compare and contrast. At the end of each reference to the text, refer

to the text as per the fol4owing:

(Thompson and Hickey, 499) (600.words)

111. REACTION:

State why you chose this article, and why it is personally interesting to you (200

words).

IV. REFERENCE:

Bachman, Justin. “HealteonNVebMd to buy new co”. Tech Headlines. 17- 16 February, 2000.* http://dailynews.yahoo.comlh/ap/20000216/tc/online_health-merger-2.html

“Infu-Tech Chief Sees Big Role for B2B Internet Heafthcare Companies, as Medical Error Initiatives by President Clinton and Congress Move Forward”. Company Press Release. 24 February,2000 hftp://biz.vahoo.com/ornews/000224/ni infu te l.htmIFamilyMeds.com

Will Launch First

“AmeriSource Launches E-commerce Initiative: Virtual Internet Pharmacy”. Company Press Release, 23 January 2000

http//news.excite.com/news/law/000228/pa-amerisource

Freud, Sigmund, “Understanding your ID,” Psychology Totlay, August 1920,

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Health on the Internet

provide Internet service to people with low income that cannot afford a computer,

so they can be given the same opportunity. One of the many services that is

becoming popular in the new millennium is health care on the internet. This is a

service in which you can talk to a doctor or a physician on-line, and from there,

you can actually obtain an on-line prescription. You can tell a licensed doctor

what symptoms you have and other detailed information on-line, and he/she will

give you a prescription on the drugs that you need. This service has become a

very economical way to get medical treatment for many people in the United

The government mentions that on-line medical treatment is a very risky

verification of their birth certificates, and documents of any past major medical

operations that our clients have had. The benefits of this service surpasses the

risks by faC’(Amerisource).

-f5* Many officials argue- that thp- Internet is dangeroLLI:i. because people som,5- es

are given drugs that they don’t need. There could be some 4ype-e@- danger, using

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thL-,semiW-On-th-e tntP-rne-t.-b-utth-5–@’thauLd-” interfere w @ e people that

benefit from it. Internet companies are putting many precautions about this,- FteA 6@

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matter’ Henry Rosen, the chairman and chief executive of infu-Tech, a leading

provider of high-quality, cost-effic:ient specialty pharmaceuticals said “this type of

business is starting to concentrate on safety and reducing medical errors, as new

requirements are promulgated at state and Federal levels. Some likely

recl, by !he White Rouse — like automated

requirements being cons:ide

prescriptions and patient information aimed at spreading the word about

preventable medical errors”(infu-tech).

This country must also consider high population of immigrants that are entering

this country. Most of these people come and start with low incomes, yet they

need medical care,as-w@. These Internet companies are also giving

le that s eak other languages “we have 800 doctors that are

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- – This Internet service is also beneficial to the people that are just too busy to go to

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a doctor. Whether it’s the flu or a backache, people seek the most convenient

way to get healthcare, and this service provides just that. Reggie Bradford, chief

marketing officer of HealtheonNVebMD says “We’ve created a comprehensive

platform for integrated service that reach people in the office, at the point of care,

in the store and at home. We aim to enhance the relationship and improve the

dialogue between physicians and patients at a low budget”(healtheon).

These servicei–we not onlylpfing-t&sell drugs over the Internet, but they

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-a;eservin the public with useful information as well. They are making internet-

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users aware of different types of cancer and diseases. Cancers that if they are -, f- j@.

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not taken care of soon enough can become fatal. This is a good thing, since t@ rt,4 KO’ ,

many peopleignore pains or health-related symptoms.

There are definitely more benefits when consulting with a doctor face to

face,tttat-I c-annqt deny, but we have to observe the facts. Half of the people in

this country that lack medical insurance will probably be in debt for a long time if

they ne@ed.to go for medical attention at a hospital. Some of those people will

probably not even get the attention they need due to their financial status. This

service wiH allow these people to oet the attention they need and this right should

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