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"In our libraries, our schools, our
universities, and throughout our communities, we have the responsibility to ensure that
all Americans can get online and get healthy." "We hear a lot about how managed care is changing
our health care system. What we don't hear is how consumers themselves are changing it.
They are increasingly active in managing their own health and medical care. More and more,
they are turning to the Internet to get the information they need. This conference makes
an important contribution to our understanding [of] these dynamic developments." "We should go forward with all the effectiveness
of the interactive media, instead of just going forward with particular information. The
key is research in the area of health care services."
"The benefits of online services are less
emergency room visits, less physician visits, and greater negotiation of doctors with
skills." "When you have a site that's out there competing
for attention, you have a lot of noise to rise above." "The future is owned by those who improve cost
and quality." "The community is in fact the patient–all
the individuals working together."
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