Online Patients, Offline Doctors

The Internet is empowering medical patients and transforming healthcare in America.

The explosive growth of medical information on the Internet is transforming the way medical consumers perceive and receive healthcare in America. 
With the click of a mouse, the Internet is converting traditional “Fix me, I’m broken” patients into empowered “Educate me, include me” patients. 

The Internet democratized medical information, providing easy access to all people.  Overnight, it leveled the playing field between physicians and patients.  

When a patient brings Internet research to a doctor’s appointment, the doctor finds himself in an amphibious world, with one foot firmly planted in traditional “Doctor knows best” medicine, while the other foot steps on the toes of empowered iPatients.

This book explores the transformation of healthcare when online patients meet offline doctors.  It describes the pathway to patient empowerment and the opportunities for patients to forge partnerships with their physicians. 

Finally, it provides sample patient partnership agreements and hyperlink appendices to guide them through their journey to patient empowerment.

The Internet is empowering medical patients and transforming healthcare in America.  It empowers patients with knowledge, infinite resources, and instant access to medical information.  It provides expert opinions from around the world and enables patients to become active participants in their own healthcare.

At the speed of a hyperlink, the Internet is converting traditional patients into empowered iPatients.   It provides medical consumers with instant access to medical information and treatment options previously provided by their doctor.  It brings expert opinions from around the world and entices patients to become active participants in their own healthcare.