{"product_id":"networking-health-national-research-council-9780309068437","title":"Networking Health: Prescriptions for the Internet","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsumer health websites have garnered considerable media attention, but only begin to scratch the surface of the more pervasive transformations the Internet could bring to health and health care. \u003ci\u003eNetworking Health\u003c\/i\u003e examines ways in which the Internet may become a routine part of health care delivery and payment, public health, health education, and biomedical research. Building upon a series of site visits, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWeighs the role of the Internet versus private networks in uses ranging from the transfer of medical images to providing video-based medical consultations at a distance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews technical challenges in the areas of quality of service, security, reliability, and access, and looks at the potential utility of the next generation of online technologies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses ways health care organizations can use the Internet to support their strategic interests and explores barriers to a broader deployment of the Internet.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecommends steps that private and public sector entities can take to enhance the capabilities of the Internet for health purposes and to prepare health care organizations to adopt new Internet-based applications.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Commission on Physical Sciences Mathemat,Computer Science and Telecommunications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309068436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309068437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.34w x 1.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2000 pg. 739\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2001 pg. 85","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064823755007,"sku":"9780309068437","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3305841e-b9d5-4b68-bf0f-093bd9ff52a4.jpg?v=1768671271","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/networking-health-national-research-council-9780309068437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}