TECHNOLOGY AND FAMILY MEDICINEConclusionsThe twin cities <strong>of</strong> Hyderabad andSecunderabad are expanding in alldirections with increase in population.As the population is expanding itbrings positive and negative effects.The positive effects being growth andexpansion for general practitionerswhile the negative effects beinga new breed <strong>of</strong> internet savvypopulation. The interview <strong>of</strong> generalpractitioners reveals that the internetis influencing the information seekingbehavior <strong>of</strong> the common man. As thepatients are becoming more healthconscious, the internet is going toplay an important role with bothpositive and negative effects, as theinternet does not promise quality <strong>of</strong>information. The medical terms andprocedures are difficult to understandby a common person and in relationto quality <strong>of</strong> information that isavailable, it does not guaranteeauthenticity. The general practitionersconsidered internet presence to beimportant but a lot <strong>of</strong> they do nothave their own web site but arewilling to have one.List <strong>of</strong> abbreviationsIT - Information TechnologyIS - Information SystemsISDN - Integrated service digitalnetworkAcknowledgementsI wish to acknowledge the entirepersonage who has helped me outin the study specially the ones, whohave arranged the interview with thetop management, the healthcareleaders who willingly expressedtheir opinions and facts about the ITapplications.References1. Akerkar SM, Kanitkar M, BichileLS.(2005), “Use <strong>of</strong> the Internet asa resource <strong>of</strong> health information bypatients: a clinic-based study in theIndian population”, postgraduateMedical journal. 2005 Apr-Jun;51(2):116-8.2. Ben S Gerber, MD and ArnoldR Eiser, MD (2001), The Patient-Physician Relationship in the InternetAge: Future Prospects and theResearch Agenda, the <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong>Medical Internet Research, 3(2): e15.3. D. Keith McInnes, DeborahC. Saltman, ,Michael R. Kidd,M.D.(2006),” General Practitioners’Use Of Computers For PrescribingAnd Electronic Health Records”Medical <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> Australia,185(2):188-914. Internet users worldwide statisticsreport viewed on 05-july-2011, http://www.internetworldstats.com/top20.htm5. J P Kassirer (2000) “patients ,physicians and the internet “, HealthAffairs, Vol 19, Issue 6, 115-1236. Parekh, Selene G ,Nazarian,David ,Lim, Charles K MD,(2004),“Adoption <strong>of</strong> Information Technologyby Resident Physicians” Volume 421- Issue - pp 107-1117. Sharline Martin, David C. Yen,Joseph K. Tan, 2002,” E-health:impacts <strong>of</strong> internet technologieson various healthcare and servicessectors” Volume 4, Numbers 1-2, 71- 868. T. Kanti Srikantaiah, DongXiaoying, (1998) “The Internet andits impact on developing countries:examples from China and India”,Asian Libraries, Vol. 7 Iss: 9, pp.199- 20950 MIDDLE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL EAST JOURNAL OF FAMILY OF FAMILY MEDICINE MEDICINE • VOLUME 107, ISSUE 7 10
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