This paper attempts an overview of the literature on issues relating to the electronic provision of health information for the consumer, to provide a context for current work being undertaken by the Internet Studies Research Group (ISRG) examining the impact of various electronic platforms....

City University and the University of Sheffield have been commissioned by the Department of Health to evaluate the use of digital interactive television as a source of health information. The aim of this study was to evaluate access issues related to one of these pilot projects, the Living...

Reports on a qualitative study exploring a highly innovative digital TV pilot service. Focus groups of medical and health information professionals, “condition‐specific” subjects and “general interest” volunteers were recruited to obtain views about the videos generally, in terms of...

Provides a summary of a Department of Health funded research study investigating performance and impact of four pilot digital interactive television services in the consumer health field. These were launched in various locations in the UK in 2001. Text and video, interactive and transactional...

Purpose – This paper aims to report the results of a study investigating the relevance criteria used by health care professionals when seeking medical images. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 29 participants using a think‐aloud protocol and face‐to‐face interviews...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how healthcare professionals search for and select the medical images they need within medical settings. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 29 healthcare professionals participated in the study. Using a think‐aloud technique and...

The paper analyses the differences of COVID-19 mortality rates (MR) in 24 European countries. We explain MRs on the available, reliable ex-ante economic, health and social indicators pertaining to the year 2019 - i.e., before the outbreak of the pandemic. Using simple regression equations, we...

A Brookings Intézet valódi amerikai „think tank”: olyan washingtoni székhelyű, nonprofit szervezet, amely a közpolitikák teljes spektrumát átfogó, színvonalas kutatási és oktatási tevékenységet folytat. Az Intézet elsősorban a társadalomtudományokra, azokon belül is a...

Developed countries are demanding more quality assurance activities from their health care sectors. Briefly reviews the history of quality assurance in the health care sector and the reasons for the renewed demand for quality assurance. Discusses recent developments in New Zealand and the United...

Discusses challenges facing the US health‐care system now that prepaid or capitated health plans are gaining market share. Investigates how this affects providers, payers and policy makers and the concerns for the maintenance of a quality system. Concludes that the current changes in the US...