The Digital Divide Phenomenon in a Hand Surgery Outpatient Clinic

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 421, Issue , 2004, Pages 54-59

  Parekh, Selene G ^a,b   Sodha, Samir ^a   McGuire, Kevin J ^a   Bozentka, David J ^a   Rozental, Tamara D ^a   Beredjiklian, Pedro K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 2342577491     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000126943.34267.c6     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (24)

1. Beredjiklian PK, Bozentka DJ, Bernstein JS: E-mail in clinical orthopaedic practice. J Bone Joint Surg 83A:615-618, 2001.
2. Beredjiklian PK, Bozentka DJ, Steinberg DR, Bernstein JS: Evaluating the source and content of orthopaedic surgery information on the Internet: The case of carpal tunnel syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg 82A:1540-1543, 2000.
3. Eysenbach G, Diepgen TL: Responses to unsolicited patient e-mail requests for medical advice on the World Wide Web. JAMA 280:1333-1335, 1998.
4. Hoffman DL, Novak TP: Bridging the racial divide on the Internet. Science 280:390-391, 1998.
5. Lenhart A: Who's Not Online: 57% of Those Without Internet Access Say They Do Not Plan to Log On. The Pew Internet and American Life Project. Sept 21, 2000. Available at: http://www. pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=21. Accessed May 23, 2003.
6. Mandl KD, Katz SB, Kohane IS: Social equity and access to the World Wide Web and e-mail: Implications for design and implementation of medical applications. Proc AMIA Symp 215-219, 1998.
7. Mandl KD, Kohane IS, Brandt AM: Electronic patient-physician communication: Problems and promise. Ann Intern Med 129:495-500, 1998.
8. Meredith P: Asian-Americans and the Internet: The Young and the Connected. The Pew Internet and American Life Project. Dec 12, 2001. Available at: http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=52. Accessed May 23, 2003.
9. National Telecommunications and Information Administration: United States Department of Commerce: Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide: A Report on the Telecommunications and Information Technology Gap in America. Washington, DC, United States Department of Commerce 2000.
10. Parekh SG, Lim C, Nazarian DG, Booth RE: The influence of the Internet in an orthopaedic practice: A survey of 500 patients. University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal Vol 15 Spring 2002. Available at: http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ortho/oj/2002/html/ oj15sp02p61.html. Accessed May 23, 2003.
11. Parent F, Coppieters Y, Parent M: Information technologies, health, and "globalization": Anyone excluded? J Medical Internet Research 3:e11, 2001.
12. Taylor H, Leitman R: Study Reveals Big Potential For Internet To Improve Doctor-Patient Relations. Health Care News. Vol 1 Issue 1 Jan 8, 2001. Available at: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/ HI_HealthCareNews-V1-Issue1.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
13. Taylor H, Leitman R: Mayo Clinic, WebMD, DrWeil, Prevention, NIH, PacifiCare, Merck, Playboy, and Glaxo Wellcome Among 28 Winners in Major e-Health Sites Study. Health Care News. Vol 1 Issue 4 Jan 29, 2001. Available at: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/ news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_HealthCareNews2001Vol1_iss4.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
14. Taylor H, Leitman R: The Increasing Impact of E-Health on Consumer Behavior. Health Care News. Vol 1 Issue 21 June 26, 2001. Available at: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/ HI_HealthCareNews2001Vol1_iss21.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
15. Taylor H, Leitman R: Cyberchondriacs Continue to Grow in America. Health Care News. Vol 2 Issue 9 May 8, 2002. Available at: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/ HI_HealthCareNews2002Vol2_Iss09.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
16. Taylor H, Leitman R: Four-Nation Survey Shows Widespread but Different Levels of Internet Use for Health Purposes. Health Care News. Vol 2 Issue 11 May 28, 2002. Available at: http://www. harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_HealthCare News2002Vol2_Iss11.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
17. Taylor H, Leitman R: The Future Use of the Internet in 4 Countries in Relation to Prescriptions, Physician Communication, and Health Information. Health Care News. Vol 2 Issue 13 June 20, 2002. Available at: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/ healthnews/HI_HealthCareNews2002Vol2_Iss13.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
18. Taylor H, Leitman R: Patient/Physician Online Communication: Many Patients Want It, Would Pay for It, and It Would Influence Their Choice of Doctors and Health Plans. Health Care News. Vol 2 Issue 8 Apr 10, 2002. Available at: http://www.harrisinteractive. com/news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_HealthCareNews2002Vol2_ Iss08.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
19. Taylor H, Leitman R: European Physicians Especially in Sweden, Netherlands, and Denmark, Lead US in Use of Electronic Medical Records. Health Care News. Vol 2 Issue 16 Aug 8, 2002. Available at: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/ HI_HealthCareNews2002Vol2_Iss16.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
20. Taylor H, Leitman R: The Increasing Impact of E-health on Physician Behavior. Health Care News. Vol 1 Issue 31 Nov 13, 2001. Available at: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/ HI_HealthCareNews2001Vol1_iss31.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
21. Taylor H, Leitman R: U.S. Trails Other English Speaking Countries in Use of Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Prescribing. Health Care News. Vol 1 Issue 8 Oct 1, 2001. Available at: http:// www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_ HealthCareNews2001Vol1_iss28.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
22. Taylor H, Leitman R: New Data Show Internet, Website and Email Usage by Physicians All Increasing. Health Care News. Vol 1 Issue 8 Feb 26, 2001. Available at: http://www.harrisinteractive. com/news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_HealthCareNews2001Vol1_ iss8.pdf. Accessed May 23, 2003.
23. United States: Average web usage week ending May 18, 2003 Home Panel. Nielsen//Net Ratings. Available at: http://www.nielsennetratings.com/reports.jsp?section=pub_reportsj&report= usage&period=weekly&panel_type=2. Accessed May 23, 2003.
24. US Census Bureau: Poverty 2002. Available at: http: //www.census. gov/hhes/poverty/threshld/thresh02.html. Accessed May 23, 2003.