Will Internet help reshape health care? CMAJ 1997;157:865 © Canadian Medical Association The American College of Healthcare executives says more than 40% of information found on the Internet now deals with health care issues and this relatively new medium "will play a significant role in reshaping our health care delivery system." A new book published by the college's Health Administration Press says the Internet is going to allow insurance companies to reduce administrative costs and patients will be able to "take informed control of their medical destiny and work in partnership with physicians and payers to receive high-quality medical outcomes." Information about the book, The Internet and Healthcare, is available at www.ache.org/hap.html; it can be ordered by calling the Publications Service Centre, 708 450-9952. The cost of the 112-page book is (US)$28. Send a letter to the editor responding to this article Envoyez une lettre à la rédaction au sujet de cet article | CMAJ October 1, 1997 (vol 157, no 7) / JAMC le 1er octobre 1997 (vol 157, no 7) |