Use of information technology in general practice
The internet and NHS Net are used increasingly in UK general practice. A questionnaire survey conducted in southern England examined these applications. 77 (55%) of 141 practices responded. Of these, 71 were connected to one or other service and 27 offered a practice website. Only a small minority u...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2003-08, Vol.96 (8), p.395-397 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The internet and NHS Net are used increasingly in UK general practice. A questionnaire survey conducted in southern England examined these applications. 77 (55%) of 141 practices responded. Of these, 71 were connected to one or other service and 27 offered a practice website. Only a small minority used a website for direct patient booking or access to pathology results. Moreover, among those with a practice website, none paid the necessary attention to data security. The survey revealed some fundamental misunderstandings that may partly account for the slow uptake of these technologies in British general practice. |
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ISSN: | 0141-0768 1758-1095 |
DOI: | 10.1258/jrsm.96.8.395 |