1) Does your office provide a website for patients?
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2) Which of the following does your website provide for patients? (Check all that apply)
Physician Directory
Patient Education
Medical Website Links
Frequently Asked Questions
Billing Procedures
Physician E-mail
Contact Information
Scheduling Information
Other:
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3) Do you recommend medical websites to your patients?
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4) Please list below the medical websites you have recommended to your
patients. Include web addresses (URLs) if possible.
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5) Do you recommend specific medical discussion forums to your
patients?
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6) Do you use the Internet to access medical care or treatment information?
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7) What websites do you access for medical care or treatment information?
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8) Do you use web-based case studies for continuing education credits?
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9) How often do patients discuss with you medical information they have obtained from the Internet?
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
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10) In what ways has medical information your patients received from the Internet been helpful in treating your patients? (Check all that apply)
Not helpful at all
Patient is more informed
Patient has more partnership in his/her health care
Patient is more comfortable speaking with doctor
Promotes cooperation between patient and doctor
Other:
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11) In what ways has medical information your patients received over the Internet been harmful or impeded patient care? (Check all that apply)
Not harmful at all
Promotes self-diagnosis and treatment
Takes away degree of control from physician
Creates patient mistrust of physician's decisions
Patient misunderstanding of information
Inaccurate information
Other:
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12) Please tell us of any medical websites that you feel are particularly harmful for patients to obtain information from.
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13) Are you male or female?
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14) What is your age?
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15) How long have you been in practice?
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16) Do you work in private practice, clinic or medical group, or in a hospital?
Private Practice
Clinic or Medical Group
Hospital
Other:
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