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Caution needed when surfing for care information.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 29-JUN-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Caution needed when surfing for care information.(Healthcare Mississippi)

Article Excerpt
With the proliferation of the World Wide Web, consumers have access to more information than ever before. In the healthcare field, that can be good or it can be harmful. Healthcare providers acknowledge that patients are using the Internet to become more informed, taking an active role in their healthcare, but they urge them to proceed with caution.

"There has been an explosion of the Internet and that has brought a monumental amount of information," says Dr. Richard Conn of Hattiesburg. "Some of it is productive and a lot is spare. In general it is helpful to patients and physicians. Patients can preview information and then be referred to it after their physician visit to learn more about their illness."

One of the biggest problems?

Conn, a partner of Southern Bone and Joint Clinic and an orthopedic surgeon at Wesley Medical Center, often refers...

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