How is the Internet changing healthcare? Give ex amples of changes

What will be an ideal response?

Any of the following:

People shop for doctors online; insurance companies provide online participating provider lists ; physician specialty associations and state and local medical societies all offer websites that help patients locate a provider near them.

Patients and clinicians are both using the internet for research. Clinicians can obtain decision support and continuing education online.

Patients can schedule appointments, complete pre-­-appointment questionnaires, and view lab results online and maintain their own personal health records (PHR).

E-­-visits allow patients to be treated by their regular doctor for nonurgent matters online.