Re: Fwd: AMA, Six Other Physician Groups Launch Internet...
From: James Connerth (babydoc@apex.net)
Thu Oct 28 19:04:07 1999
Received similar notice today from ACOG---
DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
> FYI. Interesting how AMA and others takes it upon themselves...
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> Joe P.
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> Subject: AMA, Six Other Physician Groups Launch Internet...
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> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:08:21 EDT
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> AMA, Six Other Physician Groups Launch Internet 'Supersite' With Health Information Patients Can Trust
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> NEW YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association today announced it is joining with six other national physician associations to launch a high quality health information and communication site on the Internet. The associations have formed a new company, Medem(R) -- standing for "medical empowerment" -- which will make its Web site, medem.com, available in early 2000.
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> "Medem.com is the Web site patients all across America have been waiting for," said AMA Trustee William H. Mahood, MD.
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> The partners in medem.com comprise the American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Psychiatric Association and American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. These societies will own and control the new entity established to create the Web site.
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> "The patient-doctor relationship is the heart and soul of quality health care. At its very core is trust -- the trust patients have in the training, experience and ability of their doctor. With the development of this unique, new Web site, the same kind of credible health information you expect from your own physician is just a 'click' away," Dr. Mahood said.
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> The new entity will consist of an independent editorial operation and a separate business unit. The editorial operation will be responsible for the content of medem.com, ensuring that patients have access to the most credible, trustworthy and high quality health information on the Internet. In addition, patients and physicians will be able to communicate with each other confidentially through the Web site.
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> Advertising on the Web site will adhere to strict guidelines. The business unit will handle the design, development and management of the Web site and will ensure that revenue generated by the venture is directed back into supporting and improving the site. The business plan also provides for a health care charitable foundation to support philanthropic direct patient care programs. Any revenue earned by the AMA will support the association's role as advocate for the medical profession and the patients it serves.
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> "Today, millions of Americans are turning to the Internet to find answers to their health and medical questions. The problem is, there are thousands of Web sites claiming to provide health information. It's difficult to know what you can believe or what you can trust. Of course, there is no substitute for meeting with your physician in-person when it comes to providing high quality health care. But between visits to the doctor's office, this new site will allow patients and their doctors to strengthen their relationship by assuring that patients get the best, most up-to-date and most credible information from their own doctors," Dr. Mahood said.
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> "What makes this site unique is that it is founded by well-established, professional organizations with proven experience. The AMA has been providing reliable patient information for more than 150 years. And, of course, we wrote the book on medical ethics. The bottom line is, no one can surpass this collection of associations when it comes to quality and integrity. We are proud to be working with our partners in this exciting new venture," Dr. Mahood concluded.
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> SOURCE American Medical Association
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> CO: American Medical Association; American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; American Psychiatric Association; American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; Medem
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> 10/28/1999 10:07 EDT http://www.prnewswire.com
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