So-net M3 Surveys Doctors on Medical Information Provision Via Internet.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 21, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - So-net M3, a Sony Communication Network affiliate, has announced the results of a survey on the provision of medical information that was conducted via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the from September 27 to October 3. The survey asked questions to 113,000 doctors who are members of m3.com, So-net M3's portal site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. for medical professionals. There were 5,575 valid responses. Of the respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. , 96.1% recognized that the Internet will play a more important role in providing medical information while only 3.7% considered that its importance will stay the same. When asked about the benefits of obtaining information online, 93.4% cited that they can access useful information whenever they want to. Also, 53.5% said that information will be of help in deciding on therapies and drug prescriptions. Further, when asked about the benefits brought by the company's information service MR-Kun, 64.9% mentioned that it is convenient since they can constantly get the latest medical information. However, 55.1% would like to obtain information from a wide range of companies. Source: JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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