Bibliography -> In the News

Read what the media has written about information therapy, shared decision-making, and patient-centered care. Please note many of these articles are for health care business audiences rather than consumers.

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Health Promotion Practitioner. "Prescribing Information," November/December 2004, Volume 13, Issue 6.

Healthcare IT News. "Information: Exactly what doctor ordered; Ix expected to play increasing role in healthcare's future," by Bernie Monegain, August 2004.

The Philadelphia Inquirer. "Doctor's Orders: Surf the Net," by Marian Uhlman, July 26, 2004.

iHealthBeat. "Docs Prescribe Web Time With Information Therapy," July 27, 2004. (From iHealthBeat, published daily for California HealthCare Foundation by The Advisory Board Company. © 2004 The Advisory Board Company.

Medscape General Medicine. "Information Therapy: Prescribing Health Information," by George D. Lundberg, MD, July 1, 2004.

Health-e headlines. "A prescription for information therapy," July 2004.

MD NetGuide. "The Prescription of the Future: How Information Therapy Is Putting the Focus Back on the Patient (feature story)," by Emily Leonard, May 2004, Vol. 6, No. 3.

Healthcare Marketing Report. "Information Therapy and the Healthcare Marketer," by Richard Cohen, May 2004.

Healthcare Strategy alert! "Information is Powerful Medicine: An Interview with Information Therapy Expert Molly Mettler," pages 10-11, July/August 2003.

Today, primary care practitioners are providing more complex care in an increasingly busy environment. This severely limits their time and opportunity to educate patients about their health and chronic illnesses, as well as discuss other issues like prevention and wellness measures - a situation that is frustrating to both practitioners and patients alike.