TY - JOUR
KW - Access to Information
KW - Consumer Satisfaction
KW - Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/organization & administration
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Information Management/methods
KW - Insurance, Health
KW - Internet/trends
KW - Medical Informatics/methods
KW - Patient Education as Topic/methods
KW - Private Sector
KW - Public Sector
KW - Quality Assurance, Health Care
KW - Software
AU - M. Kuehne
AU - N. Blinn
AU - C. Rosenkranz
AU - M. Nuettgens
A1 - 
AB - The Internet is increasingly used as a source for information and knowledge. Even in the field of healthcare, information is widely available. Patients and their relatives increasingly use the Internet in order to search for healthcare information and applications. "Health 2.0" - the increasing use of Web 2.0 technologies and tools in Electronic Healthcare - promises new ways of interaction, communication, and participation for healthcare. In order to explore how Web 2.0 applications are in general adopted and implemented by health information providers, we analysed the websites of all German health insurances companies regarding their provision of Web 2.0 applications. As health insurances play a highly relevant role in the German healthcare system, we conduct an exploratory survey in order to provide answers about the adoption and implementation of Web 2.0 technologies. Hence, all 198 private and public health insurances were analysed according to their websites. The results show a wide spread diffusion of Web 2.0 applications but also huge differences between the implementation by the respective insurances. Therefore, our findings provide a foundation for further research on aspects that drive the adoption.
BT - Studies in health technology and informatics
C5 - HIT & Telehealth
CY - Netherlands
JF - Studies in health technology and informatics
N2 - The Internet is increasingly used as a source for information and knowledge. Even in the field of healthcare, information is widely available. Patients and their relatives increasingly use the Internet in order to search for healthcare information and applications. "Health 2.0" - the increasing use of Web 2.0 technologies and tools in Electronic Healthcare - promises new ways of interaction, communication, and participation for healthcare. In order to explore how Web 2.0 applications are in general adopted and implemented by health information providers, we analysed the websites of all German health insurances companies regarding their provision of Web 2.0 applications. As health insurances play a highly relevant role in the German healthcare system, we conduct an exploratory survey in order to provide answers about the adoption and implementation of Web 2.0 technologies. Hence, all 198 private and public health insurances were analysed according to their websites. The results show a wide spread diffusion of Web 2.0 applications but also huge differences between the implementation by the respective insurances. Therefore, our findings provide a foundation for further research on aspects that drive the adoption.
PP - Netherlands
PY - 2011
SN - 0926-9630; 0926-9630
SP - 649
EP - 653
EP - 
T1 - Web 2.0 in healthcare: state-of-the-art in the German health insurance landscape
T2 - Studies in health technology and informatics
TI - Web 2.0 in healthcare: state-of-the-art in the German health insurance landscape
U1 - HIT & Telehealth
U2 - 21893828
VL - 169
VO - 0926-9630; 0926-9630
Y1 - 2011
ER -