Date of Award

Spring 3-10-2005

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Abstract

The Internet drives the hottest stocks on Wall Street, shapes technological innovation, and fills the pages of the world's presses. What does this mean for society, government, commerce, and especially for healthcare organizations who are using the virtual world as a vehicle to deliver patient care services through e-Health system.

This proposal compares and contrasts the level advantages and the potential risks involved in providing health care services using e-Health system. The methods used to measure the benefits vs. potential risk on e-Health are the Oakland medical center will be the focus area with the selected groups being patients who are identified and diagnosed with chronic diabetic disease. The study method requires for each selected sample (patient) to respond to nine questions relevant to healthcare services and products provided to the group through the Internet. The collected data will be analyzed to determine benefits vs. potential risk on e-Health.

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