WebMD
WebMD is a medical and wellness information service, primarily known for its public internet site, which provides health information, a symptom checklist, pharmacy information, a place to store personal medical information, and an online community with over 140 moderated expert-led and peer-to-peer message boards.[1] The site is reported to receive over 40 million hits each month[2] [3] and is the leading health portal in the nation according to comScore Media Metrix.
WebMD also offers services to physicians and private clients. For example, they publish WebMD the Magazine, a patient-directed publication distributed bimonthly to 85 percent of physician waiting rooms.[citation needed]. Medscape is a professional portal for physicians with 30 medical specialty areas and over 30 physician discussion boards.
WebMD owns several other medically-related internet sites including WebMD Health, Medscape, MedicineNet, eMedicine, eMedicine Health, RxList and theheart.org.
The organization is financed by third-party contributions and sponsorships.[4]
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References
- ↑ "More turn to internet for medical advice," WWAY News Channel 3, September 7, 2007
- ↑ "A sampling of Health 2.0 resources," San Jose Mercury News, 09/21/2007
- ↑ "WebMD Has Tremendous Growth Ahead," Seeking Alpha,September 04, 2007
- ↑ "Web sites for medical information," News and Observer, September 13, 2007