Where do you go for health information? A national survey finds the Internet has joined doctors and family as the top three ways people handle their health care questions, but that adults with chronic diseases are disproportionately offline.

The Internet is a critical tool for gathering health information. A survey finds that 80% of Internet users look online for health information, making it the third most popular online pursuit after email and search engines.

Small and user-friendly, smartphones are quickly being adopted by consumers and providers, who have a large and growing array of health-related applications to choose from.

Online tools such as electronic health record (EHR) portals and personal health records (PHRs) are being offered to patients by some enterprising safety-net providers. A new report looks at four organizations that are making these valuable resources available.

This report describes eight software systems that allow health care providers to process patient referrals using web-based tools rather than the error-prone use of paper forms, telephone calls, and faxes. Four case studies are included.

This report examines the evolution of telemedicine in California and identifies the technological, financial, regulatory, and user-related hurdles that may be stifling further progress.

This snapshot looks at consumer use of the Internet as a source of health and ratings information. Overall, although many look for information, few take action based on what they have seen.

This iHealth Report takes a close look at social media, who uses it and why, what its impact is on the health of consumers, and how health care organizations can take advantage of its uses to manage the care of their populations.

This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of several leading web-based support tools. In particular, it presents evaluation frameworks and ratings in three decision categories: treatment options, hospital choice, and personal cost.