期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2016
卷号：5
期号：6
页码：11717
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2015.0506287
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：A national survey conducted by the Pew Research Center1 in Jan 2013, where they reported that one in threeAmerican adults have gone online to figure out their medical conditions in the past 12 months from the report time. Tobetter cater to health seekers, a growing number of community-based healthcare services have turned up, includingHealthTap2, HaoDF3 and WebMD4. They are disseminating personalized health knowledge and connecting patientswith doctors worldwide via question answering. These forums are very attractive to both professionals and healthseekers. For professionals, they are able to increase their reputations among their colleagues and patients, strengthentheir practical knowledge from interactions with other renowned doctors, as well as possibly attract more new patients.
