| Among the Healthy People 2020 goals of the United States are also goals related to technological developments. The goal of these goals is to strengthen communication between patients and medical personnel. Goals include increasing the number of individuals using the internet, increasing the proportion of quality health-related websites, increasing the proportion of individuals seeking Online Health Information, increasing the proportion of crisis and immediate risk messages aimed at protecting community health. Increasing such communication opportunities will increase access to health services and the speed at which accurate diagnosis is made, shorten treatment processes, create better quality patient monitoring opportunities, and reduce costs. On the other hand, people with the same disease will benefit from sharing their experience in online environments |
