Yet this has to be considered alongside concerns raised about bringing information into the consultation.
"Our approach is about bringing the information to you, as opposed to having you find the information," Cheng said.
But I have friends who have had information about them brought up by superiors at work that could only have been found online.
An analysis of patients' perceived needs regarding information about NHPs brings into focus the inadequacy of the traditional paternalistic view of the 'patient' as occupying a subject position and demonstrating dependency and unquestioning compliance with medical expertise [ 11].
The majority of participants found it highly acceptable to have information about HNPCC brought to their attention at a time when they were coping with a new diagnosis of colorectal cancer, despite a lack of prior awareness that the disease could run in families.
These two attentional mechanisms, 'stimulus enhancement' and 'distractor suppression' can work in conjunction or alone, resulting in a net sensory gain of the relevant information, thereby bringing about its selection.
However, what these enterprise information systems bring about are not only benefits and potential opportunities, but also costs and potential risks.
Crook: I think that the speed of cycle times and development processes and the ubiquity of competing information flows bring about a lot of stress.
Only a well-defined architecture and a model allowing good circulation of information can bring about development of a one-stop-shop digital point of access to biological data all over Europe.
What's more, this new information could bring about significant changes in treatment of the condition.
