[WikiEN-l] Docs look to Wikipedia for condition info: Manhattan Research

[Fred Bauder]

> 2009/5/23 Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>:
>> http://www.mmm-online.com/Docs-look-to-Wikipedia-for-condition-info-Manhattan-Research/article/131038/
>>
>> http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2009/05/beyond-wikipedia.html
>
> "Nearly 50% of US physicians going online for professional purposes
> are visiting Wikipedia for health and medical information, especially
> condition information, according to a Manhattan Research study.
>
> Despite using the online encyclopedia as a resource for information,
> only about 10% of the 1,900 physicians surveyed created new posts or
> edited existing posts on Wikipedia, the study found."
>
> So 20% of physicians that read Wikipedia edit it? That's fantastic!
> That's far better than the general population. Perhaps Wikipedia isn't
> so unfriendly to experts as we fear.
>

That is the key, if physicians actively edit and keep the articles
comprehensive and up to date, there is nothing wrong with them consulting
them. Other than the usual difficulties...

Fred