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DATA MINE May 18, 1999 Doctors Are Finally Getting Online Longtime online laggards, physicians are using the Internet as never before. The percentage of doctors using the Net soared to 85% in early May, up from just 7% in late 1996. Now nearly half of all doctors have a Web site, or plan to open one this year, compared with virtually none two years ago. How doctors use the Net: E-mail and personal use 74% Medical reference 60% Research 33% Clinical access (communication with labs or hospital) 20% Reading online journals 19% Reading Web sites related to their specialty 16% Continuing medical education 8% DATA: Healtheon Corp. survey of 1,000 U.S. physicians in May, 1999 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Shopping's Up, But Security Fears Lurk The Net has changed the way folks shop. Still, privacy and security remain concerns. Parenting on the Web Parents tend to supervise only their youngest kids on the Net Move Over Amazon Specialty retailers expect big growth on the Web this year Customers Are King in 2000 Delivery of customer service is the No. 1 spending goal for 2000 Even Tech CEOs Face Internet Challenges The toughest problem: Keeping the company Web site in good shape The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine