E-CommerceChapter 2:
The Nature of E-CommerceBusinessWeek ActivitiesB2B Health Care – Doing Business on the Web The Internet has had a great impact on the health care industry. Consumers have access to information, doctors can view patient records cross country, and medical office staff use online billing services. - Check BusinessWeek.com for recent information on the health care industry’s involvement online.
- Imagine you are a patient with asthma. Find two Web sites that will allow you to access specific information about your illness.
- Imagine you are a doctor trying to locate a service that will allow your patients to access their records online. Find a Web site for a business that provides this service.
- Imagine you are the billing clerk for a large hospital. Your supervisor has requested you locate the Web site for an online billing service that will allow you to outsource patient billing.
How do you know the Web sites that you have located are credible? In groups of three or four, discuss ways you can help ensure that the resources you access online are trustworthy.  | 
