Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Overview and Introduction -- 1 Overview and Introduction -- 2 Health Applications of the Internet -- 3 Technical Challenges -- 4 Organizational Challenges to the Adoption of the Internet -- 5 Issues for Public Policy -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- APPENDIX A Site Visit Summaries -- APPENDIX B National Library of Medicine Awards to Demonstrate Health Applications of the Next Generation Internet -- APPENDIX C Biographies of Committee Members -- APPENDIX D Individuals Who Participated in Site Visits or Briefed the Study Committee -- Index.