People use computer-mediated communication (CMC) to search for health and healthcare information and to communicate with medical professionals, while medical professionals use CMC to share results of their work, offer services, and communicate with colleagues and institutions. The World Health Organization defined collaboration between medical consumers and professionals on the internet in 2005 as eHealth, or electronic health.

1. PEOPLE USE CMC:
• to search health and healthcare information
• to communicate with medical professionals.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS USE CMC:
• to share results of their work
• to offer services
• to communicate with other colleagues and
institutions

2. Collaboration among MEDICAL CONSUMERS and
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS on the INTERNET in
2005 by the World Health Organization (WHO)
was defined, as eHealth (electronic health)