---
title: "Public Relations in the Networked Age: The new information ecosystem of e-patients"
description: "Lee Rainie will discuss the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project’s latest research on how people get, share and create information in the digital age. Rainie will also discuss the Project’s specific findings on the rise of e-pati..."
date: "2013-05-03"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/05/03/public-relations-in-the-networked-age-the-new-information-ecosystem-of-e-patients/"
categories:
  - "Health Care"
  - "Health Policy"
  - "Medicine & Health"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Public Relations in the Networked Age: The new information ecosystem of e-patients

Lee Rainie will discuss the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project’s latest research on how people get, share, and create information in the digital age. Rainie will also discuss the Project’s specific findings on the rise of e-patients, as well as how access to health and medical materials continues to evolve.

http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/public-relations-in-the-networked-age