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Preadoption evaluations available online to help prospective parents

11/26/03


To ease the stress and strain of domestic and international adoption,
e-Cleveland Clinic, an online second-opinion service is launching a
comprehensive preadoption evaluation service to assist prospective parents.

A board-certified pediatrician specializing in adoption services conducts all
evaluations. E-Cleveland Clinic evaluations feature reviews and analyses of
medical information, including medical history, laboratory, radiology, video
information, birth history, delivery, hospitalization, growth parameters,
developmental milestones, illnesses and treatments, immunization history, and
other available pertinent details.

Between 1991 and 2001, adoptions by American parents of children born overseas
more than doubled. Today, it is estimated that more than 19,000 such adoptions
occur each year. Ninety percent of internationally adopted children are younger
than 5 and nearly half are infants.

Using the Internet as a tool, e-Cleveland Clinic provides patients with online
second opinions, health news and health information regardless of their
location, eliminating the time and expense of travel



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A good friend will come and bail you out of jail . . . but, a true friend will
be sitting next to you saying, "Damn . . . that was fun!"
-----Unknown

Not unexpectedly, the service comes with some serious disclaimers:

e-Cleveland Clinic Disclaimer
By using this Second Opinion service, you agree to abide by the Terms and
Conditions posted at our Second Opinion Web Site, including particularly the
Terms and Conditions described below:

Diagnostic Service

The service provided through our Web site is different from the diagnostic
services typically provided by a physician. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
(CCF) physicians providing this service will not have the benefit of
information that would be obtained by examining you in person and observing
your physical condition. Therefore, the physician may not be aware of facts or
information that would affect his or her opinion of your diagnosis. TO REDUCE
THE RISK TO YOU OF THIS LIMITATION, CCF STRONGLY ENCOURAGES YOU TO SHARE THE
SECOND OPINION WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN. BY DECIDING TO ENGAGE THIS SERVICE, YOU
ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS LIMITATION AND AGREE TO ASSUME
THE RISK OF THIS LIMITATION.

BY REQUESTING A SECOND OPINION PURSUANT TO THIS WEB SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND
AGREE THAT:

* THE DIAGNOSIS THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE IS LIMITED AND PROVISIONAL;
* THE SECOND OPINION IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE A FULL MEDICAL EVALUATION OR A
FACE-TO-FACE VISIT WITH A PHYSICIAN;
* THE PHYSICIAN DOES NOT HAVE IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT IS USUALLY OBTAINED
THROUGH A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;
* THE ABSENCE OF A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION MAY AFFECT THE PHYSICIAN'S ABILITY TO
DIAGNOSIS YOUR CONDITION, DISEASE OR INJURY;

BY ENGAGING OUR SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO ASSUME THE RISK OF THESE
LIMITATIONS. YOU FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE HAS BEEN MADE
TO ME CONCERNING ANY PARTICULAR RESULT OR CURE OF MY CONDITION.

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