I know a few doctors read this blog, and I’m insanely curious to know what you think of e-mailing patients.
It does sound good in theory, but I’m sure the payment logistics could get sticky. Although it’s not like those logistics are incredibly smooth now. Also, I agree with being a bit wary of e-mail liability. Would your responses mainly be, “I don’t know, Mrs. Smith – I’ll have to check that out in person” ? I would think that it’d take less time to tap out a quick answer than to actually see the patient in person for some things.
And for everyone else, doctor or not – how would you feel about having the opportunity to email your physician? How much would you pay for it? I myself don’t find that I would have a lot of questions to email about; therefore I wouldn’t mind paying upwards of $20 per transaction. Maybe for those who DO have a lot of questions, some sort of Frequent Questioner program could be set up :-)
I have been an Intensive Care nurse for 11 years. This blog is about my experiences as a nurse, and the experiences of others in the healthcare system - patients, nurses, doctors, paramedics. We all have stories!
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I agree, there is something wrong with it. I’m not exactly sure what. . .but I wouldn’t do it.
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