Physician leaders use Internet to enhance communications
A third of physician leaders attending the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates Annual Meeting in June signed up for "Your Practice On-line," a service that helps doctors create customized Web sites and improve communication with patients through electronic mail.
The service is offered through Medem, an e-health network founded by the AMA and a group of medical specialty societies.
Medem’s customized Web site service is free for doctors who are members of the AMA or one of the six other founding medical societies.
The AMA says its studies show tremendous growth in physicians’ use of e-mail with patients and that the number of physician creating practice Web sites has doubled in the past nine months.
Another survey showed that more than 75% of physicians view Web sites as a valuable resource for patient education.
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