Email consultations in health care: 2—acceptability and safe application
Open Access
- 19 August 2004
- Vol. 329 (7463), 439-442
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7463.439
Abstract
Email may have an important role in augmenting and facilitating communication between patients and healthcare professionals.1 In this article we summarise the evidence describing public and professional attitudes to using email in routine clinical care and explore issues relating to ensuring such use is safe. Specifically, we aim to answer three questions:Keywords
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