| The Controversy of Doctor-Patient Email Correspondence |
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| Written by The Buzz | |||
| Sunday, 29 January 2012 21:30 | |||
Email communication between doctor and patient is still controversial, reports the Wall Street Journal. Those who favor doctors using email to correspond with patients believe it is a valuable relationship-building tool. Those who oppose it feel that in addition to privacy concerns, it could contribute or even lead to misdiagnosis. Click here to read the full article. | |||
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About the Author: Jeff Merron is a full-time freelance editor, journalist, and copywriter who has written for the New York Times Magazine, ESPN.com, Slate, Byte Magazine, Macworld, Consumers Digest, and many other national publications. He's also a regular contributor to IT Business Insider and 108, a baseball magazine. He has a Ph.D. in Mass Communication Research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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