E-mail communications in primary care: What are patients' expectations for specific test results?

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-30

  Couchman, Glen R ^a   Forjuoh, Samuel N ^a   Rascoe, Terry G ^a   Reis, Michael D ^a   Koehler, Bruce ^a   Walsum, Kimberly L Van ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer communication networks; E mail; Family physicians; Internists; Patient provider communication; Primary care

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BRAIN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MAIL; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

BLOOD SUGAR TESTS; CLINICAL SERVICES; DEMOGRAPHY; E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; E-MAIL; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 11144247964     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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