http://33charts.com/2009/12/the-2000-word-patient-email.html medicine. health. (social) media. Thu, 03 May 2012 14:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://33charts.com/2009/12/the-2000-word-patient-email.html#comment-1652 Why I Don’t Accept eMail From Patients | Why Doctors Don’t Give Free Care Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:31:33 +0000 http://02d880f.netsolhost.com/2009/12/the-2000-word-patient-email.html#comment-1652 [...] seen it too many times:  Physicians excited to please open the door to unlimited patient email only to see themselves shutting their families out at night as they answer questions – all for [...] [...] seen it too many times:  Physicians excited to please open the door to unlimited patient email only to see themselves shutting their families out at night as they answer questions – all for [...]

]]> http://33charts.com/2009/12/the-2000-word-patient-email.html#comment-450 Meredith Lamb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:13:24 +0000 http://02d880f.netsolhost.com/2009/12/the-2000-word-patient-email.html#comment-450 <p>Dr. V., I'm going to hold you to your word~looking forward to having email access to you and the office! Of course, I'm hoping that I'll never have to use it! </p> Dr. V., I'm going to hold you to your word~looking forward to having email access to you and the office! Of course, I'm hoping that I'll never have to use it!

]]> http://33charts.com/2009/12/the-2000-word-patient-email.html#comment-449 UncleBob Martin Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:37:37 +0000 http://02d880f.netsolhost.com/2009/12/the-2000-word-patient-email.html#comment-449 <p>I am frequently frustrated that none of my current crop of physicians are net-friendly. appointments, prescriptions, simple inquiries, could all be handled more efficiently via the net, but are not. I've often thought it's because they fear that the tap, once open, won't be closed. And you've confirmed, with the 2k word email, what I suspect. There are mail applications that can be scripted to bounce such verbose monstrosities back to the sender with an explanatory note regarding the enforced size limit for emails. <br /> Any patient who finds such restrictions onerous is in need of an education on the demands of your profession, anyway.</p> I am frequently frustrated that none of my current crop of physicians are net-friendly. appointments, prescriptions, simple inquiries, could all be handled more efficiently via the net, but are not. I've often thought it's because they fear that the tap, once open, won't be closed. And you've confirmed, with the 2k word email, what I suspect. There are mail applications that can be scripted to bounce such verbose monstrosities back to the sender with an explanatory note regarding the enforced size limit for emails.
Any patient who finds such restrictions onerous is in need of an education on the demands of your profession, anyway.

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