RT Book, Section
A1 Cucina, Russ
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175378788
T1 Clinical Uses of E-Mail
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260469868
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175378788
RD 2023/02/02
AB Electronic  communication  can  extend  and  complement  direct  patient  encounters,  improve  adherence  and  access  to  care,  and  increase  patients'  involvement  in  their  care.  E-mail  is  well-suited  for  communicating  administrative  information,  medication  instructions,  patient  education,  routine  laboratory  results,  and  appointment  reminders.  It  can  augment  home  monitoring  of  treatment  plans,  such  as  diabetes  care  or  smoking  cessation.  Clinicians  can  make  announcements  to  an  entire  patient  population  about  vacation  coverage,  influenza  vaccination,  changes  in  referral  procedures,  withdrawal  of  medications  from  the  market,  and  other  topics  (Table  e3–1).