Studies show positive health effects from patient-doctor communication

A team of Dutch scientists has conducted a review of published studies that looked at how electronic communication between doctors and patients — like email or messaging through a patient-facing EHR portal — affects care outcomes, health behavior, and patient satisfaction. In the paper, recently published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, researchers looked [...]

Source: mobihealthnews - January 29, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized asynchronous communication chronic disease doctor-patient communication EHR patient portal email JMIR Source Type: news