Comments on: Email In Your Practice – Thinking Outside Of The Box http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/ A Cynical Look At Medical School and Medical Training Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:24:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Schedule http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-85196 Schedule Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:09:26 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/#comment-85196 Maybe you could make changes to the post title Email In Your Practice – Thinking Outside Of The Box : Med School Hell to more catching for your subject you write. I liked the blog post all the same. Maybe you could make changes to the post title Email In Your Practice – Thinking Outside Of The Box : Med School Hell to more catching for your subject you write. I liked the blog post all the same.

]]> By: Fazel Khaliq Omari http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-78361 Fazel Khaliq Omari Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:04:53 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/#comment-78361 I think the doctor can become RICH if he /she make a small clinic and hire other physician and buy diagnostic equipment or hire them. I think the doctor can become RICH if he /she make a small clinic and hire other physician and buy diagnostic equipment or hire them.

]]> By: roger http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-35204 roger Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:04:08 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/#comment-35204 thanks !! very helpful post! thanks !! very helpful post!

]]> By: jay http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-9100 jay Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:27:15 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/#comment-9100 Re:Shining Hector I think its more for common cases- not for emergency cases- its really up to the patient to decide- i dont think any sensible person would wait for his doctor's response if he's bleeding through his bellybutton...i think its more for patients conditions that doctors have already seen and know about and can recommend other things if somethings not working or for followups.. But i do agree about the liabilities- i think it poses a risk of being sued- more than usual..just because whatever the doctor says is now documented in the email and can essentially be used against him- but definitely for follow ups simple consultations- its a great medium but great article! Re:Shining Hector

I think its more for common cases- not for emergency cases- its really up to the patient to decide- i dont think any sensible person would wait for his doctor’s response if he’s bleeding through his bellybutton…i think its more for patients conditions that doctors have already seen and know about and can recommend other things if somethings not working or for followups..
But i do agree about the liabilities- i think it poses a risk of being sued- more than usual..just because whatever the doctor says is now documented in the email and can essentially be used against him- but definitely for follow ups simple consultations- its a great medium

but great article!

]]> By: Shining Hector http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-4526 Shining Hector Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:49:51 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/09/11/email-in-your-practice-thinking-outside-of-the-box/#comment-4526 Adaptation and heavily regulated and scrutinized industry don't necessarily go hand in hand. What happens if someone who should have gone to the ER right away dies waiting for your reply while you're away from keyboard and you forgot to flag an automatic response you'll be unavailable? At least they'll be pretty sure about your availability with a phone call, even if the answering service just says you're out of the office. Assuming a bare minimum of responsibility or common sense whatsoever on the patient's part to call 911 even if you already told them to beforehand is no guaranteed defense in the current legal environment, so it's also another potential avenue for liability regardless of how useful it might be in an ideal world. Adaptation and heavily regulated and scrutinized industry don’t necessarily go hand in hand. What happens if someone who should have gone to the ER right away dies waiting for your reply while you’re away from keyboard and you forgot to flag an automatic response you’ll be unavailable? At least they’ll be pretty sure about your availability with a phone call, even if the answering service just says you’re out of the office. Assuming a bare minimum of responsibility or common sense whatsoever on the patient’s part to call 911 even if you already told them to beforehand is no guaranteed defense in the current legal environment, so it’s also another potential avenue for liability regardless of how useful it might be in an ideal world.

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