English, Bella. "Clicking with your doctor." Boston.com, July 20, 2012.
From the article: "Prodded by the federal government, doctors are replacing
their paper files with electronic records. There have been growing pains. As
efficient as the technnology is, neither physicians nor patients want a
computer screen separating them…. But e-records are only part of e-medicine.
Patients are increasingly turning to medical websites and message boards to
become “experts” on their own health care. Many expect to keep in e-mail touch
with their physicians. And some patients are even involved in home e-monitoring
for chronic conditions.
Together, these changes — all of them fueled by our increasing reliance on
digital devices — are fundamentally altering the doctor-patient relationship,
nudging health care from medical settings into people’s day-to-day lives." Read more
