Email consultations in health care: 2--acceptability and safe application

BMJ. 2004 Aug 21;329(7463):439-42. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7463.439.

Abstract

Electronic communication promises to revolutionise the delivery of health care. In the second of two articles considering the potential for email consultations, Car and Sheikh summarise the evidence about public and professional attitudes to them and discuss how to ensure their safe use

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel*
  • Computer Security / ethics
  • Computer Security / standards
  • Electronic Mail* / ethics
  • Electronic Mail* / standards
  • Electronic Mail* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Patient Satisfaction*
  • Public Opinion
  • Remote Consultation* / ethics
  • Remote Consultation* / standards
  • Remote Consultation* / statistics & numerical data
  • United Kingdom