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E-medicine encompasses services including telephone, Internet, telemedicine, and electronic medical records. Each has unique potential to enhance the doctor-patient relationship and to increase physician liability. This chapter discusses each modality in detail. Detailed guidelines for online communication are presented.
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- E-medicine
- risk reduction
- telephone
- online medical communication
- Internet
- guidelines for online communications
- electronic medicine
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Fotsch, E. (2005). E-Medicine in the Physician’s Office. In: Anderson, R.E. (eds) Medical Malpractice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-845-8_7
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