A third of patients with chronic conditions who exchanged secure emails with their doctors said that these communications improved their overall health, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the American ...
Dec 21, 2015
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Email has become one of the most widespread forms of communication, with its streamlined interactions benefiting both businesses and individuals. With the advent of secure patient web portals and the faith that online access ...
Oct 10, 2014
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E-mail services are either more convenient for patients and make better use of clinicians' time, or make more work for already hard pressed health-care professionals and threaten patient safety, argue two doctors in a Head ...
Sep 3, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Habit-based messages by text message or email have proven to increase the fruit consumption of young adults according to Australian research.
Jun 4, 2014
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Most parents would love to get an e-mail response from their kids' health care provider for a minor illness rather than making an office visit, but about half say that online consultation should be free, according to a new ...
Oct 21, 2013
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Non-physical abuse by a dating partner such as threats, controlling behavior and harassing text messages can have a serious effect on a teenager's health and well-being, finds new research led by a Michigan State University ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Like a lot of Americans, Amalie Drury has grown very attached to her smartphone.
Jul 11, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In January 2010, Joanne McNeal received a series of persistent messages about her email account—seemingly from the account provider itself— seeking “verification” of her name, address ...
Apr 20, 2011
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Federal and state regulators aren't doing enough to stop the growing problem of rogue health insurance brokers making unauthorized policy switches for Affordable Care Act policyholders, say consumers, agents, nonprofit enrollee ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Some patients of a Seattle-based cancer center received threatening emails following a data breach last month.
Dec 10, 2023
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