Prognosis: wired. Why Internet technology is the next medical breakthrough.
One observer calls it "e-mail on steroids." Whizzing along the Internet and encrypted against hacking, clinical messaging lets doctors consult on tough cases, speed up test results, even chat with their patients. So why aren't these systems widely used? Blame politics, not the technology.
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