title: Don't e-mail your way into treacherous waters.
abstract: The Internet provides a convenient and efficient method of communication among providers, patients, and payers, as well as tremendous opportunities for managing patient care and monitoring long-term progress of the chronically ill. However, experts caution case managers that the Internet's convenience doesn't come without risk. The biggest potential pitfall may come when the government's final patient health information protection regulations are released.
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000592:standards; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000592:standards*; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011050:Policy Making; D018907:Privacy; D014481:United States