title: The physician-patient relationship and the Internet.
abstract: In a relatively short time, the Internet has altered the traditional physician-patient relationship. Physicians must recognize and understand these changes and must use the tools of the Internet to avoid pitfalls and to provide better service to their patients.
authors.affiliation: Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Avenue, PO Box 900, Seattle, WA 98111, USA. rbk@kuppersmith.com
authors.forename: Ronald B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kuppersmith
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations