title: Clinical electronic communications: a new paradigm that is here to stay?
abstract: The authors discuss the current status of clinical electronic communication, including e-mail and secure Web messaging, among physicians and between physicians and their patients. The paper provides a concise summary of what is known about clinical electronic communications in healthcare: what is working, what the challenges are and what is promising.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, BC.
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eggert
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Protti
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D034742:Electronic Mail; D020407:Internet; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*