The Doctor's Online 'Office' ; Patients Get Test Results, Medical Refills Via the Web
The Washington Times › March 18, 2008
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In the Internet age, we beam photos to phones, pick airline seats with the click of a mouse, virtually shop for shoes and have megabytes of information on any medical malady available to research.
In fact, it was making an online plane reservation a few years ago that inspired District physician Howard Stark to revolutionize his practice in internal medicine.See the full content of this document
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The Doctor's Online 'Office' ; Patients Get Test Results, Medical Refills Via the Web
"I thought, 'If you can pick a seat assignment for a flight four months from now, why couldn't my patients do the same thing?' " Dr. Stark says.
He consulted with Web developers, built a secure Web site and changed the way his business is run. The practice's 500 or so pat...See the full content of this document
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