Electronic visits offer accurate diagnoses, may lead to overprescribing of antibiotics
Monday, November 19, 2012 - 22:30
in Health & Medicine
One of the first studies to compare patients who see their doctors in person to those who receive care through the Internet, known as an e-visit, underscores both the promise and the pitfalls of this technology. Researchers found that patients who used e-visits for sinusitis and urinary tract infections (UTIs) were no more likely to need follow-up care than those who saw doctors in person.