Open AccessE-mail communication in pain practice: The importance of being earnest
Author(s) -
Irene Solera Ruiz,
Guadalupe Población García,
Irene Riquelme
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.136434
Subject(s) - medicine , specialty , patient satisfaction , referral , family medicine , intervention (counseling) , health care , nursing , medical emergency , economics , economic growth
Information technology can play a vital role in meeting patient needs and reinforcing the relationship among patients and their pain physicians. However, strong resistance remains on the medical side to this type of non-frontal care.