Despite concerns about potential medicolegal issues and other disadvantages, routine email communication between physician and patient provides an effective means of communication for patients undergoing elective surgery.
Despite concerns about potential medicolegal issues and other disadvantages, providing patients undergoing elective surgery with e-mail access to their surgeon results in improved levels of communication without any demonstrated impairment of satisfaction with outcomes.
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