by Debra Beaulieu, FiercePracticeManagement

Last month over at FierceHealthcare, we reported on a study revealing that 90 percent of parents surveyed would welcome email access to their child's doctor. Picture me, a mom of two tough-to-wrangle toddlers, raising my hand emphatically from behind the laptop.

How nice would it be if I could just beam our pediatrician a digital photo of a rash, describe any other symptoms and get a response--even if it's that I'll need to make an appointment--without necessarily having to haul both kids over there and inevitably bring the healthy one back with the germs of some other kid who couldn't resist smooshing his face right up against the giant fish tank? As a parent and as a patient, it would be very nice indeed.
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