What if you could send your doctor an email and get a diagnosis? Would it prevent you from going on to the office? For some patients, communicating online is the next best thing to being there. Surprisingly, more and more doctors are getting involved with their patients via email or a website.

One source says “39% of doctors said they’d communicated with patients online, up from just 16% five years earlier.” While people usually log on to pay bills or schedule appointments, a few are able to avoid going in for an appointment because they can talk …read more