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Title: How does an E --visit differ from provider--to--patient e--mails? Post by: yjuhen on Feb 5, 2018 How does an E --visit differ from provider--to--patient e--mails?
What will be an ideal response? Title: How does an E --visit differ from provider--to--patient e--mails? Post by: sandyb2 on Feb 5, 2018 An E--visit is secure; E--mail is not.
The E--visit gathers symptom and HPI information, thus creating a documented medical exam. E -- mail is free text. When it is integrated with the EHR, the E--visit becomes part of the patient's chart, just like any other visit. It would be difficult for a provider to save an e --mail exchange as part of a patient's EHR record. E--visits are reimbursed as legitimate E&M visits; e--mail exchanges are not. E--mail is directed at a particular individual and therefore is not likely to be accessible by another provider; E--visits can be directed to the doctor on call, thus allowing practicing partners to share being on call. |