Comments on: E-Visits: The Next Big Thing in Healthcare? http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2008/07/13/medicare-to-reimburse-e-visits/ Citizen Economists is an online economics magazine written by citizen journalists. These ordinary citizens provide reports and commentary on the current events affecting the economics of the fields they work in. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:40:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Bunn http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2008/07/13/medicare-to-reimburse-e-visits/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Jennifer Bunn Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:19:22 +0000 http://www.amateureconomists.com/blogs/?p=131#comment-111 Annitah, Thanks for your interest in this post. As a nurse, I also wonder how accurarately a patient can be diagnosed "on-line". I know that I, for one, would miss the personal contact with my patients that makes my job worthwhile. It may sound corny, but receiving a hug from one of my patients makes my day, and to lose this contact to a computer galls me somewhat. I agree that, given a choice, most patients would choose to see their physician in person. I know that I would. Jennifer Annitah,
Thanks for your interest in this post.
As a nurse, I also wonder how accurarately a patient can be diagnosed “on-line”. I know that I, for one, would miss the personal contact with my patients that makes my job worthwhile.
It may sound corny, but receiving a hug from one of my patients makes my day, and to lose this contact to a computer galls me somewhat.
I agree that, given a choice, most patients would choose to see their physician in person. I know that I would.
Jennifer

]]> By: Anittah Patrick http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2008/07/13/medicare-to-reimburse-e-visits/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Anittah Patrick Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:13:15 +0000 http://www.amateureconomists.com/blogs/?p=131#comment-97 There's so much rich information that we've already lost in the move away from house calls; now this? Really? Do we really think that diagnosis quality will stay the same when physician and patient are not co-located? I can't help but sense that if consumers had more choice over their health insurance -- rather than having to take whichever health insurance their employer provided -- the health care industry would operate differently. There’s so much rich information that we’ve already lost in the move away from house calls; now this? Really? Do we really think that diagnosis quality will stay the same when physician and patient are not co-located?

I can’t help but sense that if consumers had more choice over their health insurance — rather than having to take whichever health insurance their employer provided — the health care industry would operate differently.

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