No, I don’t mean try to find out if he is rated good or bad…just try to find his phone number. Or his address. Or, how about his webpage? Googling your doctor just seems to be fruitless, or at least mine are.
My primary care physician just opened a new office. He has a logo and a brand, but no website. Some digging will find a PDF file at the hospital of related doctors, but that’s the closest I can come…and who wants to scan thru a multi-page PDF to find your doctor’s info?
Apparently these professionals who still rely on paper and their memories haven’t figured out that making a web page with their phone number, address, and hours would be a convenience to their clients, and probably make their receptionist’s job easier.
So, are they clueless? Or too busy? Or fearful of an avalanche of emails? Or just don’t know where to start?
If they can’t get this simple technology up and going (which should cost them a grand-total of $100), when will we ever see electronic prescriptions and record-keeping?
The biggest problem that keeps most doctors/offices from going electronic is the legal issues and additional costs of HIPAA
The biggest problem that keeps most doctors/offices from going electronic is the legal issues and additional costs of HIPAA