Medical Economics examines the benefits and risks:
“Studies show that patients forget half of what we tell them during office visits,” Volpe continues. “Or they might have more questions than we can deal with in a short visit. The printout of the chart notes that I give them not only has my diagnosis, follow-up recommendations, and referral information, it facilitates Internet research about particular illnesses because it contains terms related to patients’ medical problems.”
(via The Medical Quack)
