Digital Rx: Take Two Aspirins and E-Mail Me in the Morning, The New York Times, 2 Mar 2005

“Doctors may no longer make house calls, but they are answering patient e-mail messages - and being paid for it. In a move to improve efficiency and control costs, health plans and medical groups around the country are now beginning to pay doctors to reply by e-mail, just as they pay for office visits. While some computer-literate doctors have been using e-mail to communicate informally with patients for years, most have never been paid for that service.�

Full story at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/02/technology/02online.html?ex=1267506000&en=e8428cbb9b05371c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt