Malpractice insurer offers physicians a discount: "Northwest Physicians Insurance Co., one of Oregon's largest medical liability carriers, is offering discounts to doctors that use computerized personal health records and e-mail to communicate with patients. Depending upon medical specialty, the discounts range from $375 to $2,250 annually. That's potentially greater than the cost of the secure e-mail or personal health record system, which cost approximately $1 per doctor per day.
A personal health record is an electronic, universally available, lifelong resource of health information needed by individuals to make health decisions and track health histories. It does not replace the legal record of any provider.
The move by Northwest Physicians follows a recent trend of liability carriers promoting online patient-doctor connectivity, with hopes of fostering better communication with patients and improved patient safety."
Money Talks - and hopefully this economic incentive will induce doctors to encourage their patients to use a PHR !
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