首页
登录
职称英语
Can the Internet help patients jump the line at the doctor’s office? The Sil
Can the Internet help patients jump the line at the doctor’s office? The Sil
游客
2025-03-29
3
管理
问题
Can the Internet help patients jump the line at the doctor’s office? The Silicon Valley Employers Forum, a sophisticated group of technology companies, is launching a pilot program to test online "virtual visits" between doctors at three big local medical groups and about 6,000 employees and their families. The six employers taking part in the Silicon Valley initiative, including heavy hitters such as Oracle and Cisco Systems, hope that online visits will mean employees won’t have to skip work to tend to minor ailments or to follow up on chronic conditions. "With our long commutes and traffic, driving 40 miles to your doctor in your hometown can be a big chunk of time," says Cindy Conway, benefits director at Cadence Design Systems, one of the participating companies.
Doctors aren’t clamoring to chat with patients online for free; they spend enough unpaid time on the phone. Only 1 in 5 has ever E-mailed a patient, and just 9 percent are interested in doing so, according to the research firm Cyber Dialogue. "We are not stupid," says Stifling Somers, executive director of the Silicon Valley employers group. "Doctors getting paid is a critical piece in getting this to work. " In the pilot program, physicians will get $ 20 per online consultation, about what they get for a simple office visit.
Doctors also fear they’ll be swamped by rambling E-mails that tell everything but what’s needed to make a diagnosis. So the new program will use technology supplied by Healinx, an Alameda, Calif-based start-up. Healinx’s "Smart Symptom Wizard" questions patients and turns answers into a succinct message. The company has online dialogues for 60 common conditions. The doctor can then diagnose the problem and outline a treatment plan, which could include E-mailing a prescription or a face-to-face visit.
Can E-mail replace the doctor’s office? Many conditions, such as persistent cough, require stethoscope to discover what’s wrong and to avoid a malpractice suit. Even Larry Bonham, head of one of the doctor’s groups in the pilot, believes the virtual doctor’s visits offer a "very narrow" sliver of service between phone calls to an advice nurse and a visit to the clinic.
The pilot program, set to end in nine months, also hopes to determine whether online visits will boost worker productivity enough to offset the cost of the service. So far, the Internet’s record in the health field has been underwhelming. The experiment is "a huge roll of the dice for Healing", notes Michael Barrett, an analyst at Internet consulting firm Forester Research. If the "Web visits" succeed, expect some HMOs(Health Maintenance Organizations)to pay for online visits. If doctors, employers, and patients aren’t satisfied, figure on one more E-health start-up to stand down. [br] The Silicon Valley employers promote the E-health program for the purpose of______.
选项
A、rewarding their employees
B、gratifying the local hospitals
C、boosting worker productivity
D、testing a sophisticated technology
答案
C
解析
本题可依据“hope that online visits will mean employees won’t have to skip work to tend to minor ailments or to follow up on chronic conditions.”从中可知,C项为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4016877.html
相关试题推荐
CantheInternethelppatientsjumpthelineatthedoctor’soffice?TheSil
CantheInternethelppatientsjumpthelineatthedoctor’soffice?TheSil
CantheInternethelppatientsjumpthelineatthedoctor’soffice?TheSil
CantheInternethelppatientsjumpthelineatthedoctor’soffice?TheSil
Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltonfromthedoctors
Inthatcountry,hospitaldoctorsdon’tgosightseeingveryoftenbecausetheir
HerofficeintheFirstNationalBankbuildingisprovisional.A、permanentB、temp
Doctorshavelongknownthatifapatientis______thathewillrecoverandistr
Don’tcallhimjustacollegeprofessor.Internetentrepreneur,TVpersonali
Don’tcallhimjustacollegeprofessor.Internetentrepreneur,TVpersonali
随机试题
A—FortuneMagazineB—BusinessLifeMagazineC—Publisher’
ShouldParentsAccompanyTheirChildreninStudying?1.越来越多的家长选择陪读2.有人认为家长陪读利大于
LudwigvanBeethovenwasoneofthe【B1】______composerswhoeverlived,tieth
受经济发展的推动,到国外度假已成为中国人的一种休闲方式。Drivenbytheeconomicdevelopment,goingabroadfor
集中火灾报警系统由_______、消防控制室图形显示装置、集中火灾报警控制器、消
()是将采用同样费率的被保险人按风险程度进一步分类,然后按照核保标准做出是按标准
脑卒中危险因素包括()A.肥胖 B.颈动脉狭窄 C.高同型光氨酸血症
下列关于高度危险活动致害责任构成要件说法错误的是()。A.必须从事高空、高压、地
胎先露指A.胎儿长轴与母体长轴关系 B.胎儿在子宫内所取的姿势 C.最先进入
下列关于消防应急标志灯具安装的说法,不正确的是()。A.消防应急标志灯具吊装时
最新回复
(
0
)