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Article: PATIENTS CAN ASK QUESTIONS, NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY THE DOCTOR WILL E-MAIL YOU NOW SECURE CONNECTIONS OFFER ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS, TEST RESULTS.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- September 21, 2007
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Byline: CHERIE BLACKP-I reporter
For the past year, Roy Peacock has been having an e-mail relationship with his doctor.
First it was just a casual hello to get acquainted. Then, after a couple of visits to his doctor's office, Peacock, a minister at Preston Baptist Church in Preston, began receiving e-mails about his blood-test results, encouragement as he waited for other results and changes to his blood pressure medication as his diet and exercise habits lowered his numbers.
"He is very quick at responding, and it's always by the end of the same business day," Peacock said about e-mailing his Group Health physician, Dr. Eric Seaver. "It ...