首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Can the Internet help patients jump the line at the doctor’s office? The Silicon Valley Employers Forum, a sophisticated group o
Can the Internet help patients jump the line at the doctor’s office? The Silicon Valley Employers Forum, a sophisticated group o
admin
2013-01-12
74
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.
Of the following people, who are not involved in the program?
选项
A、Cisco System employees.
B、Advice nurses in the clinic.
C、Doctors at three local hospitals.
D、Oracle at three local hospitals.
答案
B
解析
本题可依据第四段的最后一句“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.”从中可知,在线看病只提供了一条介于给门诊护士打电话和去诊所看病之间的狭窄的服务范围。因此 B项“诊所的门诊护士”为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Ax9O777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Somepeopleviewedthefindingswithcaution,notingthatacause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenpassivesmokingandcancerrem
Atradegroupforliquorretailersputoutapressreleasewithanalarmingheadline;"MillionsofKidsBuyInternetAlcohol,La
Atradegroupforliquorretailersputoutapressreleasewithanalarmingheadline;"MillionsofKidsBuyInternetAlcohol,La
Noonedisagreeswiththeeconomicnecessityofgeographicallyextendingaproduct.Notonlydoesitincreaseturnoverbutalso
Inararedisplayofself-criticism,heacceptedblameforanymistakebytheleadershipandpledgedto______them.
Childrenloamalmostnothingfromtelevision,andthemoretheywatch,thelesstheyremember.Theyregardtelevisionpurely【71】
Childrenloamalmostnothingfromtelevision,andthemoretheywatch,thelesstheyremember.Theyregardtelevisionpurely【71】
Aweathermapisanimportanttoolforgeographers.Asuccessionofthreeorfourmapspresentsacontinuouspictureofweather
Please______fromsmokinguntiltheaeroplaneisairborne.
Pleaseputyouremptycigarettepacketsandpaperbagsinthe______binsprovided.
随机试题
人体内存在超标准的铅(100μg/L),主要原因是焊接、印刷、油漆作业及(),经呼吸、口进入体内。
患者,男,17岁。半小时前因跳马比赛不慎颈部受伤,初步检查:患者可主动做肩前屈、肘屈运动,但不能主动做肘伸运动,双下肢软瘫。(2008年第119题)急诊入院后,颈椎X线片未见骨折脱位,最适宜的处理是
消化性溃疡行手术治疗的适应证
25岁妇女,主诉白带多伴外阴痒。检查见外阴皮肤有抓痕,窥器检查后穹隆处有多量稀薄的白色泡沫分泌物,阴道粘膜有多个散在的红色斑点。
中国药典的凡例部分
基金托管人对基金管理人投资运作实行监督,其主要方式不包括()。
甲、乙、丙、丁四人拟设立一家普通合伙企业,其书面合伙协议中约定以下内容:(1)甲以劳务出资;乙和丙以现金出资;丁以房产使用权出资;(2)合伙企业的事务由乙全权负责,甲、丙、丁不得过问企业事务,也不承担企业亏损的民事责任;(3)合伙企业存续期间经全体合
在微程序控制方式中,机器指令、微程序和微指令的关系是()。
Givenherdedicationandcompetence,Iam______thatMs.Williamswillbeavaluableassettoyourcompany.
Fewcreaturesonearthareascuteastheblackliontamarin,andfewhaveasdramaticastoryline.Pug-nosedanddiminutive,w
最新回复
(
0
)