GreaterRx: 253,000 Physicians Represent The Future of Digital Medicine

The number of electronically integrated physicians has grown by 48,000 in 2004, according to Manhattan Research's annual study of practicing U.S. physicians. The study finds several key trends emerging in 2004:

Email Communication Becomes More Critical to Physicians -- a majority use email with colleagues, but a growing number are using email to communicate with pharmas, health plans and hospitals

Future Interest Continues for Physician-Patient Online Communication -- 1/5 of all online physicians currently communicate with patients via email; more than 1/3 are interested in doing so in the future

Handhelds and Mobile PCs Evolve -- device functionality continues to evolve, promoting integration into the practice

Missed Opportunities Identified in eDetailing -- participation rates show that physicians are very selective in building relationships online

Online CME Usage Increases -- almost 3/4 of all practicing U.S. physicians have participated in electronic CME

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