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To the Editor: Readers of the Journal should be aware that, in Massachusetts and perhaps other states, some physicians are providing diagnostic and treatment services over the Internet, without having seen or examined patients. This practice involves providing patients with prescribed medication after the patient completes a questionnaire and an on-line, physician-generated "conference" regarding symptoms and medical history. Ostensibly, the provision of this service is rationalized as a way of improving access to medical care and counteracting the lack of physicians in underserved areas, and as a simple convenience to patients. Curiously, one on-line service claims to provide "real time, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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