Learning Objectives  Review the benefits of patient web portals (online physician- patient services) for patients and physicians alike  Learn about the current barriers to the implementation of patient web portals  State what percent of the adult US population has Internet access and what percent desires to have online services with their physician  Discover what prior research has said about patient willingness to pay for online services  Examine the findings of a study entitled Web Portals in Primary Care: An evaluation of patient readiness and willingness to pay for online services
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