Getting physicians to use the Internet will become easier as a new generation of physicians takes root. Sure, this is a no-brainer, but for two reasons. One, physicians in training now have grown up with computers and are more comfortable with them. They're using technology in their medical training and expect to use it when they practice. Two, once those physicians start looking for work, they will be repelled by environments that fear, instead of embrace, technology.
Practices wanting to hire a medical school hotshot had better be tech-friendly.
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