Charles M. Kilo, MD, MPH, CEO, Green Field Health;
Jill K. Arena, FACMPE, Vice President, Practice Development, Green Field Health System

      This session will explore email as a robust platform that can be used for many functions in health care. Many are currently experimenting with patient-physician email, but this represents only a starting place for electronic connectivity. We will discuss the many needs for broader connectivity and the promise that email holds in serving this function.
      After this presentation you will be able to:

• Describe how email is currently being experimented with in health care.
• Describe the broader category of connectivity and the need to fulfill this function.
• Identify how email can be used in the future to serve many critical functions in the office practice.