If symptoms persist, text your doctor

In America, 15 million text messages are sent every minute. One can only imagine how many emails are sent every minute, yet, only 10 percent of us have emailed or sent a text to our doctor. Confidentiality is a concern, but the main reason we have poor electronic access to our doctors is because they don’t have a system to accommodate that kind of communication with patients. But if a $150 office visit could be avoided with a quick question via text, a decent e-system can’t be too far off, right?