Influence of internet technology on doctor-patient relationships in China / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Internet technology has influenced profoundly social relationships including doctor-patient rela-tionships in China.This paper argues that internet technology helps the patients play more important roles in medical decisions,offers more platforms and time for doctors to communicate with their patients,and promotes the improve-ment of health care quality and patients'satisfaction.Finally,the author affords some suggestions on how to deal with the internet technology challenges to doctor-patient relations in China.