Background: While the internet has long been a source of medical information, it has only
recently been used for online private patient-doctor consultations. Online Medical …

Remote regions around the world face several barriers in providing accessible, cost-
effective, and high-quality health care services. These barriers include socioeconomic …

The Middle East (ME) is a heterogeneous part of the world with variations in mental health
services. The spectrum includes countries that have well (eg, Israel), fair (eg, Turkey, Iran …

Abstract Ask the Doctor (AtD) services provide patients the opportunity to seek medical
advice using online platforms. While these services represent a new mode of healthcare …

Timely access to professional medical advice is crucial for patient health outcomes.
Traditional offline, one-on-one patient-provider interactions are time consuming and costly …

Background Accessing medical resources has been a challenging issue in China,
particularly for people who do not live in big cities. Online “Ask the doctor”(AtD) services are …

The internet has been a source of medical information, it has been used for online medical
consultation (OMC). OMC is now offered by many providers internationally with diverse …

Online medical consultation has become increasingly popular, while little is known about
what features of such service can impact users' emotions and behaviours. This study looked …

Introduction Both the demands and the options for patients to communicate with health care
providers utilizing eHealth solutions are increasing. Some patients, or relatives to patients …

Online Ask the Doctor (AtD) services allow access to health professionals anytime anywhere
beyond existing patient-provider relationships. Recently, many free-market AtD platforms …