Fax it? Really?

I understand that this will likely never happen; just the word chip would bring up images and fears of a government-run Orwellian society to many of my patients and probably most of my family; but every time I take a picture on my iPhone and share it instantly with people half a world away, I get a warm feeling in my belly that this may one day may be a reality. A boy can dream, can’t he?

Dr. Horton completed his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City in July and joined the faculty there. He is sharing his new-career experiences with Hospitalist News.