Brooklyn Doctor Opens IM Practice: OMG! You've Got Cancer :(
 

*Source: Wired News (http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startup...10/im_doctor)*
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Dr. Jay Parkinson launched his medical practice in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in late September with no waiting room, no fluorescent-lit exam rooms, and best of all, no overhead. Parkinson's practice is online. Want to reach him? Try instant messenger or e-mail.

Parkinson's medical practice (http://www.jayparkinsonmd.com/) combines quaint house calls of yore with decidedly 21st-century technology. For a yearly fee of $500, Parkinson makes an initial visit to his patients in their apartments and offers two additional visits as needed. But he is available to them any time between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays for unlimited consultation on IM or e-mail.

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