My medical group has a website which allows you to send text messages to your doctor. It all gets filtered through staff, of course, but you usually get a resp

My medical group has a website which allows you to send text messages to your doctor. It all gets filtered through staff, of course, but you usually get a response from the doctor. Sometimes the response is "you need to make an appointment", but it's really handy for conditions you can monitor at home like hypertension and diabetes. I've been called a couple times by one of my doctors after I sent a message when she wanted additional information or wanted to verify something before adjusting my meds. From what I can tell the big problem is doctors don't get paid for phone calls, at least in the US. A doctor who spent too much time on the phone would go broke.