[Impact of the internet on physician-patient relationship]

Internet became an inevitable phenomenon in the physician-patient relationship. The author analyzes it in two theoretical models: the effects on the medical profession and the interference with the decision making process. These will help to explain why patients search the internet for information about their illness, cure and their doctors. Some physicians dislike this, and they are not just worried about the patient, but about their own position and time. This fear is groundless, even if the internet patient can be hard to tackle in the daily routine. Internet can be seen not only as a necessary evil, but with proper communication skills physicians can benefit from their patients' passion to internet.