Of course, liability is the reason. Patients lose again:
Florida Hospital and Orlando Regional officials agree liability is a factor, though they emphasize safety as their main concern. But Bair at Central Florida Regional said that hospital’s policy was prompted by worries that a photo or videotape could end up as evidence in a trial.A birth video last year helped lead to a malpractice settlement in Missouri, attorney James Guirl said. The case involved a child who suffered an arm injury during delivery. But birth videos tend to be taken at discreet angles, he said, so it’s rare for them to be very useful in a legal case.
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They should videotape the plaintiff’s attorney’s on their “boy-toy” jaunts to Thailand so Americans can find out where their healthcare dollars are going when lost in these lottery trials.
“Representatives of the Central Florida Birth Network, an association of midwives, doulas and birth educators, don’t buy arguments that cameras compromise safety by distracting staffers.
“If as long as they ahead of time say, ‘This is your videotaping area; stay over here in this area,’ I don’t see why there should be a problem with it,” said Sonia Eittson, co-chair of the group.”
So says the group that doesn’t get sued.
I would think, if you believe your work is competent, that you would want the video to exonerate you.
“‘You don’t go into the operating room and take pictures of surgical procedures,’ said Pat DuRant, Florida Hospital’s assistant vice president of women’s and medical-surgical services.”
Well, they ARE one of the hospitals that has contributed a video to the MedlinePlus Surgical Videos site…
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