Comments on: Should physician blogs be held to a higher standard? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to.html#comment-86782 Anonymous Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to-a-higher-standard.html#comment-86782 I agree that physician blogs should be held to a higher standard. I for one am tired of reading the same old, "Can you believe what this patient said today?" trash. Honestly, who cares? Maybe the customer service reps should blog about their "worst cases," or the hair stylists should blog about their least favorite clients. How interesting would that be.<br/><br/>A sage once said blogs are like Seinfeld without the humor, which is to say that they are about nothing and they're not even funny to make up for it. I think that's pretty much on target, even for medical blogs. I agree that physician blogs should be held to a higher standard. I for one am tired of reading the same old, “Can you believe what this patient said today?” trash. Honestly, who cares? Maybe the customer service reps should blog about their “worst cases,” or the hair stylists should blog about their least favorite clients. How interesting would that be.

A sage once said blogs are like Seinfeld without the humor, which is to say that they are about nothing and they’re not even funny to make up for it. I think that’s pretty much on target, even for medical blogs.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to.html#comment-86780 Anonymous Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to-a-higher-standard.html#comment-86780 Just because something is legal and should remain so doesn't mean one should do it. Plenty of blog topics that aren't libelous, legally risky, illegal, or unethical, are just plain cheesy, tasteless, tacky, and bring disrepute on the medical profession when on a physician's blog. The profession has only as much dignity as it's members words and actions lend it. That dignity matters to patients who often find themselves in the hands of a doctor about whom they know nothing other than that he is a member of this profession--whether he is cooperative and confident or seized with mortal terror is dependent on his prexisting impression of the profession in general. Just because something is legal and should remain so doesn’t mean one should do it. Plenty of blog topics that aren’t libelous, legally risky, illegal, or unethical, are just plain cheesy, tasteless, tacky, and bring disrepute on the medical profession when on a physician’s blog. The profession has only as much dignity as it’s members words and actions lend it. That dignity matters to patients who often find themselves in the hands of a doctor about whom they know nothing other than that he is a member of this profession–whether he is cooperative and confident or seized with mortal terror is dependent on his prexisting impression of the profession in general.

]]> By: Frank Drackmanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to.html#comment-86753 Frank Drackman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to-a-higher-standard.html#comment-86753 So this is Russia now? This isn't Russia, not until January 20th 2009 anyway. So this is Russia now? This isn’t Russia, not until January 20th 2009 anyway.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to.html#comment-86738 Anonymous Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to-a-higher-standard.html#comment-86738 Frustration, exhaustion, despair and many other emotions which are a "peek" behind the scenes can be done without the use of foul language.<br/><br/>We all use it in real life. No one disputes that. It just does nothing to retain our respect when we use it in a medical blog that patients can read. Frustration, exhaustion, despair and many other emotions which are a “peek” behind the scenes can be done without the use of foul language.

We all use it in real life. No one disputes that. It just does nothing to retain our respect when we use it in a medical blog that patients can read.

]]> By: Doc99http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to.html#comment-86736 Doc99 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/07/should-physician-blogs-be-held-to-a-higher-standard.html#comment-86736 And whatever you do, don't blog about an active med mal case in which you are a defendant. And whatever you do, don’t blog about an active med mal case in which you are a defendant.

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