Comments on: Do doctors who use physician-only social networking sites expose themselves to malpractice risk? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-physician-only.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:50:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chuck Brooks http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-physician-only.html/comment-page-1#comment-90017 Chuck Brooks Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-physician-only-social-networking-sites-expose-themselves-to-malpractice-risk.html#comment-90017 In this litigious age, it's best to remember that the internet never forgets, and that search technology always gets better. Politicos and media are also notorious for having long memories, or at least good search expertise.<br/>Chuck Brooks<br/>FutureWare SCG In this litigious age, it’s best to remember that the internet never forgets, and that search technology always gets better. Politicos and media are also notorious for having long memories, or at least good search expertise.
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]]> By: Supremacy Claus http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-physician-only.html/comment-page-1#comment-90015 Supremacy Claus Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-physician-only-social-networking-sites-expose-themselves-to-malpractice-risk.html#comment-90015 No patient doctor relationship with the plaintiff. General advice has First Amendment immunization, like a book or article. <br/><br/>There are other problems with these sites. Site owns the content. If you disclose a medical device for opinions, site may own it. <br/><br/>It takes 5 minutes to register a real doctor's name without his knowledge. Then the unknowing doctor is responsible for any lawsuits. So, copy a news article in its entirety, and paste it. The newspaper sues for copyright infringement. The unknowing doctor owes the newspaper $250,000, plus has to re-imburse the site for its legal expenses. <br/><br/>Docs thinking of joining should take 5 minutes to read the terms of service. Pretty harsh and shocking. No patient doctor relationship with the plaintiff. General advice has First Amendment immunization, like a book or article.

There are other problems with these sites. Site owns the content. If you disclose a medical device for opinions, site may own it.

It takes 5 minutes to register a real doctor’s name without his knowledge. Then the unknowing doctor is responsible for any lawsuits. So, copy a news article in its entirety, and paste it. The newspaper sues for copyright infringement. The unknowing doctor owes the newspaper $250,000, plus has to re-imburse the site for its legal expenses.

Docs thinking of joining should take 5 minutes to read the terms of service. Pretty harsh and shocking.

]]> By: Bad Medicine, Good Solutions http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-physician-only.html/comment-page-1#comment-90014 Bad Medicine, Good Solutions Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-physician-only-social-networking-sites-expose-themselves-to-malpractice-risk.html#comment-90014 This is ludicrous. A curbside consult is not an official consult. If you take another's advice without verifying it yourself, then the reprocussions are yours alone. Where's the personal responsibility? If you want to share liability, then get a real consult. This is ludicrous. A curbside consult is not an official consult. If you take another’s advice without verifying it yourself, then the reprocussions are yours alone. Where’s the personal responsibility? If you want to share liability, then get a real consult.

]]> By: Joseph Kim, MD, MPH http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-physician-only.html/comment-page-1#comment-90012 Joseph Kim, MD, MPH Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:24:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-physician-only-social-networking-sites-expose-themselves-to-malpractice-risk.html#comment-90012 There have been stories of medical students having difficulty with interviews because of their personal content on Facebook. I think that clinicians need to be cautious when posting information on public social networking sites. Closed sites that also provide anonymity are a nice haven. There have been stories of medical students having difficulty with interviews because of their personal content on Facebook. I think that clinicians need to be cautious when posting information on public social networking sites. Closed sites that also provide anonymity are a nice haven.

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