This appeared last week:
Are GPs aware of social media medicolegal risks?
A survey by medical defence organisation Avant highlights social media pitfalls unknown to many doctors
17th March 2022
Many doctors are not using social media in a medicolegally safe way, a survey conducted by a medical defence organisation shows.
Avant has surveyed 1359 GPs, other specialists and trainees about the safe use of social media.
It reveals many doctors have a limited understanding of their obligations when it comes to using messaging apps to communicate about patients, particularly when it comes to documenting.
Messaging apps were the most common social media platform used by doctors, with 51% accessing them multiple times a day.
Nearly half were unaware they would be required to document clinical information about their patient, sent by a colleague via WhatsApp, in their medical records.
In addition, 58% of GPs failed to correctly identify their obligations around sharing clinical images sent by patients.
They were given a scenario of a mother sending a photo of a rash near a baby’s mouth, to determine if the baby needed to be seen urgently.
Asked if they could use the photo later when training interns, only four in 10 GPs correctly identified that the image could not be shared with the trainees, and could only be used for the baby’s clinical care.
“The results show some doctors have a limited understanding of the medicolegal requirements when using messaging apps in a professional context, particularly when documenting information,” the Avant survey authors said.
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More information:
- Avant: Survey results reveal doctors lack confidence using social media safely; 15 March 2022
- Avant: Social media for doctors — keeping it professional; 18 October 2021
Here is the link:
https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/are-gps-aware-social-media-medicolegal-risks
It is well worth having a browse of the two Avant (A medico-legal insurer) to see the range of things that may not be sensible.
David.
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