{"id":516,"date":"2009-06-15T13:13:34","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T13:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/do-you-want-your-doctor-on-twitter.html"},"modified":"2009-06-15T13:13:34","modified_gmt":"2009-06-15T13:13:34","slug":"do-you-want-your-doctor-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/do-you-want-your-doctor-on-twitter.html","title":{"rendered":"Do You Want Your Doctor on Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I ran across this fascinating article last week in the New York Times<\/a> about the questions that arise–and the possible benefits–when doctors interact with patients on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.  On the questions front, Dr. Pauline W. Chen writes:<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether such engagement adds to or
\ndetracts from a therapeutic patient-doctor relationship, and clinicians
\nare unsure about what constitutes good standards of care and
\nprofessional responsibility on these platforms. For example, should
\ndoctors give out diagnoses or prescribe treatment on Facebook or a
\nblog? If doctors and patients communicate on Twitter<\/a>, is a doctor liable if she or he misses a patient’s tweets about the acute onset of shortness of breath? <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On the possible benefits front, she writes:<\/p>\n

Social media platforms can turn 10- or 20-minute doctor’s visits into
\nan ongoing dialogue, where sources of information and, potentially,
\nsupport are continually available to the patient and the doctor.
\n“Platforms like Twitter can be powerful if doctors are a lot more
\nactive in disseminating their expertise,” Dr. Khozin said. “Patients
\nare being bombarded with information online, but I don’t think all that
\ninformation necessarily empowers them. You also need expertise.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Click here<\/a> for the whole article, and let us know–is your doctor your “friend” in the social media sense?  Do you want him or her to be?<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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