Dangers of Medical Blogging
This blog entry was posted on September 14, 2008.
Blogs are being relied upon as a source of healthcare information. But can medical blogging be hazardous to the health of your healthcare career? Physicians and nurses can share their stories and insights. They can also risk revealing confidential patient information. Authors of medblogs need to understand what they can and can’t say
Medical blogging is a way for the medical professional to show their caring and knowledge about medicine. Medblogs are important as a source to learn about disease, treatments and prevention.
So why is there such a controversy about medical blogging? Hospital administrations have shut down physician blogs. The lifespan of a medical blog tends to be short because of HIPPA compliance issues. Bloggers must make sure that if they describe an actual case that they do not use any of the18 health information identifiers noted in the HIPAA regulations.
David D. Perlmutter, a professor in the KU School of Journalism & Mass Communications has put together a Medbloggers’ Hippocratic Oath to help in navigating the special problems that medical blogger face. The following is an excerpt from David Perlmutter’s blog:
I swear that:
- I will never reveal information about patients in my blog that allows readers to identify them in any way.
- If I blog under a pseudonym, I will still inform readers of my correct credentials and degrees so that they can assess my expertise.
- If I refer to controversial health care information, I will make sure to recognize opposing views and to provide my readers with adequate citations so that they can read more on the subject themselves.
- I will not blog to sell directly my services, my practice or a product in which I have any financial interest.
- I may state my opinions and ideas with passion and conviction, but I will not engage in personal attacks and the vilification of anyone in a way that would undermine the decorum and dignity of my profession.
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Comment by Filipino blogger — September 15, 2008 @ 9:33 pm
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Comment by Rocky — May 14, 2009 @ 11:46 pm