Erschienen in:
03.07.2019 | Concise Research Reports
Attitudes of Physicians to Recording Clinical Encounters: Responses to an Online Survey
verfasst von:
Abhyudaya Joshi, MD, Maria Farberov, MPAp, Seleshi Demissie, DrPH, Marianne C. Smith, MD, FACP, Glyn Elwyn, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 3/2020
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Excerpt
Recording clinical encounters between a patient and a physician is an idea that has received a lot of attention recently. Arguments in favor focus on the benefits that patients report,
1 yet there is no consensus on how such recordings should be managed, with most healthcare institutions having no policy on it.
2 A cross-sectional survey in the USA showed that 50% of physicians and 66% of the public were interested in recording, while 28% of physicians and 19% of the public were already recording clinical encounters.
2 The main patient motivation for recording was reported as a means to enhance recall and understanding of information imparted during visits.
2, 3 Unfortunately, while anecdotal reactions of healthcare professionals are typically one of hesitation, little is empirically known about the attitudes of physicians towards recordings. To address this topic, we conducted a survey among physicians working at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City. …