Communications

Physician Communications: Considerations for Using Text Messages and Social Media

[ad_1] To start, physicians should be aware that, in 2011, the American Medical Association issued guidelines in its Code of Ethics for physicians who use social media: • Physicians should safeguard patient privacy and confidentiality online, and via text message, and must refrain from posting identifiable patient information; • Physicians should realize that privacy settings are not absolute and that once on the Internet, content is likely there permanently. • If they interact with patients on the Internet, physicians must…

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