Medical Bloggers – Questioned and Cautious
June 19, 2007
In an article from the Detroit Free Press, blogging by physicians is examined, particularly ones that “tell all”. The article questions whether such blogs, where a physician discusses specific patients, should be policed. I agree that some physician bloggers and other medical professionals, should not mistake the anonymity of blogging as permission to vent their opinions about patients’ personal characteristics. What can be helpful about medical blogging is lost in such postings. Medical blogs are most effective if they focus on either medical education or give insight into how doctors think.
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