Medicolegal Issues

The medicolegal considerations of interacting with your patients online

OBG Manag. 2016 March;28(3)

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Modahl M, Tompsett L, Moorhead T. Doctors, patients, & social media. Quantia MD website. http://www.quantiamd.com/q-qcp/DoctorsPatientSocialMedia.pdf. Published September 2011. Accessed February 18, 2016.
Kuberacka A, Wengrojj J, Fabozzi N. Social media use in U.S. healthcare provider institutions: Insights from Frost & Sullivan and iHT2 survey. Frost and Sullivan website. http://ihealthtran.com/pdf/frostiht2survey.pdf. Published August 30, 2011. Accessed February 18, 2016.
O’Connor ME. How do tech savvy physicians use health technology and social media? Health Care Social Media website. http://hcsmmonitor.com/2014/01/08/how-do-tech-savvy-physicians-use-health-technology-and-social-media/. Published January 8, 2014. Accessed February 18, 2016.
American Medical Association (AMA) Insurance. 2014 work/life profiles of today’s U.S. physician. AMA Insurance website. https://www.amainsure.com/work-life-profiles-of-todays-us-physician.html. Published April 2014. Accessed February 18, 2016.
National Research Corporation. 2013 National Market Insights Survey: Health care social media website. https://healthcaresocialmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/nrc-infographiclong.jpg. Accessed February 18, 2016.
Suby C. Social media in health care: benefits, concerns and guidelines for use. Creat Nurs. 2013;19(3):140–147.
Conaboy C. For doctors, social media a tricky case. Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/04/20/for_doctors_social_media_a_tricky_case/?page=full. Published April 20, 2011. Accessed February 18, 2016.
Matyszczyk C. Outcry as ob-gyn uses Facebook to complain about patient. CNET. http://www.cnet.com/news/outcry-as-ob-gyn-uses-facebook-to-complain-about-patient/Minion Pro. Published February 9, 2013. Accessed February 18, 2016.
American Medical Association (AMA). Opinion 9.124: Professionalism in the use of social media. AMA website. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/opinion9124.page? Published June 2011. Accessed February 18, 2016.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Professional Liability. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 622: professional use of digital and social media. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;125(2):516-520.
Farnan JM, Sulmasy LS, Worster BK, et al. Online medical professionalism: patient and public relationships: Policy Statement From the American College of Physicians and the Federation of State Medical Boards. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(8):620–627.
Hader A, Drown E. Patient privacy and social media. AANA J. 2010;78(4):270–274.
Kavoussi SC, Huang JJ, Tsai JC, Kempton JE. HIPAA for physicians in the information age. Conn Med. 2014;78(7):425–427.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Health information privacy: Covered entities and business associates. HHS website. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities/. Published March 14, 2012. Accessed February 18, 2016.
Perna G. Breach report: lost flash drive at Kaiser Permanente affects 49,000 patients. Healthcare Informatics website. http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/news-item/breach-report-lost-flash-drive-kaiser-permanente-affects-49000-patients. Published December 11, 2013. Accessed February 18, 2016.
McBride M. How to ensure your social media efforts are HIPAA-compliant. Med Econ. 2012;89:70–74.
Von Muhlen M, Ohno-Machado L. Reviewing social media use by clinicians. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19(5):777–781.
Omurtag K, Turek P. Incorporating social media into practice: a blueprint for reproductive health providers. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2013;56(3):463–470.
Radmanesh A, Duszak R, Fitzgerald R. Social media and public outreach: a physician primer. Am J Neuroradiol. 2015;36(7):1223–1224.
Grajales FJ 3rd, Sheps S, Ho K, Novak-Lauscher H, Eysenbach G. Social media: a review and tutorial of applications in medicine and health care. J Med Internet Res. 2014;16(2):e13.
ACOG Today. Social media guide: how to comment with patients and spread women’s health messages. American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website. http://www.acog.org/-/media/ACOG-Today/acogToday201211.pdf. Published November 2012. Accessed February 18, 2016.

References

Modahl M, Tompsett L, Moorhead T. Doctors, patients, & social media. Quantia MD website. http://www.quantiamd.com/q-qcp/DoctorsPatientSocialMedia.pdf. Published September 2011. Accessed February 18, 2016.
Kuberacka A, Wengrojj J, Fabozzi N. Social media use in U.S. healthcare provider institutions: Insights from Frost & Sullivan and iHT2 survey. Frost and Sullivan website. http://ihealthtran.com/pdf/frostiht2survey.pdf. Published August 30, 2011. Accessed February 18, 2016.
O’Connor ME. How do tech savvy physicians use health technology and social media? Health Care Social Media website. http://hcsmmonitor.com/2014/01/08/how-do-tech-savvy-physicians-use-health-technology-and-social-media/. Published January 8, 2014. Accessed February 18, 2016.
American Medical Association (AMA) Insurance. 2014 work/life profiles of today’s U.S. physician. AMA Insurance website. https://www.amainsure.com/work-life-profiles-of-todays-us-physician.html. Published April 2014. Accessed February 18, 2016.
National Research Corporation. 2013 National Market Insights Survey: Health care social media website. https://healthcaresocialmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/nrc-infographiclong.jpg. Accessed February 18, 2016.
Suby C. Social media in health care: benefits, concerns and guidelines for use. Creat Nurs. 2013;19(3):140–147.
Conaboy C. For doctors, social media a tricky case. Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/04/20/for_doctors_social_media_a_tricky_case/?page=full. Published April 20, 2011. Accessed February 18, 2016.
Matyszczyk C. Outcry as ob-gyn uses Facebook to complain about patient. CNET. http://www.cnet.com/news/outcry-as-ob-gyn-uses-facebook-to-complain-about-patient/Minion Pro. Published February 9, 2013. Accessed February 18, 2016.
American Medical Association (AMA). Opinion 9.124: Professionalism in the use of social media. AMA website. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/opinion9124.page? Published June 2011. Accessed February 18, 2016.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Professional Liability. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 622: professional use of digital and social media. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;125(2):516-520.
Farnan JM, Sulmasy LS, Worster BK, et al. Online medical professionalism: patient and public relationships: Policy Statement From the American College of Physicians and the Federation of State Medical Boards. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(8):620–627.
Hader A, Drown E. Patient privacy and social media. AANA J. 2010;78(4):270–274.
Kavoussi SC, Huang JJ, Tsai JC, Kempton JE. HIPAA for physicians in the information age. Conn Med. 2014;78(7):425–427.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Health information privacy: Covered entities and business associates. HHS website. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities/. Published March 14, 2012. Accessed February 18, 2016.
Perna G. Breach report: lost flash drive at Kaiser Permanente affects 49,000 patients. Healthcare Informatics website. http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/news-item/breach-report-lost-flash-drive-kaiser-permanente-affects-49000-patients. Published December 11, 2013. Accessed February 18, 2016.
McBride M. How to ensure your social media efforts are HIPAA-compliant. Med Econ. 2012;89:70–74.
Von Muhlen M, Ohno-Machado L. Reviewing social media use by clinicians. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19(5):777–781.
Omurtag K, Turek P. Incorporating social media into practice: a blueprint for reproductive health providers. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2013;56(3):463–470.
Radmanesh A, Duszak R, Fitzgerald R. Social media and public outreach: a physician primer. Am J Neuroradiol. 2015;36(7):1223–1224.
Grajales FJ 3rd, Sheps S, Ho K, Novak-Lauscher H, Eysenbach G. Social media: a review and tutorial of applications in medicine and health care. J Med Internet Res. 2014;16(2):e13.
ACOG Today. Social media guide: how to comment with patients and spread women’s health messages. American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website. http://www.acog.org/-/media/ACOG-Today/acogToday201211.pdf. Published November 2012. Accessed February 18, 2016.

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