Comments on: “How patient privacy laws impede electronic communication with doctors” https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/how-patient-privacy-laws-impede-electronic-communication-with-doctors/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:46:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bryan C https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/how-patient-privacy-laws-impede-electronic-communication-with-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-83064 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:46:26 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15898#comment-83064 If the doctor and the patient both agree to communicate online, after some kind of appropriate privacy disclaimer, then don’t understand why it’s anyone else’s business. Informed consent seems to work well enough for other aspects of medicine.

And, truth be told, how would my doctor even know if I was using something like Google Voice, which can transcribe voice mail messages into email? Maybe it’s best for the patient if they don’t know.

]]> By: John Burgess https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/how-patient-privacy-laws-impede-electronic-communication-with-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-82966 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:06:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15898#comment-82966 The content of texting can be retrieved; phone conversations, unless recorded, cannot.

]]> By: Tom T. https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/how-patient-privacy-laws-impede-electronic-communication-with-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-82958 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:17:09 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15898#comment-82958 I don’t understand. How are the privacy and documentation issues associated with texting different from those involved with talking on the telephone?

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