New Guidelines Released For Appropriate Online Behavior For Medical Professionals
Guidelines for appropriate online physician-patient behavior for medical professionals were released in April 2013 by the American College of Physicians and the Federation of State Medical Boards. Some of the highlights of the new guidelines advised professionals using digital platforms not to “friend” patients and to take caution with email and text messages to avoid patient privacy breaches.The guidelines were released in a position paper, “Online Medical Professionalism: Patient And Public Relationships: Policy Statement From The American College Of Physicians And The Federation Of State Medical Boards” by Jeanne M. Farnan, M.D., MHPE; Lois Snyder Sulmasy, JD . . .
