Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Ethical Dilemma for Doctors - A survey

I am forwarding an interesting email that I received from a Physician. Doctors are requested to take out a couple of minutes and respond to the same.

MedScape just published a result of a survey conducted:"Physicians Top 20 Ethical Dilemmas".

No such effort has been made in India, as far as I know. This is my attempt to start a dialogue between medicos on such issues.

Pl answer the six Qs given below and also encourage your colleagues/ other practitioners.

I will publish the findings after 1 month and I assure you NO NAMES!!

Dr C H Asrani

www.cmhs.in

Questions:

Q 1. Would you refer a patient to a physician just to return a favour or other gains, even when you knew the physician was not best qualified for the job at hand?

Ans: Yes/ No/ Maybe

Q 2. Would you overstate (falsify) a patient's condition for him/ her to get insurance reimbursement or cashless authorisation?

Ans: Yes/ No/ Maybe

Q. 3 Would you prescribe tonics/ medicines just because a patient demands them (even when they were not clinically indicated)?

Ans: Yes/ No/ Maybe

Q 4. Will you break professional secrecy if you felt that the patient’s condition may be harming others (like HIV +ve)?

Ans: Yes/ No/ Maybe

Q 5. Would you agree to give an opinion against another practitioner, knowing fully well that he/she has committed a grave error of omission?

Ans: Yes/ No/ Maybe

Q 6. If, facing a situation, would you mind getting romantically/sexually involved with a patient?

Ans: Yes/ No/ Maybe

Please read my BLOGS at http://drchasrani.typepad.com/insights_on_healthcare_in/

While replying, please leave the answer, deleting other two options

E.g.

Q 6. If, facing a situation, would you mind getting romantically/sexually involved with a patient?

Ans: Maybe

Email your replies to drchasrani - at - cmhs.in

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