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
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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