Physician Communications: Considerations for Using Text Messages and Social Media
To start, physicians should be aware that, in 2011, the American Medical Association issued guidelines in its Code of Ethics for physicians who use social media: • Physicians should safeguard patient privacy and confidentiality online, and via text message, and must refrain from posting identifiable patient information; • Physicians should realize that privacy settings are not absolute and that once on the Internet, content is likely there permanently. • If they interact with patients on the Internet, physicians must maintain Read More