As a doctor, we owe a duty of care to patients, whether they wish to record consultations or
not. It is best for the patientdoctor relationship if any recording is upfront. However, if a …

Patients can and do record their consultations in general practice. Data suggests that 19% of
doctors have reported being recorded, with 40% of these being unaware at the time. Due to …

For many clinicians, it is possible that some of their patients are recording their office visit,
with or without permission. In a cross-sectional survey administered to the general public in …

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Objective The benefits of providing patients with recorded clinical consultations have been
mostly investigated in oncology settings, generally demonstrating positive outcomes. There …

Objective To examine the motivations of patients recording clinical encounters, covertly or
otherwise, and why some do not wish to record encounters. Design Mixed-methods analysis …

Technology plays a significant role in medicine, and technological advances are constantly
changing how medicine is practiced. Technology is also widely used by patients, who are …

Studies show that patients often have inaccurate recall of health care events and diagnoses.
1 Concentration during a medical consultation may be “hampered by unspoken anxieties or …

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Last year, while sedated for colonoscopy, a patient covertly recorded conversations between
endoscopy staff and providers. Comments about the patient were egregious and resulted in …