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I disagree that it break social norms. If I am agreeing to something, I want to know what I am agreeing to. If I get treated like I am "difficult", I would say
by kop316 7y ago
I disagree that it break social norms. If I am agreeing to something, I want to know what I am agreeing to. If I get treated like I am "difficult", I would say you should be shopping around for a different pediatrician.
- jiveturkey 7y agoThe definition of social norm is what most other people think. Do you not realize that most people will just sign the form without reading or checking? That is the norm.
- snowwrestler 7y agoA social norm is what other people expect from you. It arises from commonalities within the group, but has an additional component of expectation. Not every deviation from typical behavior violates a social norm. I don't think it's a relevant concept here, because even if the rest of the patients don't read the HIPAA documents, they also don't care whether you read them. The staff don't care either, even if they have to do a little extra work so you can. Shouting loudly in the waiting room would be a good example of violating a social norm--people generally expect each other to speak normally/quietly in a medical office.
- logfromblammo 7y agoThe docs that don't bury the patient in bureaucratic nonsense are out of network, and not accepting new patients anyway.