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It is complicated. I was working in a state psychiatric ward during university, and the ward psychiatrist had noted in the patient's chart that after meeting t
by cheese_van 3y ago
It is complicated. I was working in a state psychiatric ward during university, and the ward psychiatrist had noted in the patient's chart that after meeting the patient's mother, he suspected a genetic etiology of the patient's condition. In other words, the patient's mother was also crazy. The patient's mother, having received legal access to the chart, read that, and was now suing the state. The earlier comments in the thread about the target audience was spot on. Radical record transparency may perhaps not always benefit health professionals, unless of course, some things are just not recorded - and that may not benefit the patient.
- Bran_son 3y ago> and was now suing the state. On what grounds? This sounds like a problem with the legal system, not medical transparency. Though I can empathize with medical professionals having to work in the legal system that we have, not a hypothetical perfect one, I'm very apprehensive of restricting transparency on the grounds that, if people saw what was going on, they may take legal action. It may have been frivolous in this case, but...
- paradox242 3y agoThis reaction on the mother's part seems to at least superficially confirm the diagnosis.