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I've often thought we should record all surgeries so that the patient can view them later. Wouldn't you want to know what is done to your body while you're unde

I've often thought we should record all surgeries so that the patient can view them later. Wouldn't you want to know what is done to your body while you're under anesthesia? Of course surgeons will fight this, but aren't we entitled to know what happens to our bodies?

lotsofpulp 3y ago
Even just regular doctor appointments. People are paying hundreds of dollars for 5 minutes of a doctors’ time, and they have no way to have someone double check if a doctor did or did not check something they should have. I have looked at my kids’ pediatrician visit summaries, and they will state “doctor did this and that”, when I know for a fact the doctor did not. So I have to send a mychart message to document that the doctor did not do those things. Now, I understand that excessive liability is probably driving doctors to do unnecessary things and so 95% of the time, there is no ill intent, but rather shrewd judgment of not wasting time, however writing (or copy pasting) a false visit summary is not the answer.
- mulmen 3y ago
  I have never tried recording a doctor visit. Is that something a doctor would would resist?
  - xp84 3y ago
    Without a doubt they would object, based just on signage I've seen at the doctor's office. Also I think it would run the risk of appearing like you're a litigious nut. Note: All of this is U.S. perspective, I have no idea about healthcare anywhere else. Given how hard it is to even find half-decent doctors even taking new patients, or having appointments available this quarter let alone soon, the doctor likely doesn't need you nearly as much as you probably need a doctor. They're going to be fully booked even if they ask you to leave and decline to be filmed, so they don't have any reason to consent to it. This is one place where the "try to make the customer happy" conventional wisdom about transactional relationships seems to not apply one iota.
mulmen 3y ago
This is already a thing. My grandfather got a video of his cataract surgery. A friend of mine got a video of his arthroscopic knee repair.

lotsofpulp 3y ago

Even just regular doctor appointments. People are paying hundreds of dollars for 5 minutes of a doctors’ time, and they have no way to have someone double check if a doctor did or did not check something they should have. I have looked at my kids’ pediatrician visit summaries, and they will state “doctor did this and that”, when I know for a fact the doctor did not. So I have to send a mychart message to document that the doctor did not do those things. Now, I understand that excessive liability is probably driving doctors to do unnecessary things and so 95% of the time, there is no ill intent, but rather shrewd judgment of not wasting time, however writing (or copy pasting) a false visit summary is not the answer.

mulmen 3y ago
I have never tried recording a doctor visit. Is that something a doctor would would resist?
- xp84 3y ago
  Without a doubt they would object, based just on signage I've seen at the doctor's office. Also I think it would run the risk of appearing like you're a litigious nut. Note: All of this is U.S. perspective, I have no idea about healthcare anywhere else. Given how hard it is to even find half-decent doctors even taking new patients, or having appointments available this quarter let alone soon, the doctor likely doesn't need you nearly as much as you probably need a doctor. They're going to be fully booked even if they ask you to leave and decline to be filmed, so they don't have any reason to consent to it. This is one place where the "try to make the customer happy" conventional wisdom about transactional relationships seems to not apply one iota.

mulmen 3y ago

This is already a thing. My grandfather got a video of his cataract surgery. A friend of mine got a video of his arthroscopic knee repair.