Dicere Non Nocere: Public Disclosure of Identifiable Patient Information by Health Professionals on Social Media

2020-03-06 medical ethics Title + abstract only

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BackgroundRespecting patient privacy and confidentiality is critical for doctor-patient relationships and public trust in medical professionals. The frequency of potentially identifiable disclosures online during periods of active engagement is unknown. Our aim was to quantify potentially identifiable content shared by physicians and other health care providers on social media using the hashtag #ShareAStoryInOneTweet. MethodsWe used Symplur Signals software to access Twitters API and searched f...