>Thought that I'd share this with the group - just got it hot off the press
from the States - not that too much clinical stuff has been flowing lately
but the tide may well turn and I think that this concept should be kept in mind

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>Date:         Thu, 7 Nov 1996 15:45:29 +0000
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>From:         Wendy Mitchell <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      perils of listservers
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>There is an interesting commentary in Pediatrics, September, V98, p453 on the
>potential medlegal implications of using listservers as informal consults.
I thi
>nk
>it raises one important point. While it is very useful to be able to post
>cases and get quick replies from colleagues, there should be some sort of
>specific agreement between us that if you post a case and get replies, you DO
>NOT print out the replies and put them in patient charts under any
>circumstances. The printout would make the replies part of the record and
>therefore "discoverable" in the event of a suit, and potentially could make it
>seem that a "consult" was obtained. This would involve the person replying to
>your query in your suit. I have already had the experience of finding out
that a
>n
>attorney was "lurking" on a list, and knew of inconsistencies between what
>someone said as an official "expert" and what they said on an informal email
>list. I hope there are no such users on this list.
>
>
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