Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Unprofessional Conduct?

So, there are protests in many states and "physicians" are out giving "doctor's notes" to excuse the protesters from work. My personal opinion is that this is unethical behavior that reflects poorly on all physicians, not simply on those participating. The people don't have a doctor-patient relationship, there are inadequate or no medical records, it does not appear that histories and physicals are being completed - this is quite simply fraudulent. It calls into question all encounters that these "physicians" have especially when related to issues such as worker's compensation, disability, insurance claims, etc. If they are willing to lie in one instance to support their political beliefs then it is not a leap to believe they would help out "the little guy" against the "wealthy corporations" when they request time off work for an "injury" or "disability" that may or may not be there. They are calling the medical ethics of the entire profession into question. From the perspective of one who takes these issues very seriously, I find this to be unethical activity and unprofessional conduct and I think our medical boards should discipline the offenders as such. Let me know what you think!

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