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14 years ago

A Perspective on Non-Compliant Patients and the Contractual Doctor-Patient Relationship

I have long been an advocate of a no refusal, admit all patients policy for physicians . Any physician is bound by his Hippocratic oath and the law to treat any patient

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13 years ago

Do you have a social media policy in your healthcare institution?

Philippines ranks first in the global social media penetration according to a February 2011 market survey by Global Web Index. In this survey, it was also pointed out that asian countries do more

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13 years ago

Do you want your healthcare professionals or healthcare institutions to have a social media policy?

Yesterday I started a survey asking healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses and allied medical professionals) if their healthcare institutions have a social media usage policy. (If you’re a healthcare professional you can still vote and

Do we need a law that protect healthcare providers if they disclose or confess medical errors?

Central to correcting medical errors is accepting one first, if it did happen. Improvement in healthcare delivery will only happen if we learn from our mistakes and make concrete, active steps to rectify it. This is

13 years ago

Do you charge professional fees for additional procedures done to address complications or morbidity?

This question was thrown on me recently by a newbie colleague who was agonizing on whether or not to charge patients for an additional procedure he did to address a complication. I instantly went blank thinking

13 years ago

Where’s health and education now Mr. President?

I had mixed feelings after reading the text of your recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) Mr. President. On one part, I got excited when you detailed some of what many

14 years ago

Health Laws

A Perspective on Non-Compliant Patients and the Contractual Doctor-Patient Relationship

Do you have a social media policy in your healthcare institution?

Do you want your healthcare professionals or healthcare institutions to have a social media policy?

Do we need a law that protect healthcare providers if they disclose or confess medical errors?

Do you charge professional fees for additional procedures done to address complications or morbidity?

Where’s health and education now Mr. President?

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