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Medico-Legal Implications of Video Recordings of Clinic Visits in Malpractice Claims Against Medical Providers.

Naeem et al., Cureus 2024
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.53627

Let’s Talk About Something Incredible, Folks

Everybody’s talking about how audio-video recordings in clinic visits are making patients happier and helping them remember their appointments better. But, there’s this big, huge worry that it’s going to lead to more lawsuits. Can you believe it? So, we did this study, a fantastic study, to see if that’s really true.

From 2015 to 2017, we looked into it. We checked out all the doctors – the ones who were smart and used video recordings (V-RoCs) and the ones who didn’t. And guess what? The doctors who used V-RoCs, their patients loved it. The use of these recordings went up by 23% every year. That’s huge, folks, huge.

And here’s the best part – no increase in lawsuits. None. Zero. Nada. We compared the doctors who used V-RoCs and those who didn’t, and the risk of getting sued? It didn’t go up. It stayed the same. And, get this, of all the lawsuits from 2000 to 2017, not a single one was against a doctor who used video recordings. That’s right, not one.

Now, there’s this thing about federal law. It says a patient can record their clinic visit without even asking the doctor. That’s got some people worried, but here’s the deal – making this recording thing official is good for everyone. It’s a win-win. It makes everything better, clearer, and it’s using this incredible resource to its fullest.

So, let’s not be afraid of using video recordings in clinics. It’s making things better, and it’s not leading to more lawsuits. It’s time to embrace it, folks. It’s time to make healthcare great again.

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