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Do Doctors and Nurses Gossip About Their Patients?

asked 1 year ago by Anon6086 in Anon
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: doctor, nurse, privacy

Let's face it.All humans are flawed. Wanted to know if it is actually common practice for doctors/nurses to gossip/discuss about their patients. When patients comes in looking very nice and pretty, would the doctors/nurses start to speculate whether she has had something done to her face or body elsewhere ? People share and speak to family/friends about their work, so i believe doctors/nurses do so as well. But would discussion of such compromise the patients' privacy ?

4 answers to Do Doctors and Nurses Gossip About Their Patients?

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Do Doctors and Nurses Gossip About Their Plastic Surgery Patients?

Regarding:  "Do Doctors and Nurses Gossip About Their Patients? Let's face it.All humans are flawed. Wanted to know if it is actually common practice for doctors/nurses to gossip/discuss about their patients. When patients comes in looking very nice and pretty, would the doctors/nurses start to speculate whether she has had something done to her face or body elsewhere ? People share and speak to family/friends about their work, so i believe doctors/nurses do so as well... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Gossip between medical staff

Gossiping among medical professionals regarding patients is not acceptable.  While some information is disseminated to discuss medical care under the appropriate HIPAA guidelines, gossip is not acceptable.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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One man's medical history may be another man's "gossip"

What you may consider "gossip" may be perftinent medical information. All too frequently, I see patients who for some reason "forget" to put down in their medical history that they had a previous facelift when they come to me for a facelift consult. While I take them at their word, it is somewhat surprising and I will often pass up operating because they have omitted a very pertinent portion of the history which is immediately relevant and will impact the outcome... more
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Do we gossip about our patients?

Anon asks: "Let's face it.All humans are flawed. Wanted to know if it is actually common practice for doctors/nurses to gossip/discuss about their patients. When patients comes in looking very nice and pretty, would the doctors/nurses start to speculate whether she has had something done to her face or body elsewhere ? People share and speak to family/friends about their work, so i believe doctors/nurses do so as well. But would discussion of such compromise the patients'... more
Carmen Kavali, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

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