Comments on: Los Angeles Times: Doctors talk shop on medical blogs http://gruntdoc.com/2008/08/los-angeles-times-doctors-talk-shop-on-medical-blogs.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rogue medic http://gruntdoc.com/2008/08/los-angeles-times-doctors-talk-shop-on-medical-blogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-12136 rogue medic Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:57:41 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/?p=2716#comment-12136 As far as the nice things about blogs, such as your blog, I don't disagree. The criticism of medical blogging is a different story, supported by horribly flawed research. I started writing a comment, by my diarrhea of the keyboard took over. This study was seriously flawed, so I wrote about it. <a href="http://roguemedic.blogspot.com/2008/08/blogging-and-privacy-and-competition.html" rel="nofollow">Blogging and Privacy and Competition for Dr. Deborah Peel</a> As far as the nice things about blogs, such as your blog, I don’t disagree. The criticism of medical blogging is a different story, supported by horribly flawed research.

I started writing a comment, by my diarrhea of the keyboard took over. This study was seriously flawed, so I wrote about it. Blogging and Privacy and Competition for Dr. Deborah Peel

]]> By: scalpel http://gruntdoc.com/2008/08/los-angeles-times-doctors-talk-shop-on-medical-blogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-12099 scalpel Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:20:05 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/?p=2716#comment-12099 That was a good article; the author obviously did her research. With continued reverence and humility, scalpel That was a good article; the author obviously did her research.

With continued reverence and humility,

scalpel

]]> By: Nurse K http://gruntdoc.com/2008/08/los-angeles-times-doctors-talk-shop-on-medical-blogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-12092 Nurse K Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:45:46 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/?p=2716#comment-12092 I think of blogs like mine as sort of the nurse who has all the good stories at the cocktail party. We're not in the military nor CIA nor FBI working on some top secret mission, and our lips aren't supposed to be sealed as to the day-to-day happenings and frustrations on our job. This is stuff that happens to US too; the patient isn't the sole owner of the encounter. The never-ending streams of non-emergencies affect everyone in the US. We have a right to free speech just like everyone else, but we just can't make it so it would be easy for the casual blog visitor (nor cocktail party attendee) to link the patient to the encounter. Obviously, you are "semi-anonymous", so you have to be more careful than someone who doesn't give any details about where they work or whatever. I hate articles that make it seem like blogging is on the cusp of a HIPAA violation. It is not for the overwhelming majority of bloggers. Blogging is healthy and makes me a far better nurse; my job satisfaction is through the roof, and I've been inspired to do things like take on a leadership role in my hospital to improve upon patient care. Without blogging, doctors would be a jerks to me or order a bunch of stupid tests day after day, and I'd have to hold it inside and let it eat away at my soul. Now I get to turn it into something entertaining! I think of blogs like mine as sort of the nurse who has all the good stories at the cocktail party. We’re not in the military nor CIA nor FBI working on some top secret mission, and our lips aren’t supposed to be sealed as to the day-to-day happenings and frustrations on our job. This is stuff that happens to US too; the patient isn’t the sole owner of the encounter. The never-ending streams of non-emergencies affect everyone in the US. We have a right to free speech just like everyone else, but we just can’t make it so it would be easy for the casual blog visitor (nor cocktail party attendee) to link the patient to the encounter.

Obviously, you are “semi-anonymous”, so you have to be more careful than someone who doesn’t give any details about where they work or whatever. I hate articles that make it seem like blogging is on the cusp of a HIPAA violation. It is not for the overwhelming majority of bloggers. Blogging is healthy and makes me a far better nurse; my job satisfaction is through the roof, and I’ve been inspired to do things like take on a leadership role in my hospital to improve upon patient care. Without blogging, doctors would be a jerks to me or order a bunch of stupid tests day after day, and I’d have to hold it inside and let it eat away at my soul. Now I get to turn it into something entertaining!

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