Friday, 5 September 2014

Opinion over the phone or email should be taken if no other option exists

There is a growing trend of seeking medical opinion via phone or through e-mail. While the technology has its own advantages-it enables long distance medical opinion, it is still not a substitute for a personal diagnostic check by the concerned physician. Long distance prescription should only be taken if the patient is so far away that the patient cannot come personally for diagnostic check. Minus the medical records and the diagnostic check these opinion are not completely accurate.

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