Doctor tells patient he doesn't have long to live through video screen

Re:Doctor tells patient he doesn't have long to live through... by pvaldes on Friday March 08, 2019 @03:51PM (#19342038)

I am saying that the physician could have logical reasons also to act like that, and that we could be missing some context.

After begin attacked by an enraged patient (or their relatives) I can understand how the physician could develop a phobia to put him/herself in a similar situation again. Just being forced to return to the same workplace day after day can be emotionally draining and very difficult for the physician.

The biggest problem of using e-mail in this case is keeping the privacy of the patient.

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Re:Doctor tells patient he doesn't have long to live through... by SketchySeaBeast on Friday March 08, 2019 @04:27PM (#19342352)

You're building a narrative that doesn't exist in the article - there was no mention of a previous violent incident leading to this.

This was just them pulling a stupid, and the hospital apologizing for it.

Not only is email not able to be kept private, you also can't guarantee the patient is going to get it in any sort of timely manner, or in fact, at all. It's also ensuring that no follow up questions can be asked in a timely manner.

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