One-third of doctors admit to secretly Googling patients: AusDoc survey
Around two-thirds do not see anything wrong with it — with or without clinical justification.
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A third of doctors admit they have googled patients, with many more agreeing it is okay to search online for useful clinical information about a patient, an AusDoc survey reveals.
And the majority believe there is nothing unethical with searching for a patient online without clinical justification.