Does the “do not self diagnose” apply to doctors or they have to present themselves as patients to other doctors whenever they’re unwell?
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Does the “do not self diagnose” apply to doctors or they have to present themselves as patients to other doctors whenever they’re unwell?
It depends on what their speciality is. If they are ill with something that is not within their specialty, they would usually go to another doctor whose specialty it is. Doctors are usually good at knowing what they do and do not know. A radiologist is not necessarily going to be able to determine why he has had a cough for a month and would probably go to see his primary care doctor. Certainly a radiologist who is diagnosed with cancer is not going to rely on his very basic knowledge of cancer treatment, he would go to see a doctor who specializes in it. Someone who is a family care doctor, however, may not need to see another doctor if he thinks he has fallen ill with something relatively normal, since it is probably within his area of knowledge.
every instance where I have worked for a group of doctors they are not allowed to self treat. That’s not to say they don’t understand the disease process well enough to tough more common bugs out, or understand pharmaceuticals well enough to use a sample Rx short term, but writing yourself, or your family members, or even your nurses Rxs is severly frowned upon. It is simply not done. I have worked, long ago, for single practitioners who did so, but even then it was something to keep under wraps. Besides the fact the man who is his own doctor has a fool for a patient and physician, the specter of substance abuse is alive and well in every profession. Health care is no exception, but imagine our access!…If you were so inclined. Self Rx ‘ing is a huge red flag. There are also strict documentation requirements these days for anything at all billed to insurance.
Generally visits between doctors, where I am now, might be noon time quick visits off the books but never off the record. By off the books I mean no charge. I have better health insurance than the doctors I work for. This shocked me at first. If you think about it, they have to offer employees decent insurance. I wouldn’t work there if they didn’t.