Is Your Doctor Googling You?
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – It’s not unusual to go online and research a doctor before making an appointment, but would you be surprised to find out the doctor is doing the same with you?
As Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl explains, it’s a “procedure” that’s causing some controversy.
When Thursday Bram visited her dentist recently, she never expected her exam would extend outside his office.
“My dentist had looked me up on Google,” Thursday says.
That’s right, her dentist Googled her and found — among other things — that she runs her own marketing company.
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She also never expected that while she was in the chair the dentist would confess to checking her out online, and ask for her business advice.
“That felt a little bit awkward for me,” says Thursday.
It’s a growing trend. Doctors are turning the tables on patients and checking them out online.
“This really opens up a new paradigm into how physicians and patients interact and how physicians really get to know their patients,” says Dr. Haider Warraich.
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