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Horner's advice is good most of the time. The problem there is let's even assume 99% you don't get a false accusation.
Look at it this way. If only 1% falsely accuses you, that means out of 100 patients you will likely get 1 false accusation. Most doctors go through at least 10 a day. So that means after a few weeks you will likely get at least one.
So let's up the safety margin to 99.9%. Oh great that means about about 1-2 years you'll likely get one. That one could be enough to ruin your career.
And then there's the flipside. Okay you want to record every encounter over something that will likely not happen but you don't feel safe enough to have no protection over this? Again the ultimate WTF.
BTW I had a false accusation but the accusation was so apparently fake my employers laughed and told me not to worry. I'm heterosexual. The accuser, a man, accused me of trying to make a move on him after I refused to prescribe him a controlled substance. It was in a jail and the entire interview was witnessed by a correctional officer (this is mandatory in a jail) who backed me up and said I did nothing wrong. When I told my employer I welcomed an investigation cause I had nothing to hide they laughed "Doc we already know you're innocent. Don't worry one second over this."
Add to this the accuser didn't say anything at first and was egged on to report me by a psychologist in the same institution who was known to flagrantly be disrespectful to the partner psychiatrist. 5 prior psychiatrists left the same place cause this lady was so over-the-top whacko and would openly insult them.
Look at it this way. If only 1% falsely accuses you, that means out of 100 patients you will likely get 1 false accusation. Most doctors go through at least 10 a day. So that means after a few weeks you will likely get at least one.
So let's up the safety margin to 99.9%. Oh great that means about about 1-2 years you'll likely get one. That one could be enough to ruin your career.
And then there's the flipside. Okay you want to record every encounter over something that will likely not happen but you don't feel safe enough to have no protection over this? Again the ultimate WTF.
BTW I had a false accusation but the accusation was so apparently fake my employers laughed and told me not to worry. I'm heterosexual. The accuser, a man, accused me of trying to make a move on him after I refused to prescribe him a controlled substance. It was in a jail and the entire interview was witnessed by a correctional officer (this is mandatory in a jail) who backed me up and said I did nothing wrong. When I told my employer I welcomed an investigation cause I had nothing to hide they laughed "Doc we already know you're innocent. Don't worry one second over this."
Add to this the accuser didn't say anything at first and was egged on to report me by a psychologist in the same institution who was known to flagrantly be disrespectful to the partner psychiatrist. 5 prior psychiatrists left the same place cause this lady was so over-the-top whacko and would openly insult them.