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Re: Articles, referrals, recommendations, how to find the answers
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 24 11:03:23 2002
At Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Pam wrote:
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>At Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Lea wrote:
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>>Lea- this policy isn't being applied consistently. I have seen public referrals several times on the Women's Health Forum. Also, I have occasionally seen this on the Doctor's page where a doctor might have a relocating patient and polls the group publically (sometimes private) to see who's good in that location.
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>Pam
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Actually, referrals ARE allowed under the rules of the Women's Health
Forum- see that page for the rules. There's no mention that it must be
done privately.What goes for the Womne's Health Forum should go for all
forums on obgyn.net.
>>The biggest and best reason for these forums on OBGYN.net is the easy
>>ability to share information. Unfortunately we all have to follow rules
>>of conduct that sometimes make this information sharing not quite as
>>easy as perhaps it should be. Out of respect, common courtesy and
>>compliance with copyright laws, privacy policies and drug enforcement
>>laws we ask you to please observe and abide by our rules of conduct as
>>well as those common sense rules that shouldn't require spelling out.
>>
>>For those who are seeking doctors or treatment centers, please make use
>>of the following resources. You are free to ask for referrals and
>>recommendations on the forums but please include an email address where
>>you can be reached as referrals and recommendations are prohibited on
>>the forum. Likewise, negative comments about any specific medical
>>professional, treatment center, clinic or hospital are forbidden on this
>>forum.
>>
>>Articles, whether they are found on OBGYN.net or other web sites or
>>mailing lists, are not to be reprinted in whole on the forum. Selected
>>passages with proper credit to the author(s) and source(s) of origin are
>>ok. Please feel free to post the link to the article, web site or
>>mailing list with your message.
>>
>>Search page for finding a doctor
>>http://www.obgyn.net/women/women.asp?page=finddoc
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>>How to Find Dr. Right by Dr. Aniruddha Malpani, MD, OBGYN.net
>>Editorial Advisor
>>http://www.obgyn.net/displayarticle.asp?page=/women/articles/drright
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>>Choosing a Doctor by Roberta Speyer, Publisher, OBGYN.net
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>>http://www.obgyn.net/displayarticle.asp?page=/women/articles/choose_doctor
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>>If you are searching for a specialist, many professional associations
>>and societies contain a members list with contact information.
>>http://www.obgyn.net/english/provider/assoc.asp
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>>Medicalresourcesusa.com - http://www.medicalresourcesusa.com/
>>This site features American hospitals, health information and medical
>>links, travel information, and other helpful online resources for
>>international patients seeking medical treatment in the United States.
>>
>>--
>>Lea Harth
>>OBGYN.net
>>lea.harth@medispecialty.com
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