News Finding: Most (77 percent) respondents said they would like their clinic to allow them to record medical encounters.
Paper Finding: They feared that covertly recording an encounter "would be a breach of trust" (interviewee 12) between the patient and clinician, and that as a patient, "you owe the clinician an explanation" (interviewee 13) for wanting to record.
News Context: The survey found 15 percent of respondents covertly recorded a medical encounter, with an additional 11 percent of respondents indicating they know of someone who had. Thirty-five percent of respondents said they would consider recording a medical visit with a health professional, and a further 34 percent indicated a willingness to record only requesting permission from the clinician. Most (77 percent) respondents said they would like their clinic to allow them to record medical encounters.
Paper Context: The majority of interviewees indicated a desire to record with permission. They feared that covertly recording an encounter "would be a breach of trust" (interviewee 12) between the patient and clinician, and that as a patient, "you owe the clinician an explanation" (interviewee 13) for wanting to record. Interviewees felt like recording and "not asking permission would be like subterfuge" (interviewee 1).