An open Chat room to solve your medicolegal problems, post your doubts or thoughts.
Q: What is a Referral Note? and what are the steps involved in giving them to patients?
By: Dr. Abhilash K, 03-Dec-2025, 01:03 pm
A1. Steps for Referral :
1. Establish a good relationship with a patient.
2. Explain to the patient the need for a referral.
3. Set objectives for referral.
4. Explore available resources.
5. Make a pre-referral treatment.
6. Facilitate and co-ordinate the referral.
7. Evaluate and follow-up.
By: Dr. Subhacandran , 03-Dec-2025, 03:24 pm
A2. Referral does not mean transferring responsibility, but instead it means sharing the responsibility of patient care.
By: Dr. Subhacandran , 03-Dec-2025, 03:20 pm
A3. It involves sending a patient to another physician for ongoing management of specific problem or a process in which a Doctor has lesser facilities to manage clinical conditions of a patient take the assistance of his specialist partner with resorces to guide the patient.
By: Dr. Subhacandran , 03-Dec-2025, 03:18 pm
Q: How do destroy Records?
By: Dr. Ranjana K, 29-Nov-2025, 11:34 am
A1. You need to give out a public notice in English newspaper, as well as in vernacular paper. You need to specifically mention the date up to which the destruction will be sought.
Give a time limit of 1 month (for record destruction for those who want the records with a written consent.
After a month destroy the records till the specified date.
A few records are an exception ( cannot be destroyed) :
1. Where litigation or pre-litigation process is going on
2. Where future trouble is expected.
3. Where a patient is mentally ill or retarded.
By: Dr. Subhash B, 29-Nov-2025, 11:42 am
By: Sandhya , 02-Jul-2025, 12:10 pm
Q: My wife suffered from heavy bleeding in periods so we consult a doctor. Doctor did histeroctomy but after that she faced problems lije discharge of waste from urine place
By: Indrajeet shintre, 17-Mar-2025, 04:39 pm
Q: when a couple does not turn up for emnbryo preservation.how to act
By: renuka, 26-Feb-2024, 12:01 pm
A1. I would suggest to make an official communication thru Mail or WhatsApp.. explaining the need for preservation.. Make a note of the done communication...so later if the patient tries to blame you .. you have a officail record
By: Aaditya, 18-Mar-2024, 01:14 pm
Q: Doctors will get legal shield in cases of medical negligence.... Good move by Government
By: Aaditya, 22-Dec-2023, 05:26 pm
Q: Can I put up a dental clinic in a portion of my flat in Pune?. What permissions are required?. Do I have to pay commercial taxes for the entire flat area or only
for the area where I have put my dental chair ?.
By: Mrs Rao, 19-Dec-2023, 08:12 pm
A1. According to my knowledge.. you have to officially register your premises for commercial use. and pay property tax accordingly.... if the PMC people come and do find you working in a unregistered place ... they might fine you
By: Aaditya, 18-Mar-2024, 01:18 pm
Q: Could anyone let me know the days needed for registration of a imaging center in Chennai. ?
By: Praveen, 25-Aug-2023, 04:59 pm
Q: Is it necessary to take gastric lavage sample in case of poisoning?
If so who is supposed to preserve or handle the lavage sample?
By: Chirag Sondarva, 08-Feb-2022, 11:51 am
By: Sonu ka number, 22-Nov-2023, 07:15 am
Q: GOOD NEWS FOR DOCTORS: Justices Hemant Gupta & V. Ramasubramanian stated, " Doctors are expected to take reasonable care of the patients, but if the later does not survive, the doctor cannot be blamed as even the doctors with the best of their abilities cannot prevent the inevitable. Every patient death cannot be considered as medical negligence."
By: Anantavienterprises Pvt. Ltd., 07-Dec-2021, 03:04 pm
