[jbigelow76]

I am not convinced this is widespread behavior.

How many does it take to be widespread (or more crucially, addressable) behavior, is it N+you?

Yes, if I saw myself on social media without consent, I would go straight to the college or professional association with a privacy violation complaint. But this article is just trying to fuel hatred.

Are there any release documents for doctors that you can cite that include a patient appearing, either knowingly or unknowingly, in social media? I know this sounds sarcastic because it's so ludicrous but if they exist I would like to know.

[leoedin]

Traditional broadcasters have been making medical documentaries, which often show patients, for years. Presumably they've figured out bulletproof release documents. It's clearly not particularly hard to find people who will agree to be on TV for no obvious benefit to them.

[soco]

Around here I often see pixelated people in those documentaries, so where there's a will there's a way.

[ohdannyboy]

This template would suggest such a release is trivial https://eforms.com/release/medical-hipaa/

In fact I could see an unscrupulous doctor being able to write one vague enough to do it without the person knowing it's going to be in social media. No idea where that would go with ethics boards and such, though.

[oefrha]

I don’t know about citable release forms, but there are certainly plastic surgery practices that will give you a discount for being able to use your photos for marketing.