Recorded during your physical.

I wondering if others have experienced this? The first part of this week I went in to get my annual physical exam done. After the doctor came into the exam room, the same doctor that I have been seeing now for quite a few years. He sat down then put his phone on the desk between us and started to explain that the clinic he works for is trying something new, that he was going to ask my permission to voice record my exam. He explained that it gives them future access to the conversation between the doctor and the patient in hopes that it will enable them to better treat you. He then clicked on his phone and very clearly asked for my permission to record my physical.

He then started going over my meds and the lab results. As the physical progressed it was very different, kind of strange to hear him verbally describing and explaining his findings. More so when he started the genital exam and then the rectal exam.

I personally don't have a issue with it if provides them better information.

I am wondering if others are have experienced this or are experiencing this now by the providers they see?

I have had this happened. My doctor used her phone to record our conversation & the app notates it for her. So the whole visit she can just focus on me vs. going back and forth between treatment and typing on computer (she didn't have a medical assistant).

My cardiologist did this for the first time at my follow up visit last week.

We used to record the military medical examinations in our country. Every year, tens of thousands of young men were called to the recruitment centers. They had to undress in large rooms, with many others around. It was not private. They stood in lines, waiting for their turn. When it came, they pulled their underwear down to their knees as doctors checked them. Everything was recorded on camera. The reason was to keep records and avoid mistakes, but it felt more like control and shame. Many young men felt embarrassed and helpless. It was something hard to forget.

I would like to be recorded on video during rectal exam

My PCP uses a virtual scribe. He puts his iPhone down on the counter next to the computer and the scribe is on the other end dictating and entering everything into the chart. He still manually enters any new meds or labs that he wants to order. Early that same evening, I get an email alert and log in to the patient portal. At the bottom of the office visit summary, it says the virtual scribes name and the physician signs off on everything in the record. It saves them a lot of time!

Yup, they are using AI to generate their appoitment notes now. Not sure how i feel about it but there is no escaping it.

I have never had this happen. I’m not that private of a person but I wouldn’t want anyone else to have a recording of my exam.

The number of times I've gone for a medical exam, even if it was because my job required it. I've never seen any of the voice or video recording methods you mentioned.

I have had both scribes present in the room as well as listening via wi fi on the computer system. I really do not like either method but I really do not want to switch primary care doctors.

We have a local workers comp lawyer who used to do a late night Sunday call in show. He would take a lot of questions LIVE on air and talk about cases and topics each week. It was a paid programing type of show. He paid for our local ABC station to produce and air the 30 minute show ever weekend.

On one of his shows he talked about works comp physical exams from injuries, etc. and outlined how you should have a friend or family member go with you as a witness, and he also suggested video recording the exam. He walked thru how to approach doing it etc. I dont know if I would want that....