Stay clear of tie-ups with mobile apps for getting patients, surgeons told

Unethical practice that jeopardises adequate clinical judgement, says Association

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Stating that certain mobile apps are being utilised as aggregators and to direct patients to surgeons/doctors who have signed contracts with these companies, the executive committee of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI) has asked them to refrain from, what it called as, highly unethical practice.

The Association’s one-page letter, issued recently, explains that the payment is made to the mobile app company and the company pays an amount to the surgeon after deduction of commission.