Telangana Medical Council urges doctors to display QR codes for transparency
The Telangana Medical Council has asked doctors to display QR codes issued during registration at their clinics and on prescriptions. These codes, linked to doctor details, aim to boost transparency and help the public verify credentials online, curbing quackery in Telangana.
Hyderabad: The Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) on Monday has urged doctors in the state to voluntarily start displaying exclusive QR codes, which are issued to them by the Council at the time of registration, at their place of work and even on their prescription.
The QR codes, which provide the necessary background information of the registered doctor, are available on the registration certificate that is issued by the TGMC. The Council had adopted this practice of providing QR codes for the past several months.
“QR codes are already there in every registration certificate issued by TGMC. All doctors can voluntarily display their QR codes on their clinic board or even prescription. This goes a long way in ensuring there is transparency,” says vice-chairman, Dr G Srinivas.
In case, the general public are interested in finding the registration details of a doctor, they too can visit the website the TGMC and search for the details.
“We have a doctor search option in our TSMC online website. There is a facility available where the details of the doctor can be searched with a registration number,” Dr Srinivas pointed out.
The decision to provide QR codes during registration and put-up details of the doctors on the TGMC website were taken by the Council to fight quackery in Telangana.
