What are you talking about?

This is done all the time, and is quite common, particularly when care is shared between multiple people or people are elderly

16% of all appointments are recorded by patients, and the number is increasing all the time. It's up like 20-30% year over year. Only 3% of those recorded are done covertly.

Basically all medical associations have issued guidance on this and the guidance is not "kick people out of the office"

I have never once had a provider become hostile or care. Nor has anyone I know. People record with phones, dial people in, etc.

This is across like 10+ states, tons of conditions, ages, and hundreds of people.

While you may have had a different experience, i dont' think i would go with "don't ever do this". It's happening in almost 1 in 5 appointments, and increasing all the time.