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I am a medical transcriptionist by trade, and I do work for a large East-coast clinic. I’ve typed a lot of reports on a lot of different people of all ages, with all kinds of conditions. Most of them, I don’t remember after they’ve flowed through my ears and out my fingers, but just last week, one stuck with me. Don’t worry, I won’t be revealing any confidential medical information, just a small victory for “our side”.

The patient was a woman (so was the doctor). She dictated in the usual format, but at the end of the first paragraph, stated, “The patient was accompanied by her wife today.”

Wow. Such a small thing, but such a HUGE impact.

And she dictated it several more times….”She and her wife wonder if…”, “Her wife asked if…”, etc.

Now, I know that we expect doctors to be pretty neutral and nonjudgmental about their patients, etc, but after typing them for a while, you can tell if something doesn’t “sit well” with them. I got none of that from the doctor. She dictated as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Good for her.

As it should be.

GG