totally agree, cessation is the correct word, not sensation and I have - always been told that it is my job, sm

Posted: May 24th, 2019 - 11:44 am In Reply to: But changing sensation to cessation...SM - Old Anon

as a medical transcriptionist to correct mistakes such as this. Good grief, the way they butcher medications when dictating is ridiculous enough. No one would say, "He dictated metoprobol but you changed to metoprolol, so that is a point off of your score." That would be insane. Some common sense is required in this job also, meaning sometimes the person dictating has marbles in their mouth, but we know what they want.

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