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ESL Dr states "Patient refers pain," but clearly means reports. Leave it or change it? - Newbie
Posted: Feb 20, 2015
For ESL doctors, account specifics direct me to change word if it is the wrong word, but leave it if its simply awkwardly stated.
Dr states "Patient refers pain in upper abdomen," but clearly means reports pain. Do I leave it or change it?
Leave it - nn
[ In Reply To ..]Many doctors often state this. Leave it as is without making changes.
Agree with the other poster, leave it - nm
[ In Reply To ..]xx
Agreed - Common phrase - sm
[ In Reply To ..]This is common phrasing. Transcribe as dictated.
Patient refers pain - Noodles
[ In Reply To ..]What is it about ESL no one seems to understand? And the Board runneth over with complaints about our work going overseas. If, and that is a big if, the client allows it or does not care, why would we put something clearly that is not, and I stress not, common English or even, dear colleagues, American English. We as a profession, are much too accommodating and/or lazy to be good editors but SR or VR or whatever you choose to call it will bury us anyway, as thinking human beings transcribing medicolegal documents. A slippery slope, my friends.
Is this doc Russian?...I have many on one account - and they all say this.
[ In Reply To ..]Plus 80% of what they dictate makes no sense at all. I've given up worrying about it.
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