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profanity question - IC

Posted: Mar 08, 2011

If a physician dictates profanity pertaining to mental health report and it's in quotes do you type as dictated or someting like "f _ _ _ "

thanks

If it's a direct quote... - tigerblood

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...by the patient, then you should leave it in.

thanks! nm - IC

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You type it as dictated unless the facility has a - preference about not. NM

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