Medical Transcription Word Board archived thread

to African-American male? Haven't had this befor
Doc dictates "72-year-old Negro male" should it be changed (nm)
Thu Sep 30, 2004 08:39

Vicki
I would leave it as Negro-it means the same thing. (nm)
Thu Sep 30, 2004 08:41

Anonymous
Thanks, will do! (nm)
Thu Sep 30, 2004 08:43

reflect the dictator's "attitude," if you will.
Also, I think it should be left as is in order to accurately
Thu Sep 30, 2004 09:44

Personally, for patients who get their own medical records, or other healthcare providers and the like who will be reading them, I think it behooves us to leave such as Negro, Oriental, etc., the way they were dictated. It's not my job to make anybody look more "PC" (politically correct), if that's not how they want or care to be perceived. And a patient, in particular, might want to know if that's the kind of terminology their doc uses if they haven't encountered them using it in front of the patient themselves before. JMO.

another poster who tagged onto her reply. (sm)
P.S. Oh, BTW, that wasn't Vicki who wrote the above, just
Thu Sep 30, 2004 09:50

Just wanted to clear that up, so that nobody mistakenly attributes my attitude about some of their attitudes <w> to Vicki. :)