Language in Medical Records May Be Due for an Update

May 23, 2022

(Axios) – The push for more transparency in health care is fueling a reevaluation of the words doctors and nurses use in medical records. Why it matters: Medical lingo helps shape the care and treatment patients get. But the language health professional commonly use can belittle or cast doubts on patients and their complaints and is due for an update, an analysis published in the BMJ argues. (Read More)