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Do words matter? Stigmatizing language and the transmission of bias in the medical record.
January 26, 2018
P. Goddu A, O’Conor KJ, Lanzkron S, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2018;33(5):685-691.
Clinical notes with stigmatizing language may negatively impact a patient’s current and future diagnosis and treatment. This study randomized medical students and residents to read a simulated case note with either neutral or stigmatizing language. The students and residents who read the neutral note had a more positive view of the patient and were more aggressive with pain treatment than those reading the stigmatizing language.
