Tag: SOAP note
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Ports of Calls: toward a taxonomy of hospital on-call rooms
Mike Wong Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Clinical clerks’ on-call room. Photographed by the author. 2018. Glancing around the dimly lit 10’ x 10’ chamber, I placed my backpack on a wilting twin mattress enveloped in standard issue, blue striped flannel sheets neatly folded into hospital corners. Between the doorframe and water-stained ceiling, with indifference,…
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Decoding doctor-speak in the era of OpenNotes
Jennifer Wineke Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Modern-day doctors share a common dilemma: how do you get all of the necessary information into the electronic medical record while still being present with the patient? Every doctor I have talked to approaches this challenge a little differently. Some acknowledge the impersonality upfront and apologize to the…