POINT: Medical dictation is the worst idea. It’s like somebody said “You know this thing that needs to be written down? How about we make it literally impossible to get it into the records by writing it down directly, and force you to do it in the form of a phone call to another person, who then writes it down for you? Why? Because f@#k people who don’t like phones, that’s why. Also, we’ll spend the next few decades telling you that you’re doing your phone calls wrong and you need to speak more clearly.”
COUNTER-POINT: In order to encourage clear and effective dictations, and apparently without any irony or self-awareness, my hospital has something called the Best Dictator Award. The doctor who does the best dictations each month gets a little plaque that says “BEST DICTATOR”. I have never in my life wanted anything as much as I want a “BEST DICTATOR” plaque for my office, and I will keep doing dictations with a smile on my face until I get one.
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