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Papers: 22 Jan 2022 - 28 Jan 2022

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


2022 Jan 04


JAMA Netw Open


5


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Examination of Stigmatizing Language in the Electronic Health Record.

Authors

Himmelstein G, Bates D, Zhou L
JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jan 04; 5(1):e2144967.
PMID: 35084481.

Abstract

Stigmatizing language in the electronic health record (EHR) may alter treatment plans, transmit biases between clinicians, and alienate patients. However, neither the frequency of stigmatizing language in hospital notes, nor whether clinicians disproportionately use it in describing patients in particular demographic subgroups are known.