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Hospitals should NOT hire doctors

Posted: Sep 18, 2016

At least, not if they are going to be interacting with patients or dictating reports. I know I'm preaching to the choir here but this is ridiculous.

I'm not xenophobic or racist but it just plain puts patient care in jeopardy when they can't communicate effectively with patients or speak clearly enough for MTs to understand them. I sit here and scream obscenities at my computer while these people are ruining my line counts because if I don't then I'll probably lose my temper and flip the desk over.

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Seriously, it took almost 40 minutes - to do a 3-minute note.

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People who speak this badly should not be allowed to dictate at all.

I have said this myself a thousand times, if they cant speak English - clearly, then dont touch me. SM

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It is miserable enough being in the ER or urgent care or wherever, being sick or in any kind of severe pain or distress, and going through sheer HAIL to try to understand the care provider. THAT is where misunderstandings occur; if the provider stumbles and cant pronounce things properly, patient in pain cant understand and takes wrong dosage of medication, or takes with other things, or any other kind of mistakes could be made.

Patients in pain are not reasonable and sane creatures, myself at the front of the line.

I'm also one of those cursing and critizing what I hear in my headset, as well as cursing the provider in the ER that I cant understand and asking a nurse or somebody to get me someone who speaks English, after wihch that person looks at me like I just kicked a puppy, and then I curse them out as well.

Lawdy. What a cluster bunk. All because people cant speak English properly.

Makes me cranky.

And if they're going to hire them anyway - then they could at least use a translator

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They have translators for patients who can't speak English, so why don't they use them for the providers who can't speak English either?

I mean, I'd prefer they not hire them at all if you can't understand what the heck they're saying, but at least they could mitigate the damage if they insist on hiring them anyway.

Totally agree 100% - LMT

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I have heard some horrible doctors in my days of doing this job and totally agree. If hospitals are really concerned about patient care like they claim to be they would do something to fix this problem. Translators are the way to go and if a doctor is difficult to understand in person, they are not allowed to dictate. Simple as that.

I worked for a hospital in Miami sm - MadMT

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that had the most horrible dictators imaginable. Their solution was to hire "professional dictators." OMG! They were not even CLOSE to English as a first language and I often wished the original horrible dictators would do their own again! What made these "professional dictators" even worse was they had no clue what they were reading, which made it even worse! Careful what we wish for, right?

maybe since all our MT positions... - LMT

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are being outsourced...we could become "professional dictators"...hmmm i see a new career option here.. At least we know what we are doing and could read it right.

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