Can you read your doctor's handwriting

• Jun 21, 2015

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ziostilon

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On my prescription, it's always full of scribbles.
How does anyone read it

It's like the one constant in that profession.
If you don't have some crazy scribbly handwriting, you can't be a doctor

 

• Jun 21, 2015

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ecruteakcityboy

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Terrible thread

 

• Jun 21, 2015

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utvol23

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Yes

 

• Jun 21, 2015

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cuetero

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I hope my girl cops me the new yeezys this weekend

 

• Jun 21, 2015

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wayniac211

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Caught a dr at the urgent care googling my gout meds once

 

• Jun 22, 2015

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decemberlove

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Bruh...they do that on purpose

 

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• Jun 22, 2015

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DecemberLove said:

Bruh...they do that on purpose

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Not on prescriptions - that's asking for trouble!

It's a fairly true stereotype though - partly because during training they're having to write so much that you can't concentrate on penmanship. More and more things are computerised so that helps mostly.

I spend part of my week working on medical negligence cases and it's not unusual for writing to be a factor - but similarly someone typing badly can be a problem too - for a slightly different reason.

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• Jun 22, 2015

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My doctor has the worst handwriting in my area. Pharmacists literally call him to confirm what's on the prescriptions because it's impossible to read. My local pharmacist knows my meds by now and doesn't question my prescriptions but I could say whatever medication I want because nobody can read it.

 

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• Jun 22, 2015

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Nouss

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Im always shocked when the pharmacist can read what they write cuz I never can.

 

• Jun 22, 2015

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ecruteakcityboy

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Wayniac211 said:

Caught a dr at the urgent care googling my gout meds once

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My doctor did that **** right in front of me!! Ever since then I have taken my *** to the urgent care center . They actually knew what my issue was and were able to assess it quickly.

 

• Jun 22, 2015

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the natural mystic

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My pops is a doctor and his hand writing is very clear. He is super organized too. He makes it a point so no one can come back and say he screwed up.

 

• Jun 22, 2015

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utvol23

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Becoming less and less of an issue with EMR but even scripts are being delivered to pharmacies electronically these days esp at larger hospitals

 

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• Jun 22, 2015

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VinMillerHearn58

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It used to be a problem, until everything went digital.

 

• Jun 23, 2015

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dipsetgeneral

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Hell nah, I can't.

 

• Jun 23, 2015

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everything is by email and printed out. 

 

• Jun 23, 2015

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youngdoc

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Before EMR it was such a pain trying to figure out what another doctor's note meant. I think ortho was the worst