tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post1189369043000491599..comments2024-03-28T21:56:51.675-04:00Comments on Face to Face: The rise and fall of black humor in medical slangagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-88504501387925254982013-03-10T15:49:12.516-04:002013-03-10T15:49:12.516-04:00Patients can request their medical records more ea...Patients can request their medical records more easily now, which may dampen any physician's enthusiasm for off-color humor. It also wouldn't reflect well on him in a malpractice suit. Another development contributing to the decline in medical slang is the electronic chart. It can be easily searched and disseminated. Inappropriate slang could get someone labeled "unprofessional" by a hospital credentials committee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com