Patient Experiences of Disrespectful or Judgmental Language in Medical Records

Natasha Steele, Amrapali Maitra, Zhiyong Dong, Deborah Wachenheim, Vishnu Nair, Alfredo Reyes-Guzman, Aditya Narayan, Erika Schillinger, Preetha Basaviah, Jason Hom, Sigall K. Bell

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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.38695
Published: 2026-10-13
Container: JAMA Network Open
Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)
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@article{allodium:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.38695,
  title = {Patient Experiences of Disrespectful or Judgmental Language in Medical Records},
  author = {Natasha Steele and Amrapali Maitra and Zhiyong Dong and Deborah Wachenheim and Vishnu Nair and Alfredo Reyes-Guzman and Aditya Narayan and Erika Schillinger and Preetha Basaviah and Jason Hom and Sigall K. Bell},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JAMA Network Open},
  doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.38695},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.38695}
}

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TI  - Patient Experiences of Disrespectful or Judgmental Language in Medical Records
AU  - Natasha Steele
AU  - Amrapali Maitra
AU  - Zhiyong Dong
AU  - Deborah Wachenheim
AU  - Vishnu Nair
AU  - Alfredo Reyes-Guzman
AU  - Aditya Narayan
AU  - Erika Schillinger
AU  - Preetha Basaviah
AU  - Jason Hom
AU  - Sigall K. Bell
PY  - 2026
JO  - JAMA Network Open
DO  - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.38695
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Steele, N., Maitra, A., Dong, Z., Wachenheim, D., Nair, V., Reyes-Guzman, A., Narayan, A., Schillinger, E., Basaviah, P., Hom, J., & Bell, S. K. (2026). Patient Experiences of Disrespectful or Judgmental Language in Medical Records. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.38695

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