THE MT'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
Posted By: Figured it out on 2009-02-28
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Yesterday there were some quite interesting posts concerning the trouble some of us seem to be having meeting/exceeding our line counts. After giving this some thought today, having a need and a strong desire to earn more, I have formulated the following:
THE MT'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
In order to deliver the best quality reports that I possibly can, I promise to:
1. Verify all demographic data.
2. Accurately transcribe all medications and dosages, spending a reasonable amount of time utilizing the resources available to me including my electronic drug book and the internet. If uncertain, I will leave a blank.
3. Verify the spellings of any unfamiliar words using my electronic medical dictionary and the internet, and again, if uncertain, I will leave a blank.
4. Spend a reasonable amount of time searching reference materials and the internet for names of surgical instruments, procedures, acronyms, etc., and if uncertain, I will leave a blank.
5. Quickly review lab values to ensure accuracy.
6. Do my very best to decipher what is being mumbled, partially pronounced, or mispronounced, and if uncertain, I will leave a blank.
7. Spell check and quickly review the report in its entirety, checking the formatting of the report and looking for any obvious errors on preview, prior to submitting.
8. Make an honest effort to locate on-staff physicians' name in the physician lists provided.
9. Transcribe the reports in the order they are received, no matter what they are.
10. Submit the report only after it has earned my seal of approval.
HOWEVER, there are limitations to the extent to which I will go from this point forward. I will no longer:
1. Edit my own reports. I get paid the MT wages, not the MT and Editor wages. After spending a reasonable amount of time locating missing information, any blanks left in the report will REMAIN in the report and it will go to editing. I will no longer rewind to the beginning and spending additinal time doing someone else's job.
2. Search for off-staff physicians. For example, Dr. Smith in New York City.
3. Work overtime without incentive to do so.
My line count has been so much higher today because I refuse to spend any unpaid time searching for elusive information.
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