Here is a pretty good link for medications. sm
Posted By: booboo on 2006-03-22
In Reply to: Starting oncology account, please give suggestions/tips. - RaeMT
Let's see if this link works.
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I think I'm pretty bright and pretty good, too, but
I am not a CMT. I am a medical transcriptionist who enjoys her job very much (most days). I have chosen not to pursue certification simply because I cannot afford to do so. I believe the certification is a nice thing to have, but I don't believe it is necessary for employment or for excellence in my job. If you can afford it, go for it. If you can't, don't feel too bad. You can still take pride in and do a very good job without it. 
I've found this resource pretty useful for rehab work. Link inside.
Have this as one of my bookmarks - found this handy whilst handling rehab work. Hope this helps!
http://medicaltranscriptionwordhelp.googlepages.com/rehabmedicineterminology
Especially for Iowa, that is pretty good. UI can get good over time, but that's because of the u
PRETTY GOOD
GOOD GOIN PEEPS!
medications
I don't know the answer to all of the questions but I do know that nurses are supposed to check medication dosages and know enough about medications to catch an error before causing harm to the pt. That is why the nurses pass meds. You can train someone the technical process of handing out meds, giving shots, etc...but in order to protect the pt, someone at the knowledge level of a nurse needs to act as a safeguard.
I would think one of the "dangerous" parts of incorrect transcription is that if it were used as a reference for further charting, it could have a cascade effect of creating many more incorrect entries and messing up the record in a big way.
But, as stated above, I do not know the answer for sure.
As far as medications
I usually Google it and even if I misspelled it, it will come up with some suggestions as to what it might be, same with terms. I love google. I also have the monthly MPR book sent to my home, although they seem to miss alot of the new ones too and I am considering letting my prescription lapse. I have one for lab values too, but I thought you posted that yesterday. ??
Yes, I usually got pretty good communication. NM
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Pretty good experience here
I was worried about switching, too, since I had read here so many people complaining about line counts being down, but for me I notice a small improvement in my line count on DQS, about 30 lines an hour, but I don't work on DQS regularly, just occasionally, and I think my line count would be a bit higher if I worked on it regularly and got used to using the shortcuts more. There are a few small things I would tweak on DQS per my preferences, but otherwise I think it's pretty decent and easy to use.
I use Spellex and it's pretty good.
Like Diana, I used to use Stedmans but now use Spellex. It just seems to pick up a few more terms. JMO
I think this one is supposed to be pretty good
I've only ever used it for double-checking, though (which it was fine for), so don't know about all of the features, etc.
Freebudget @ http://www.webbudget.com
Lower left corner to download.
zabasearch is pretty good. (nm)
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Prescription medications...sm
If you don't shop the price of your prescriptions with various pharmacies you should do so. I just checked around on a prescription that I take and I got a variance of up to $9 a month depending on which pharmacy would be filling it. Now that adds up in a hurry!
I try to avoid it, but I'm a pretty good diagnostician.
Most of the time I'm right, but I hate to do it, cause they invariably will say, "then what should I do?" - at which point I have to tell them, "go to the doctor. I'm not a doctor, I'm a diagnostician."
TransHealth has pretty good insurance.
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Their customer service is pretty good when you have
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have you had a pretty good success rate doing this?
how is the wait time? TIA
Their attack on non-CMT's is a pretty good barometer
Of COURSE they're gonna say they'd rather have their medical records typed in India. The main source of wealth is coming from promoting offshore transcription, and from conning offshore MT's into buying into their phone credentialling system. If they're so 'pro-MT', then why have they been so instrumental in moving so much of it out of the US?
What a load of bull they're feeding everyone.
10 cpl for gross lines is pretty good for Rad.
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Longest list of medications
For me personally it was 17 - at that point I changed doctors and finally got some relief for my fibromyalgia. I think I bought this doctor a car, put his kids through private school and probably financed his house. He saw me once a week for two years and very regularly after that. I often wondered why he wanted me to come in so often and how he always found something else wrong with me. Come to find out that I really didn't have all of the problems that he was diagnosing me with and all I really needed was help with my blood pressure and a pain management specialist (which he did not believe in prescribing narcotics). As for work - I can't remember the longest list of medications a patient was prescribed - but in doing acute care and with the elderly patients - it was always a high number.
I transcribe more men, so my vote goes to them. The women I get are usually pretty good. I had 1
that was awful but that was because it was tapes and she'd record at 2x speed so she could get more on the tape, so when it was converted to PlayAll files for uploading to the FTP site the clarity would be awful. They just (finally) got her staff to reset all the machines there and now she is MUCH better. They have even commented on how much better the reports are now (not as many blanks), and the few of us that do her now actually enjoy her work as she is a good moneymaker but now she's better as you can do her a little faster now. Yeah!
I've been using it a few years now. It's pretty good. You'll get used to it. -nm
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10 cents a line, 350 lph sounds pretty good to me!
I've got 30 years experience and I've not found to setup you have..Be very careful about changing. I've been looking for over a year and not found anything close to what you say you have. I've also worked for a company for over a year now and still get doctors whom I have never transcribed before.. almost on a nightly basis!
I work 2 jobs and have my hours set pretty good. First
job is Sun through Wed 6 am to 2:30 pm, since we only need 32 hours for benefits. Second job is 8-11 pm Sun through Wed. I work both jobs at home so on Thurs. and Fri. I volunteer at the middle school so I get a chance to get out of the house and deal with other people. I got lucky because both jobs pay every other week but on different weeks so it worked out that I get paid every week.
I think that's pretty darn good! I just started VR on Dictaphone
and I'm having trouble breaking 2000. It seems like it would be faster just to transcribe.
Oh, geez! My cheeks hurt from laughing. That was pretty good!
I work for a national. Most of the time the voices are pretty good, but
I have been getting some of late that have background noices, door slamming, people talking, Sometimes the doc will stop talking but the noices sound so close to him that it is annoying. Do you think the sound card would interfere with my company's computer? It sounds nice to have even though it does not help the background stuff. I guess that is a good question for tech. Thanks again!
Pharmaceutical Companies To Rename Popular Medications
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The line rate sounds pretty good compared to other places - by "punch the clock", you mean
it really is not a flexible schedule, even for an IC? That's what I need the most.
Here's a good link for you
http://physicaltherapy.about.com/od/abbreviationsandterms/GlossaryDefinitions.htm
Good article/link
Thank you for this information. I had not heard of this. Thank you for taking the time to provide this info.
Here's a good link to explain it
http://web.ku.edu/~edit/lie.html
This link still seems good from when I posted this before...
see link to post below
despise OB/GYN rpts. Need good link..sm
I hate these reports and I am trying to overcome...need
a good link for reference. Thanks.
good link for buying books
You can get some really great deals here: http://www.bookcloseouts.com
Here's a good link for chiro tests
http://www.shawchiropractic.com/attorneys/MORE_glossary.htm#Intervertebral%20Disc%20Syndromes:
Here's a link to a good list of organisms I use.
Just in case the link doesn't work, copy and paste.
http://www.indiana.edu/~tmrna/menus/listalpha.html
Link to a good article on WalMart biz practices
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
I just emailed you the link. Yes, it's worth it. Good Luck.
oops, sorry, misread list, link is good! nm
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I simply chose the wrong link. See inside for the correct link.
See link
what link? You failed to include link
I think you forgot the link? I don't see a link
to check this out....sounds interesting.....
That is a good offer. Pay is not that good at UIMC. Good luck! nm
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Well, this is just pretty much par for the
course for MQ. Guess they never heard the saying "If it's not broke, don't fix it." I'm sure the underpaid tech people will fix it soon.
But they have such a pretty name...
Isn't that the main thing to look for?
pretty much just what they are- I know nothing
How are they like CD's, are they better, worse? Basic info. I've googled it, but still not sure.
Pretty is as pretty does.
and your not looking too good here.
pretty....
Thank you for reading my post and taking it the way it was written.
Some others on this board twisted what I said - as if I was saying "everyone is doing it" by citing the fact that hospital staff are under the influence of various substances - drugs (legal as well as illegal - although someone took it to mean marijuana), alcohol, glue sniffing, aerosols, etc.
Nurses and doctors have the highest percentage of addiction of any professionals - there are many factors that go into, but it is merely a fact, not an accusation or finger pointing, just a fact.
Pretty!
Very nice!
Pretty sure you have to pay for that.
Which makes it even sadder. That she paid for such a poorly worded post.
I am pretty sure I know where the ad came from
These are usually meger start-up places who think they can get by by offshoring and will find out very quickly how bad the work is going to be. I see these all the time and am pretty adept at stealing the offshore business after the client gets a taste of reality. :)
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