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accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HEALTHCARE Organizations, they have to comply.

cardiac caths because most docs will say the same thing over and over, same for bypass grafting, just different grafts and locations.  All in all the procedures stay basically the same.  This also works for cardioverting, just change the joules where appropriate.  When I do a cath or other procedure for the first time. I will make a normal for it then make changes as they come along.  These procedures can be good for the line count!.  Also, in your short keys, make short cuts for left and right anterior descending, ejection fraction, end diastolic pressure, etc., you get the picture.  They will use these a lot. 

I have found that most of the time the more difficult dictators are the ones that will basically go word for word in dictating their reports.  Good luck! 

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Fascinating stuff! 

Some of the stuff I saw from subcontractors during testing made my jaw drop to the level of my fanny in utter disbelief!  We are talking about the use of grammar equivalent to what a sixth grader knows.  It is unbelievable  - that and things they don't even take the time to research. 

My personal favorites?  

"skin graph" 

"dorsalis peterson pulses"  

How about accuracy and grammar? Medicatios, etc. Sometimes the dictator will not even dictate if the report remains the same from last visit - What happens in this case??  

Thanks  

The use of commas depends on whether the clause is restrictive or nonrestrictive.  If it is nonrestrictive - that is, it may be informative but not necessary to the meaning of the sentence, then it is set off by commas.  On the other hand, if the clause is restrictive - that is, its use is imperative to the meaning of the sentence, then no commas are used.

Example:  That is the dog which ran off with my sandwich.   Restrictive because "which ran off with my sandwich" is necessary to the meaning of the sentence.

On the other hand:  That dog, which is wearing a yellow collar, ran off with my sandwich.  "Which is wearing a yellow collar" is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence; thus it is nonrestrictive and requires commas.

This subject can confuse a lot of people, because all they remember is setting the clauses off by commas and forget the restrictive and nonrestrictive rules.

English is a growing, changing language, and sometimes what were rules 50 years ago are no longer the rules for today.  We may argue against that - that grammar is grammar and should remain - but if that were the case we would all still be writing like Shakespeare or the early constitutionalists.  Look at their writings and decide if you would like to still have to write like that. 

Fewer commas is the trend for today, and I guess we will have to embrace the fact that time doesn't stand still for any of us, nor does the English language. 

First of all, a coma is a medical condition.  A comma is a punctuation mark.

Yes, you are correct about independent clauses being set off by commas.  However, the tendency in medical dictation/transcription has been toward simplifying the language and grammar, to the point where many doctors don't even dictate complete sentences any more.  Punctuation of all types is avoided unless absolutely necessary.

We old school grammarians can have kind of a hard time letting go of the rules we learned when studying grammar and the English language.  It is a whole new world out there, and it seems the motto is "adapt or step out of the way". 

If you do know grammar, it isn't a part-time thing, it is part of your daily life and the way you express yourself. I'm not talking about colloquialisms or "natural speech", I'm talking about things like - and I quote - "how little we (the transcriptionist) is getting paid" and "make us or brake us". To name just two instances.

I have NEVER posted a "grammar police" message before, but since the OP specifically said that these letters must be well written and well edited, I felt it was pertinent to bring up the subject.

If you are going to ask others to use correct grammar, you should do so yourself. It's as simple as that.

I make mistakes in posts from time to time.  I am just disappointed and frustrated by the "holier than thou" attitudes of working MTs and then they don't even use proper grammar in their posts.  I don't want this to turn into a negative thread.  What companies hire experienced MTs and actually care about grammar?