It's always best to try to maintain a consistent system throughout, but - sm
Posted By: NWMNMT on 2009-03-04
In Reply to: Word Expansion Suggestion - Shelly
in this case I personally would probably go with first 3 plus last letter:
lapy
lape
lapc
arte
arty
artc
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Also, to maintain it you have to have so
many CE hours (when I had it I believe it was 24 hours every 2 years) so there is another expense. We attended seminars put on by MT groups that cost $60 to $70 dollars foir a day long event that you would get maybe 5 hours for. Used to go out of town for these a couple of times a year. Just because you get it, does not mean it is done. It is a continuing ongoing money eating thing.
It's possible to maintain quality if you are willing to sacrifice speed. Can't have both thoug
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The new QA plan is that you must have 3 reports proofed every month and maintain a 98% average and
also have less than 15% of your work go to QA with blanks or you will be put on suspension and have all your work go to QA and also to adhere to the AAMT guidelines we were sent that included the one space after a period, etc. etc. That is as much as I remember quite frankly about the whole thing. It is the Amherst office doing this so I guess only the NE is doing this now. I am not really sure. Everytime I turn around it is something new anymore. It gets very tiresome.
There has always been a consistent
work flow since I have been at Amphion. I was told at the time of hire that there were several accounts waiting to come on board, but they hadn't been accepted because there weren't enought MTs to cover them. This makes more sense to me than taking the accounts and then working the MTs to death. BTW, I'm a part-time MT (not management)with 15 years of experience. I don't miss working nights and weekends either.
I have mostly remained on the same account, but have had some training on a second one. I took the test on July 3, and was interviewed and hired on July 5 after my references were checked. They offered to send the computer that week, but I asked them to wait a few days while I tied up some loose ends. Nice equipment, good support and a very decent account. They pay on time as agreed with direct deposit. They took me off proofing in two weeks. Most of all, I'm left in peace during my shift to do the work, and am not constantly interrupted with e-mails. So far, quite good.
No, just consistent...
The 3 days are 13-hour days. Keep about 265-275 line/hour average. Get 9 cpl base plus incentive.
Be consistent. sm
If you type it out the long way, do so throughout the report and vice versa.
Yes, so it will be consistent.
Yes, the dangerous-abbreviations requirement applies to handwritten and documents entered by hand into a computer. (Which sounds like MT to me!)
It does not apply to orders written in a CPOE (computerized provider order entry) or something similar.
However, whether it's applicable to transcription or not, most facilities will apply the rule across the board for consistency. That way, you don't end up with half the professional staff insisting that they can so use the abbreviation because it's all over transcribe documents.
does anyone work for a co that has you on consistent
I'm talking over a couple years, where you know the docs and get your lines in a short time, macros, normals, etc.
possible, but not on a consistent basis, I don't think
I have done it, but it is not possible to do that for 4 hours straight, and definitely not for 8. There are so many factors that affect your work.... how many times you stop to look up things, ESLs, wasted time with doctors who don't have their thoughts organized, etc. I have done 350-400 lines an hour rarely... usually it is 275-300 if I have a very familiar doctor, no terms to look up, and my fingers and mind are communicating that day. :o) So long answer short, it is 'doable', but doubtful that you could keep it up for 8 hours.
We are told to be consistent, so
I would go with 15,600 and 18,000, or 15.6 and 18.0. We do not write out "thousand" in that situation.
Meditech is an operating system and Fusion is voice for a dictation system
nm
Actually being on the same account for four months I would take as consistent primary! nm
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I agree - be consistent WHICHEVER way you use. No mixing. NM
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It is for a consistent production lph over the pay period. All lines.
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My MTSO doesnt care if use cc or mL, just be consistent.
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how do you stay consistent and productive working at home?
Just wondering. I have a hard time lately with being disciplined enough to sit and do what I am supposed to. What do you guys do if that happens to you?
Actually being on the same acct for four years would be considered a consistent primary.
nm
It's the way our system is set up..
We can search to see what work is out there, and we can also search by author and see what work each author has, and even look at completed reports, which is nice when you're stuck. I love my platform.
everyone on DQS (DEP) system
not all accounts are on it yet, but most are
Can you say what system it was? nm
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I think it is what system you are using,
that is why I asked you to tell me more. I use eScription and 1 can believe or not but I am amazed at how the ESLs are picked up better than the English. You are using Dictaphone- I have read other posts who are on different VR system and they are not satisfied. I have loads of ESLs on my account but am happy VR is picking up instead of my having to listen to them all and trying to muddle through.
Your system allows this?
The system I work on does not allow me to 'pick' my work. I have a pool of work and it loads into my computer 3 records at a time. I have to take what I get and do what I get. Your system allows you to choose what dictations you want to do? In my opinion, that is not fair to anyone. It should be what pops up gets done by whoever reaches it first.
I would say one last thing to my boss about it, if I were you. I would just tell her that you can sit there and watch what is happening, that this one person is taking the gravy jobs, and for your boss to sit and observe it herself and do something about it. I don't see why any person feels they are better than another, to get an easy income while others struggle. I sure hope it is resolved soon for you.
For every system set up, there is a way around it..
our system recently changed to allow only ONE job to be seen and worked on at a time, which they thought would stop the cherry picking, but it has not. There is a web site where we can still view what is coming next and down the line. The cherry pickers just wait, PERHAPs doing a little job here and there, and then as soon as a very large one comes up, snap. it is gone! I hate this way of things. I certainly wish that all accounts were "assigned" accounts. Much more fair to all transcriptionists. but that is just my opinion!!!
EMR System
I just got back from a meeting at my employer's office. They've been implementing EMR and expect most of it to be up and running by March. They haven't come right out and told us (the other transcriptionis), but we may be without a job, although they haven't really said too much. Supposedly they may still need us because there are some doctors that are set in their ways and won't use it.
What system do you use? NM
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The problem is with our system.
As a Caucasion I do feel shame for what my ancestors have done to people of other races, especially to Native Americans. However, I cannot go back in time and fix that. The problem now is not that people want to come here, the problem is the gravy train our government allows outsiders that do come here. This is in no way good for the citizens of this country, no matter their original nationality. If I wanted to become a citizen of another country, the first thing I would expect to have to do is to learn the language. The powers that be have had a global economy as part of the agenda, and now we have it. This did not start with the current administration. I do not know if there is anything that can be done to help the situation at this point. The powers that be have what they want. If you are big business, then you can trade with anyone in any country who has the money. If this is what they wanted, at least they could level the playing field so that we could financially compete with those who are being given a free ride.
Then she'd get back on the system with
This is so-and-so, and I got disconnected AGAIN.
Call-in system
I have an internet based digital call in system with 4 ports. It is very simple to use. The doctor calls in and then the work is on the server, you load it with Express Scribe and do your work........If you want another transcriptionist to get work, then you just put in their e-mail address along with your doctor's key and it will automatically forward to the transcriptionist, while you still have a copy of the voice file to be able to double check the work. I bought mine through RT King.
abcdz system
Could you please explain?
Yep, but its the Dictaphone system...
My hospital rad account decided to "upgrade" their system which supposedly would take half an hour - its now 6 hours and counting - and the docs haven't been able to dictate since noon - boy R we in for a backlog tomorrow! 
Can't you log onto MQ's system and find that out?
I don't know about anyone else, but I would never stay with a company that didn't have enough work to keep me busy.
To sm, don't do it! Someone will call you and ask why you are off the system!
nm
Where can I get this vacuum system? NM
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DOS based system
Has anyone ever worked for a company that is DOS based? I started a new job today, and their system is in DOS. To me it is really old-school, but I guess I will just have to learn.
Can you use the DOS system with Windows XP?nm
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You can't explain it. Our system we have
set up, like I said before, does not help the people who really need it half the time. The people who can afford to build on the beach and build mansions at that, should have to rebuild themselves.
My point though is that not everyone can get out. Not everyone has that opportunity. I got so tired of hearing about it was the people's fault in New Orleans because they should have left. What do people not understand about not being able to leave if you have no vehicle? It is their local government's fault for not using the buses they had on hand.
Cerner is a pie system for MTs...(sm)
A hospital I used to work for went to Cerner about a year before I left. It was very nice for the MTs compared to the dinosaur system we had before it. The front office and billing I cannot say were so happy about it..and expect alot of headaches throughout your department until they get used to it. But as far as the MT side of it..it was great. LOVED the lil "sticky notes" you could enter on a document to bring something to the rad's attention before they could sign it off. 
About system restore, sorry about that
nm
Our problem is...system will
Therefore, we are not able to edit anything because we can't get in.
DocQScribe system help
Anyone use ShortHand and docuscribe together? With my old company i was using Word and shorthand. I had a macro set up to take me from blank to blank. I am lost on this new system. Any ideas on how to set this up? Thanks in advance!
Dawnrey
Do you use a digital system
How does it work on the clients end and on your end. How much did it cost?
Dictatphone System
I have an Enterprise Express that I would like to sell! If interested, please email me!
...that would be 'great' system! :) nm
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It depends on how the system is set up...sm
I have worked on several different Meditech systems. They are all different. Margins are different. How the lines and/or characters are counted are different. One system counts gross lines, one system counts all lines blank lines included, one system counts just characters. Some count the headers, some don't. I currently work on two systems and when I copied and put into word, one system was right on and the other had a descrepancy I though might be the header.
lanier system sm
Please help. Our Transcriptionist left abruptly, and we are needing to acess the files to pull a medical report. We have the job in que, but we are not able to get any further. Can someone walk us through getting this thing typed.
HELP!!! Just bought new system
any ideas?
DocShuttle System
How user friendly in the DocShuttle System? Any info. would be appreciated. How would you compare DocShuttle to DocQScribe or Webcorrect??
don't you also need the call in system with this? nm
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Get yourself a system...most important..
With Autocorrect, you have to remember everything! So I had to come up with a system that I would remember them. I use the letter *J* for anything that ends in *tion* or *sion,* the letter *Z* for endings with *ize* or *ization*, *x* for words that start with prefix of *ex*, for capitalizing abbreviations, such as HPI that you want to capitalize in a sentence, would be *xhpi.* I use *U* as in uhpi to bring up History of Physical Illness when needed in a sentence, as *HPI* will come up all caps for headings. I also have a system that I will use the first two letters of two words if I have already used the first letters of two words, such as *cp* for chest pain, *chpr* for chemistry profile. If those first two letters are used for something, I go to the first three letters of the first word and the first two letters of the second word. Also will use maybe the first four or five letters of a word. Also, have phrases, such as *sdnh* for she does not have, *shnos* for she has not seen, and just a lot of those types of things. Saves a lot of time. Also have, of course, what the docs constantly say, their little phrases they use all of the time. However, I do forget I have some of these things in there, and have to keep refreshing myself as with about 5000 abbreviations, it gets wicked!! But it really helps to have a system that helps you to remember what you have in there.
New system blues
We recently had a computer upgrade at the hospital where I work and we are having multiple issues. We are using Word 2003 in conjunction with Dictaphone Enterprise Express. First, does anyone know how to load the medical dictionary into the spell checker so that it pulls words from that dictionary? The spell check is stopping on almost every medical word and driving us all crazy! Secondly, the command CTRL+shift+spacebar is not keeping words together like it used to on our old system. Anybody have any clues as to why? Also, if you create a macro it will work fine until you sign off of word client, and when you sign back on, its gone. Any help would be appreciated...it has been a long 2 weeks! TIA.
I looked into that, but I need a system that will...
automatically route work to my MTs.
Thank you for the suggestion though!
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