Nana - thanks. (sm)

Can I get more advice from you on that first way you do it - when I talk to my boss Monday? 

How long have you been doing this?  Is it working to everybody's satisfaction? 

Please write to me if you have anything more you can share about it.  I'm working for a walk-in clinic with about 5 centers and they are going a little crazy at the moment trying to figure out how to do all this.

keywestsweetie@gmail.com

Thanks

Chrissy

• DIFFICULT? - transfer word reports into digital charts? (sm) - chrissy
  • Nor sure is this is what you want - EMR's - Patti
    • Thanks patti! (sm) - chrissy
  • See message - Nana
    • I have gone to DocuTrac web site but don't see anything but - chrissy
    • one more ques nana: digital signature. ?how do you get it on there (sm) - chrissy
    • Nana - thanks. (sm) - chrissy

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I am not very old, but have been doing this a long, long time.  I worked on a typewriter with carbon paper.  Strolling down memory lane!  What a joy!  I'm sure you found out like I did that the world of computers has made life easier to a degree; however, like you I am from the old school where I still pull out my Stedman's even though Google is just a keystroke or two away from me.  I guess I just feel better seeing it in black and white on paper.  I have had to learn to dwell amongst this wonderful cyber world!  I love this board, and I liked your post.  Well put!  We need you Nana!  Keep up the good work!  The new MTs coming into this field are the wave to our future, and I feel they deserve a chance.  We were all new once.  A lot of us were fortunate enough to work on-site for a long time before diving into the shark tank from home!  LOL - This helped me so much!  I am still learning each and every day even after this long time and I am loving every minute of it.  MT or BUST!     

I wanted to move this discussion back to the top so I started a new thread.  She asked if I share any websites or information with the MTs I QA and my answer is, I do.  

For instance, when looking up a doctor's name, did any of the MTs here know that most states have a state department for professional licensing where you can look up MDs, DOs, physical therapists, nurses (both LPNs and RNs), etc?  So in addition to using the AMA, website which is great because you can do a sound alike search, you can also go to each state's licensing website.  I should add that no one ever told me this when I was an MT.  I just discovered it on my own because I cared enough about the work I put out to make sure I exhausted every resource possible.

Another nifty, self-taught, trick of the trade... I have the website for every facility for every account I work on in my favorites.  A lot of times a facility will have a doctor finder on their website.  In addition, they may say the name of a ward or department that you might be able to reference on the website.  Not to mention, it helps to know where the facility is located for future reference such as when a dictator mentions a place of employment in a patient's social history.  If you know where your facility is located, then you can look at the yellow pages online for that area.

I always share any great terminology or drug websites I come across.  There's a great website that will list most every hospital in any particular state and a link to that hospital's website.  All I had to do to find that website was do a Google search for "hospitals in Arizona or California or Texas" (whatever state you need) and I found theagapecenter.com website.

No one person ever sat me down as an MT and gave me a step by step on how to use my reference books or the internet.  I taught myself because I CARED.  That's the problem with a lot of the MTs I QA.  They don't care.  The say the MTSOs only care about the bottom line, well the MTs only care about the bottom line too and the end result is poor quality and subsequently loss of American jobs.

But so what?!?!  I'm just a dragon lady and most QA people are just big meanies anyway.  MTs can keep blaming everybody else for their low wages and offshoring, but it's time to step up and take some responsibility.

I do my part by being very lenient with the MTs when reviewing work -- i.e., I don't count off for using cc versus mL or for typing Alzheimer's instead of Alzheimer, etc.  The dangerous abbreviations list is for written notes and orders on the patient's chart.

The flip side of me being lenient is when another QA person counts off for things I've been lenient on, then the MT throws a fit and says "well one QA says one thing and another QA says another."

So, there is a need for a standardized set of rules across the board that all companies should adhere to.  I'm just not sure AAMT or whatever they are called now are the people for the job.  It should be a committee made up of MTs and dictators.

JMO