SOAP's pay is higher even in the trainee/newbie stage. nm

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recommended by my ophthalmologist. but ONLY at this point in my deteriorating near vision.  You do make a very valid point, as my ophthalmologist did warn me that I will probably eventually require bifocals. I would NEVER recommend dollar store reading glasses to a person that does not have regular eye exams.  Deterioration of vision under any circumstance could be a warning sign of potential health problems.

I have been wearing glasses for far vision for almost 40 years.  This near vision problem just started recently. I only use the dollar store reading glasses when I am wearing my contact lenses.  I have routine eye exams every year, including glaucoma screening etc. and I am fortunate enough, at least for now, to be able to get away with dollar store reading glasses.

My appointment with the eye doc is coming up in December and I have this sinking feeling that the time has come for bifocals for my regular glasses or prescription reading glasses when I'm wearing my contacts. Worst case scenario would be bifocal contacts.  WAY too expensive for those and I'm not THAT vain!  I just like the far vision much better with contacts than with glasses.

Gosh, I'm only 45. I was in hopes that the companies that print the instructions/warnings, etc., on a bottle of over the counter analgesics were just making the print smaller.

Ain't life just grand?

In answer to your first question, I just hope MT stays lucrative at least until I can collect Social Security.....four more years, I think.

About stage fright, my son teaches fourth grade. He is a wonderful teacher and is to at ease with his students. But whenever he has to speak in front of any other type of crowd, he's a basket case. If you're meant to be a teacher you'll do fine.

Yes that is correct they are chart or clinical notes.  The dentist that I used to work for liked the charts written up in that fashion.

S- subjective

O- objective

A- assessment

P- plan

I may sound dumb, but what is a SOAP note??

I have my my own account of three OB-GYNs that use a SOAP sheet type heading on a regular piece of paper. It takes up about 2.5" on the top of the first page of each patient note. It is paper that is purchased from a printing company and they write in the patient's name, vitals, LMP, type of contraception, etc. in the appropriate areas. I have my margins set so I start typing under this info. The problem I have had is these sheets will jam up in any of the three printers I have and I just bought a new all-in-one printer and these sheets will actually get so stuck I have to tear them out of my printer! I know it is because they have been handled, written on, sometimes have corners folded, etc. I normally have a second page I print and sometimes even a third, and I print all the notes at one time or it would take me forever to print out their transcription as I normally have 30-40 pages from each doc! I even made sure the paper I purchased for second, third pages is the same weight as this SOAP heading sheet and it makes no difference. It does not jam with every first page/header page, but it does it on average at least three times while I am printing out one doc's work. This wastes a lot of my time, is frustrating, and I feel it is going to ruin my printer/roller bar with it jamming so badly.

When I spoke with the OM, she said they would quit sending these SOAP sheets with the info on them and then they would just add them to the patient's chart as the first page after I return the transcription. However, I just received a message when I returned home that the docs are not happy with this and do not want it done this way.

When I met with the OM, she said they can change this pre-printed "form" to a half page (which will save them money). I am not exactly sure why they do not like the way things have been changed other than this pertinent info is no longer directly on that first page of the patient's note.

Does anyone have ANY suggestions as to what I could do that they might agree to? I know I had mentioned to the OM when I met with her (to discuss going digital) that perhaps they could use the same form on a half page or even smaller as a label to adhere to the patient note and she said "no way"! They will NOT use adhesive anything. I need to resolve this problem TODAY so sure would appreciate some suggestions/feedback.

TIA.

Some of my docs use the SOAP  -see below, all broken down into these paragrahs with headings.

S: (subjective)

O: (objective/physical)

A: (assessment)

P: (plan)

Others, my surgical oncology docs, just dictate and I put them in paragraph form and no headings.   Also I have one that does the S and O and then puts his Assesment and Plan in one paragraph.  

Hope that helps.  Patti

For those of you who transcribe SOAP notes, do you capitalize each word in the diagnosis?  I have seen it both ways, and I was not sure if there is a rule to this. 

DX:  Low Back Pain. 

DX:  Low back pain.

Thank you!

Could someone explain the difference between an office note and a SOAP note when doing transcribing for a specialty doctor. Thanks.

or is it common to transcribe headings within a SOAP report? For example, a SOAP report with a PE section?

Thanks in advance!

Promoting her little dream of a soap opera with press conferences with her super glossy eyeshadow and false eyelashes.  Sweet.  How many opportunities does Mrs. Twitty get to get all this attention?  Might as well milk it.