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Medical Abbreviations, Neil M. Davis (you can use the online resource, but I just find it quicker to flip through this little book instead).

Stedman's Equipment Words

AAMT Book of Style

Advice:  Don't go overboard and spend too much money on books.

I use my pharmaceutical word book most often, then Stedman GI/GU & Stedman Equipment.  I have a used 2004 Pharmaceutical word book (Drake & Drake) if you would like it.

I am going to buy some reference books to have.  Can you all help me in getting the ones I need.  I will doing a variety of reports...cardiology, radiology, emergency departments ect....

I appreciate it!!!!  :)

I just wonder because I am so sick of correcting reports where the MT has obviously just guessed at what is being dictated or what she heard rather than taking a minute to crack open a freaking book or at the very least Google it.

QA is a resource not a freaking safety net for MTs who can't or won't do the job they were hired for.  Part of the job description for medical transcription is to be both productive AND accurate!  Nowhere does it say, if you don't know, just guess or if you don't know, just leave a blank -- don't look it up or use the internet -- just leave a blank. 

While I'm at it, let me just say to all the MTs out there who have being "doing this for years" and don't think they could ever possibly make a mistake -- YOU ARE WRONG!  To the MTs who use "that's how we were told to do it at my last job" as your battle cry -- THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A STANDARDIZED REFERENCE BOOK CALLED THE AAMT BOS!

I don't care how you did it at your last job.  I don't care if that is what you thought you heard.  I don't care if your spell check didn't catch it.  And I don't care how long you've been an MT.  You should have known how to spell it, you should own a reference book, you should own a copy of the BOS, and years of experience in no way replaces a good solid education!  Finally, you should take the time to educate yourself, look things up you aren't sure of, and just plain care about the content of your work -- not just how much of it you can get done.

 << Getting off my soapbox now.

have Stedman's Medical Dictationary on CD and I do use it quite a bit, but that's more because the actual print dictionary is so darn heavy to pick up and look a word up!

I've accepted a job as a inhouse transcriptionist/front office person for a smallish physical medicine and rehabilitation practice (one doctor and five other office staff). I've been looking for good fit for my skills, experience and personality for over a year.  It's been especially hard as I've had personal, family and finanacial problems as well during this time.  In other words, this is almost too perfect to believe--I'd given up hoping that anything good would happen for me, so I do want desperately to make this work.  The doctor is a D.O. and, from the interview, she treats fibromyalgia, musculoskeletal diseases, traumatic brain injury, as well as provides comprehensive rehabilitation.  I have had six years of physical therapy dictation and probably 1-1/2 years of family medicine-type dictation all told in three other jobs. 

My questions are:  what are some references to have?  I've been told I can load any software that would help me, after it's checked out by the office manager.  Also, any hints, do's and don't's about working inhouse?  The clerical part will be answering phones and scheduling as needed and filing.  Many thanks for your suggestions!

the dictating physician will often forget to say the doctor's first name, and there will be 20 Dr. So-and-sos listed.  Or they spell the easy names like Smith, but not the difficult ones that they mangle the pronunciation on.  Then they carbon copy six different physicians.  I've got the hospital directory, online hospital website, online physician address lookup, Google, and other resources, but it's still very time consuming.

I'm thinking I like Meditech better.  LOL  At least everything was in there.  F7, F10, arrow down, save, you're done.

Here are the links from my favorite places. I also have a word list if you need it. Let me know.

http://www.appi.org/dsm.cfx

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11428699&dopt=Abstract

http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/pa/pa03/pa03pdf/0306C-SWS.pdf

http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/curriculum/juvenile/glossary.htm

http://psychclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/mse.pdf

http://www1.umn.edu/mmpi/Reprints/The%20comparability%20of%20MMPI%20and%20MMPI-2%20scales%20and%20profiles.html

http://www.psychiatry.msu.edu/Clerkship/MentalStatusExam.pdf

http://www.unl.edu/buros/bimm/html/index12.html

http://www.pearsonassessments.com/tests/mmpi_2.htm

http://www.falseallegations.com/mmpi-bw.htm

http://www.brainsource.com/nptests.htm

http://neuro.psyc.memphis.edu/NeuroPsyc/np-dx-demen.htm

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/tests/newfy99.html

http://www.wright.edu/~robert.rando/Interviewing/Class2-05.htm

http://www.utah.edu/umed/courses/year3/psychiatry/psychaid.html

http://angelsghosts.com/state_of_fear.html

http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/assess/mse.htm

http://www.psychpage.com/objective/mmpi2_overview.htm

I have done psych work for over 5 years and it's not just every day words.  I use several web sources (as listed by Amy) and also a psych book.  My psychiatrists also have to report the patient's medical history, so you have to know that as well.  Not to mention, a lot of people have psychiatric problems because of medical conditions. 

Stedman's has a great book that has listings of all the psychiatric tests.  Because of reports going to the medical doctors and psych abbreviations not being common, everything has to be spelled out (at least with my docs).  A lot of the psychotropic drugs can also cause medical conditions, like lithium causing hypothyroidism, Mellaril causing heart problems, Zyprexa and Depakote causing metabolic disorders, etc. so there is a lot of medical going on.  I keep my regular Stedman's on hand, lab/path, cardio, endocrine, ortho (a lot of psych drugs cause imbalances causing falls, which in turn fractures).  I could keep going on, but I think you get the idea.

It is very interesting work, but can be a downer. Good luck!

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm

Does anyone know how to check resources on Windows-XP, also on Windows 98?  Thanks

Hi Becka ,

I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties. It sounds like this Robin person (I don't know anything about her other than what I have seen you post here) if these claims are true (I have no reason to doubt they are) is committing theft and fraud. Contacting  the Labor Board (federal and state) suggestion is a good idead , but if she is doing this across state lines (that is she is in one state and conducting business with people residing in other states) she is subject to criminal prosectuion by the federal government. I would suggest you go to the U.S. Attorney's office nearest you and see about filing a federal criminal complaint against here. Of course , you also have an avenue for recovery of wages owed you by here through the state / federal district courts , as well.

MT desk has some useful samples. A recent one that I've bookmarked  is this.

http://medicaltranscriptionwordhelp.googlepages.com/operativesamplereports

I work for a large national and am changing accounts to a psychiatric clinic.  I've done a bit of behavioral medicine in the past, but don't have a lot of experience with psychiatric work and would like to brush up on my knowledge before I start with the new account.

Is anyone aware of any resources (books, websites, training classes) out there to help me grasp the psych. basics and terminology?  I appreciate any and all suggestions.

Thanks!