there is no universal template..sm
Posted By: mj on 2007-04-30
In Reply to: Formatting Questions? - angel
You will find that each physician, physician practice, hospital specialty, etc. will have their own format style with many of the basic headings of an H&P, Consultation, Operative Report, Discharge Summary, etc. Some docs use headings, others do not. The formatting comes with account specifics. The fund of knowledge involved with knowing medications, doses, medical terms, surgical equipment is much more important than worrying about templates initially. Doctors make many mistakes with medication doses, misspell or mispronounce important medical terms and drugs. It is our job to know when they make mistakes and produce an acurrate report. AAMT guidelines are found in the AAMT book of style. About half of my doctor clients have followed these rules and the others prefer their own particular style, abbreviations, etc. It is always a learning process each and every day. I continue to learn daily after doing this for 20+ years. Good luck.
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