Ask your QA person. Accounts term their labs differently. nm
Posted By: CL on 2005-08-02
In Reply to: Is there a lab test called Chem-684? - becky
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I've heard the term nighthawk, person who works night shift.
Subject: I've heard the term nighthawk, person who works night shift.
do it, regardless if dictated differently...nm
Subject: do it, regardless if dictated differently...nm
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UR right! He was just pronouncing it differently. Thanks
Subject: UR right! He was just pronouncing it differently. Thanks
Dorland and Stedman state differently SM
Subject: Dorland and Stedman state differently SM
ostiomeatal (os·tio·me·a·tal) (os”te-o-me-a´təl) [ostium + meatal] pertaining to an opening (ostium) and a meatus, especially in the nasal cavity.
I respect your link, but I can find many words spelled incorrectly on the 'net. One must go with trusted sources.
I made this mistake for years and was never corrected until... well, thats another story!
That always made sense to me too, but references say differently NM
Subject: That always made sense to me too, but references say differently NM
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That's it, thank you! If it had been pronounced slightly differently, hope I would've gotten
Subject: That's it, thank you! If it had been pronounced slightly differently, hope I would've gotten it :)
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Just comes from experience. Every job I've worked has handled it differently.
Subject: Just comes from experience. Every job I've worked has handled it differently.
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I see thumbs down as he is raising arms away from body. Others might see differently tho.nm
Subject: I see thumbs down as he is raising arms away from body. Others might see differently tho.nm
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Is there a suture material that sounds like Monopril but spelled differently?
Subject: Is there a suture material that sounds like Monopril but spelled differently?
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I have two accounts..
Subject: I have two accounts..
One actually wants "same" as the post op dx and one wants the preop dx.
I also have two accounts that want it different.
Subject: I also have two accounts that want it different.
Characters would be less for 1-9 as opposed to one through nine. It also depends on client preference. It is hard to train your fingers to do one or the other. I am old-school and have always done one through nine, 10, 11, 12, and so on. I have to retrain my fingers. I also have an account that requires I type the 1st the time the patient came in, and the other requirest the first time the patient came in.
or I should say, some accounts want (sm)
Subject: or I should say, some accounts want (sm)
you to put the s on IF it is dictated. Style preference is now without s.
I have my own accounts and they want the symbol.
Subject: I have my own accounts and they want the symbol.
They could care less what BOS has to say.
Many accounts want this expanded
Subject: Many accounts want this expanded
now because it's on the dangerous abbrev. list
I have a few former accounts that insist on cc. nm
Subject: I have a few former accounts that insist on cc. nm
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preference of most accounts is to
Subject: preference of most accounts is to
leave off the s, except when it would make an awkward construction, e.g. the patient has Alzheimer's (in that case leave the s). But some accounts still want the s.
on my accounts, it's Cerner
Subject: on my accounts, it's Cerner
don't know if it's the same nationwide, though.
Two of my "dozens" accounts (too many!)....sm
Subject: Two of my "dozens" accounts (too many!)....sm
are private surgical hospitals, and even with laparoscopies, cystoscopies, hysteroscopies, etc., there are small 1cm incisions, but you are very correct, with either upper OR lower endoscopies (colon or sigmoid) you would have the scope directly inserted..........does anyone else get hired on for "one or two" accounts and end up with a dozen??? just wondering after all this time....
Might add I didn't do BOS on my accounts. sm
Subject: Might add I didn't do BOS on my accounts. sm
We used that abbrev all the time but I don't know if it is allowerd on BOS. nm
I use disc myself for all accounts I transcribe for...nm
Subject: I use disc myself for all accounts I transcribe for...nm
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not all accounts use BOS....mine don't, so don't misinform--nm
Subject: not all accounts use BOS....mine don't, so don't misinform--nm
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if all accounts were just that easy LOL. no such luck. xx
Subject: if all accounts were just that easy LOL. no such luck. xx
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The accounts that I ASR are verbatim, therefore, I put exactly what they say (within reason) and if
Subject: The accounts that I ASR are verbatim, therefore, I put exactly what they say (within reason) and if a serious question arises I stick in a QA mark with the appropriate question.
I have on my verbatim accounts without being told otherwise.
Subject: I have on my verbatim accounts without being told otherwise.
This can differ by accounts. I have been asked
Subject: This can differ by accounts. I have been asked
to use subcu, subq, and one account sub-Q (which looks really weird to me!).
Calling on anyone doing psych accounts
How can I write PEC able as a word?? PEC-able, PECable, or 2 separate words? I'm about to pull my hair out with this report. ESL whose dialect is unbelievable...on ASR. Uggg! Any help appreciated.
Some accounts want no personal info
Subject: Some accounts want no personal info
at all in the report, others want pertinent people listed. It depends on the facility/account.
Per client's wishes. I have accounts where
Subject: Per client's wishes. I have accounts where
we spell liters out - 2 liters and one we use the abbreviation 2 L.
we have PACS for radiology on my accounts (nm)
Subject: we have PACS for radiology on my accounts (nm)
my accounts use BOS as a baseline, dictators override it. sm
Subject: my accounts use BOS as a baseline, dictators override it. sm
in retrospect, every account I've ever had has done it that way.
Thanks! Today I'm getting jobs on unfamiliar accounts
Subject: Thanks! Today I'm getting jobs on unfamiliar accounts
and specialties. Appreciate your help.
I use tib-fib, but I would say it depends on the account. Some verbatim accounts do not like abbrevi
Subject: I use tib-fib, but I would say it depends on the account. Some verbatim accounts do not like abbreviations, others want it strictly verbatim. The rest seems appropriate to me, but I would say it is dorsiflex the ankle.
If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you
Subject: If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you can put it also as 10 (superscript 5)
Personally, I would put incised and drained (unless one of those really strict verbatim accounts)
Subject: Personally, I would put incised and drained (unless one of those really strict verbatim accounts)
most accounts don't care (not as fussy as BOS authors). I have a shortcut that expands out. NM
Subject: most accounts don't care (not as fussy as BOS authors). I have a shortcut that expands out. NM
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But I have seen one person in particular
who asks word after word that could easily be looked up. You can tell by the rest of the sentence and the s/l. I don't mind helping newbies; in fact, I enjoy it; but give me a break. Do some of the research yourselves, guys.
Are you a QA person?
Subject: Are you a QA person?
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Do you have a QA person to ask? or the doc himself, maybe? nm
Subject: Do you have a QA person to ask? or the doc himself, maybe? nm
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UR welcome, I am also an MQ-MT/ME person...sm
Subject: UR welcome, I am also an MQ-MT/ME person...sm
Enjoy your Springtime !!!! It's either summer here or more summer and I do always miss the 4 seasons!!
if a person has a...
Subject: if a person has a...
fracture of their fifth metatarsal would this make sense for an examination of it.
There is no numbness in his **sural nerve distribution.**
sural nerve distribution is in question. It sounds like what the doctor is saying. tia.
My QA person told me Sub-Q
Subject: My QA person told me Sub-Q
The best thing to do would be to ask your QA person sm
Subject: The best thing to do would be to ask your QA person sm
as some accounts are not able to process certain symbols. If you were able to do it the usual, correct way, it would be m with a superscripted 2 (no spaces, no periods). Some accounts I've done in the past have requested it written out as you have it. Best to check with your QA.
We know. This person has lots of sm
Subject: We know. This person has lots of sm
trouble with the English language, to say nothing of the medical language. His (I'm assuming he's male) questions are very confusing. See above. It's scary.
For once, MRS, I agree with you. Any person sm
Subject: For once, MRS, I agree with you. Any person sm
doing medical transcription who does use a dictionary has NO BUSINESS pretending to be a MT!!!
and we think you have answered a person....nm
Subject: and we think you have answered a person....nm
QA? That poster is a QA person??...sm
Subject: QA? That poster is a QA person??...sm
must be brand new to QA....my QA person would definitely know that cold agglutinin has to do with blood and not the spine...IMHO..and wouldn't make those *most diabetics have hypertension* types of blanket statements and my QA person is up there in years of experience......and work ethics.
Who knows - anyone can be anything on this medium we call the web.
Take it all with a HUGE grain of salt, and believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear in the life. For all we know, the poster could be a troll. Again, we don't know that yet - we'd have to take a *wait and watch* attitude.
My QA person just told me it was
Subject: My QA person just told me it was
Parent-Child Relationship Programme. You're too good, MT50!
Your QA person is wrong
Subject: Your QA person is wrong
This is my pet peeve drug I know exactly what you are looking for. Took me forever to find it and wrote it in my ophthalmology book but updated my book and, of course, forgot to copy it over so the search continues....
wow, thank you so very much smart person!!
Subject: wow, thank you so very much smart person!!
Check with your QA person on that one. sm
Subject: Check with your QA person on that one. sm
Some clients don't like superscripts. BTW, it's pansensitivity (one word)
If I were a betting person....
Subject: If I were a betting person....
...I would think you were right. It makes sense in the context of this operation. I'm going to re-listen and give it a shot. Thanks for your help!
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