It depends on the client...
Posted By: nn on 2009-01-07
In Reply to: Format ? - MT with questions
Subject: It depends on the client...
If it is dictated as medications include, I would type MEDICATIONS: Include aspirin, Prilosec etc... If the dictator dictates medications and then starts numbering them, I would type MEDICATIONS:
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Are there any samples of the work for you to look at? Sometimes when in doubt, they are helpful. Hope that helps. This is just what I do.
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And that depends on what the client wants. sm
Subject: And that depends on what the client wants. sm
I really think these are questions you should ask your employer, assuming this is work related. Style and rules can vary from company to company. Most will provide you with a list of rules or specs and sample reports. If they haven't, you might ask for that. When in doubt, I follow BOS guidelines, though.
Depends on the client..
Subject: Depends on the client..
Some prefer it just the way you have it and others 4/4. :-)
depends on what the client wants
Subject: depends on what the client wants
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I think it depends on the client, but if they are
Subject: I think it depends on the client, but if they are
okay with abbreviated forms, you could do "U-tox," if not then I would type it as urine toxicology.
depends on client profile...sm
Subject: depends on client profile...sm
Rule of thumb is verbatim........
I think it depends on your client preference
Subject: I think it depends on your client preference
I usually would type 2-5, but my client doesn't want numbers 1-10 to be spelled out.
Depends on client profile...
Subject: Depends on client profile...
If you have a verbatim account I would type as is. If not vertabim I would change it to gastroenterology. Really I think it depends on what your QA would say. Mine would do as above.
Depends on the client. One of mine wants it -(sm)-
Subject: Depends on the client. One of mine wants it -(sm)-
typed as Ƈ-year history', and another one wants it to be 'one-year history'. I think either is correct, though I would spell out the word 'one' if it's at the beginning of a sentence.
That's right! Client's way is the right way, sm
Subject: That's right! Client's way is the right way, sm
as they're paying for it. However, when I give answers here, I go by BOS as we all work for different clients. You're right, though, the client's preference prevails, right or wrong, or in-between.
Not as far as MY client wants it..
Subject: Not as far as MY client wants it..
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Up to client
Subject: Up to client
I have been doing hem/onc for 7-1/2 years, and it seems as though every account I have worked on uses their own style, i.e., currently I work on M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and they want stage IA, IIB, IIIC, etc., written as stage I-A, II-B, III-C, etc., plus a few other things that are done differently than normal. The client is always right, so you have to be sure to follow their guidelines.
Nothing to do with the client. If
Subject: Nothing to do with the client. If
x
That would be per the client, but most
Subject: That would be per the client, but most
hospitals I have worked for want it under Labs.
That would entirely be per the client.
Subject: That would entirely be per the client.
We type 2 p.m. unless they say "O'clock" and for 08 per BOS I believe 2008 would be correct.
Per your client, but not normally unless in an
Subject: Per your client, but not normally unless in an
x
It is however your client wants. However,
Subject: It is however your client wants. However,
how do you know if you expand to Psychiatry or Psychology, Psychiatrist or Psychologist???
Not unless your client wants it. Where I
Subject: Not unless your client wants it. Where I
x
You do what your client wants.
Subject: You do what your client wants.
x
It is all according to the client. Some want
Subject: It is all according to the client. Some want
numbered lists, some don't. Need to check with them.
It is all according to the client. Some want
Subject: It is all according to the client. Some want
numbered lists, some don't. Need to check with them.
It is all according to how your client
Subject: It is all according to how your client
wants things done. Some want headings for everything, some want verbatim. Need to check with your supervisor and/or client.
Depends....
Subject: Depends....
I have an ortho doc that insists on using it the way the dictionary shows it, follow-up. He is not of old school, very young and a professor. Says it is his biggest pet peeve to see it ever used without the hyphen, and doesn't care much for BOS rules.
So, when in doubt, I do it exactly the way the dictator wants it no matter what I think.
think it depends on where you are...sm
Subject: think it depends on where you are...sm
like colour/color, theatre/theater, etc. i think "hiccups" is more common in usa.
Depends...sm
Subject: Depends...sm
It honestly depends on your employer's guidelines. Check with your Editor/QA staff. Sometimes there is just no way to make a doc make sense on paper without changing everything around and so it's easier just to really type verbatim; some docs only need a tweak here and there, so you really need to find out what 'verbatim' means as applied to the account you are working on.
Depends
Subject: Depends
One nurse's notes
Two (or more) nurses' notes
depends on the doc
Subject: depends on the doc
I worked for a chiropractor who wanted it disc but every other type of doc I've done wanted it disk
depends on how much.....
Subject: depends on how much.....
leeway you have. With the comma there, it looks strange. If you have to transcribe verbatim, I would put a hyphen....thus, * New patient - arm pain...* If you have more leeway you could make a sentence * This is a new patient with a chief complaint of arm pain *. If that is too much and looks like you are padding lines, then you could try just * New patient with arm pain *
depends on what it is...
Subject: depends on what it is...
a stroke could be evolving or completed....
Depends -- sm
Subject: Depends -- sm
I think it depends on the state where you want the information.
type for a hospital in Washington state, and they have a state licensure site with just about everything in the same site (i.e. physicians and physical therapists, nurses, etc. )
On the other hand, Arizona has only the doctors in its doctor database, and you have go to the Arizona physical therapist site to search for them.
Generally, when I first start typing a particular state, it takes a while to build up a set of search sites, but as I find them I add them to my favorites and then create a category for that state, so I don't have to search so much the next time.
Have a great day.
it depends
Subject: it depends
It depends on if it is modifying something.
The diameter of the wound is 1 cm.
There is a 2-cm length length discrepancy.
That's how I decide whether to hyphenate or not. On plural numbers, you can something tell if it should be hyphenated if it is said singular - i.e. six centimeters = 6 cm or six centimeter difference 6-cm difference
does that help?
Depends
Subject: Depends
Depends on the client preference. Generally, cardiorenal is accepted. Otherwise, it would be cardiac renal. I think he was just tripping.
Depends where you are from.. :-)
Subject: Depends where you are from.. :-)
Depends...
Subject: Depends...
I think it would depend on the specifics for that account - the hospital I work for would want it to read: 110 to 120 over 70 systolic.
Depends
Subject: Depends
I would not number unless doc states or your MTSO allows you to number arbitrarily, but kind of touchy with diagnoses, could confuse the issue. BUT I don't think it'd be wrong to number as follows:
1. INTERNAL DERANGEMENT, RIGHT KNEE.
2. TEAR OF LATERAL MENISCUS, RULE OUT MEDIAL MENISCUS TEAR.
3. EARLY DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS.
OR if you don't number, I'd punctuate:
INTERNAL DERANGEMENT, RIGHT KNEE. TEAR OF THE LATERAL MENISCUS. RULE OUT MEDIAL MENISCUS TEAR. EARLY DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS.
or you could put semi-colons in between.
But I'd put "DIAGNOSES." These are clearly more than one issue.
depends, does he say a few or 3?...sm
Subject: depends, does he say a few or 3?...sm
if he says a few then spell it all out, a few millimeters by a few millimeters as it is not a specific measure. Also may need to drop the .0 on 3.0, most of the time trailing zero is dropped unless verbatim.
depends on how it is being used
Subject: depends on how it is being used
depends
Subject: depends
It depends on what the client wants
It depends...
Subject: It depends...
If it's part of the name of the clinic (i.e., "Smith Family Planning Clinic"), yes.
If not, (i.e., "The patient went to the family planning clinic."), no.
depends
Subject: depends
They are hyphenated when as a group they form an adjective, a compound modifier. So it's an "over-the-counter medication" -- but the medication was purchased over the counter.
The medication is taken as needed, but it is taken on an as-needed basis.
Think of it this way: if you can substitute the phrase with "blue" and it makes sense, it gets hyphenated.
Depends on the doc...
Subject: Depends on the doc...
Patella tendinitis refers to the patella itself. Patellar tendinitis refers to the general area of the patella. They both actually are the same. Condyle-condylar. Patella-patellar. Interchangeable. I usually use the word that the doc does. There really is no difference except sometimes one sounds better in the context of the sentence. :-)
if your company or client is using BOS
Subject: if your company or client is using BOS
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might depend on client
Subject: might depend on client
I have been using weightbear and weightbearing for the past two years and neither the QA or the client have every complained or requested otherwise. matter of opinion, I guess.
it's really client preference.......nm
Subject: it's really client preference.......nm
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Definitely client preference, if they have one, but -- sm
Subject: Definitely client preference, if they have one, but -- sm
barring that, the AAMT has come out saying that "disk" is preferred over "disc" (for whatever that's worth), though both are still acceptable.
I've had some clients with a preference for "disc" with respect to the eyes, and "disk" when referring to the spine, but the vast majority (in my recent experience) have shown a preference for disk in all cases.
Best to ask your QA how the client prefers this to be done. nm
Subject: Best to ask your QA how the client prefers this to be done. nm
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Do it per client specifics.
Subject: Do it per client specifics.
Client preference here. nm :)
Subject: Client preference here. nm :)
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The client will most likely let you know how they want it or your employer. sm
Subject: The client will most likely let you know how they want it or your employer. sm
Apparently BOS states both ways. Ex. X-rays, 2 views, blah, blah, blah.. or X-rays, two views, blah, blah, blah.... Same would apply with 1st and first. I've had experiences where the client dictates which way they'd like it, and both are correct depending on which BOS you go by. Hope this helps.
Our client prefers
Subject: Our client prefers
DO NOT RESUSCITATE
and
DO NOT INTUBATE
Strangely enough, they do not want allergies capped.
it's really client preference.........
Subject: it's really client preference.........
I have a client profile that says DO NOT add...
Subject: I have a client profile that says DO NOT add...
paragraphs and I don't add them in those notes. Otherwise, I have never heard of a rule not to. QS may have client profiles confused.
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