Many accounts want this expanded
Posted By: desperado on 2007-09-23
In Reply to: sorry..I meant the abbrv. version.. q.hs? q.h.s.?? not sure - style
Subject: Many accounts want this expanded
now because it's on the dangerous abbrev. list
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I expanded it...Thanks!!
Subject: I expanded it...Thanks!!
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Should EKG be expanded in Assessment?
Subject: Should EKG be expanded in Assessment?
ASSESSMENT: Abnormal EKG.
That is what some say but it is incorrect. Expanded I's and O's would be
Subject: That is what some say but it is incorrect. Expanded I's and O's would be
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If the facility does not want it expanded,
Subject: If the facility does not want it expanded,
then you don't. Could be a specific rule of a particular client. If you are told not to, then don't.
by mouth, the expanded form of po, yes, per os
Subject: by mouth, the expanded form of po, yes, per os
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I have always expanded to C. difficile, hate slang. nm
Subject: I have always expanded to C. difficile, hate slang. nm
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Thanks ..is it okay to wirte the slang term? Or should it be expanded?
Subject: Thanks ..is it okay to wirte the slang term? Or should it be expanded?
Do admission orders need to be expanded? eg. C&S, CBC, STAT
Subject: Do admission orders need to be expanded? eg. C&S, CBC, STAT
Thanks for your help.
It's in Recommendations, and I have found it in the hospital employment listings but NOT expanded
Subject: It's in Recommendations, and I have found it in the hospital employment listings but NOT expanded, so still scratching head.
AAMT BOS Second Ed says, "The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short..s
Subject: AAMT BOS Second Ed says, "The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short..sm
"The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short form is used it should be written as two words: pro time."
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.
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
xx
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.
Ask your QA person. Accounts term their labs differently. nm
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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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Please give the entire sentence/context of the word, have lost of Ortho/Surgical/Rad accounts...nm
Subject: Please give the entire sentence/context of the word, have lost of Ortho/Surgical/Rad accounts...nm
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Depends on the account: My verbatim account is VERBATIM and other accounts I put 3100
Subject: Depends on the account: My verbatim account is VERBATIM and other accounts I put 3100
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