Not above poster, but every place I've worked has wanted
Posted By: regimen instead of regime. nm on 2007-08-27
In Reply to: Actually could be either regime or regimen - see inside - me
Subject: Not above poster, but every place I've worked has wanted
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I worked on an account that wanted us to use pus-like, but you are right. nm
Subject: I worked on an account that wanted us to use pus-like, but you are right. nm
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Not where I've worked
Subject: Not where I've worked
The places I work at make it real clear. If the doctor states Synthroid 100 mg and you type it and leave it that way, that is a patient care error which is the highest number of points I've ever seen taken off. We have to have 98% or above accuracy and if you mess up and drop below that, you either get correction action (at one place) or get 5% of your pay reduced (at current place). Now I agree with you that it shouldn't be that way. My sister-in-law is a nurse and is appalled that we have to do that since we are not in the chain of responsibility regarding medication distribution. Unfortunately, at least where I've worked, we are responsible for knowing all meds and proper dosages which is why my former employer gives Quick Look to all its employees.
I can only speak for the ones I've worked for...
Subject: I can only speak for the ones I've worked for...
Only 1 company wanted "disc". The rest wanted "disk".
I've worked on site with radiologists
Subject: I've worked on site with radiologists
at both hospitals and an outpatient center. AND I worked in the operating room.
So I offered the OP my best ideas, and all I got for attempting to help was sarcasm.
You're welcome. Dang.
The companies I've worked for favor writing it out, sm
Subject: The companies I've worked for favor writing it out, sm
but it depends on if your account is strict "type what they say" and abbreviations like this are okay. I'm not in my office so I can't check BOS, but I'd bet the BOS says write it out unless you have strict rules about typing what is dictated.
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've been looking all over the place for your S/L's sm
Subject: I've been looking all over the place for your S/L's sm
and not coming up with anything helpful. Could the valve be a Cimino, the head frame an Elekta or Medtronic stereotactic head holder? I'll look a little while longer and see if I can come up with something.
No problem, worked for Urologists for 8 years so I've heard the term a time or two
Subject: No problem, worked for Urologists for 8 years so I've heard the term a time or two
:)
Not routine in any place I've been. Depends on your smarmy QA! LOL..nm
Subject: Not routine in any place I've been. Depends on your smarmy QA! LOL..nm
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You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.
Subject: You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.
nm
when I worked
Subject: when I worked
at a hospital in-house, they required 4-year-10-month-old...
Where I have worked, this has been
Subject: Where I have worked, this has been
called a dangerous abbreviation or a doctorism (or nurse practitionerism) or something like that. How to handle it is often account specific, but I would always type out the words three times weekly or else 3x a week, or something that couldn't be misunderstood like that.
everywhere I have worked it is x2.
Subject: everywhere I have worked it is x2.
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I once worked for a national that had such bad QA, sm
that I emailed the supervisor requesting that any document of mine that QA made "alterations," that that QA person's initials be placed alongside mine on the report. Hopefully, I made my point.
What's the patient being worked up for? nm
Subject: What's the patient being worked up for? nm
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Don't think so, but what condition is being worked up? nm
Subject: Don't think so, but what condition is being worked up? nm
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woo hoo! glad it worked!
Subject: woo hoo! glad it worked!
...especially before you hit the "send" button!
That question has come up everywhere I have worked, and -- sm
Subject: That question has come up everywhere I have worked, and -- sm
... the consensus, across the board, has always been to use KCl unless specifically told by the dictator in some way that the other was intended (which, so far, has never happened in my experience).
On the other hand, lots of our dictators routinely say s/l "cipro" and we always give them Cipro as a result, but I suspect that many of them intend ciprofloxacin and are just doing their lazy thang....
So go figure.
What has worked for me over the years - sm
Subject: What has worked for me over the years - sm
I use all the methods the other poster suggested. I also begin thinking to myself "what could he/she be saying" here that would fit in with the context? Can I actually hear anything that is pertinent? Think in terms of what is being done to the patient, would they have a reason to be using a particular med, technique, test, whatever. You sometimes just cannot make sense out of garbage no matter what methods you use and even QA will give them big, fat blanks.
Huh? I worked for an osteophathic doc for 11 years
Subject: Huh? I worked for an osteophathic doc for 11 years
Who specialized in osteopathic manipulative treatment and I've never heard of "pub".
Does dictator pronounce it "pube" as in "tube" or "pub" as in "let's go get a pitcher of beer? :)
I worked for an orthopedic clinic and their
Subject: I worked for an orthopedic clinic and their
preference was L2-L3.
I worked in insurance for 8 years before being an MT and.....
Subject: I worked in insurance for 8 years before being an MT and.....
We were told it was Worker's Comp. That was the way the insurance company I worked for at the time wanted it. I think it is just a matter of preference.
April - I was the exact same but worked a dept....
Subject: April - I was the exact same but worked a dept....
I worked in radiation oncology and then helped develop surgical oncology for a local hospital all during the 80s and got very familiar with all the terminology (but admit that I have trouble with all the new combo drugs that are always coming out).
It gets easier the longer you do it!!! 
Glad to help - worked for ENT group for 20 years!
Subject: Glad to help - worked for ENT group for 20 years!
nm
Hm, maybe he's just saying that one conversion was positive, meaning, it worked.
Subject: Hm, maybe he's just saying that one conversion was positive, meaning, it worked.
That's my best guess.
I typed it for years as 1 word, then worked
Subject: I typed it for years as 1 word, then worked
for an ortho clinic for a while and was told it was 2.
hope the link worked, it was loooong
Subject: hope the link worked, it was loooong
I've never heard of "Toprolol XL" and I've been sm
Subject: I've never heard of "Toprolol XL" and I've been sm
doing this a looooooong time.
GU History: Questionable BPH. He does have *guakisfuria**. He is being worked up for diabetes
Subject: GU History: Questionable BPH. He does have *guakisfuria**. He is being worked up for diabetes
Think it is both. I always heard repair from my husband who worked with AF guys. nm
Subject: Think it is both. I always heard repair from my husband who worked with AF guys. nm
"Ctrl, ALT, Shift" worked to switch CAPS lock OFF
Subject: "Ctrl, ALT, Shift" worked to switch CAPS lock OFF
THANK YOU.
"Ctrl, ALT, Shift" worked to switch CAPS lock OFF
Jonathan
correct word is sourcil....another tx worked for pedi ortho doc and he spelled it for her. Thanks
Subject: correct word is sourcil....another tx worked for pedi ortho doc and he spelled it for her. Thanks
Secondary cause of hypertension was worked up, including s/l amurin? VMA, metanephrine,free cortisol
Subject: Secondary cause of hypertension was worked up, including s/l amurin? VMA, metanephrine,free cortisol
If I wanted to help, I would. SM
Subject: If I wanted to help, I would. SM
But not because you say so.
I am not the OP, but I just wanted to say
Subject: I am not the OP, but I just wanted to say
thanks for the great site info! I hadn't heard of this site before, but I'm always looking for new sites to help when I have questions. Thanks!
I really wanted it to be that
Subject: I really wanted it to be that
but I left a blank. I couldn't hear an N in there at all. Thank you though!
just wanted to tell everyone thanks for their help :)
Subject: just wanted to tell everyone thanks for their help :)
I did that too, but just wanted a second
Subject: I did that too, but just wanted a second
opinion..thanks for helping me out!
Thanks. I did see that but wanted a
Subject: Thanks. I did see that but wanted a
second or third opinion. He is saying cryoplasty all over the place. Glad I do not have to leave so many blanks. Thanks again for all your help.
Tx - I did that too, but I just wanted
Subject: Tx - I did that too, but I just wanted
Thank you so much....wanted to know....
Subject: Thank you so much....wanted to know....
what THRIVE stood for so I know it would make sense...Thanks!!!!
Just wanted to...
Subject: Just wanted to...
Wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year!!
And to thank you for all your help throughout the year, or should I say since August in my case..lol
I just wanted to thank
Subject: I just wanted to thank
everyone here on word help. You have often saved my rear end and my day! I appreciate all your willingness to help!
ooh, this poster is probably right...USO...nm
Subject: ooh, this poster is probably right...USO...nm
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right!! and perhaps the poster was in the...sm
Subject: right!! and perhaps the poster was in the...sm
Perhaps that poster was in the middle of a report.......so one wants the answer ASAP...but for years I mistyped Mohs....thought it was MOHS.....you know, like a flap in surgery.....and alot of them are all caps.....then my friend had to have Mohs surgery and I learned. The great thing about MT'g is that we are continually learning new things.
*I like that best*.......
Be well......*S*
poster is going by bos..sm
Subject: poster is going by bos..sm
bos prefers numerical rather than writing it out.
like the other poster(s) said......nm
Subject: like the other poster(s) said......nm
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I am not the other poster but
Subject: I am not the other poster but
it would seem that the question was asked because you asked so many questions in a row. That normally does not happen unless someone is doing homework or taking a test.
The poster was asking if she should
Subject: The poster was asking if she should
type verbatim. The doc is saying pussy and that is what she should type.
If you look in the dictionary, there is a definition for pussy which means "full of or resembling pus".
You can't say "no way is "pussy" correct. You are telling her to alter the sentence and she said it is a verbatim account. It is a word.
If it is not verbatim, then alter away but you better be careful if you do this a lot.
yep - poster's right - it is definitely....nm
Subject: yep - poster's right - it is definitely....nm
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I would go with the other poster--sm
Subject: I would go with the other poster--sm
this one tends to look like 3+ over 4 over 5, which is terribly confusing. My docs prefer 3+ to 4/5. But everybody is different, I guess.
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