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Resources in learning psychiatric work

Posted By: Changing accounts on 2006-03-24
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I work for a large national and am changing accounts to a psychiatric clinic.  I've done a bit of behavioral medicine in the past, but don't have a lot of experience with psychiatric work and would like to brush up on my knowledge before I start with the new account.


Is anyone aware of any resources (books, websites, training classes) out there to help me grasp the psych. basics and terminology?  I appreciate any and all suggestions.

Thanks!




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I have been doing ortho work for the past 10 years until job was sent to India.  I have always wanted to do psyc evaluations.  Is there any place to get experience since most job ads require experience. Thanks
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Please help! We are a group of psychiatric transcriptions working for a hospital who have been bought out by another hospital. We had no line count or QA. Now the new hospital has QA and wants us to type minimum 1500 lines a day. We type assessments, h/p, progress notes, consults, neuro and psychologicals. We have many foreign docs who ramble on. We also work on Dolby transcription and dictation system.  Their medical people are required 1000 lines per day and x-rays 2000 lines. We don't feel like any of us can reach this. Are they asking too much?


 


Psychiatric transcription
Up until 18 months ago, I worked for a very large hospital system in MI earning 11 cents a line and making about 1500-1700 lpd for everything from SOAP notes to neurosurgical procedures.  The system brought in a she-wolf who hired her longtime not-very-bright sidekick and I saw the light and outsourced myself to a national service.  Now my former coworkers are making I think 8 cents a line for transcription and 3-4 cents a line for editing on Escription.  I'd like to say that if you show the powers that be that you're trying in good faith to make their expected line count, perhaps they'll be willing to negotiate when they see what they're doing to the talent.  I wish I could, but that wasn't my experience.  I can, however, pray for you--but then, I pray every night for all MTs in the US and Canada. 
I had several counselors dictated at a psychiatric
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I love psychiatric reports, really fascinating, always different. nm
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Psychiatric transcription - average # of lines/page
I had an interview with a local MT firm that specializes in psychiatric transcription. The pay rate is .05/line for the initial training period (no timeframe given - training ends when owner feels employee is ready to work independently at home - could be 3 months) & .06/line after that. The owner mentioned that reports sometimes average 10-15 pages, but didn't mention how many lines the average page includes.

I'm trying to figure out what my pay would be. During the training period, the owner wants employees to train out of her house (20 miles from where I live/one way). With the price of gas, I'm trying to figure out if this is a good move financially. The psychiatric transcription definitely interests me, but I'm trying to figure out what my pay would be like. I'm guessing that while I'm in training, I won't receive large reports. The employer is supposed to make her decision within the week, so it's not like I've been offered the job. I just want to educate myself as to:

How many lines the average page of psychiatric transcription might have.
Does 10-15 pages sound right for the average psych report?
Does .05/line during training & .06/line after training sound fair. The owner doesn't give out pay raises or paid time off (I would be an employee, not an IC).
Does it sound reasonable to be in training for 3 months & then be able to work from home after that?

Can anyone help me or direct me to where I might be able to figure this out. I'm currently going thru MT training, so I don't currently have MT work experience. I do have 11 years administrative work experience & 7 years technical writing work experience, so I'm pretty proficient on the keyboard.

Thanks for your assistance.
resources i'm sure
not that hard to figure out, all of us make mistakes, esp when under a little stress. Ppl on this board are way too critical, should'nt we be supporting other MTs and now downgrading each other

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Do a search for "homeschooling support in _____ (wherever you live)". You will be AMAZED at the homeschooling resources and support groups out there - they can help tremendously with where you can begin. Personally, I would get your son out of the zoo and salvage what is left of his education, and sanity. He desperately needs your attention.
Resources for new job

I've accepted a job as a inhouse transcriptionist/front office person for a smallish physical medicine and rehabilitation practice (one doctor and five other office staff). I've been looking for good fit for my skills, experience and personality for over a year.  It's been especially hard as I've had personal, family and finanacial problems as well during this time.  In other words, this is almost too perfect to believe--I'd given up hoping that anything good would happen for me, so I do want desperately to make this work.  The doctor is a D.O. and, from the interview, she treats fibromyalgia, musculoskeletal diseases, traumatic brain injury, as well as provides comprehensive rehabilitation.  I have had six years of physical therapy dictation and probably 1-1/2 years of family medicine-type dictation all told in three other jobs. 


My questions are:  what are some references to have?  I've been told I can load any software that would help me, after it's checked out by the office manager.  Also, any hints, do's and don't's about working inhouse?  The clerical part will be answering phones and scheduling as needed and filing.  Many thanks for your suggestions!


 


None- you have no resources on this....now be
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resources
I am a newbie looking for good resource sites. Where do you go for all of your questions? What can you just not do without? Thanks. I'm trying to get set.
I have address resources available, but

the dictating physician will often forget to say the doctor's first name, and there will be 20 Dr. So-and-sos listed.  Or they spell the easy names like Smith, but not the difficult ones that they mangle the pronunciation on.  Then they carbon copy six different physicians.  I've got the hospital directory, online hospital website, online physician address lookup, Google, and other resources, but it's still very time consuming.


I'm thinking I like Meditech better.  LOL  At least everything was in there.  F7, F10, arrow down, save, you're done.


Psych Resources

Here are the links from my favorite places. I also have a word list if you need it. Let me know.


http://www.appi.org/dsm.cfx


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11428699&dopt=Abstract


http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/pa/pa03/pa03pdf/0306C-SWS.pdf


http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/curriculum/juvenile/glossary.htm


http://psychclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/mse.pdf


http://www1.umn.edu/mmpi/Reprints/The%20comparability%20of%20MMPI%20and%20MMPI-2%20scales%20and%20profiles.html


http://www.psychiatry.msu.edu/Clerkship/MentalStatusExam.pdf


http://www.unl.edu/buros/bimm/html/index12.html


http://www.pearsonassessments.com/tests/mmpi_2.htm


http://www.falseallegations.com/mmpi-bw.htm


http://www.brainsource.com/nptests.htm


http://neuro.psyc.memphis.edu/NeuroPsyc/np-dx-demen.htm


http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/tests/newfy99.html


http://www.wright.edu/~robert.rando/Interviewing/Class2-05.htm


http://www.utah.edu/umed/courses/year3/psychiatry/psychaid.html


http://angelsghosts.com/state_of_fear.html


http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/assess/mse.htm


http://www.psychpage.com/objective/mmpi2_overview.htm


Psych resources

I have done psych work for over 5 years and it's not just every day words.  I use several web sources (as listed by Amy) and also a psych book.  My psychiatrists also have to report the patient's medical history, so you have to know that as well.  Not to mention, a lot of people have psychiatric problems because of medical conditions. 


Stedman's has a great book that has listings of all the psychiatric tests.  Because of reports going to the medical doctors and psych abbreviations not being common, everything has to be spelled out (at least with my docs).  A lot of the psychotropic drugs can also cause medical conditions, like lithium causing hypothyroidism, Mellaril causing heart problems, Zyprexa and Depakote causing metabolic disorders, etc. so there is a lot of medical going on.  I keep my regular Stedman's on hand, lab/path, cardio, endocrine, ortho (a lot of psych drugs cause imbalances causing falls, which in turn fractures).  I could keep going on, but I think you get the idea.


It is very interesting work, but can be a downer. Good luck!


resources for psych
http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY.htm   Good Luck!!! I'm still trying to find a company that will let me test with only 15 months experience in family practice.  I'm happy for you.
Good Resources
Everyone's suggestions have been very helpful for me i really appreciate it. Maybe i should think electronic over the actual book?

Thanks
What I meant was use resources
Sometimes I can put in a string of words to come up with something needed as well.  I have found it to be most resourceful.  Sometimes Google can be wrong, so you have to kind of use the sites that are reliable.  That's all I meant really by that.
Favorite Resources?
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Any ESL websites or resources?
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Allergy Resources
I have an allergy account of my own and I know what you mean. Those tests/allergens can be tricky. I purchased the Stedman's Dermatology & Immunology Word book and I use it often. It has everything you need!
I just found one of the best MT resources ever...has everything! sm
Hope this helps!

http://www.mt911.com/
Here are a couple of drug resources.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html


http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm


 


checking resources on computer

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Hi Becka ,


I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties. It sounds like this Robin person (I don't know anything about her other than what I have seen you post here) if these claims are true (I have no reason to doubt they are) is committing theft and fraud. Contacting  the Labor Board (federal and state) suggestion is a good idead , but if she is doing this across state lines (that is she is in one state and conducting business with people residing in other states) she is subject to criminal prosectuion by the federal government. I would suggest you go to the U.S. Attorney's office nearest you and see about filing a federal criminal complaint against here. Of course , you also have an avenue for recovery of wages owed you by here through the state / federal district courts , as well.


Why not? There are plenty of reliable resources
There are also other search engines. I am not trying to be rude, I really don't understand why you cannot work without Google.
I only have three books. Otherwise I use online resources...

Medical Abbreviations, Neil M. Davis (you can use the online resource, but I just find it quicker to flip through this little book instead).


Stedman's Equipment Words


AAMT Book of Style


Advice:  Don't go overboard and spend too much money on books.


Good Dermatology Resources?
Hi, does anyone know of any good dermatology resource websites? thanks a bunch
Tons of up-to-date resources;) sm
Make sure you have all the resources you need that will cover a lot of specialties, especially for ops. I wouldn't worry too much. You will basically just be learning more words. Just have the resources you need for quick finds to help you pick up speed. I'm sure you'll do fine!

Can you email me the name of the company you are starting with? Even though I've been in this business for over 15 years, I don't have the "recent" acute care experience most companies are requesting. However, I do have at least 10 years in the past. Thanks!
Don't know about CDs, but there are online resources for op reports

MT desk has some useful samples. A recent one that I've bookmarked  is this.


http://medicaltranscriptionwordhelp.googlepages.com/operativesamplereports


 


 


 


A couple of my fav online resources are these
The first is Google's medical transcription word seeker - a search engine just for medical transcriptionists. I use this instead of Google - has all the features of Google plus the added advantage of being more focused to the needs of MTs. Here's the link.

http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=010964806533120826279%3Akyuedntb2fy&hl=en

The second is a site that has some useful word and phrase lists and a nice collection of operative report samples. Here is the link to this one.

http://medicaltranscriptionwordhelp.googlepages.com


use resources means to use reference books or - sm
look up things on-line to research, like google. A lot of times you can figure terms out by putting in a few of the words you can understand. Being able to reference well is key to being a good transcriptionist, especially when you are doing a new specialty. The company you are testing for should have told you how they wanted blands left, some want just _____, some *, or maybe a highlighted line. I would just go with a ___ if I were you. Type it all up, then go back over it with just your speakers on (no headphones) and sometimes that helps you pick up words you did not hear before, also change the speed, slow them down if they talk real fast, or speed up of real slow, you get the idea. Fool around with it. Tests stink, but when you are a total novice they are really rough. Good luck.
People become annoyed when you ask for answers and don't try you own resources first.
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Check your MSWord tutorial and resources before asking for help here.
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Always looking and learning
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learning op
Try this book: Stedman's Medical Transcription Skillbuilders: Creating Surgical Reports. (also comes with 2 cds)
Learning radiology.....sm
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The lady I talked to made it sound like I had to rent the computer, although she quoted a fee of $25 a month. Is it not something I have to rent? Honestly, I don't mind it for right now just because my computer has been doing some crazy things, but when DH gets my computer upgraded I'd much prefer to just use my own computer. I'd rather not use all the other stuff if I don't have to.

Is DQS hard to learn? My training is Thursday and Friday so I assume I'll learn it then but I'm also not the best at remembering every single detail right away. I just want to get through this. I'm excited because they're letting me do acute-care work even though I tested for clinic work. I've been wanting acute-care experience and am thankful to be getting it. I just feel so overwhelmed with these three huge boxes sitting in my living room when I was only expecting one. The enormous DQS manual is also adding to the anxiety.

Thanks again.

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Learning to read...

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Finally have given in and am switching from WP to MSWord. I work from home. If anyone has any encouraging words about MSWord, I certainly would like to hear them. So far, I am going crazy, i.e., I have put in "gray boxes" but when I enter my autocorrect short cut for the "shell", my cursor goes to the bottom of the page and I have to page up 2-3 times. I am missing something?


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Learning the English would be
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