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If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you

Posted By: MT50 on 2007-12-11
In Reply to: How to type 10 to the power of 5 - LinK

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)




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I would type Sr. so-and-so if you're allowed pt names. nm
Subject: I would type Sr. so-and-so if you're allowed pt names. nm

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symbols
Subject: symbols

If you can't find one of those, this is what I did. I got the correct symbol from the internet on a page, saved it, added to the spellchecker (after spellchecking that page) and then it adds in, so if you type V dot it will expand to the correct form. If you can't get it or save it from the net or it is in a book you have, scan it in, convert the file, then do the same (spellcheck it with the symbol on it and add it to your dictionary that way) and then type the "long version" as your phrase and it will expand right. Long way around, but it works when you can't find another way.
if your account allows symbols use #
Subject: if your account allows symbols use #

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Above was supposed to say 'ten', no funky symbols. Don't know what happened! nm
Subject: Above was supposed to say 'ten', no funky symbols. Don't know what happened! nm

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I didn't think they allowed it on
Subject: I didn't think they allowed it on

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How many times allowed help?
Subject: How many times allowed help?

She has a combination of s/l kramedonol acne and acne rosacea. 


 


Thanks- I will make this one my last for tonight! - Thanks  


Is q.a.c. allowed in any form?
Subject: Is q.a.c. allowed in any form?

thx
nope - not allowed....
Subject: nope - not allowed....


True, it is in all what you are allowed or not
Subject: True, it is in all what you are allowed or not

allowed to do. However, at one of the first hospitals I worked for (back in the early 80s) for example, we had a doctor who was constantly using abbreviations which we were not allowed to do in diagnosis. I will NEVER forget this. His diagnosis was "P.M.S.O.B." The transcriptionist, of course, changed this in the diagnosis to read "Shortness of breath at night." He flew off the handle - this abbreviation meant "poor, miserable, son of a B****" and that is what he wanted in the chart. It was referred to the Hospital Director who told our department manager that even though this was definitely not correct, he dictated it and wanted it there and there was not much we could do about it if we wanted to keep our jobs. This is a lesson that taught me never to second guess a physician. Granted this was not at all politically correct (we didn't have that term back then), but that is what he wanted, so I don't change anything in that vein - I may question it and flag it for the higher ups, but I don't change it.
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.
so only Americans are allowed to post on here? nm
Subject: so only Americans are allowed to post on here? nm

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Headings are allowed to be added.
Subject: Headings are allowed to be added.

It would look weird without a heading.  Thanks. 
I am allowed to edit and correct
Subject: I am allowed to edit and correct

I am allowed to make changes to what he says, which is why I asked the question. I am allowed to edit and change what the doctor says and how he says it - and I do a lot of that in the course of the day because some of the things he says are just a mess. "Retarded" did seem a little derogatory to me and I think I will put it in better terms than that.

I guess it comes down to what the rules are that you work by - whether you can edit or if you are verbatim. If it was verbatim I wouldn't have questioned it (even thought I personally feel it is insulting) but since I have the option to change it, I was just wondering what the correct term was now because I know it keeps changing. Thanks for all the opinions!
Test questions are not allowed here.
Subject: Test questions are not allowed here.

If I remember correctly, test questions are not allowed on this board. You must pass the test on your own merits.
If not verbatim account and you are allowed
Subject: If not verbatim account and you are allowed

to add headings, I would put it under either MUSCULOSKELETAL or NEUROLOGIC.
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 am allowed to restate as 4 10/12-year-old child
Subject: I am allowed to restate as 4 10/12-year-old child

but my account is like that. Ask your QA person what the account wants JMO
Whoa! Not allowed to ask innocent questions here?
Subject: Whoa! Not allowed to ask innocent questions here?

Veddy interesting.
Name calling is not allowed on MT Stars. Where's our moderator now? Where RU??? Yoo-hoo! (N
Subject: Name calling is not allowed on MT Stars. Where's our moderator now? Where RU??? Yoo-hoo! (NM)

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Thanks...that option is not allowed as my account is verbatim...
Subject: Thanks...that option is not allowed as my account is verbatim...

I put the word in as dictated with quotes around it and then sent it off to QA. I noticed later that they just deleted it and put a blank and sent it through without the word. Yet one more reason why I hate being on verbatim accounts!
I would expand it to saturating or saturations if allowed. nm
Subject: I would expand it to saturating or saturations if allowed. nm

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Why aren't students allowed to ask questions?
Subject: Why aren't students allowed to ask questions?

From what I understand anyone can ask a question, including doctors, nurses, techs, etc.  I don't understand why you are telling the OP she cannot ask a question here?  
No test question posts allowed here....
Subject: No test question posts allowed here....

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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

nm
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.


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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!).
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Subject: Some accounts want no personal info

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Per client's wishes. I have accounts where
Subject: Per client's wishes. I have accounts where

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we have PACS for radiology on my accounts (nm)
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Subject: If allowed, I would reword this...possibly, has not redeveloped a bleed.

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Subject: Agree with Skipper, though, if allowed, restructuring the sentence would be better. nm

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Subject: Are test questions allowed on the Word Board?

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Subject: my accounts use BOS as a baseline, dictators override it. sm

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I never use orthopaedics and it is not allowed by my work specs..so it depends on your company! nm
Subject: I never use orthopaedics and it is not allowed by my work specs..so it depends on your company! nm

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Subject: Our hospital/clinics NEVER allowed us to capitalize any generic drug...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
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Subject: Could it just be 'assure', meaning the family wasn't allowed to watch to be sure it emptied? nm

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