Please do not correct spelling or grammar on this board. (NM)
Posted By: Goldbird (Moderator) on 2006-04-24
In Reply to: By the waq, it should be brEAch of HIPAA. nm - Not flaming, kindly intended :)
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We don't correct grammar or punctuation on this board...nm
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Come on! The grammar and spelling is not THAT bad!...nm
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Something is wrong with your spelling and your grammar
I see only 1 mistake in my former post, namely 'built' instead of 'build'.
A typo!
'If you have nothing to say, start attacking and nitpicking....' is this your Motto?
Are you trying to be a QA?
Shall I buy you a book explaining grammar rules and a spell checker?
Grammar and spelling cops not required.
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This lack of good spelling, grammar, etc
got a coworker of mine under the gun, so to speak. She talked ebonics and sent emails to me the same so I am sure it spilled over in her work. Short story, QA started looking at every report she turned it. Very stressful for her and she eventually quit. She was a nervous wreck- I could undersand that but it will happen if your work is not up to par.
there are all kinds of spelling/grammar mistakes here all the time
This is somewhere that we can let our hair down and let our fingers "loose". If most of us transcribed the way we type here, the doctors would almost be better off hand-writing their reports!
You also have to know correct grammar
You correct others' spelling and get jumped on
nm
Don't correct my spelling errors please.
Should be new to IC too! It's been a long day already. Sorry..
Correct spelling would be a guarantee.
differential.
The correct spelling is Xopenex. nm
In Word, how do I correct a spelling in dictionary
nm
show me an offshore MT/QA that can do correct grammar and I will eat my hat and yours!!! nm
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Never. I'm lucky I can find the correct spelling for this stuff
Editors correct spelling, grammer and sentence
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They are all correct style and grammar rules. More concerning are the gross HIPPA violations sm
that you admit to. No MT should EVER go into another medical record to "check" on things.
The emails are not petty; the service obviously wants good quality and it is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS WHAT OTHERS DO. Hold yourself to the highest standard and you will never have an issue.
I'm not talking about ignorant as in grammar or spelling. I'm talking about sm
ignorant in general.
Grammar help needed on word help board
All word questions need to be posted on the Word board. Please use the correct board to post.
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All word questions need to be posted on the Word board. Please use the correct board to post.
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This is the correct board. I feel that
there should be no error rate (that is like docking pay for leaving blanks). It is a big no no IMO. That is what QA is for.
I found it on our style board (DOE, JOHN JR is correct). Thanks! NM
(copied from another person's post) Common mistake that I see very often and of course it is up to your employer's preference but the way it SHOULD be is #2. M.D. is not part of his name, it is a title, so it should come after. This also goes for Jr., Sr., etc. Last name, first name, middle name/initial, then any title. Logically, when you are looking for a patient's chart, for example, you are looking for Doe, then John. Unless you know he is an M.D., you wouldn't know to look under for that. I hope this helps.
Do it correct always. It will learn. Everyone has to do it correct all the time. nm
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If you are careful with putting the correct report in the correct report shell and patient, you will
not have any problems. I only take away this option when someone is careless. There can be NO room for error on this. One mistake can be very serious. Many do it well though, so just double check and you will be fine.
spelling
I believe you mean 'almighty'. The way some of you people mispell basic words, I'd hate to see the transcription work you do.
spelling
it is plasma PEROX. Perox is an acronym, therfore some people do all caps and some people just put perox. if you do Google search for plasma perox you will find it.
Is doc spelling it out, i.e., A-L-M-A? sm
or saying what sounds like alma? I'm pretty sure it's posterior "element". I transcribe these all day and can't think of anything else that would apply here.
Still not sure of the spelling but know it
is prichutto (again spelling)..also a Portuguese favorite!
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SPELLING OUT or not.
Okay, I was taught to spell out everything under 10, but I am hearing that is wrong. Was I taught wrong or did it change or am I doing it right.
Thanks in advance!
spelling
I used to have a doc that kept spelling N-A-R-E when he wanted one nostril and I kept putting NARIS. I am sure he thought I was wrong. I wonder if he had a TESTIS or a TESTE.
doc's spelling sm
Oh yes, have had simple English words spelled, but never anything like an eponym from some dead surgeon that is 17 letters long!
Spelling
Doc dictating "I will order a single dose of Zofran for her nausea". He is even kind enough to spell it.
S-O-P-H-R-A-N !!!!!! 
spelling
Spelling is and has always been my weakest link. I've been a Transcriptionist for nearly 10 years. Knowing my short coming, I over compensate. When I first started I had a dictionary and medical speller in each hand. Of course there was spell check too. Transcription can be done even with the character flaw of not being able to spell. Remember, I'm the one who transcribed for the FBI before computers, word and spell check. You just have to be certain everything is spelled correctly before you hit "send." Go for it Mom. I'm living proof it can be done, and I'm not only a Mom and grandma, but I recently applied for social security.
Spelling...sm
I have been known to use the incorrect word from time to time on this website, but I can tell you that in working, I pride myself in knowing how to spell every term that comes my way. I look it up and LEARN IT as I go along.
When I was first an MT I was no hot shot speller. I am now and I can spot spelling errors in more places than work or a website.
I am surprised that you don't take any more pride or interest in your work than to say you don't need to be a great speller! I go so far as to look up procedures I don't know, anatomy I am not familiar with and disease processes that are new to me. I can't mindlessly transcribe in the vacuum I call my office, not worrying about whether or not I can spell the words correctly and with no clue about what I am doing! I make an effort, always.
Perhaps this is why I work part time and I mean PART TIME of 25 hrs a week and I made oh so well above the average MT income stated in a post below. You get out what you put in.
spelling
sorry about the spelling. I just do not think it's OK to make remarks about what some people hold close to their hearts. - Many people.
spelling help
shoulder arthroplasty
Boy do I know what you mean about grammar.....sm
Some of the stuff I saw from subcontractors during testing made my jaw drop to the level of my fanny in utter disbelief! We are talking about the use of grammar equivalent to what a sixth grader knows. It is unbelievable - that and things they don't even take the time to research.
My personal favorites?
"skin graph"
"dorsalis peterson pulses"
To Grammar Cop - K-I-A
Be careful all you posters out there. The GrammarCop is on the bench and you will all perish if you do not use proper grammar on this board. She (he, it) expects perfection. I know there is a saying that fits her, but it escapes me right now but it only contains a few letters. Should be easy for her (him, it) to figure it out. Ta, ta
and grammar (nm)
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grammar
It seems I heard one newscaster say "went missing" a few years ago, and it caught my interest. All of a sudden I am hearing it every day! Did this rule get changed when we weren't looking?
bad grammar
I had one who used to say "we might could" as in "we might could try her on Lortab". Hahaha
grammar
I just got a correction back from the company I work for telling me the following sentence is incorrect: "He stated he would contact me should he wish to pursue more aggressive treatment, specifically, steroid injection or surgical treatment." They are telling me it should be "more aggressively treatment." Would someone please help me out here? Thanks!!
grammar
Has anyone used Grammar Slammer?
Grammar?
How about accuracy and grammar? Medicatios, etc. Sometimes the dictator will not even dictate if the report remains the same from last visit - What happens in this case??
Thanks
Bad grammar
I'm pretty lenient. If it is something the client wouldn't notice (or even know about) themselves, I normally let it go.
Things like commas separating independent clauses, which most people don't have any concept of, I let go.
But, things like this:
X-rays of the right knee 2 views demonstrate a meniscal tear complex with chondral changes.
He has degenerative arthritis left knee with increasing inability to cope.
Almost every Transcriptionist I have QA'd drops the commas from those kinds of sentences. Are they teaching this in some school? It's driving me batty!
Grammar
What about "I seen the patient last week." "There is lots of problems." etc., etc., etc. Not as bad as a 2-month-old baby with teeth in good repair, and a 3-year-old who does not smoke or drink. lol We need to be mindful to catch our own mistakes and theirs.
Grammar
It depends on the company and/or the client. If your company is 'picky' about commas, I'd suggest investing in the newest Book of Style and following those 'rules'.
grammar
The use of commas depends on whether the clause is restrictive or nonrestrictive. If it is nonrestrictive - that is, it may be informative but not necessary to the meaning of the sentence, then it is set off by commas. On the other hand, if the clause is restrictive - that is, its use is imperative to the meaning of the sentence, then no commas are used.
Example: That is the dog which ran off with my sandwich. Restrictive because "which ran off with my sandwich" is necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
On the other hand: That dog, which is wearing a yellow collar, ran off with my sandwich. "Which is wearing a yellow collar" is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence; thus it is nonrestrictive and requires commas.
This subject can confuse a lot of people, because all they remember is setting the clauses off by commas and forget the restrictive and nonrestrictive rules.
English is a growing, changing language, and sometimes what were rules 50 years ago are no longer the rules for today. We may argue against that - that grammar is grammar and should remain - but if that were the case we would all still be writing like Shakespeare or the early constitutionalists. Look at their writings and decide if you would like to still have to write like that.
Fewer commas is the trend for today, and I guess we will have to embrace the fact that time doesn't stand still for any of us, nor does the English language.
Not so much the grammar
but the obvious spelling errors. They showed that the person has no grasp of language.
duh - grammAr LOL n/m
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Grammar
Thanks for the thought. This is just one of those things that niggle at me. Don't even know what to call it when going on grammar sites. Plural agreement? Nope. Funny how so much of our grammar is instinctive and based on "it just sounds right." But please don't ask me to diagram a sentence!
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