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What does elective procedure got ....

Posted By: to do with it...surgery is surgery. on 2007-02-24
In Reply to: I have no idea about his being caught but - Rita

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There is a wait for elective
surgeries in those countries. My sister in England is in charge of an operating theater there and can attest to the high level of medicl care there.

The doctors are paid for keeping their patients healthy. What a concept!

There are millions in this counrtry who can't afford health care and go without, until they're so sick and present to an emergency room, costing the hospital and eventually the taxpayer many dollars.

As you said, we have THE BEST care in this country. Not in the world! In this country people die from lack of health care. What is BEST about that?

You need to understand that the insurance companies are in business to make money, not save lives. That is why so many people WITH INSURANCE are denied procedure and surgeries, many bankrupting themselves to pay for it.

The system as it stands is obscene. One day if you are unlucky to face the situation of a denied claim, then you might have a different opinion about the state of health care in this country.
Elective surgery vent

Why is it that I volunteer to work both Thanksgiving day and the day after so everyone can be off (I'm only 1 of 2 MTs on my large hospital today), and what operative notes am I transcribing?  Liposuction and blepharoplasty - elective surgeries.


Now, give me the history and physical reports on little old people with respiratory distress or slip and fall hip fractures and I'll feel as though I am really contributing to the care of someone who NEEDS it. 


My 3 yo was up all night Wednesday throwing up from a stomach virus, but I still worked my shift yesterday, but had to cancel my plans to have my family over.  So, we moved the festivities over to today to reduce the chances of the virus spreading, and I have a higher line committment today, still have to do all the cooking and entertaining, and I am doing vanity notes!


AAARRGHH!  I hope these ladies pigged out yesterday as their farewell to all the fat getting sucked out of them today!!


Thanks for the vent 


there is good and bad in every procedure--sm
I suppose and everybodies experience is different. If you decide to do it, I wish you all the best. Keep an eye on those cells. My father died of cancer that began with esophageal cancer, two years ago. Both my brother and I have reflux problems, as well, so I do worry about it. Good luck to you in your decision.
Any MTs around that have had the LASIK procedure and how are you doing?

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Very simple procedure
Download your voice files from the email to directory (folder) on your hard drive (usually should create special one just for this) you know you will always use for docking these recordings. Then open ES and click on the Load square at top of program. This will open the directories on your computer. Go find the one where you just downloaded the email recordings to, click on the one you want to bring into ES (one by one or batch). Then click the "load" key at the bottom of that screen and you should see them coming into the ES window. Takes a while for them to install if they're long. It's only complicated the first time!
not painful and very quick procedure but...sm
But......a person needs multiple sessions and that's where it gets very expensive.  The plastic surgeons I work for did it and the one who does not own the practice charged me 50%.  I went twice and didn't go back and yes, the chin hairs recurred.  It is nonpainful and fast procedure FYI.
operative report vs procedure
I used to think I understood the difference between these two types of reports (operative versus procedure). Somehwere along that way, amidst dozens and dozens of account profile specifications, technology advances and MDs who always key in the OP code regardless of report type, I am not so sure anymore. I would like to try to elicit a consensus on how transcriptionists distinguish between these two report types and what criteria they are using to do this?
The prep is worse than the procedure, believe me. nm
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Anyone familiar with Spark procedure ...
relating to bladder suspension?  Can't find on internet.
well, i've hesitated having a procedure done
in large part due to the economy. Probably there are a lot of people that are holding off on elective surgeries along with other unessential spending....
s/l two 4 x 4’s peripad and mesh panties.......PPH procedure
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prep worse than very easy procedure....nm

Read the policy and procedure manual, maybe something is in there.
I do not believe there is a law, but you could check with the labor department.
Sorry, you said Edit Script - think same procedure applies though.
I think the same thing applies, go find where you downloaded it and click on the setup file. All programs will not self-install. If I remember correctly you have to find the install or setup file to start it manually. Sorry for the mix up in programs. Good Luck again.
Yep - nearly always start their para's w/ capped heading of procedure to be described.
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Do you give a discount for standard procedure notes? SM

I have an account who asked me to provide them with a form that could use for standard outpatient procedure notes.  I personally feel that there are too many variations for them to use one paper form and offered for me to do it for them at a discount since almost the entire thing would be a standard that I don't have to type in its entirety.  This account is a great account and I figured it isn't a big deal say to chage 25 cents instead of a $1 (example) for the form since I only have to type a couple letters to pull up the form and insert any changes.


I really don't know the easiest way to keep track of this discount or what amount to discount.  Any ideas?  I'd rather see me getting a small amount for doing the form then to get nothing for them using a paper form.  Plus, the account is newer to me and I thought it might look like a plus for me to offer them a discount and to make their life easier by not having to dictate the entire note.


Thoughts...ideas???  TIA


 


 


it is SPARC sling bladder suspension procedure. nm
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not sure about Neer procedure, but this is a great site for samples...
http://www.mtsamples.com/index.asp

-----I have not personally checked all the reports here but the site seems reliable...

Did you try to Google Neer procedure/impingement, etc?
Does anyone know of a good site to find sample op/procedure reports
I have found very few sites that have sample op reports.  Anything would be appreciated.  Thanks
That's funny, I *love* ER's. Also Ops, procedure notes. Can't stand anything LONGGGGGGGG. n
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Could you post the entire sentence? Is "parogy material" something used in the procedure or
something encountered during the procedure?
Ridiculous. It's not a medication or a procedure she's questioning. This is a moral issue.
She is way out of line to question transcribing that. You're comparing apples to oranges.