I have on my verbatim accounts without being told otherwise.
Posted By: MT50 on 2007-12-31
In Reply to: Is it now acceptable to use detorse and detorsed for undoing a torsion? nm - curious
Subject: I have on my verbatim accounts without being told otherwise.
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Depends on the account: My verbatim account is VERBATIM and other accounts I put 3100
Subject: Depends on the account: My verbatim account is VERBATIM and other accounts I put 3100
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 use tib-fib, but I would say it depends on the account. Some verbatim accounts do not like abbrevi
Subject: I use tib-fib, but I would say it depends on the account. Some verbatim accounts do not like abbreviations, others want it strictly verbatim. The rest seems appropriate to me, but I would say it is dorsiflex the ankle.
Personally, I would put incised and drained (unless one of those really strict verbatim accounts)
Subject: Personally, I would put incised and drained (unless one of those really strict verbatim accounts)
Once again, just me, but if it is not verbatim I would type out hematocrit, if verbatim "give it
Subject: Once again, just me, but if it is not verbatim I would type out hematocrit, if verbatim "give it to them".
verbatim is VERBATIM....bad advice he gave you.....
Subject: verbatim is VERBATIM....bad advice he gave you.....
no,not verbatim. if it were, i would type it verbatim. nm
Subject: no,not verbatim. if it were, i would type it verbatim. nm
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If it is verbatim, then type it verbatim.
Subject: If it is verbatim, then type it verbatim.
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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.
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 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
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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
This can differ by accounts. I have been asked
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!).
Calling on anyone doing psych accounts
How can I write PEC able as a word?? PEC-able, PECable, or 2 separate words? I'm about to pull my hair out with this report. ESL whose dialect is unbelievable...on ASR. Uggg! Any help appreciated.
Some accounts want no personal info
Subject: Some accounts want no personal info
at all in the report, others want pertinent people listed. It depends on the facility/account.
Per client's wishes. I have accounts where
Subject: Per client's wishes. I have accounts where
we spell liters out - 2 liters and one we use the abbreviation 2 L.
we have PACS for radiology on my accounts (nm)
Subject: we have PACS for radiology on my accounts (nm)
my accounts use BOS as a baseline, dictators override it. sm
Subject: my accounts use BOS as a baseline, dictators override it. sm
in retrospect, every account I've ever had has done it that way.
Thanks! Today I'm getting jobs on unfamiliar accounts
Subject: Thanks! Today I'm getting jobs on unfamiliar accounts
and specialties. Appreciate your help.
Ask your QA person. Accounts term their labs differently. nm
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If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you
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)
most accounts don't care (not as fussy as BOS authors). I have a shortcut that expands out. NM
Subject: most accounts don't care (not as fussy as BOS authors). I have a shortcut that expands out. NM
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Please give the entire sentence/context of the word, have lost of Ortho/Surgical/Rad accounts...nm
Subject: Please give the entire sentence/context of the word, have lost of Ortho/Surgical/Rad accounts...nm
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I was told to do this
Subject: I was told to do this
Dr. Jones, thank you for ...
Leave Sincerely in, but don't type his name in, as it will show up anyway.
been told 5Ƈ" only and not to...sm
Subject: been told 5Ƈ" only and not to...sm
and NOT to spell them out....
IOW, should be 5'1"......especially in VITAL SIGNS if they dictate height and weight. *S*
that's what I was told too
Subject: that's what I was told too
first time I did it and had been doing it ever since. It depends on what client wants really.
I was told by my QA
Subject: I was told by my QA
that if a doc dictates an abbreviation, NOT to use the abbreviation, but to type it out.
I told you it was the
Subject: I told you it was the
the word is manbibulectomy. How many times have I transcribed that one and couldn't hear it tonight!!!!
Here's what I was told...
Subject: Here's what I was told...
by QA on one account, because she had addressed this before with the company and account, pussy would be changed to pus-like when dictated. But, I would check with your account specs or manager, as they may not want anything changed at all. Per Bos, page 340, adjective is pus-like, i.e., The wound was filled with pus-like fluid. HTH.
I have always been told when they
Subject: I have always been told when they
dictate "KCl" in a med list it is Kay Ciel as that is the medication. KCl is just the chemical abbreviation for potassium chloride.
We have been told to use 110 or if
Subject: We have been told to use 110 or if
they say "1-teens" then use 110s.
We have been told to use 3.
Subject: We have been told to use 3.
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I was told
Subject: I was told
to drop the trailing zero for things like meds, but on measurements, it would be ok. Might be company-specific, tho.
My QA person told me Sub-Q
Subject: My QA person told me Sub-Q
THX - would not have guessed it unless someone told me!!
Subject: THX - would not have guessed it unless someone told me!!
Thanks . . . that is how my brain told me
Subject: Thanks . . . that is how my brain told me
But my Stedman's disagreed (LOL) . . . intertrigonal is what netscape said "did you mean . . ." when I googled, and I actually went with intertriginous, which is what came up in the archives here when I asked the question, and Stedman's liked that too (although the PA did say "al" v. "ous".
1 or 2 (I was told this during training)
Subject: 1 or 2 (I was told this during training)
I was told when I was training at one point WITH MedQuist (when I was still on full QA) to use the numbers 1 and 2 and not the Roman numerals. I hope that helps. It might very well be a matter of preference for the account you are working on, but I believe the numbers 1 and 2 are correct.
If I told you the town
Subject: If I told you the town
and I'm not sure I can do that. It's in CA though.
I was told to use METs
Subject: I was told to use METs
MET = maximum exercise tolerance.
Can't really document that at the moment, however...
I was told by my QA T-current and T-max,
Subject: I was told by my QA T-current and T-max,
but someone else may have a different opinion. If the account I am doing is not verbatim then I transcribe current temperature and maximum temperature because I consider those terms to be slang. Again, others may have different opinions but I haven't had any complaints.
I've been told that also, and it seems like
Subject: I've been told that also, and it seems like
it usually refers to kidney pain rather than musculoskeletal pain, right? I'm just asking.
This is what I was told to do, even tho I think it is stupid.
Subject: This is what I was told to do, even tho I think it is stupid.
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