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not all accounts use BOS....mine don't, so don't misinform--nm

Posted By: kps on 2006-08-05
In Reply to: Now that you're totally confused - KCMT

Subject: not all accounts use BOS....mine don't, so don't misinform--nm

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Interesting...it is in mine but mine is older..can't argue with Webster though...nm
Subject: Interesting...it is in mine but mine is older..can't argue with Webster though...nm


Sorry! Don't want to misinform..The D1 and D2 etc. would be diagonal
Subject: Sorry! Don't want to misinform..The D1 and D2 etc. would be diagonal

s
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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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

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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.


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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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.


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)


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)


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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Mine, too. nm
Subject: Mine, too. nm

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mine sometimes say ...
Subject: mine sometimes say ...

No S3, no S4....S1, S2 positive or S1, S2 normal.
mine does to at q.h.s.....nm
Subject: mine does to at q.h.s.....nm

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or mine?
Subject: or mine?


you know what... mine too !!
Subject: you know what... mine too !!


I will put it in mine too. Thanks again. NM
Subject: I will put it in mine too. Thanks again. NM

ss
mine says...
Subject: mine says...

My book says:
125, 200, 250, 400, 500, 875 mg oral.
too many r's in mine!
Subject: too many r's in mine!


mine always do........
Subject: mine always do........

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i type mine..
Subject: i type mine..

The child was 4 years and 8 months old.
Greater than mine, obviously
Subject: Greater than mine, obviously

    
mine are all verbatim *S*........nm
Subject: mine are all verbatim *S*........nm


mine wants the *c* too, very emphatic about it. --sm
Subject: mine wants the *c* too, very emphatic about it. --sm

sorry. did not mean to start an argument about this. both are acceptable, but personally prefer the c.
Someone helped me down below with mine..
Subject: Someone helped me down below with mine..

more than happy to pay it forward :)


LOL ignore mine - theirs are better
Subject: LOL ignore mine - theirs are better


here's mine - Dr. Butt (kid you not) who does
Subject: here's mine - Dr. Butt (kid you not) who does

colonoscopies. LOL - I just couldn't go to him and picked his partner instead. LOL!!
Much better answer than mine. nm
Subject: Much better answer than mine. nm


According to your account. Mine does
Subject: According to your account. Mine does

not use slang, so I would type toxic or toxicology when I get that word, which ever applies.
Thanks for the web site. Some of mine are old. nm
Subject: Thanks for the web site. Some of mine are old. nm


Ahhh :) and now it is one of mine too :)
Subject: Ahhh :) and now it is one of mine too :)


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'll have mine over rice, please! LOL...nm
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that's funny because most of mine want disc...nm
Subject: that's funny because most of mine want disc...nm