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should urgent care facility be capitalized

Posted By: rmb on 2007-12-06
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I would not unless there is a name to the facility such as Jones Hospital Urgent Care Facility but g
Subject: I would not unless there is a name to the facility such as Jones Hospital Urgent Care Facility but go by the client profile if you can for that report.


disposition of care versus deposition of care
Subject: disposition of care versus deposition of care

Talking about a patient's discharge planning.  I have always typed this disposition of care but my new co-workers type deposition.  which is correct?  thanks for help in advance.
alm is right, skilled nursing facility, as in a short stay in a skilled nursing facility
Subject: alm is right, skilled nursing facility, as in a short stay in a skilled nursing facility


Urgent: Need Help Please
Subject: Urgent: Need Help Please

There are a few phrases that I cannot figure out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in Advance!
Topic: Gastrointestinal

1. Past Medical History: A transient ischemic attack, [s/l a critizens that time with aspirin].

2. Past Medical History: Appendectomy in the [s/l 3D] and [s/l CEAs] tonsillectomy.

3. Impression: Secondary [s/l dientness] hypertension.
urgent for what does the doc mean when he says
Subject: urgent for what does the doc mean when he says

the patient was seen today in his room on 11---sounds like A(11A) prior to discharge from the hospital. now what does 11A???? i think so..A, cause it sounds like 11A. is it a room number or did he say the date with A meaning 8. any thought would be welcome.

Tx in advance.
urgent help
Subject: urgent help

i am not sure what the doc says exactly, but i hear as menisci are intact, can it be menisci or should it be meniscus
urgent help
Subject: urgent help

ok the doc says sensation is intact to light touch in the distal tip or tib, i am not sure which one it is can't make it out whether it is distal tip or tib.
please help urgent
Subject: please help urgent

ok, so the doc says mid wall thickening in the mid transverse cavalo colitis. it sounds like cavalo colitis, can't find that word what else could it be please help.
urgent help
Subject: urgent help

the word i can hear it as empaima. the doc says this term listing the potential complications of surgery for the thoracic diskectomy. empaima-what can this word be here instead.
urgent help
Subject: urgent help

tx nm and kelly
urgent help
Subject: urgent help

tx vn and nm
urgent help plz
Subject: urgent help plz

is there something called as needle calcitonin. i am not able to find it together though some places they say calcitonin fine-needle biopsy.

the doc says for bone density improvement the patient has been put on estrogen receptor and needle calcitonin.
Urgent Word Help
Subject: Urgent Word Help

Doctor is saying ...hydration and pretreatment with s/l enocytolcystine.  TIA.
urgent help for what sounds like
Subject: urgent help for what sounds like

hernia support belt to rear end???? future herniation around his stoma. can it be rear end or what other word can be there?
urgent help for what sounds like
Subject: urgent help for what sounds like

tx nm that is what makes sense. thank you
urgent help for drug name
Subject: urgent help for drug name

I can hear the doctor clearly stating IC-Jolivette birth control pill but I am not able to find Jolivette with IC anywhere. there is no ic only jolivette. please help
urgent drug help
Subject: urgent drug help

the doc says sinex or something to that effect. the patient was on nasonex when she noted epistaxis so she switched to sinex, but she should have taken salinex. I am not able to find the drug sinex, though i did find something called sina-12x not sure..
urgent drug help
Subject: urgent drug help

the doc say votaire or something that sounds like it for osteoporosis, i can't find this drug.
albuterol urgent help
Subject: albuterol urgent help

is there something called as leave albuterol given for kids.
urgent help plzzz
Subject: urgent help plzzz

the physician dictates her speech has a COREY LEFT TOTIC pattern as before. what are the proper terms used in this sentence i am not able to make out the words in caps. please help.
urgent for serial crits
Subject: urgent for serial crits

hi,

can anyone tell me is this short for hematocrit or something else, the physician says "the patient was found to have a retroperitoneal hematoma followed with serial crits" tx
drug help urgent plzzz
Subject: drug help urgent plzzz

i hear the drug as ezofem tried all combinations i am not able to find this particular. can somebody please help me.
It has been that way every facility I have
Subject: It has been that way every facility I have


Go by what YOUR QA says. They should know what the facility wants. (nm)
Subject: Go by what YOUR QA says. They should know what the facility wants. (nm)

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Only if it is associated with the name of the facility, i.e.
Subject: Only if it is associated with the name of the facility, i.e.

Example Hospital Anesthesia Department, otherwise it should be in small letters.
Every facility is different in this. I have one
Subject: Every facility is different in this. I have one

who wants all caps, one who wants the heading then normal case, and one who wants it on a separate line, top of report, no matter were dictated. Need to check with specific client.
the facility or community as there....sm
Subject: the facility or community as there....sm

There is no such diet or anything so I tend to think this may be a nutritionist or dietician/dietitian in and around the facility or area where the dictator works from/around.  Just a wild guess actually.
Sure this is not the name of the facility performed at?
Subject: Sure this is not the name of the facility performed at?

MRI at Open Imaging of Redwood?
Inside or outside facility...
Subject: Inside or outside facility...

Senior Care Center

There are Specialty Care Centers.

Surgical Care Center.
You definitely do for a JCAHO facility.
Subject: You definitely do for a JCAHO facility.

Some accounts will not tell you but cc is a big no no on the Joint Commission "Do Not Use List" See site below.  Account I type for now, MTSO was/is not even aware.  They dictate cc but I change to ml and have not had a report come back yet.
STEL facility?
Subject: STEL facility?

Sentence: Nursing home placement was secured in a 's/l STEL' OR stell' facility.

Anybody know if this is an acronym and what it may stand for?
Could he be saying SNIF facility?
Subject: Could he be saying SNIF facility?

Skilled Nursing Inpatient Facility (Unit)...
If your facility follows BOS, or your MTSO
Subject: If your facility follows BOS, or your MTSO

follows BOS, it is followup. Why not contact your QA/supervisor for clarification to be sure on your end. One facility I work for wants followup, the other follow-up. Verify to be sure for your sake.
We ust Thromboguard at our facility,
Subject: We ust Thromboguard at our facility,

compression boots/stockings for DVT prophylaxis.
That is probably a facility preference. The
Subject: That is probably a facility preference. The

abbreviations you gave examples of are standard abbreviations still in use.
That is probably a facility preference. The
Subject: That is probably a facility preference. The

abbreviations you gave examples of are standard abbreviations still in use.
If the facility does not want it expanded,
Subject: If the facility does not want it expanded,

then you don't. Could be a specific rule of a particular client. If you are told not to, then don't.
It's probably facility specific
Subject: It's probably facility specific

It's possible this is the name of a facility or something that is specific to the account you're typing. You might see if the hospital has a web page and go there and look under services/programs, and see if there is a TLC listed there.

It really could be anything. My first thought was transitional long-term care, but given that they're on pressors, that's usually not the kind of drug they send you to a SNF with.
Ditropan is used to treat symptoms of overactive bladder, such as frequent or urgent urination
Subject: Ditropan is used to treat symptoms of overactive bladder, such as frequent or urgent urination


It is probably SNF (skilled nursing facility).
Subject: It is probably SNF (skilled nursing facility).

nm
it may depend on a facility rule
Subject: it may depend on a facility rule

our facility requires a hyphen for any statement of __ to__ so for us it would "x4-5" days.
Check with your TL on the specifics of the facility.
Subject: Check with your TL on the specifics of the facility.

Most hospitals I have worked with prefer cm2. 


It's a 'per the facility' issue as both are acceptable. Just use what QA says to keep them
Subject: It's a 'per the facility' issue as both are acceptable. Just use what QA says to keep them happy. nm

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It's probably something specific to that hospital/facility. Ask your QA or Google the
Subject: It's probably something specific to that hospital/facility. Ask your QA or Google the

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Need more info. What's located on the 4th floor of the facility? nm
Subject: Need more info. What's located on the 4th floor of the facility? nm

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The facility may have it's own stock or normal regimen that they
Subject: The facility may have it's own stock or normal regimen that they

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A thought, wonder if it's the name of the unit, like facility slang
Subject: A thought, wonder if it's the name of the unit, like facility slang

just a thought
maybe normal values/ranges for this facility? nm
Subject: maybe normal values/ranges for this facility? nm

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Seems to be a facility, what state or town is the report in?
Subject: Seems to be a facility, what state or town is the report in?


googled acox tuberculosis facility,
Subject: googled acox tuberculosis facility,

On a Cox regression model, distance from home to treatment centre (hazard .... in the TB clinics of the respective health facilities provided treatment, ...

Probably short for a department in that particular facility, may Admitting? You'll need to ask. n
Subject: Probably short for a department in that particular facility, may Admitting? You'll need to ask. nm

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