Re: mixing latin and english

[Guest guest]

Hello aasawyer@... (Alice A Sawyer),

In reference to your comment:

è Doctor is dictating like a prescription with q. but then

è makes it month (english), Any ideas of how I can

è reword this. Should I just do " every " and wait for her to

è correct me for not typing what she says and explain

è the rule to her? " Also recomend that the patient have

è nail reduction q.1 month to avoid this complication in

è the future "

I'd go with every month.

Jan " Typing is my life " (said sarcastically)

Remember... WSTPMTR (which means,

whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules).

[Guest guest]

I would probably change it to every day, if you are allowed to correct things. I

have an account

where I MUST type q. day or q. hour or whatever. Drives me crazy. To quote the

great philosopher Jan

WSTPMTR (which means, whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules).

Pattie

Alice A Sawyer wrote:

> Doctor is dictating like a prescription with q. but then makes it month

> (english), Any ideas of how I can reword this. Should I just do " every "

> and wait for her to correct me for not typing what she says and explain

> the rule to her?

> " Also recomend that the patient have nail reduction q.1 month to avoid

> this complication in the future "

> Any help appreciated

> Aliceanne

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[Guest guest]

You mean every month, I think. That is what I did and if she does

question it I will tell her the 'rules'. She has been pretty good most of

the time. At other times it is WSTPMTR

Thank you all.

Aliceanne

On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 13:42:01 -0500 Pattie writes:

> I would probably change it to every day, if you are allowed to

> correct things. I have an account

> where I MUST type q. day or q. hour or whatever. Drives me crazy. To

> quote the great philosopher Jan

> WSTPMTR (which means, whoever signs the paycheck makes the

> rules).

>

> Pattie

>

>

> Alice A Sawyer wrote:

>

> > Doctor is dictating like a prescription with q. but then makes it

> month

> > (english), Any ideas of how I can reword this. Should I just do

> " every "

> > and wait for her to correct me for not typing what she says and

> explain

> > the rule to her?

> > " Also recomend that the patient have nail reduction q.1 month to

> avoid

> > this complication in the future "

> > Any help appreciated

> > Aliceanne

> >

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[Guest guest]

I would change it to once a month or every month, unless it is a verbatim

account.

Doctor is dictating like a prescription with q. but then makes it month

(english), Any ideas of how I can reword this. Should I just do " every "

and wait for her to correct me for not typing what she says and explain

the rule to her?

" Also recomend that the patient have nail reduction q.1 month to avoid

this complication in the future "

Any help appreciated

Aliceanne

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Yup, I meant change it to every month. Got ahead of myself typing.

Pattie

Alice A Sawyer wrote:

> You mean every month, I think. That is what I did and if she does

> question it I will tell her the 'rules'. She has been pretty good most of

> the time. At other times it is WSTPMTR

> Thank you all.

> Aliceanne

> On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 13:42:01 -0500 Pattie writes:

> > I would probably change it to every day, if you are allowed to

> > correct things. I have an account

> > where I MUST type q. day or q. hour or whatever. Drives me crazy. To

> > quote the great philosopher Jan

> > WSTPMTR (which means, whoever signs the paycheck makes the

> > rules).

> >

> > Pattie

> >

> >

> > Alice A Sawyer wrote:

> >

> > > Doctor is dictating like a prescription with q. but then makes it

> > month

> > > (english), Any ideas of how I can reword this. Should I just do

> > " every "

> > > and wait for her to correct me for not typing what she says and

> > explain

> > > the rule to her?

> > > " Also recomend that the patient have nail reduction q.1 month to

> > avoid

> > > this complication in the future "

> > > Any help appreciated

> > > Aliceanne

> > >

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> > >

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> > >

> > >

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I really don't understand the problem with typing " nail reduction q.1 month "

That's the way podiatrist talk, they talk in more abbreviations than any

doctor I've ever known! Type q. 1 month or q.one month or once a month,

what does it matter? Whatever she wants, it's clear any way you do it! I

worked as a medical assistant for ten years for a podiatrist, nail

reductions are done once a month to every six weeks...actually - if it's

Medicare...it's every six to eight weeks, that's how they pay. I am very

anti abbreviations in any dictation but I just don't see where there is any

confusion on typing " q " for " every " . I think that's a very universal

abbreviation.

Deb

mixing latin and english

> Doctor is dictating like a prescription with q. but then makes it month

> (english), Any ideas of how I can reword this. Should I just do " every "

> and wait for her to correct me for not typing what she says and explain

> the rule to her?

> " Also recomend that the patient have nail reduction q.1 month to avoid

> this complication in the future "

> Any help appreciated

> Aliceanne

>

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>

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Bravo! Excellent post, Valeria! Very well said.

Rennie

----- Original Message -----

> Here's the problem: There is a difference between acceptable abbreviations or

short forms and

> slang.

>

> Slang is unacceptable in a " formal " document--one that might be subpoenaed

into court--although it

> is acceptable in other documents. In the example, " q. 1 month " is podiatrist

slang, not an

> acceptable abbreviation. Therefore, if the phrase is used in a letter about a

patient, a report

on

> the patient's condition that will become part of a chart, or in any other

" public " document, it

> should be changed to a term that is acceptable in public documents.

>

> A corollary to the problem is that after you hear the expression over and

over, it stops sounding

> like slang and starts sounding " normal. " Therefore, the alert

transcriptionist is vigilant

against

> transcribing verbatim such " normal " slang terms as meds for medications, crit

for hematocrit, Rx

for

>

> prescription or Tx for therapy, and so on. Ever mindful of Jan's Famous

Slogan, I suggest that

you

> do it right unless and until you are directed to do it wrong.

[Guest guest]

Yes this is good. I usually do change q to every unless it is a

prescription but I never changed her Rx to Medication. I better ask her

about that tomorrow. I did not get to ask her about the NVSS etc but I

did ask her if I can reword sentences when for example she uses B/L and

bilateral in the same sentence but at differnt ends of the sentence but

referring to the same thing and she gave me permission. I think this is

the way I will treat this. Ask her each time something comes up and ask

her ahead with the example I ran into. She seems to be appreciative of

this way of handling things.

Thanks for the explanation.

Aliceanne

On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:46:21 -0500 Valeria Truitt

writes:

> Here's the problem: There is a difference between acceptable

> abbreviations or short forms and

> slang.

>

> Slang is unacceptable in a " formal " document--one that might be

> subpoenaed into court--although it

> is acceptable in other documents. In the example, " q. 1 month " is

> podiatrist slang, not an

> acceptable abbreviation. Therefore, if the phrase is used in a

> letter about a patient, a report on

> the patient's condition that will become part of a chart, or in any

> other " public " document, it

> should be changed to a term that is acceptable in public documents.

>

> A corollary to the problem is that after you hear the expression

> over and over, it stops sounding

> like slang and starts sounding " normal. " Therefore, the alert

> transcriptionist is vigilant against

> transcribing verbatim such " normal " slang terms as meds for

> medications, crit for hematocrit, Rx for

>

> prescription or Tx for therapy, and so on. Ever mindful of Jan's

> Famous Slogan, I suggest that you

> do it right unless and until you are directed to do it wrong.

>

> Valeria

>

> WinnieBear wrote:

>

> > I really don't understand the problem with typing " nail reduction

> q.1 month "

> > That's the way podiatrist talk, they talk in more abbreviations

> than any

> > doctor I've ever known! Type q. 1 month or q.one month or once a

> month,

> > what does it matter? Whatever she wants, it's clear any way you

> do it! I

> > worked as a medical assistant for ten years for a podiatrist,

> nail

> > reductions are done once a month to every six weeks...actually -

> if it's

> > Medicare...it's every six to eight weeks, that's how they pay. I

> am very

> > anti abbreviations in any dictation but I just don't see where

> there is any

> > confusion on typing " q " for " every " . I think that's a very

> universal

> > abbreviation.

> > Deb

> > mixing latin and english

> >

> > > Doctor is dictating like a prescription with q. but then makes

> it month

> > > (english), Any ideas of how I can reword this. Should I just do

> " every "

> > > and wait for her to correct me for not typing what she says and

> explain

> > > the rule to her?

> > > " Also recomend that the patient have nail reduction q.1 month to

> avoid

> > > this complication in the future "

> > > Any help appreciated

> > > Aliceanne

> > >

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> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/29/2001 10:45:52 AM Central Standard Time,

vtruitt@... writes:

> Ever mindful of Jan's Famous Slogan, I suggest that you

> do it right unless and until you are directed to do it wrong.

>

>

OMG what a nightmare! My biggest account has an in-house transcriptionist

that I really don't believe is " all that. " Well, she has me doing so many

things wrong that I believe she doesn't know any better and feels threatened

by my knowledge/skill and wants me to lower my work to her level so she won't

look bad. Unfortunately, she is the one whose direction I have to follow per

the office administrator. : (

It's so hard to do so much wrong when I know better.

[Guest guest]

I find that my client eventually thanks me for showing her the

documentation I have. Have you ever met with the doctors? I don't want to

suggest you cross the other's path but you might want to mention it to

the doctors on review.

Aliceanne

On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 22:38:55 EST Transcribeit2@... writes:

> In a message dated 11/29/2001 10:45:52 AM Central Standard Time,

> vtruitt@... writes:

>

>

> > Ever mindful of Jan's Famous Slogan, I suggest that you

> > do it right unless and until you are directed to do it wrong.

> >

> >

>

> OMG what a nightmare! My biggest account has an in-house

> transcriptionist

> that I really don't believe is " all that. " Well, she has me doing

> so many

> things wrong that I believe she doesn't know any better and feels

> threatened

> by my knowledge/skill and wants me to lower my work to her level so

> she won't

> look bad. Unfortunately, she is the one whose direction I have to

> follow per

> the office administrator. : (

>

> It's so hard to do so much wrong when I know better.

>

>

>