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Struggling to make weekly linecount w/new system - gdis4me
Posted: Sep 27, 2013
My place of business has switched from a very streamlined transcription system to one that is VERY subpar. Process to complete just 1 document is as follows:
1) When a new job comes up to be transcribed I have to first adjust settings and choose clinician, patient and corresponding DOS, type of document/letter, etc. Then I have to work simultaeously with MS Word open - go to my template in Word (cause I had to make ALL NEW templates when we went to this new company), cut and paste into working document in new system and fill in as I hear the dictation. (No avaiilability for autotext in this new system) I do a spell check, then choose setting as to what category it will be filed in the EMR and end document.
2) Go to a holding bin file, find document and release to medical record.
3) Go to medical record and edit document so that it is readable, otherwise everything is flush left, one line after another w/no indents to indicate paragraphs, etc.
Get payed by line count and it is almost impossible to work in any type of fluid manner on this new system so that I maintain the line count I need for a decent paycheck. I get "dizzy" trying to keep track of reports completed, those that are in the EMR but awaiting editing - then I may get requests for priority dictations and I have to put everything on hold and that really throws me off. My last paycheck was not good at all. . . .but I can't be putting in 12 hour days to make-up for what I could get out in an 8 hour day previously. Sooooo frustrated!
One idea - MT
[ In Reply To ..]is there any way you can complete your whole report in Word, using your expanders, and then cut/paste the completed report into their system?
One Idea - gdis4me
[ In Reply To ..]THANKS for the suggestion. I thought that I had to actually type in their system in order for my line count to "take" and calculated, but I typed in Word, cut/paste document into their system and it DID calculate line count for me.
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