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Idea to increase production - mqmme


Posted: Apr 27, 2010

A while back I was trying to think of some things to increase my production, so I sat down with paper and pencil and made a list of the biggest things that were slowing me down.  At the top of the list were three main things:  Nine different accounts with nine totally different CPs, ESLs, and ASR.  I decided to work on the CPs first.  This one little trick has actually DOUBLED my production over the last two months.  My thought was that maybe if I had all the CPs for all my accounts somehow condensed onto one or two pieces of paper, that would save me the time of pushing the F5 key and reading over a CP every single time I got a report.  So I organized all the different CPs on two pieces of paper and taped them to the wall in front of my workstation, right in front of my face.  This is what they look like:

Paper #1:

ROS

Paragraph capitolized subheadings - account #1, account #2, account #3

Stacked left capitolized subheadings - account #4, account #5, account #6

Stacked left mixed subheadings - account #7, account #8, account #9

Repeat the same with PE and tape it to your wall.

Paper #2:

Account #1 - the patient, mm/dd/yyyy, ALLERGIES.  Medications, medications, etc.  No q.h.s. only nightly or at bedtime.

Account #2 - patient name, April 27, 2010, allergies.  1. Medications.  2. Medications.  Etc.

Account #3 - the patient, April 27, 2010, ALLERGIES.  No cc, only mL.

1. Medications.

2. Medications.

Etc.

I just went through the main differences and listed them on the paper and taped it to my wall.  As of now, I only have to use the F5 key MAYBE once a day most of the time.  Hope this helps someone.

thank you - excellent idea nm

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I used a Rolodex - with the same condensed version

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That way, if there are changes, grab a new card.

I just taped client name over A,B,C tabs and then if I get a new account added from cesspool, I quickly fill out a card, add to the Rolodex and next time just flip to the card.

It is working so nicely and someone else on here gave me that idea last year. Thanks again to that person.

production ideas - typer

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That is an excellent help. I type for about 15 different hospitals with special things for each.

How nice - radityper

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it is to see a positive poster and positive nice replies. Makes me even happier to be working at MQ because of working with people like you.

Chuckling - MT

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LOL. I found it easier to just quit the place, which I did, and work somewhere where you get no more than 3 accounts.

taped on my wall is a big index card - Sunflower

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with the different hospitals on the left going down and across the top is Pt name, ROS, PE, dep cap, copies, special instructions and the middle is filled in with L with a circle around it for left justified and the paragraph symbol for paragraph form Pt name with Y or N. Copies AD for as dictated, etc... That has helped me quite a bit. I just turn my head and there it is....


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