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How hard is it to hang up a phone, really? - NKC


Posted: Oct 05, 2010

My ears get so tired of all the banging the doctors do just trying to hang up the dang phone!  I also get tired with all the time I waste having to listen to how nurse Betty's weekend was because the doctor just laid the phone down for 20 minutes instead of hanging up!

 

tell me about it - sm

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At the place I just quit, this doctor would leave his tape running 20-30 minutes a couple times a week. When he started dictating "Transcriptionist, there will be no more dictations on this tape" and then deliberately leaving the tape running for 20+ minutes, I quit. Seriously, it was the last straw from a completely awful client.

HAHAHAHA. - Know what you mean.

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I have a guy who does the very same thing. All of his dictations are 15-20 minutes long with 1-2 pages because he examines the patient and talks small talk with them while on the phone dictating. As the patient answers questions, he dictates what they say. This definitely keeps him from going on VR. Some people just do not appreciate the time of others.

ewww, better watch out, he's a prime candidate for EMR. - no message

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