A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry
How many sentences in one paragraph can you start with - however?
Posted: Nov 02, 2010I think this doc is going for a new record.
none for me, mine follow a semicolon... - JustMe - nm
[ In Reply To ..]
I transcribed for a psychiatrist who used - FURTHERMORE
[ In Reply To ..]
To start an inordinate amount of sentences. Literally every other sentence would begin with "Furthermore..." It drove me up the fricking wall, lol!
I have one that uses "otherwise" constantly. - Jillian
[ In Reply To ..]
And he also uses the entire pt's name at the beginning of each sentence. I find it odd.
I have one doctor who instead of saying umm - like the rest of the world
[ In Reply To ..]
says period. So if he is thinking about what to say it goes "Jane, period, period, period, is here for period"
Also used to have a doc that would run a whole report into one big long sentence, saying "and" anytime there really should have been a period. Drove me batty!
I've had both of those.... - Happy MT Robin
[ In Reply To ..]
I have one doc who says "comma." If I listened to her, her entire PE exam would be one long run-on sentence. The bad thing is sometimes she's correct when she says comma, so I really have to be sharp with her stuff.
I found with a couple of surgeons that they would do "and" all the time. They'd finally stop for breath and i'd sit back and see just how many sentences I could make out of that.
Similar Messages:
Help With Formatting Paragraph In VR Dec 22, 2011Okay I work in Dictaphone VR. The latest version. I have Word 2007. In VR, the physical exam and its subheadings are all double spaced. Anyway to highlight the paragraph and make it single spaced? I usually just use arrows and delete about 7 times a row to tidy it up, but I was hoping I could highlight and do a few keystrokes and be done.
Thank you in advance for your help!
It is double spaced like this:
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION:
VITAL SIGNS: Blood pr ...
Keys For Sub-indent Paragraph Oct 03, 2013I am having brain fog right now, bringing up a blank.cannot recall what keys to use to sub-indent a paragraph. Can someone please tell me the keys. Thank you. ...
Capitalizing First Letter Of Sentences Jul 21, 2011 I was just wondering if anybody out there knows how to switch back and forth between capitalizing the first letter of sentences and not capitalizing. This is a problem when I go to type H. pylori or C. difficile, because it keeps capitalizing the "Pylori" and "Difficile". Of course, I asked Support, but they said there was no way to change it. I just wondered how you guys handle this. Appreciate any help!! ...
Sentence Drug Help? I Have A New Doctor, And I Do Not Know How To Put Her Sentences.. Nov 24, 2009Continue Sinemet tablet 25 mg to 100 mg orally 360 one tab q.i.d. 90 refills 3.
she actually says "25 mg dash 100 mg" but I put the "to" instead of "-"
I am not sure how to punctuate that sentence or break it up if needed?
thank you!! ...
Using Brand Names As Verbs In Sentences Mar 07, 2013Using hemoclipped or endoclipped...... are they still capitalized when used this way? Thanks. ...
Who Is Adding He Was, She Was To Beginning Of Sentences On Futernet. Mar 27, 2013x ...
Did You See Those Long Sentences For The Daily Contest Winners? May 21, 2013I thought it was supposed to be a 1 sentence entry. ...
Verbatim Accounts -- What Do You Do When The Doc Goes On For Three Months With No Break, Sentences, Jun 23, 2013I was corrected for not making one sentence into about two pages, like the doc dictated. Do many places do this? ...
If I Start Some Coding Training, Do I Need To Start Learning ICD-9 Or ICD-10? Jan 09, 2010nm ...
My Start Menu Is Sideways And My Desk Top Is Sieways As Well And The Start Menu Is In The Upper Righ Aug 12, 2013My start menu is in the upper right hand corner and the desk top is on the side. How can I fix it? ...
Cant Tell If Im Hearing "new Paragraph" Or "neoprobe. Does It Make Sense? Oct 19, 2010Neurologic examination was noncontributory. Neoprobe graphed the cryptococcal antibody on the day of admission was 1:69936. At the time of admission, the patient denies blurring or double vision, photophobia, abdominal pain or dysuria. ...
He Says "AXIS I Adjustment Disorder. Paragraph. Psychogenic Amnesia. Should "psychogenic A Sep 08, 2010 He says "AXIS I - Adjustment disorder. paragraph. Psychogenic amnesia. Should "psychogenic amnesia" be AXIS II? ...
When Does PTO Start? Apr 06, 2011I was told when I was hired that PTO started acruing immediately. But my sup says no, but doesn't seem to want to tell me when it starts. I think it stinks I was told immediately and it evidently doesn't start immediately. ...
Where To Start Aug 23, 2011I would like to how you became coders? I saw someone went to Andrews, is that where most of you went? I was a coder at a local hospital about 12 years ago. I was taught on the job, no schooling at all. I know things are changing and have changed significantly since I coded, and the way it sounds ICD-9 is going to ICD-10. What suggestions would you give someone like me? I also did transcription and have been doing that for the last 25 or so years, but I do not like t ...
Trying To Start IC Mar 15, 2012Hi All,
Some IC questions for all you ICers out there....
1) I know cpl is a 65-character line by most standards, but how do you calculate headers and patient info such as DOB, PatientID#'s etc.?
2) Also, how do you write a contract up for places who want to hire you as an IC?
3) What are some of the most important things to include in your IC contract in your opinion?
4) Software...do you need "platforms" such as everyone talks about on these forums that they use for th ...
What A Way To Start A Day - OOW Jul 04, 2013So I get to stay tethered to my house while my hubs and son go to a state park for a party. I wish I could just leave but I'm not the kind of person to do that, I'd feel too bad. Oh well, time to play some games ...
Start Looking Now! Nov 02, 2014This is specifically for ambulatory care MTs. The axe has fallen and it will probably get worse, if that is possible. I got out a month ago and am I ever happy that I did, after hearing what the new exciting changes are. But I started applying, testing and even trying out other places months ago, and it took a while to finally find a good small, keep-work-in-the-USA and care about our team company. Start looking now, because the resumes will be flooding any and all good-s ...
Been Away From MT For 10 Yrs - Where Do I Start? Jan 05, 2015I was an MT for 14 years with multi-specialty experience. I have been out of the field for 10 years. I am interested in getting back to it. I have some questions:
-Should I work on Certification before finding a job? Should I get Registered before Certification?
-What equipment/software is generally being used this days for at-home/contractor?
-What is the average PPL?
-How does straight transcription compare to VR editor as far as pay?
-Right now I live ...
Pay .07 Per Line To Start Nov 02, 2009I've never been paid by the line. I have over 10 years radiology experience, and this company wants to hire me with radiology experience at .07 per line "to start".....is this decent pay? I'd have to type at least 1500 lines a day to make decent money. Is that a lot of lines to do in a day? Med Trans? Ever heard of it? ...
Going To Start Coding Apr 04, 2010I am wanting to start coding in the next month. I have a question though. Does it make a difference if you have a certificate or associates in it? Is one better than the other? ...
My Job Will Not Load. What A Way To Start The Day Aug 23, 2010x ...
When Does The New Pay Period Start/end? Dec 09, 2010Just wanted to know when the end of the pay period was or beginning. Is Monday, 12/13 start of the new pay period? I know pay is every two weeks. ...
S/L Primiformis Start Jul 11, 2011underwent closed reduction and intramedullary nailing with a Piriformis start nail and ...
Start Your Own Business Jul 29, 2011I am really tired of working for other people and have them treat you like dirt all the while making millions of bucks off our hard work.
Has anyone looked into starting their own company? What resources are required and how does one go about licensing, getting clients, etc.?
Any information on this topic would be helpful. Please don't reply if you have anything negative to say. Just want some good clean advice :) ...
How To Start An Argument On Dec 08, 20111. Express an opinion.
2. Wait.
...
Anybody Start With EDocScribe ? Feb 03, 2012I am wondering if anyone who works there, either recent hire or long-term MTs, would care to share their experience as to how they are to work for, how QA is, how productive the platform is, etc. I would appreciate any feedback from recent experience. Thank you in advance. ...
So Nice To Start The Day With NJA. Nm Mar 08, 2013xx ...
Start-Stop Apr 24, 2013Does anyone use Start-Stop? If so, do you like it?
Cathy ...
Start My New Job Next Week. Aug 27, 2013Thank you all for your kind words and prayers, well wishes or just encouragement, I got the office position job I applied for, took my drug test yesterday and will be starting training next week. I am so very excited to FINALLY be getting back out in the work force. I tried to hang on to being an MT as long as possible, have been job jumping for some time, but thought it would get better. It never has, for me, and I know it's time to move forward and be able to once again ...
QC Incentive Start? Oct 07, 2013Anyone know when the QC incentive is going to start? I kept running out of work as an MT, so decided to make the move to QC because they were supposed to start that incentive like 2 months ago now (false advertising, yay!) ... have been making nearly $200 less per paycheck since making the switch since I lost my weekly MT bonus, ugh.
:(
Anytime I ask my supervisor she just says she is mad about it as well and they won't give her a straight answer... mhmm.
...