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Can someone explain the Tiers to me please? - an


Posted: Nov 29, 2010

Are operative reports much harder than other reports? I have done a few and am trying to figure out why there is a seperate tier that includes op reports.

Most operative reports are harder than - sm

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normal H&P and consult and DS dictations. Depending on the organ system dictated they can be hard if not experienced in those specialities--i.e., neurosurgery, heart surgery, etc. You mainly require an extensive knowledge of anatomy, teh surgical instruments, etc. I, for one, love operative notes, they are my favorite--I make more lines on them, you don't have to look up medications, diseases, syndromes, etc., for the most part; but I have also been transcribing for about 30 years now. You still have to keep up with new technology.

Some MTs absolutely hate them, others love them.

Different Language - MT

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The flow of words is far different from regular reports, plus you have to know your arteries, ligaments, veins, tendons, muscles, organs, etc., in addition to the inner body anatomy. Knowing all this helps troubleshoot when you hit a snag.

That being said, a lof of what is learned is through actually doing them. While I can do head to toe, all around and through without any problems, I don't particularly enjoy doing them. They don't tell a "story" like the other reports do, and surgical equipment changes faster than drugs, probably because there are not the same kind of restrictions. They're very technical and boring to me, but I just do what comes my way.

It can't hurt you to try to get good at them, all the specialties. It's hard work to learn them all, but if you have the opportunity, go for it. A lot of it is repetitive, so once you "have it," you can fly through at a pretty reasonable clip, especially if using your expander.

I did OP reports for a long time and loved them also, sm - jmn

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I can get more lines out of an OP report than any other report. I had lots and lots of normals and/or shortcuts for OPS!!!


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