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Is there a space between the q. and the a.m. in q.a.m. - QA put a space and marked my q.a.m. wrong.


Posted: Dec 16, 2009

nm.  I am new to MQ but all my 30 years, I have never seen q. a.m.  Is this in the BOS?

Our MME (QA) have issues! - There is no space, you are correct.

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This is what happens, MedQuist, when you hire unqualified people to QA reports for peanuts. They get a big ole' head and mark everything to personal preference!

I would love to have our old QA staff back!

I would report it to your QA leader and hopefully if enough people report their errors, these unskilled MMEs will be demoted.


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