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Just made a critical error - been nice knowing you

Posted: Mar 31, 2014

was this on an audit or - oldtimer

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did you find it yourself. I found an error I made about a month ago just by change and e-mailed my manager. She thanked me and said the client would be notified about getting it corrected. Have not had any repercussions since so I think I am safe. I figured it was better for me to own up to it than not say anything and have someone else catch it. Hope everything turns out okay for you.

Thanks. - QA caught it

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We have a group of doctors on 100% QA. The MME caught it & will send it on to the QC. It was a lab value. I heard one thing; she heard another. It was what I started to put and changed my mind. Should've gone with my first impression.

Did they tell you it would be sent on to QC? - ANON

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I am an MME and I have caught some critical errors before by chance. For some reason I thought any report you sent in for QA wasn't game for audit scores.

I didn't send it; - it automatically goes

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Then the ones with errors go on to the QC.

Yes, if it's a doc on 100% they automatically go to QA. - OP I hope it will be just a warning..sm

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Everybody makes mistakes, hang in there.

Critcal Error - Stop stressing!

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If they want to get rid of you, they will not matter what you do, so don't stress over this. If you are on 100% QA, then you should not be fired (that is assuming your work for a humane company, which MM ain't). I hope it turns out okay for you, but if it is going to happen, it is going to happen and if it isn't this, it will be something else, believe I know from my own experience when I worked for this nightmare of a place.

Errors vs Errors - Happened to me

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At one time, I had a supervisor, can't remember the initials now of what they were called, but she helped me so much and a QA person who did the same. They knew I was new and were very patient; then the worm turned about three months after I started. I thought I was doing well, production wise, etc., and then it seemed every report came back with more and more errors. I tried to contact the ones who helped me about this, stating how stressed I was about it, to no avail. Failed an audit and I was, boom, gone. To this day, still can't quite figure it out and for three months I actually liked my job! Go figure!

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