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Lets see my peeve for today is - sm

Posted: Nov 27, 2012

How do you keep every profile straight when you have about 60 to follow? And how do you make any money? Honestly would rather be NJA then handle all these different accounts, at least I could accomplish something like maybe housework, or walking the dogs.

I made up my own client profile and - I follow that to a T!

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Had enough of the games and I dont care anymore. So, that is what I do. I went from making $17 an hour on average on my own account down to $9 on all of these accounts.

I need to sit down and make my own as well - sm

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just dont know where to start there are sooo many..have my old ones done, that was enough of a chore, then just had a ton more added on..Ugh this is so frustrating

Or just pull up an old report and follow along. - sm

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If you see allergies are capped, then cap them. If you see PE in caps at left, than do that. If you see a patient name, throw it in, if you see "the patient," then dont add in name...

They make it pretty easy for us to do whatever.

I dont trust that see too many mistakes - sm

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too many people are doing things differently...I am a perfectionist, which is my biggest problem..I hate to make mistakes and will look and look even though they dont pay me for doing things right..I have to learn not to give a darn.

You are only doing what MModal wants, they dont want - you to care or they would!

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You are doing as taught.

I had all 15+ of mine down packed - Knew them like the - back of my hand until..

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we were merged with another group/team or whatever when they did away with a bunch of CCMs back in October.

Believe it or not, you can come to know a group of anywhere from 15 to 17 accounts. BUT when I started getting work from my new CCM's group it became crazy, as she must have well over 20 accounts. Now I am having to learn her account specs too and it's a pain.

Its not the formatting that gets me, its all the little, "ifs, ands & buts" that drive me nots. The special ways you have to do this and that and the certain way CCs have to be entered, the slew of standards that you dont know about unless you slip up and not use it...then, thats when you find out the standard is there (after you make the mistake). Just ridiculous stuff.

And no formal training whatsoever to the new accounts, just tons and tons of emails saying do this, that and the other for this account and Dr. So-N-So. Who can keep up with all of that??

I was doing fine on my little 15 to 17 accounts and even seeing the same docs until they decided to do this restructuring business.

its all the fine details and off the wall requests for - different docs and hospitals that

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will getcha every time. Thats why its best to keep the same people on the same accounts at all times.

The answer: It's IMPOSSIBLE. And those - slimy MTSOs KNOW it. (nm)..

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