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MMEs scare me sometimes - Newatthis

Posted: Feb 03, 2010

What's with checking the whole report when there's 1 flag in it? Sometimes I'll leave 1 or 2 flags in a long report, and when I check my feedback I'll have 3 or 4 minor feedback, really little things that definitely do not impact the meaning of the report. Scares me, feels like I'm being picked on. Sometimes it's hard not to turn into a raging paranoiac around here. I HATE leaving flags.

When the report comes to MME with your - flags, it may have other

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instructions attached to it that have nothing to do with you, but that cause the report to be 100% proofread. This can be because of the specific doctor, the facility, the work type, or maybe a certain percentage of your reports are still being proofread. When you are listening intently and working your way through a report, you just automatically change what does not correspond to what you hear.

Since MMEs are being audited too--it is in their best interest to do that because their supervisors might mark them off if they don't.

MMEs scare you because they saw another error - and corrected it?

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Yes, if I see another error or more near the marker I jumped to, I correct it. Why does that scare you? It is not personal.

Also--If an MME does see a "critical" error outside of the marker, then the report automatically becomes 100% review, even if the MT is not on 100% review.

And some doctors/clients are 100% even if you are not.

MMEs are not doing the AUDITING. Just the corrections. Are you sure you were not audited? MMES do get audited too and if I miss YOUR mistake -- it is on me.

I do cover my butt if my name is anywhere connected to a report.

Afraid? - MT

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Why are you so afraid? The supervisors don't even look at your feedback, like they have time to go through hundreds and hundreds of reports every day? The only thing that matters is an audit, and you have a right to dispute something you feel is unfair, but I would save that for if you drop below the 98% requirement.

Calm down. The MME is just trying to do the right thing. If he or she is in error a lot, it will show up on their audit which has nothing to do with your work.

MMEs have to scan each report and not just fill in the blanks. - DRH

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It's not personal, so don't feel picked on. MME feedback doesn't go against your accuracy anyway, so just check the feedback comments left for you and go on about your business. :)

? Was never told to scan each report. Was - told to check ADT and

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if report comes in for blanks, to just do blanks as quickly as possible. If however in the course of doing the blanks we see something nearby that is an obvious critical error -- then we need to do 100% QA of report. But was never told to "scan" each report.

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