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Study should be done - no name
Posted: Jan 27, 2012
I think if a study were done, findings would show that the tediousness and repetitiveness and intricacy of the editing required for this particular ASR will slowly but surely drive you insane. I am so nervous, I chew gum like a wild woman (and now need my second crown which I cannot afford), have developed tics and skin picking, and eat voraciously --- due to editing. Flame away, but I have typed for 25+ years and never had a problem (actually enjoyed my job); however, after 5 or so years of doing this "editing" which gets worse and worse daily along with doctors who change every sentence around 3 times before getting it to their satisfaction, I am about to lose my marbles. I am truly a nervous Nellie now. This is not healthy.
editing---very mentally demanding, stressful! - anon
[ In Reply To ..]I agree with what you said, and I feel MORE tired and exhausted, even though they try to present it as, "so much easier, you just have to edit a word here and there."
You know how your brain can read things that aren't spelled correctly, etc? Well it is much easier to miss something unless you exert tremendous attention and focus, and that is hard to maintain 8+ hours. I have caught myself making far more errors on ASR than straight typing. The one I caught today was "bare mental stent" and my mind read right over that and I almost let it slip by! There are a LOT of these types of errors daily! I find myself totally tensed up trying to do my best and I end up stiff with aching muscles/joints far more than with just typing!
Also note I get audited more on ASR jobs -- - maybe because I type
[ In Reply To ..]more ASR jobs by percentage, but also maybe because there are more apt to be errors on those???
I am also one of "those" people who get audited - like a newbie so I am extra
[ In Reply To ..]paranoid and extra careful. I am just so nervous anymore I can't hardly sit in the chair. It is like I have developed ADHD.
Join the club. Thought it was only me. Thanks for - sharing. SM
[ In Reply To ..]I'm always careful, but super careful on short jobs like endoscopy procedures. Especially when the doctors say same thing all the time. I always reread those.
I do not like - Silly Sue
[ In Reply To ..]I do not like it when I get a report which they want us to use, but then as they dictate they do not follow the template at all. That is confusing, I do not know if I am using the wrong template or what. I hate to make mistakes - that makes me anxious.
to: study should be done - naturegal
[ In Reply To ..]I totally agree with you. Their excuse that MTs wouldn't have to type as much, thus saving them from carpal tunnel is bunch of you know what. I think editing will get you there quicker.
Wonder if ASR or VR syndrome would be an appropriate diagnosis in the near future?
same here plus a question?? - MarineMom
[ In Reply To ..]I have been a transcriptionist, either legal or medical since 1993, and I have never had my hands hurt as bad as they do not from editing. I HATE editing...I got into this line of work because I love to type, not because I love to correct....
As a side note, can anyone tell me where to go on DocQManage to see how many jobs there are for a certain client? I have read several people say it can be done, but I have yet to figure out where to find it...
Sure. - Crazy Aces
[ In Reply To ..]In DQM, click on "status" on top left of screen. This should take you to a list of clients, along with the # of jobs, type of job, hours to TAT, etc. HTH
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