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instructions to dictators o p e n y o u r m o u t h a n d - ARG!

Posted: Mar 09, 2011

t a l k. it would make my life much easier if you would talk normally and not like you are either a racehorserunninginthekentuckyderby or the tortoise racing the hare and that we d o n o t k n o w h o w to s-p-e-l-l so you have to spell e-v-e-r-y other w-o-r-d!

I know what you mean - MTfor4

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I just finished a job that was 2200 seconds long and it took me 3 hours because he didnt have a clue how to dictate, much less speak. He consistently pronounced hypokalemia, then followed up by spelling it out "hyper" because he just could not for the life of him pronounce it. I don't know if this was because he was Asian or had a speech impediment. ARGGGHHH is right. Well, at least I have the comfort of knowing I made a whopping total of $21.75 for those 3 hours of loveliness. Love my job so much -- Can't wait to up my hours. (that's sarcasm of course folks) :(

LOL - Illyria

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I completely hear you on this! The other day I had a report where the dictator said the following:

"There are wedge shaped....wedge...w..e..d...g..e... shaped...e..d.. vegetative..v...e...g....vegetative formsofgiardialamblia"

I was laughing because I would much rather have prefered him to spell giardia lamblia for me!

and don't forget the um's, ooops, ohs, ah, ah, - arg!

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This dictator is driving me NUTS! I could have had him transcribed in about 10 minutes if I could F11 this sucker and speed him up and just type him. New to the Q, so can't speed him up too much or I miss the "little words".

Or the.. - Illyria

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Or the dictators who decide to mumble into the microphone while the people around them crash and bang as loudly as possible!

OMG!!! that made my month!!!!! thanks so much for your vent - Love it NM

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loved it!

your vent reminded me of this, thought I would pass it on - Love it

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DICTATION GUIDELINES FOR PHYSICIANS

Adherence to these guidelines will assure the highest quality transcribed reports in the shortest amount of time.

At the beginning of the dictation, take as deep a breath as you possibly can. Now, try to dictate the entire report before you have to inhale again.

When dictating a particularly difficult word or phrase, please turn your head and speak directly into your armpit.

We charge per character, including periods. An effective way to cut your cost is to dictate your entire report as one sentence.

It is not necessary to repeat the same sentence multiple times in the same dictation.

If you have to sneeze or cough suddenly, please remove your head from your armpit and sneeze or cough directly into the microphone.

If you must eat while you dictate, please stay away from foods such as marshmallows, bananas, and pudding. Apples, pretzels, and celery are much better choices.

Please don't stop dictating when you yawn. It throws off our rhythm.

If the patient's name is Alan Ratzlaffenhasenphepherzinsky, please have the courtesy to spell "Alan" - there are several possible spellings, you know. For the last name, simply state "the usual spelling".

It is not necessary to repeat the same sentence multiple times in the same dictation.

Please note - the phrase "well-developed, well-nourished white female" is only three syllables.

Cardiologists, it is not necessary to dictate at the rate of your patient's atrial fibrillation.

Do not stop dictating in the event of minor background noise such as an office party, the janitor's vacuum cleaner, a screaming infant, etc. Again, it throws off our rhythm.

Be sure to place the emPHAsis on the CORrect syLLABLE, especially if enGLISH is your SECond lanGUAGE.

It is not necessary to repeat the same sentence multiple times in the same dictation.

Talk as fast you possibly can. Fair's fair; after all, we type as fast as we possibly can.

Please speak as quietly as you can.......we want to be able to hear what's going on around you.

If you need to pause for 5 or 10 minutes between words or phrases, pounding the receiver on the desk or repeatedly saying, "still dictating.... still dictating..... still dictating.... still dictating..... still dictating......" reminds us that indeed, you are still dictating.

Just because you need to use the restroom is no reason to stop dictating. Time is money!

Don't dictate so loudly that you disrupt your fellow physicians' football game in the doctors' lounge. In fact, you really should whisper all of your dictation, since the information is confidential.

Similarly, if you are going to watch TV while dictating at home, please watch a war movie with lots of bombing, and be sure to have the volume high enough so everybody in your living room can hear above your talking.

If you need to correct yourself -- sorry, correct an error, please do not rewind the tape -- sorry, do not back up and record over the error -- sorry, wait, the mistake -- just continue with the sentence -- wait -- go back -- with the paragraph and fix the error -- er, the mistake.
Please go back and just delete that last guideline.

When dictating on your cell phone from your car, be sure to go through as many tunnels as possible. This will ensure confidentiality of the information.

You (y-o-u) do not need (n-e-e-d) to spell (s-p-e-l-l) obvious words (w-o-r-d-s) for us (u-s). It is our job (j-o-b) to know (k-n-o-w) how to (t-o) spell words that (t-h-a-t) we learned (l-e-a-r-n-e-d) in third (t-h-i-r-d) grade (g-r-a-d-e).

Never, never dictate a full sentence, as it wastes your time and ours.

Please feel free to carry on a conversation while we wait patiently.

One last thing, it is not necessary to repeat the same sentence multiple times in the same dictation.

Sending this to all my MT friends. Thanks - no name

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thanks for sharing! (sm) - dln

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That was so perfect (and so true)! There is one physician I type for who eats while he is dictating (late at night), and it drives me up a wall ~ at least now I know he is adhering to the "guidelines"!

Thanks for the laugh today ~ I needed it!

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