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Help! Verbatim acct, doc says pip tazobactam - shortcake

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

would you just put pip-tazobactam?? I'm also thinking she made a mistake saying pip which I know is piperacillin. Thanks so much!

Help! Verbatim.... - MT17

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First of all, there is NO such thing as "verbatim." I just cringe every time I am told "verbatim." Notice that each time you are told that an account is "verbatim" that a "but" always follows it..........either it is verbatim or not. These companies need to look up the "verbatim" in the dictionary......sorry just my opinion.

Sorry I asked......... - shortcake

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; ) there is a combo pip/taz drug - elaine

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don't tell anyone I said pip/taz :)

I'm not sure how I would transcribe that. I might be inclined to type it exactly as I heard it, as you have.

Verbatim - MT17

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Sorry Shortcake I did not mean to offend. It just seems funny that when an MT is told the account is "verbatim" it never ever is.....if it were could you only imagine? Actually, I think it would be quite fun to just 1 day be able to type it all "verbatim." So I am sorry if you thought I was being mean, I really wasn't.

I know what you mean! - MTtoday

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It's funny that you can't change an adjective to an adverb when called upon grammatically or proper verb tenses, but you can change a lot of other things, strange things at that. I took your intended meaning from the very beginning! Amen!

I know what you mean! - MT17

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I am so glad you understood what I meant. I honestly would not deliberately be mean to another MT about something like that.....but doesn't it just make you cringe?! I mean have these clients/companies bothered to look up the meaning of "verbatim.".....I have been an MT for going on 20 years and when I first started out we were taught to "make the report read." We never had any problems.....now.....ugh! Have a GREAT day!

No problem! I was not having a good day! I have to say - shortcake

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I agree with you about verbatim accounts. I find it very confusing!!

Im for it! We could call it Transcriptionist's Day...sm - elaine

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It would be wonderful to have one day when we could type it all verbatim.

I do believe many docs think our job is effortless, since our final product is completely understandable.

If only they knew how many times we saved them from syntax suicide!

That's just what I did as it is a verbatim acct, thanks! - shortcake

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