duck bill retractor

I just started working as an MT 5 or 6 weeks ago. I have about 10 IME's I need to bill them for. What is the going rate for this, if someone wouldn't mind explaining to me? They asked what my going rate was, and I had no idea. They said, it's usually .11/line. The doctor is very difficult to understand sometimes, so it can take much longer to decipher what he says. I keep telling myself that I am receiving, basically, paid learn-as-you-go training, so ...

I have a question ?? I am a transcriptionist in a surgeons office. I transcribe the report, fax it if it needs to be faxed and it gets filed in chart. The billing takes place 2 to 3 weeks later for the service depending on how current the coder is. Now.... this is the question. The physician is very greedy and likes to have level III and IV charges. His gait keeper has decided that he was not dictating enough and not getting the higher levels and too many level IIs. ...

He has an ad on the job board for 3 FT MTs, but there's no company name listed. Anyone know the company name? ...

A patient came in to the office, threw his urine drug screen req form at me, spouted off profanities at my doctor, got in his face, threatened him with both physical violence and a lawsuit (for telling him to leave and calm down and then come back), called him a bunch of names and then stomped off. Can't bill for that, can I? It seems a shame since that slot could have been used for a good patient, not to mention the whole thing took 25 minutees. ...

I'm looking at our phone bill for a 12port system and its $550! that is ridiculous! and why in the world would I want to pay 15 or 18 cents PER MINUTE for a company to let me use their phone lines when Toll Free only costs 3 cents per minute??? Something has got to give or this industry in the US is going to CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...

I.e., how will Medquist use the new bill to their benefit? ...

The internet is a dangerous place and this goes a bit too far but it is illustrative of how the danger is being recognized. I think it is just a matter of time before medical records will no longer be processed over the internet. Once that happens, perhaps our jobs will come back. ...

I recently started with a new company and my spellchecker disc is broken. Does anyone know of any company or website that lets you purchase these and bill you later? Years and years ago, Lippincott did this but now they don't. It was so helpful before. Are there any companies that do this anymore? Thanks for your help. I am broke but really need this for my job and it is several weeks before payday. ...

Has anyone heard of it for a mitral valve replacement? Spelling? ...

Is there a such thing as a Bower retractor or Bowers retractor or something along those lines used for oral maxillofacial surgery? ...

The doctor thinks it is spelled Sorell, but I cannot find any documentation for this or similar spellings. Stedmans only has Sewell as the closest thing. This is a hip arthroplasty. Thanks. ...

inserted through the right lateral port placed under the liver edge....(Used during bypass surgery procedure) ...

In a C-section -- dictates: the midline revealed the peritoneum which was entered, extended superiorly and inferiorly and a s/l leksus O retractor was placed. Thanks ...

Ritz? retractor used during ileostomy takedown? ...

Cardiac procedure. Doc spells "Ruhl" retractor, but I can't verify it. Thanks in advance! ...

Sounds like "mandolin" bladder retractor in a retropubic midurethral sling placement. Can you help? ...

Has anyone heard of a surgeon using an Aufricht retractor in CTS? Thanks! ...

The site "Instrument Guru" lists it as "Lady Finger" and says it's the same as a Richardson. A query on The Great Dictator (about another subject) shows it written "ladyfinger". It sounds pretty clear just can't find a solid reference. Anyone know this one and able to give a reliable source? Thanks. ...

Anyone know this type of skin retractor for excising a lipoma from chest wall? It s/l sins or possibly a-sins. Thank you! The skin was retracted using ___ and then later with army-navy, and the lipoma was dissected free from the surrounding structures using blunt dissection and cautery. ...

Sounds like "colotype or color type retractor". This is a new one for me. You would think after 18 years in the biz, you would have heard it all. LOL! ...

type of anal retractor, sounds like gel pass ...

I'm typing a total hip arthroplasty and he is saying what sounds like a "woody retractor." Has anyone ever heard of this? It's pretty clear, but I can't find it anywhere. Thanks! ...

Please help...s/l Logner retractor placed in the posterior aspect of the acetabulum. Transcribing total hip replacement and can't find this type of retractor. Thanks ...

S/L Guru retractor. This is for a septorhinoplasty procedure. ...

Anyone hear of a spinal instrumentation that sounds like Desh-a-shear. A ______ probe was used to .... Using the _______ system, we were able .... Thanks in advance. ...

Retractor/probe/system that sounds like "Desh-A-Shear." Any help would be appreciated. TIA! ...

duck bill retractor - jess

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It is duckbill, one word, not capped - NM

duckbill - jess

thank you for your help - jess

Stedman's Medical/Surgical Equipment - Words has it listed NM

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