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once again, of course, the sentence had to be edited for final copy of the medical record.Most physicians know they are not "perfect" and will appreciate the transcriptionist's medical knowledge, alertness and editing ability. Physicians sometimes dictate half asleep, in the middle of the night or after 14 hours of a long and tedious surgery. They are counting on the medical transcriptionist to be alert and, if necessary, to correct their mistakes. And, oh I forgot to mention about the physicians who eat while they dictate or chew gum. Yes, some do this! A physician's dictation can sometimes be as difficult to decipher as their handwriting on prescriptions and physician orders. Sometimes I would think they delight in nothing more than writing the first initial of their name and then a long line afterwards either going up the page or down the page or in a wiggly fashion.In my first job I transcribed dictation from an orthopedist that could be quite "smart-mouthed" about anything and everything. He was an expert in his field and well respected.In our office we had a procedure that if a doctor failed to dictate on a patient that was seen in his or her clinic, we had to place a note on the chart, asking the doctor to "try and remember" from that visit and dictate a note the next time he arrived at clinic, which could be a month later. I had the special opportunity to comply with this procedure with this one particular doctor.I did dutifully as I was told and placed my note. At the end of the next clinic session, I will never forget his reply. Thank God he did not say it aloud to me! He wrote back on the same note saying: Dear Connie: Do you remember what you had for breakfast one month ago? I do not remember the details from this patient's last visit here. Reschedule.I might add here the other doctors dutifully complied with our request to dictate "something." In the end, I concluded he actually was sweeter to me about this than his reputation with others had been. He was known to have very little patience with secretaries, clerical staff and medical transcriptionist. This incident has remained in my personal "funny file" for decades, I still laugh about this. He was a little bitty short man about my height with dark hair, quite handsome.Actually I did remember what I had for breakfast because it was the same every morning.
Obviously he had more choices than I did. I never had the opportunity
to respond.Medical Transcriptionist today can work in a variety
of settings. Many are finding it mandatory to move into offices
of their homes as hospitals and facilities find it is more cost-effective
to do so.Medical transcribers can also set up a home business with
a select few or as many accounts as they can handle.However, working
alone is not always as ideal as you might think. You miss out on
a lot, but then again, you can also gain a lot with no driving time
and expense. There are pros and cons to both types of work environments. |
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