Originally posted by tubularbills
wow , major fail :(
An hour on the phone for absolutely no purpose. I played the customer service game and tried all the basic stuff for him (power cycle, hard-wired to a pc, etc.) then finally lost it when the guy asked me to put the computer in safe mode. The ing modem was reporting errors (which I mentioned 5 seconds into the call) and he was trying to figure out the problem with my pc that was causing the speed issue.
Originally posted by MeLLyMeL
omg I fuking hate evaluating new patients! It's like a 2 hour long process with the patient and the write up afterwards is like 7 pages fuking long :(
The more practice I get NOOOOOOOOOW - the faster I will be out in the field. :)
But its just such a long process - and the write up is difficult because of all the medical terminology.
Whatever. I got this !!!!!!!!!
gmilf
a lot of places send out their reports now, they just use an audio recording and send it to some company that transcribes medical reports. Not sure how this helps you but you should just work at a hospital that has this service.
MeLLyMeL
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Originally posted by gmilf
a lot of places send out their reports now, they just use an audio recording and send it to some company that transcribes medical reports. Not sure how this helps you but you should just work at a hospital that has this service.
It doesn't work like that.
We get referrals from psychiatrists or doctors. After that we meet them then need to evaluate them. Basically ask a load of questions about the person's life. Then do a couple of standardized tests and some physical tests (how much can they carry, can they touch the tip of my pen and then their nose - for eye-hand coordination) Fine /gross motor stuff.
THEN they can begin the intervention process after we evaluate and see what areas in occupation they need help with. Also, these are billed services (evaluations and interventions) so I don't know how someone can send this out and have someone transcribe them. Depending on the insurance company, one may have to send it the same day they are evaluated! My place isn't billed since it is not-for-profit... but it's real practice.
igottaknow
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Originally posted by MeLLyMeL
It doesn't work like that.
We get referrals from psychiatrists or doctors. After that we meet them then need to evaluate them. Basically ask a load of questions about the person's life. Then do a couple of standardized tests and some physical tests (how much can they carry, can they touch the tip of my pen and then their nose - for eye-hand coordination) Fine /gross motor stuff.
THEN they can begin the intervention process after we evaluate and see what areas in occupation they need help with. Also, these are billed services (evaluations and interventions) so I don't know how someone can send this out and have someone transcribe them. Depending on the insurance company, one may have to send it the same day they are evaluated! My place isn't billed since it is not-for-profit... but it's real practice.