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I AM INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR A POSITION WITH KEYSTROKES.  CAN ANYONE PROVIDE ME WITH SOME INFORMATION ON KEYSTROKES?  DO THEY HAVE STEADY RADIOLOGY ACCOUNTS AND HOW IS THE STAFF?

THANKS FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE!!!-

I wonder if some nationals made a resolution to ship more work to India.  My work is still low but on dictation doctors mention hospital is filled to capacity and there is bed shortage. 

How are your accounts doing January 16?

I sure hope someone can help me here.  I have recently started using Word 2007 and am absolutely lost!  I finally figured out how to create a macro....but now cannot figure how how to call up that macro when I need it.  does this make sense???  example, ddd stands for degenerative disc disease..when I type "ddd"  do I hit a function key, just the tab key, CTL + function key?????  can't figure this out.  please help me!

thanks.  Rita

Offhand, does anyone know what a business plan for AT&T costs that includes long distance?  Just curious. TIA

My theory is that the majority of MTs working today are in their 40s or 50s and are female.

Am I correct? We shall see....

New to this site.  Read something a while ago about Keystrokes not hiring.  Does anyone know anything about them now?  How are they to work for and how do they pay?  Thanks for any information, good, bad or ugly.

I installed a new wireless keyboard/mouse last night, upgraded Windows media player to version 11, and now I'm not getting any sound out of my right earphone.  I've checked the audio settings on the control panel and all the settings are right.  Speakers seem to work fine, too.  This happened on two sets of earphones.  It's being a real pain only hearing on one side, anyone have any ideas about what this could be or how to fix it?

Many thanks!

DH and I are considering moving to Colorado.  Anything you can tell me about how you like it, or not, the people, the climate, attitudes , would be most helpful! I would like to talk with MTs particularly who are working from home, as I do.  Thanks so much!!

P.S.  There is not much activity on the states board, as I went there for info first.

I cannot believe that Tony Soprano (looks like he) got whacked!!!  Looks like he's dead now.....I know they had to kill him off because it's their last season and a half, but so early into the season????  I will miss James Gandolfino greatly on this show, that is IF he is dead, but he looked really dead to me as he reached 911 and then couldn't speak to the 911 operator.

Yes, addicted to The Sopranos here.....

Has anyone had any experience with the Stedman's medical dictionary software?  I will be starting with a new company at home soon and I'm wondering about compatibility, etc.  Any info would be appreciated!  Thank you!

I have one doctor who, when she wants to correct something or other always says "This is an aside to the typist." ARGH. I feel like I'm in a Shakespeare play or something - don't those have a lot of "asides"? I always want to scream at her "Don't you know I'm not a TYPIST?? I'M A MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST, DAMN IT!!!!" Of course she's 80 or something so I shall forever be "the typist" to her.

I have a resident who always says "For transcriptionist, would you...." to get my attention - but when he was new I thought he was saying "Poor transcriptionist..." I always nodded my head in sad agreement until I realized what he was actually saying....

And then there's the doc who loves to complain about his job to me, sometimes in great detail - "Here I sit, waiting for some x-rays to come in so I can make a buck" and "I cannot believe this hospital."

They crack me up!

I had an extramarital affair.  I deeply regret it and am trying to get my life straightened out.   I ended the affair and I believe this man wants to see me lose everything out of spite and revenge.  I had to quit my last MT job because my computer was hacked and had alerted the company there was a security problem and then a bunch of personal correspondence with this man got uploaded to the company server via "technical assistance" on the phone.  I have had harassing phone calls as well and calls that were programmed in my autodial end up at the wrong number or playing Mexican music, etc.  I went to the sheriff's department and they did believe my situation, but said there is little I can do about it without filing a report.  I do not want to appear spiteful or vengeful, but may have to file a report against this man, but he lives in another state.  I just want to put my life back together.  I fear with my computer tapped and my phone calls screened I will be unable to secure another job or get the harassment to stop.   I have three firewalls on my computer am rural and had to work via satellite.  I live in a small town with little opportunity.  I am going to lose everything if I cannot work as an MT.

Any MTs victims of domestic abuse and had to deal with anything similar?

If someone is sabotaging my career what am I to do?

QWERTY ergo sum...I type, therefore I misspell.

I cannot claim the credit for this, but I thought everybody could use a little humor today. 

I just did the stupidest thing.  I could cry but it would not help.  I will lose this account due to my carelesness and not thinking.  I accidentally just erased two "undone" tapes and kept two "finished" tapes.   So on Monday I have to tell the doctor and if I were them I would fire me.   They have been my account for 4 years but have been patient with me at times through some personal problems -- yucky divorce -- and I do a good job at a very reasonable rate but I would not blame them if they fired me.  I just want to take myself out and beat myself silly.  But there is nothing I can do right now and so oneward and upward -- I guess.  But this will hurt as it is my largest account and I am a small MTSO so I will be out pounding the pavement for something. 

Thanks for listening. 

Anyone know of a good doctor lookup without the thing where you have to type in one of those codes before viewing.

I can't seem to find a good, fast doc search site.

Thanks! 

I know this isn't MT-related, but it has gotten me so upset that I can't work, so maybe it is MT-related after all.  Anyway, if anyone has been in this situation, can you please tell me how you successfully handled it?  My son wanted to go away for the weekend and asked to use my credit card to secure a hotel room.  We went online to Hotels.com and found a nice place.  I put in my credit card number and was given a room confirmation.  I then received an e-mail from the hotel telling me there were no rooms available.  I called the hotel and they told me I would have to address it with Hotels.com since they were the ones with my credit card information.  I called Hotels.com and they told me that my card had been swept for the entire amount of the stay ($276.00!) but since there were no rooms available, the money would be credited back to my account.  I got my credit card statement yesterday and they only credited back $71.00 of my money, causing me to incur and over-the -limit fee of another $29.00.  I don't know where to turn to get this problem resolved.  Do I call Hotels.com and ask them to reimburse my over the limit fee?  Do I call my credit card company and tell them that it was Hotel.com's fault for hitting my account for the whole amount when they said they weren't going to?  If anyone has been through this kind of thing before, I would really appreciate your input.  Needless to say, I will NEVER use Hotels.com ever again!!  Thanks in advance for your help!

Recently, my computer started running very slow when it comes to saving documents.  It only happens when I am in my work program, which is only a basic word document.  It is a continual document, which holds about 50 files.  Any suggestions??

Good morning everyone..I have been an MT for 12 years and have a friend who would like to be an MT also.  She has an educational background in anatomy, physiology I think--that kind of stuff.  She wants to give it a try without getting formal MT training.  I know what you guys are going to say, but you know how it is.  I am sure all of us have had people who think we are just "typists."  Even though I know this will be a HUGE challenge for her, I have agreed to try to help her  Do you guys have any ideas where she should start?  I am interested in only positive responses please--thanks ladies/gents!!!!

Thinking about working for them.  Any input.  Thanks.

She was placed in the prone position with her butt cheeks spread apart.

This doctor is always very casual in his style of dictation, but this takes the cake!

Please tell me how to run my linecount.  I really need some help with this.  Started with a new company and asked but have not received an answer yet...maybe they don't want to discourage me??  Thanks in advance

Does the Bytescribe waveplayer version 4.3 or 6 work with the Docshuttle bytescribe program or do I need to have different software.

I can't open compressed wave files from the Bytescribe Utility Export program.  Anyone have any answers?

I was on the phone with BS today for 2 hours, and still no answer as to why - I think I need another version of bytescribe waveplayer to work correctly - any thoughts on this or has this happened to anyone else?

Thanks for your help

They just reported on this disease on our local TV station.

http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/2312/

"Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a progressive lung disease that strikes young women in the prime of their lives. The prevalence of the disease is not known but it has been estimated that there are a few hundred cases in the United States.


The disease is characterized by an unusual type of muscle cell that invades the tissue of the lungs, including the airways, and blood and lymph vessels. Over time, these muscle cells form into bundles and grow into the walls of the airways, causing them to become obstructed. Although these cells are not considered cancerous, they grow without the usual controls within the lungs. Over time, the muscle cells block the flow of air, blood, and lymph to and from the lungs, preventing the lungs from providing oxygen to the rest of the body.


Lymphangioleiomyomatosis is pronounced lim-fan-g-o-lie-o-my-o-ma-toe-sis. Lymph and angio refer to the lymph and blood vessels. Leiomyomatosis refers to the formation of the bundles of the unusual muscle cells.


Although there is no clear evidence for a hormonal abnormality, therapy has focused on estrogen reduction because of the population affected and includes tamoxifen therapy and progesterone therapy. Lung transplantation has become an established therapeutic option in patients with advanced disease. Recurrence of LAM has been reported in the transplanted lung of two patients raising questions about pathogenesis and suggesting a systemic component is involved.


The cause of LAM is not known. "

Just wondering if any of you have tried the "quality" sets?  I only ask because if you have not compared, you might not know what you are missing.

I keep bugging you all because it seems when I make investments that are supposed to help, it is about a 50/50 success.  Some help; some were not worth the money.

I need to get faster.  I am okay with certain accounts, but others slow me way down, so I need to make every improvement I can to make the slow accounts a moot point (at least).

Thanks again for all the help!