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Posted By: Can anyone document this? THANKS I'm in a rus
Just a question -
Posted By: tam
I currently type into Medinotes, and recently doctor ask me to start looking up labs, which means I have to go into a different screen, write down the labs, and then go back to another screen and transcribe progress note.
All he has to do is change screens and read labs. These are a few extra steps that I have to do on each and every patient.
I just want to know what you'll think.
THanks
Greater Georgelandia. -
Posted By: funny
http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/fiore/2006/01/greater.html
Want to hook second computer to printer - what type of cord do I need?nm -
Posted By: ???
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Express Scribe questions -
Posted By: MT in MT
What is the best way to download files to this? Directly from the FTP site or from computer after copying files to my hard drive. I've done it from my hard drive a couple times now and it takes forever. Thanks!
Does anyone know of good free line count software? I loved TextTally but don't want to pay for it lol.
To MQx4 -
Posted By: MTmom
I apologize to you then MQx4 if all these posts were not yours. It is very difficult to determine who is who anymore.
Although, in those crazy people's defense, I actually did find those posters rather hillarious! I am just your average MT and no I am not disturbed in any way, just enjoy a raw sense of humor now and then. Please don't bash me for saying that, it is just my opinion. A raw sense of humor is not grounds for being in the psyhiatric ward. A good laugh every now and then does wonders for the body (burns lots and lots of calories you know). With that being said, we should welcome everyone here and as long as I am personally not being threatened, then I really am up for any conversation and/or jokes or whatever.
It's nice to know who you are talking with, so MQx4 thanks for being consistent with your name. Sorry if I addressed some of those posts to you!
About how many lines are expected to be typed each day, minimum, on average? NM -
Posted By: TM
Need noise reducing headphone help please! -
Posted By: Sheryl
I tried doing a search, but nothing came up. I know this has been discussed here before. Due to background noise in the house (TV and other things), I need to get a headset that blocks out this noise to I can hear my dictation. I can't afford much, and was wondering what others are using. The headset I use now is comfortable, but I can hear every little sound going on in the house and I'm losing my mind. Thanks for the help!
help needed on the word board! -
Posted By: please help! SM
thank you!!!!
cute Q&A on WAHM board... -
Posted By: if you're interested...nm
LTS -
Posted By: Ag
Does anyone out there know anything about LTS? I sent them my resume last week and they sent me a test today. Any info would be appreciated.
Word Expanders....need opinions on which is the best..... -
Posted By: MT
.....and that doesn't cost $200.00. I have seen many downloadable expanders, and wondered if anyone has downloaded one from the Internet? I've been considering Fastfox by NCH or Swifttext by Bytescribe ($49.00). Anyone use these with good results?
Thanks so much.
Good day that went how I wanted it to go sm -
Posted By: Lyndia
Decided too much negativity, so I'll post something nice!
I made my lines for my FT job in my shift time. Goal this week was 1300 lines a day and I did 1316.80. It is half past 5 local time, I have had a homemade stew with dumplings for supper and a dried fruit dessert I made that I rather like. Sitting here relaxing a while before I tear into my PT job so I won't have to in the wee hours.
This was nearly a dream day. I cleaned my house on my weekend and it is pretty well tidy AND clean. The only way I don't have to spend 2 days cleaning each week is maintenance, so I have to be neurotic about vacuuming daily and keeping the kitchen flybaby.net CLEAN.
Full stomach, sweet tooth happy, clean house and made my lines.
So what is your dream day?
Is it me or does anyone else notice...sm -
Posted By: wise
Ever notice that most of these platforms/programs that we work on make it very difficult to keep track of lines, view how many lines in a given time period etc...seems that is the last consideration... for us to see how much we make.
Just had to vent, thanks! :)
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Posted By: need help
Is it right-hand dominant or right hand dominant? I thought if you were using a phrase to describe a noun the phrase should be hyphenated, as in The patient is right-hand dominant OR The patient is a right-hand dominant male; either way you are describing the noun (male/patient). thank you
Katrina in Mississippi/Alabama -
Posted By: Dano
Does anyone know of contacts in Mississippi/Alabama that are needing help for their people who have lost everything? We chose to donate cash to the Salvation Army. By the time I got around to cleaning out my closets, neither the SA or ARC were taking clothing donations and I'm one of those people who is very bad about buying things and then never wearing them so much of the stuff has tags still attached, not exactly junk. Now that it's gathered up, I'll just donate it to our local Helping Hands but would like do whatever we can do to help the people of Miss/AL in particular. It seems they are the "forgotten refugees." At least in our area, we see very little about them but did see a news clip last night that looked like they were as devastated as NO, if not more so. Surely they need help too? TIA for any info.
Hope I'm asking in right forum. sm -
Posted By: Anon
How much would you charge for a "normal" report? Had a GYN doctor ask me that. She wanted a special rate for normal reports. I said that I would charge whatever the line count came up with. Sometimes they adjust their "normals" and add on, and then I would not consider it a normal. If they did not, what would you charge?
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Any companies have VR/Speech platforms, i.e. Dictaphone, Escription ? -
Posted By: Shea
Does MQ really seem like they want MTs? It doesn't seem like it -
Posted By: to me.
When you make something so complicated, difficult, cumbersome, and frustrating, that sends me the message they aren't really wanting to be in the business. As far as I'm concerned, they have sent me a signal they don't want me to work for them. Wonder who they sent those surveys to.
American Idol -
Posted By: flutterby
I missed the first 6 minutes. What did I miss???
May want to hold off on cashing it -
Posted By: Message to MQ, MT
One of the attorneys handling the lawsuit or an associate of, suggested I hold off on cashing the check that came to me from MQ. This is the one that came with a letter saying basically the reason they robbed us of so much money over time was a system error. Yeah, right. The attorneys want to check into the true purpose of the checks. So listen to your gut on this one If this has already been said on the boards, sorry, I haven't read them lately.
Names in dictation -
Posted By: Inquiring Mind
My accounts don't allow pt. names in dictation, following AAMT recommendations, but what about names of family members? They could certainly be used to identify the pt.
New to Extext, can't slow dictation -
Posted By: New TT'er
Hey all,
I've contacted tech support at TT about this, and they referred me to Dictaphone tech support, and they weren't able to help either. I am unable to affect anything on the playback with the little window -- I think it's called TransNet? -- I can move the sliders back and forth for volume, speed, rewind, etc., but they do nothing. Has anyone had this problem, and been able to resolve it? (Basically dictaphone said, "gee, i dunno! Good luck to you!") I like to be able to slow the dictator down when I can't understand them! TIA!
anyone coment on either the new -
Posted By: mn
Microsoft 7000 keyboard or the 4000? Thinking about getting one for my wrist/hand pain.
american transcription solutions in Clearwater FL -
Posted By: barb
Does anyone know anything about American Transcription Solutions in Clearwater FL? Is this a good place to work for???
How do you move from one document -
Posted By: technically challanged
to another in the WordPerfect program without stopping to reach for the mouse. I'm guessing there is a certain key(s) such as F1 or something like that that does it but I haven't been able to find it. Thanks!
Housekeeping as an alternative ... -
Posted By: Molly
... has anyone gone from MTing to housekeeping in a hotel? I can't support myself as an IC and can't meet the requirements for employee status. What are the going wages in the South? Do I have a snowball's change of being hired in my 50's??? I'm desperate.
Correct way to transcribe -
Posted By: fasttype
Can someone please tell me the correct way to transcribe 10 to the fifth E. coli.
Thank you very much for your help.
I currently work for Accustat LLC but got an offer from Cort Medical -
Posted By: MT Accustat
Does anyone know or have any information about Cort Medical?
Winmail.dat file....how do I open? nm. TIA -
Posted By: Help please?
Pay per report (radiology) -
Posted By: HomeMT
1. If a radiologist dictates CT abdomen/pelvis and you have to combine the reports, do you get paid for this?
2. If the radiologists read reports from another facility and the transcriptionist has to type them in the system (a different way than the regular reports), do you get paid for these?
3. If you transcribe a report dictated by someone other than the radiologist (i.e., cardiologist), do you get paid for this?
I have found that the discrepancies in my production totals have to do with all three of the above. I don't believe I am being paid for any of them.
These may be good questions to ask when discussing employment. Unfortunately, I didn't think to ask before-hand. I'll repost to let you know when I get the answers from the company.
Need help finding a file converter. sm -
Posted By: Help, please?
Unfortunately, I had to bite the proverbial bullet and buy a new computer, which came of course with Vista. One of my accounts uses dvf files and the sony plug-in for that for use with my gearplayer is of course not yet compatible with Vista. (sigh)
Does anyone know a good converter I could download to convert the dvf files to wav or dss and IS compatible with Vista?
Thanks for any help.
curious for those using Bayscribe expander, -
Posted By: sm
I just noticed when the word Expander box is open, in tiny print underneath the bottom expansion box, it lists your number of entries and also the ratio of Keystrokes to expansions. wondering how my expansions compare to yours in that ratio part -- mine is 5:1 --- funny how I can have brought up this box to add them so many times and never even noticed it!
Emdat inscribe -
Posted By: quickmt
Anyone know if either ShortHand or Shortcut Expander program will work with Emdat Inscribe? Thanks.
Disability, Sickness, & Hospital Insurance -
Posted By: Getting depressed but fighting it.
Warning to everyone if you have separate health disability and or sickness policies bought through insurance companies. Please read your policies carefully and check with your insurance company BEFORE you need to submit any claims and especially find out how long it takes for the money to be sent to you.
Our disability insurance will pay a maximum of $900 a month. No problem even though it's only 1/3 of what he earns but it's better than nothing. NO WHERE in the policy does it state we need to send tax returns in for the last year....yet yesterday received a letter that we must do that...plus they DO NOT PAY the first 30 days of disability.
My husband was disabled from the beginning of June until 2 weeks ago, and really shouldn't be back to work yet, but it was necessary. The disability policy will pay a whole month, not 2. Over the years, I paid over $7,000 to this company for this coverage for a lousy $900? So now that we waited over a month for a check, we get this letter, and now it will be another month until he receives anything...again. And, to make matters worse, they do NOT pay the full amount if you have other coverage. I just don't need to wait 3 months for one lousy sentence they could have put in their policy in the very beginning.
I called them and of course got a less-than-perfect English customer service rep (of course!)and told her I wanted to talk to someone higher up after I asked why for some of these requirements and she gave me the same canned answers as in the beginning of the conversation. Do you think I'll get the call back? I doubt it. I will be calling again today.
Hubby was right. Insurance is a rip-off. You better believe I will be dropping quite a few policies after this is all over and may take a health savings plan instead if we survive this go-round. They just get you coming and going. Is there any company you can count on being above board, safe and reliable these days? |