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Getting a job back -
Posted By: Cindy
I am using a Lanier LX-219. I re-recorded a job but did not get the entire job. How do I go back into the system and recall the job using the job number?  Thanks.
DANGEROUS VIRUS COMING.... -
Posted By: sm
Subject: Big virus coming, confirmed by McAfee and Norton and Snopes
Subj: Big virus coming, confirmed by McAfee and Norton and
Snopes
Big virus coming, confirmed by McAfee and Norton and Snopes
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing
up for this virus!
I checked Snopes (URL above:), and it is for real!!
Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!
You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any
message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD,' regardless of who sent
it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' the
whole hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be received from
someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list. &nb sp;This
is the reason why you need to send this e-mail to all your contacts It
is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and
open it.
If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent to you
by a friend, do not open it! Shut down your computer immediately.
This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been classified
by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. This virus was
discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind
of virus. This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc,
where the vital information is kept.
COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS. REMEMBER: IF YOU
SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US.
Snopes lists all the names could come in.
Tapes -
Posted By: MTMommy
Can you reuse the same tapes (standard size) over and over? I have been for a while and I was wondering if they eventually get bad.
Thanks!
Need help -
Posted By: Petra
Hello, I am trying to test for a company and I desperately need a C-phone, is there anyone in the Nashville, Tennessee area that would be willing to let me borrow theirs for a day, I know it is a huge favor, but I am desperate.
In praise of jiggly butts (sm) -
Posted By: IC goddess
Warning: Foamy the Squirrel's language may be offensive to some uptight types.
Discrepencies in reports. -
Posted By: Don't want to be a PITA.
Working for acute care it is not often that you'll get the same patient by different docs but when work is slow, it does happen. I got one today where the first note stated the patient had vomiting blood, coffee ground emesis and severe tarry stools with hemoglobin 15.4. I thought very odd, but this is clearly what physician dictated. The second note I got was his admit H&P and a different doc, same patient with hemoglobin 5.4. It is just by chance I got both notes from the same patient.
I felt like such a pain calling this out to my team leader but I thought this was something that should be marked for followup by the physicians. This is just one of those times that working at home for people that you never meet can really make you feel uncomfortable. Did I do the right thing calling the doctors discrepencies out or should I have kept my mouth shut? It was just a fluke I got the patients ED note and H&P.
It's Monday -
Posted By: AnnieM!AnnieM!
I don't know about the rest of you, but I come here to gain insight, vent, laugh, commiserate, learn, and share. Maybe we can start the week by ignoring the few that come on here to attack, belittle and chastise. Constructive criticism is great as are differences of opinion. Isn't that what this site is supposed to be all about? Name-calling and bullying are what we teach our children not to do. When it happens TO our children, we tell them to ignore it.
Express Scribe ?'s -
Posted By: MTinme
Since I updated to v 4.17 I have to move my mouse to get the audio to play after I tap my pedal, which means I have to take my hand off the keyboard and it slows me down. Anyone know what would cause this? Is there a fix?
Also, I want to increase the column width that has my file names. I was able to drag and drop the width with my old version. I can't do that and I have been unsuccessful at finding another way.
TIA for any help!
I need help again regarding DHs red blotches -
Posted By: sm
He now has a swollen lower lip. I am trying to tell him he needs to go to the ER, but he really does not want to (besides which we really cannot afford it). Is there any way this could be something that could be waited out?
High-speed DSL or cable -
Posted By: Allison
I am posting for a friend and wanted to see if anybody else has run into this problem. We live in a very remote area where we are unable to get high-speed DSL or cable. My friend, who has a lot of experience and would be an asset to any company(over 15 years experience), cannot find a company that does not require high-speed cable or DSL. Also unfortunately because of our location, she really is unable to pick up tapes, especially as high as gas prices are - but that is another issue!! Fortunately for me, because of the location of my home in conjunction with a "main road" (in country terms), I was able to get high-speed cable, but because of how far her home sits off the road, she cannot. Any suggestions?
Anybody donated a kidney? sm -
Posted By: Jaxie
My sister has renal failure and is on dialysis. She was admitted to the hospital with myxedema coma (severe hypothyroidism) back in March, being hospitalized into the middle of June. She made a miraculous recovery considering she started out on life support in the ICU of a major medical center. She's now home and doing terrific, but she's been left with the RF. She is starting the paperwork for a transplant, and I am considering possible kidney donation. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with it? I'd appreciate any info. I've done a little investigating on the net and it goes without saying it's a big decision and a lot involved. Appreciate any input for sure and thanks!
Word question -
Posted By: Lori
I pull in a template for a group of docs, and in their template, they have all their doctors listed on the left hand side of the template. Is there a way to supress that verbiage so that it will not be counted in a Word count (other than manually highlighting text and counting?) TIA for your help!
Please respone IC versus Employee Status -
Posted By: Mik
Can the person who posted the site www.EFTPS.gov please reply to this...
My husband and I are "discussing" the ad/disadv between the two. I know you said IC all the way. Can you please tell me why IC is better? I would be gratefully honored! 
THANK YOU!! 
Does anyone use a cell phone for their long distance to transcribe? I am just -
Posted By: MojoZane
wondering if this would work since a lot of plans have free long distance now. I'm assuming there must be some kind of adapter out there to connect your cell phone to your PC or laptop. I am wondering if anyone has tried this and how it worked out. Thanks!
Escription Question -
Posted By: Marie
Please tell me companies that use Escription BESIDES Transcend and Focus infomatics. Please email me at AlstottGirl221@aol.com. If you have the web address for the company also, that would be great. If not, names of companies....please.
who actually owns MT Stars? how do i know it's not MQ to see your deepest thoughts and renegades -
Posted By: just curious
who are anti-MQ? are the owners names anywhere on this site? i know i can sleep better if it's not anyone affiliated with MQ. if MQ personnel own this site i'm doomed.
Helpful reference for ops and studies -
Posted By: lop
Found this excellent resource for ops - sharing with all.
I need ideas for how to get kids to not ring the doorbell tonight after....sm -
Posted By: Ms Manners
the light is off on the porch and it's getting late, i.e. after 9 p.m. It amazes me the # of kids .... and adults... who don't use good common sense about trick-or-treating and ignore the usual "lights on means ok to knock/ring, lights off means go away/no goodies" rules that have been around for decades.
I'm thinking about turning on the lawn sprinkler close to the front door - but some idiots would probably just run through it.
In the past I've put the dog out on her tie-out in the front yard and that scares some away, but the people that my dog knows get by her by just petting her because she knows them.
What are your plans/recommendations?
Do I want a cordless keyboard and mouse? nm -
Posted By: What are the pros and cons?
nm
Anyone with Google problems? -
Posted By: frustrated
For the last several days when I Google for something I open the most desirable site and what opens is not the site I clicked on but it appears to be some other search engine with another list of sites to click on and that opens another search type engine. Anyone else have this problem? When I click on the cached, sometimes that may actually open the site I desire.
Can anyone tell me how they like working for the NE Region of MQ as all offices in the NE are -
Posted By: MQMT2
going there one by one as the local offices close down. What are the people like to work for there and the QA people as far as feedback on things. Thanks
Way off subject, but I need opinions... -
Posted By: hope this doesn't get deleted...sm
What, in your opinion of course, do you consider being unfaithful to your spouse? I know this is a LOADED question, with many different opinions.
Is it having a full-blown affair (you know what I mean...we are adults here)?
Is it simply talking to/seeing someone without your spouse knowing, but not being intimate? Kissing, talking, becoming emotionally involved?
Do you think one must *go all the way*, to us a teenager's term, before it would be considered an affair?
I really need some help here...I'm going through a very hard time right now and need some support. I don't want to go into my personal details here, but just need opinions...thanks everyone!
Reco'd reading on outsourcing: The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman -
Posted By: Nancy
I just started this book about globalization of the workforce. Friedman is a NY Times reporter and his book has been on the bestseller list for months. Anyone concerned about outsourcing should check this out. I've got a long way to go but even after just a couple of chapters, I'm finding it very insightful and true to my experiences.
I read an interview with the author that appeared in Wired Magazine a few months back. My favorite quote of his goes something like this:
"When I was a kid my mother told me to eat all my vegetables because people in India are starving. I tell my kids to do all their homework because people in India are hungry--FOR THEIR JOBS!"
PS: My company does not outsource any transcription!
Vent on accents. SM -
Posted By: old and cranky
Why oh why does a doctor who has been in the United States practicing medicine for over 20 years continue to have the same thick accent and poor grasp of the English language, as well as inability to grasp proper grammar and punctuation. It's like they do not even attempt to lose the accent. I understand young foreign doctors who have not been here long and are struggling to deal with language barriers, their residency, etc., but these older docs who I know have been around for a long time, drive me insane. I would in no way, shape, or form see them for my medical care, if they have made no effort to improve communication with their U.S. patients. Hello, what country are we in here? Thanks for listening to my vent.
Does anyone know what in the world Hypokinesis is?? -
Posted By: Dawn F.
I know it means "decreased contractions of the heart," but I'm trying to figure out what causes it, tests for it and treatments...can't find much at all. They found it on my echo Monday and I have an appt on Aug 5, but I'll go NUTS until then!
TIA
Dawn
Unemployment question -
Posted By: MYD
I was laid off last Friday.....but already have another job. Actually it's a better job, so all is great.
BUT I have a question. I applied for unemployment just in case I had a hard time finding something. I got a notice today that I did not make enough money the last two quarters. I was steadily employed there the last 6 YEARS. It showed wages for 1st and 2nd quarter of 2006, but showed $0 for the last two quarters.
Where does umployment get their numbers? Do they get them from the quarterly forms filled out by the employer? Or do they send a form to be filled out when someone applies? I used to handle claims eons ago....but I don't recall ever supplying that information when a claim was made....In fact my boss fought and won every claim(whole other story)
The company is having financial problems and I was just wondering if this company is NOT filing the required unemployment forms/payment...and if not, what about SS, withholding 401K etc....
Shorthand and Autocorrect question -
Posted By: Stumped MT
I'm trying to set up a shortcut so that I can transcribe pack-per-year history to immediately follow the number, but I'm doing something wrong because I get a space between the hyphen beginning this phrase and the number. It looks like this: 50 -pack-per-year history instead of 50-pack-per-year history. I have Shorthand, but I've also tried doing this in Autocorrect, and it doesn't seem to work correctly no matter which one I try. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? My age shortcut works just fine, which is a hyphenated phrase too.
SONY DIGITAL HELP!!! -
Posted By: Missy
Well... this is the first time I have ever done anything like this, so bear with me! I have recently started typing for a clinic who is using the Sony ICD-BM1 recorder. After the doctor dictates, the office staff downloads the files from the memory stick and sends them via email. HOWEVER, the files are HUGE. A typical 1-2 minute dictation is coming across as 2 MB or more. I have an 8 minute dictation that came across this afternoon that was 87 MB after I converted it from an MP3 to WAV. I am well-versed in the Olympus DSS system and another office I type for uses it. Typically with the Olympus system it will take 25-30 dictation (1-3 minutes each) to even equal 2 MB. The particular office who uses Olympus is able to send me 30+ files at a time to download, whereas the office using Sony has to send them 1 at a time and usually 50% will bounce back to them.
So, my question is... Has anybody ever experienced this problem and, if so, HOW DO I FIX IT?? The other Transcriptionist (who actually works in-office) is getting ready to go out of town on vacation and we are hoping somebody can help us learn to compress the files before she leaves so that the other office personnel won't have to mess around with it as much as we do. TIA ~Missy
Anyone take the CMT test recently? -
Posted By: jeannal
I was just thinking about taking it and wondered if anyone had any advise.
For sale: Infinity Series foot pedals and AAMT BOS 2nd Edition w/CD -
Posted By: Karen Stramel
I have an IN-USB-1 Infinity Series foot pedal - asking $60.00. I also have two 9-pin serial port IN-DB9 Infinity Series foot pedals - asking $50 for each. In addition to these, I have an AAMT BOS 2nd Edition with CD, like new, asking $65. All items are in excellent condition.
Acute care vs. Clinic reports- -
Posted By: Newbie2MT Full Time
Being new to MT full time and coming from a hospital setting (specialty clinics) for most of my career.....How does acute care transcription differ from "speciality"clinics (i.e. ortho, GI, oncology, etc.) when applying for jobs? Acute care is the same as emergency medicine right?
Aside from the differing terms, doesn't the basics of format apply to all H&Ps, clinic notes, etc. when transcribing notes regardless of specialty? Therefore, even if you have mostly specialty 'experience' wouldn't you still be qualified to do acute care? Just wondering....
Disappointed with this field. -
Posted By: MT ing
I feel the blame is squarely to be placed on our wonderful association. They have ruined what used to be a good career to have. Now terrible pay, no raises, poor benefits, and you are expected to have perfect work with constantly changing rules so they can sell their book.
Turgin???????? -
Posted By: jss
Has anyone heard of the medication Turgin (sounds like Terjen 1.4%). Thanks for the help.
Kodak Easyshare -
Posted By: D
WalMart has a good deal on a Kodak Easyshare 6 megapixel camera. I was wondering if anyone has used this camera? Is it any good?
"House" discussion!!! -
Posted By: Romey
 What are everybody's thoughts on the show tonight regarding House and Stacy. Do you think he told her no because:
A: He feels he is not good enough for her.
B: He does not want to hurt Mark after Mark came to see him.
C: He feeds off his misery and can't give that up.
What a great show, great lines tonight.
Allow me 2 minutes to belch out my aggravation. -
Posted By: Lllls
It's been a long day of ugly dictations today. Every once in a while it just seems like every dictation that comes up is a mess. So, I finally got something with good sound quality by a dictator who can speak clearly and in complete sentences. And then just after the chief complaint, as he was dictating he belched. And it wasn't a little bubble. It was a giant, blowing belch. He spoke another sentence and did it again. Never said excuse me, never lost a beat, just kept talking.
Sheesh.
earnings - what can i expect from home? -
Posted By: JoanneNY
Hello all ... I've been an MT for 13+ years and my current hospital has OUTSOURCED  my position! I'm in a crappy job at the hospital currently, working 3-11, to keep my benefits until I decide what to do, and go on interviews. I'm considering working for the company that took over the hospital account - but I'm not sure what to expect as far as pay per line.
If its not too personal - how much do you guys earn at home per hour/week?
THanks so much! Joanne
anyone ever hear of a place called... -
Posted By: k
Type4Cash.com? If not go to website and maybe someone can help me figure out if it is scam
RMT Prep/Oak Horizons -
Posted By: mikki
Does anyone have any experience with these courses. They cost $75.00 and last a month. Do I need these sample questions? Are they helpful?
OR
Do you think by current texts the the RMT review guide and BOS workbook is all I need?
Thanks in advance.
Word expanders -
Posted By: 4evertyping
Does anyone have recommendations on a good word expander. Our office is transitioning to an web-based system which uses MS word. We currently use Word Perfect and have extensive templates stored in "quick words" which is great. Using macros in word would be a pain in the butt! Have never used a word Expander so any suggestions would be appreciated. Is there a limit to how much info can be stored - i.e. will it just expand to a sentence or can it be a whole page of type, and what is involved in using a Word Expander (is it just by Keystrokes or do you have to point and click). Thanks for your help.
anyone see the lame Jennifer Aniston interview -
Posted By: with Oprah?
Come on, where were the tears, hysteria and complete breakdown? I was on the edge of my seat, never watch Oprah anyways, and it was sooo disappointing. Not one mention of Bradangelina, it was all about okay lets heal now. Rip off.
Per line rate -
Posted By: Terry Mickelson
I see a lot of talk about line rates and MT's unhappy with their line rate they receive. I would like some opinions. We pay 8 cents per line and the line consists of 65 characters plus spaces. This is exactly how we invoice our clients. Is this a fair rate in your opinion?
This has never happend to me before, need advice! sm -
Posted By: gracie
What do you guys do when you don't get paid? I am an IC and the company I work for is a month late paying me and won't answer my e-mails or phone calls. I am ready to scream! What can I do?
Thanks
I GIVE UP!!! (A RANT/VENT) -
Posted By: Lucy
 I am sooooooo mad I could spit. I have sooooo had it when clients call, asking what I charge. I am upfront and honest and tell them 12 cents for a 65-character line - 24 hour service - friendly service - everything proofed to a T. They keep wittling me down, and I just refuse to work for Indian wages, living in a United States economy! So, I HAVE TO DECIDED to do what the offshore groups do who are scarfing up all the business. I'm going to start charging 10 cents a line, gross line, with full lines containing, give or take 50 characters, but all I'm telling them is 10 cents a line. I guess there's more than one way to skin a cat!! 
Attention Administrator -
Posted By: About unsubscribing
When everything hit the boards a few days back, you (well, whoever is running the board these days) stated that if anyone had a problem and wanted to leave this board, send a message and write "unsubscribe" in the message line.
I did that and just did a test post to see if you unscribed my email address.
You haven't.
I think everyone here is watching your actions and I expect you to unscribe me. I am posting this in public as you failed to respond to a private email.
Future-Net Technologies -
Posted By: Looking
Anybody know anything about this company? I have heard good and bad.
Apparently my vision is gone after -
Posted By: ...
looking at a computer monitor all day. There is supposed to be a MQ board with a link to the left??? Would someone have mercy on me and tell me if they see it because I sure don't see it. Thanks!
Man, its HOT in Indiana! Talk about global warming! -
Posted By: AC-dependent
How 'bout where U live?
gene markers -
Posted By: OncMT
Hi I don't know where to post this. I have just spent several hours looking for web sites that list the many different tumor/gene/biomarkers for cancer screening, especially, but not limited to, breast cancer such as:
What are the 21 genes profiled on the Oncotype DX 21-gene panel?
What are the 76 genes profiled on the Mammaprint® 76-gene panel.
What are the 70 genes profiled on the Mammaprint® 70-gene panel?
I type for all cancer types and have found some helpful web sites explaining cancer screening and tumor markers but have not found any sites that simply just list them.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
SUPER BOWL COUNT-DOWN! -
Posted By: Fatty
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