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What is the current converstion for dictation minutes to transcription minutes.  Is it more if you are inputing all the demographics??

We are behind, 1 ft quit/ 1 ft on vac leaving 2 ft for six facilities.  Mostly long MRs and Op reports.  My boss wants to know why we are behind because the numbers are down.  Where is all the dication coming from. I asked to pick up some perdiem help until we can find someone.  He was like, NO!!  Show me why this is needed?? Is he for real!

I need some ammo to bring him in to reality.

Has anyone heard of PMT Inc.?

Thanks for any help!

Do the better quality headsets allow you to not have to crank the volume so much?  I don't like blasting my ears but with the poor quality recording and the way the dictators speak, I often have to.

Have you noticed that is not so much the case once you have purchased good headphones?   - Thanks for any feedback.

For anybody who has MagicJack, do you know if it is possible to use this in conjunction with another service such as Vonage?  There is no local area code available with MagicJack in my state, so for anybody calling me even in the same town, it would long distance for them.  I am just wondering if it is possible to have Vonage for incoming calls and then MagicJack for outgoing calls.  Thank you!

I am a home-based Transcriptionist who worked VERY part time (2 hours a day or less) until my daughter was a little over 1 year old, and then my husband got promoted, I went back to school and quit my job.  Now my degree is almost finished, and I am getting ready to start back at home again on a full-time basis with my old company.  I cringe at the thought of sending my daughter to daycare, especially while I sit at home all day typing, but I am not sure I can get enough production done with a 19-month-old around all hours of the day.  Does anyone have any experience with YOUNG children at home and working full time?  I'm not going to push myself to produce the huge numbers I know I otherwise could, but I would just like to still be in the mix and have full-time status AND be with my daughter...I guess I want it all!

This is a good example of what I am trying to say....In the search box I put "People's Support Transcription".  When I got to my options, I saw a response from this web site; about the second one down.  Did you know that our posts are not exclusive to MT Stars?  They go out for the WORLD to see!!

I find my hands getting tired and shoulders hurt from typing so much.  What keyboards do you use and how do you have it positioned?  I type with my keyboard in my lap, just a straight keyboard, but still am not as productive as I would like to be and find my fingers not responding as quickly as I'd like.  Also noticed I have a lot of pain in my ankle some time from the foot pedal and my knee hurts too.  I have my seat positioned low so my monitor is directly ahead.  Any advice would be appreciated.  I'm going to buy a new keyboard on ebay because I work 2 accounts, one on a desktop and one on my laptop, keep having to unplug my keyboard from my desktop to place on my keyboard, is getting to be a hassle.

I am thinking of taking a Medical Transcription class.  My sister who is a Physician's Assistant tells me I should do coding instead.  Does anyone know anything about the combo classes and whether they are a good idea and if they prepare you enough?

Thanks

which account do you think you made more money transcribing??  tia

Does anybody know if this program can be found anywhere.  I have used it for quite some time and need it for another pc but cannot find it anymore.  They have a new program free but I dont like that one.  I like the old MPCount4.  Can this be found anywhere else.  It is no longer on the original site as they seemed to have combined the program with MPWord.

TIA

Site for findings doctors in any state?  I use the Dr - 411 and it's okay, but I would really love some input on any others that are really good.

Thanks!

So, with Obama's announcement today about his intention to invest heavily in EMR, what are your thoughts? For those of you working for offices that have not yet gone that route, is it a worry? I know EMR has been steadily gaining ground for some time, but having federal funding available sure seems like a big push in that direction. Are MTs going to be joining the ranks of the unemployed?

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I want to share something my family does in case you're interested in doing something similar.  We live near a military base and every year I call and get the names of a couple of soldiers to invite into our home for Christmas Day.  These are soldiers who are very far from home and not scheduled for leave on Christmas.  We been doing this for several years and it has been such a wonderful experience.  We have made friends that we'll keep in contact with until ... 

We pick up these soldiers up at a set time and set gate on the base.  They have dinner with us and we always give them some small gifts  -- phone cards, note cards, stamps, restaurant gift certificates, etc.  The guys love it when they get a box of all occasion cards with stamps, as most of them say they aren't very good at picking out cards to send back home.  We end the evening by driving around showing them Christmas lights, etc.

Yes, it is generally a bit awkward for them at first, but they always end up getting "comfortable" and enjoying themselves. 

You usually need to call early - they do have to make sure you aren't a serial killer or terrorist.      Often times, they have an office set up where you fill out a form for "adopting a soldier" and that simplifies matters a great deal.

Merry Christmas to all of you!

EMR might not soon replace us after all....

http://health-information.advanceweb.com/common/Editorial/Editorial.aspx?CC=66392&CP=1

I am hesitant to take that giant leap into being totally an IC.  I have an IC position now and my boss has offered it to me FT and he lets you work as much as you want. Basially I try to keep somewhat of a decent schedule.  I also work for a large outsource company.  I can make more money as an IC and have checked on a zillion insurance companies, all about the same.  I have never been without health insurance doing transcription and that is what scares me especially since I am older.

One friend has quit this company  that we work for already.  It is such a struggle to get line count especially since they do not pay for "S". 

Do any of you IC people that  might work for a smaller outsouce company regret being an IC?  I know that one has to be organized and set aside money for taxes but I feel that mentally I would be happier if I would just take the dive.  I have worked this PT position for 4 years and the boss is great to work for and he tells you all of the time he appreciates your work which one very seldom hears and he also has good bonus money for working holidays if you want and even gets you a Xmas gift which is very nice and he really is thoughtful and I know we make him lots of money, but he is lucky to have dedicated girls too.

I am thinking that I need the mental change and I will be doing the work type I love to do and that is OPs.  I have just lost my drive, motivation of going to work everyday for this national company and I just cannot seem to get beyond that barrier no matter how much I have tried. We run out of work, too many people on accounts, then have to sit and wait. My time is valuable just like theirs.  My doc wanted to put me on Lexapro and I took three and then I got to thinking I am not going to let my old hospital drive me crazy and depressed and I quit taking the Lexapro.  I need to focus on another goal right now.  I feel like Eagle Eyes are watching me all of the time.  The only thing holding me back is I have medical insurance with this other place but since being there I have only reached the 800 lines a day goal a few times and it took me about 10 hours to do that which is awful. It seems like you type forever and get nowhere.  I have lost my speed and I very seldom get to do OPs anymore.  I used to do 30 a day at least.

I want to enjoy life a little more and there are other jobs out there that do pay much better than I am making taxes or no taxes to fool with.  I have done this type of work for 29 years and maybe I am at that burnout point and just need a fresh change.  I really think I need a fresh start so to speak.  Thanks for letting me vent. Any feedback will be helpful.  I do not have any small children, all grown so I am very very flexible. 

Is it worth being an IC, bottom line????

Thanks!

thanks

PC crashed so I pulled out the old PC from years ago.  But, I cannot recall my password.  Can I get around this somehow?  I am lost without my puter :(. 

Thanks!

I am currently working as an MT making 7.5 cpl plus shift diff on Saturdays.  I was just offered a position doing alternate types of medical-based transcription (roundtables and advisory board meetings).  I have done multi-voice stuff in the past, but I have always been paid by the audio hour.

I have seen that this company starts at 0.0051 cents per WORD.  I have never been paid per word before and have no idea how to determine if that is a fair wage, and if I can expect to make similar to what I am making now.  I may be able to start higher than that, given my experience, but I was curious if anyone has any realistic idea of what that works out to be in comparison to my current wage.

Any help would be appreciated!  Thanks! :)

I need to know the signifiance of whether a doctor is a member of the AMA or not.  What exactly does this organization do and what does their membership mean.  Any info would be helpful. I am researching a physicain who is a nonmember.