Medical Transcription Discussion Forums:
General Discussion Forums:
Recently Viewed Messages: (An archive of over 1 million messages related to medical transcription industry)
Do you have to work for a company in order to use VR? -
Posted By: MT'ing
Can an IC MT also do VR, or is the cost for VR too expensive for IC's to buy and use themselves? I am curious, as I see many MT's posting about VR, and I wonder if they are transcribing for a company or as an IC.
Also, if you are an IC and do use VR, what is the best program and how much does it cost.
Thanks for any and all advice~ 
I woke up this morning with -
Posted By: SM
my right ankle swollen. I didn't do anything to hurt it, and it doesn't really hurt either. It sometimes has this tight sensation when I stand on it. I have no other symptoms, no fever, no warmth, no pain. I am in between doctors right now. What are your thoughts??
How many bytes equal a line? -
Posted By: Help!!!
I need to find out how many bytes equals a line. Any advice would be helpful.
DSS and MAC -
Posted By: Allison
Does anybody work on a MAC computer and use DSS files? What transcription system do you use? I have a new girl starting with a MAC and have NO idea what software system to tell her to get with a foot pedal. I am a PC user :)
I've worked weekends for 10 years, now I want to move onto a company -
Posted By: Tired of Weekends
that does not require at least one weekend day. I realize hospitals are open 24/7 but you would think that companies seeking good MTs would be more willing to offer a M-F shift.
I just saw another MT site advertising a service that offshores that boasts the company as -
Posted By: being one of the most "stable" sm
transcription companies in the US! Of course, it doesn't surprise this long time MT considering the owner of the site highly promotes offshore transcription. I am disgusted and have canceled their newsletter.
Marilyn Richardson
Ortho reference website -
Posted By: Ortho reference website?
Does anyone know of a good Orthopedic reference website? TIA!
Florida Disney -
Posted By: Nyer
Would anyone who has gone to Disney in Florida recently give me an idea of how much money it takes? My grandkids want this as a goal for saving money and I want to be as realistic as I can with them about the cost and what they need. Thanks.
quick help on word board, please! nm -
Posted By: thanks
american republic health insurance -
Posted By: dcc
does anyone have exerpience with this company? supposively they have a new division for self employed.
Interesting thread on Word Board. -
Posted By: Link Inside.
http://forum.mtstars.com/word/v/1/69982.html
Does Anyone Know of A Good Medical Spell Checker For Office 2007? -
Posted By: kittymt
Hello all! I am new to these boards :) . My husband bought me a new computer with office 2007 installed on it for Christmas :). I was curious if anyone knew of a good medical spell check for Office 2007. Thanks In Advance!!!
Word Autocompletion Software -
Posted By: Any MTs use it?
Do any MTs use any of the word autocompletion software for MT work? Is there a medical one that works for MT work? Thanks
What does this mean, I will not feed the troll? -
Posted By: No comprende. NM
x
LIne count -
Posted By: sailing
Okay, lets cut to the chase. The way our lines are counted has been RADICALLY changed. I've done this for 15 years and you get a feel for how many lines you are producing in a set amount of time or in the number of reports you generate. Everyone is denying it but the line count is NOT the same. But I'm sure the clients are still being charged the same. They also cut out our pay for headers and footers. So what to do? There is nothing we CAN do. These large companies are all about end results. If they have to hire armies of TYPISTS what do they care? They only have about a zillion QA people who can clean up the reports and make them look good. Lets pay the typists peanuts instead of paying our TRANSCRIPTIONISTS decent pay.
What companies besides MQ use DocQscribe? nm -
Posted By: Job seeking... TIA
dd
Companies allowing dial-up? -
Posted By: Oldtimer
Do any nationals allow dial-up these days? May be moving to outlying area where that's all there is (frustrating because DSL is only 5 miles up the road). I tried archives but couldn't pin down any info. Thanks for any help!
Fall recipe ideas. whats for dinner? -
Posted By: nm
s
I am so tired of MTing I could scream - -
Posted By: sm
I am doing my very best to keep a positive outlook that something else will come along. Anytime I see something in my local newspaper I apply. I have also registered with agencies, but it seems like all they want to offer me are more transcription positions.
I'm tired of looking up information because a dictator only gives you "partial" dictation, such as addresses, etc. Do these educated human being know that there are more than one William Smith and many different ways to spell Smith. This takes time AWAY from my fingers typing - and if that happens, I'm not making money. I'm about ready to send it to QA with a blank and let them figure it out.
I cannot wait to get out of this business! How do these ESLs make it out of med school? How in the world can the professors understands them - Oops, I'm sorry --- the professors are probably from another planet too! 
jury duty -
Posted By: Orangeblossom
Has anyone gotten out of jury duty from being an MT? I get paid by line...no health insurance....no work no pay......Any advise for when I have to go present myself.
TIA.
he has been smoking on and off 1 pack of cigarettes for 5 years. -
Posted By: jus me
should be good for him.
Help with 9-pin foot pedal...sm -
Posted By: SoccerFan
I use a 9-pin foot pedal on the DocQScribe platform and it is not working. A webcam was installed on my computer and ever since then it doesn't work. I uninstalled the cam but the pedal still is not working. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the pedal, but still it does not work. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Bringing the head lice post back up. This has been going around at my daughter's school. -
Posted By: me
Saturday, after having been checking her head all week, found lice on her head. Did the treatment on her, on me, DH and other daughter, just in case. Only youngest and myself apparently had them. Got rid of the lice, now need to deal with the eggs. No problem with daughter's head because I am meticulous and have been checking daily and removing anything I find. My problem is my own head. Oldest daughter tried to look through, but she had hard time, though she tried. Husband "I don't see anything", so not much help. I can't look at my own head, so my dilema is how do I get the eggs off my own head and keep them from rehatching? Any help/advice would be appreciated. Never gone throught his before.
interesting perspective on outsourcing tech support -
Posted By: Snow Bunny
My husband was in a networking class last night and the teacher, who he says really knows his stuff, polled the class to see how everyone felt about tech support being outsourced. Well, the general concensus was pretty negative.
The teacher also voiced his opinion. He had absolutely nothing good to say about them. They don't know what they're doing. They read from a script and so forth.
He pretty much said, "The damn Indians don't know squat about computers."
The teacher ... is from India.
Interesting, huh?
Has anyone ever done a background check? -
Posted By: something's fishy
Do you really get all the info that they say you can? If you have, where did you get it from? I'm trying to get some info on a spouse of a married friend who is acting REALLY weird right now.
Thanks
Anybody know about using Medikin for a TASP? -
Posted By: anon
MedRemote wants 4 cpl, and as it usually takes a while to be paid for new work, I need to start out with a lower cost. Their web site says they start out at 1.7 cpl and it goes down from there depending on how many lines you do. Just wondering if anybody could share their experience, good or bad. I do not have money to buy equipment outright at this time so am looking into this alternative.
Any responses greatly appreciated!
Medical Dictation Services Inc -
Posted By: MSH
Does anyone here work for this company that is based in Gathersburg, MD? If so, I would like to talk to you. I have been away from transcription for a couple years but want to get back into it and am hoping to hear from this company. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! MSH
Need gift ideas..... -
Posted By: New Rottie Gramma
I need some help figuring out a neat gift idea for our veterinary staff. You guys always have some GREAT ideas !!!
We have had some significant problems with both our "mom" and the 8 puppies we have left, having lost 3. The staff at our vet hospital has just been absolutely wonderful. This is a new vet hospital for us. Our old vet and staff were... well... let's just say less than caring or concerned about our animals.
We'd like a way to say thanks in a different and unique way, other than the traditional fruit/snack basket, and this is just not my strong suit. We feel that plenty of people will complain about bad service, but sometimes we forget to reward the great service or the extra effort, and this vet hospital has done that and more.
Any help or ideas would be appreciated. TIA....
My SIL wants to be a transcriptionist... -
Posted By: The Singing MT
She wants to study at home, but I went to college for it like 15 years ago. I don't know anything about computer courses or whatever. I don't just want to "google" it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Jodi 
14.00/hr for radiology private contractor job/PT, internet based. Good dictation. -
Posted By: Sound fair to you?
When he said we pay by the hour not the line, I was unprepared to give him my fee! I typed for these rads when I worked at the hospital so know them well. About two hours per day of work for their outpatient imaging center (MRIs, CTs, mammograms, ultrasounds).
Thanks!
Tired of tapes, I want to go digital, sm -
Posted By: OldTimer
I have been picking up and delivering tapes and transcription for almost 20 years. I'd like to know if any small MTSO would talk to me about how to set up a low-cost system for doctors to record digitally and send it to me. I just don't understand what equipment I would need and how to go about the process. I'm a little embarrassed to be asking this as I know most of you have been using digital equipment for years, and I hope I don't get ridiculed for being so behind-the-times. I do not intend to go to Lanier or Dictaphone and pay exhorbitant prices. I want something simple and cheap. I have 2 part-time MTs working for me from their homes. Can someone tell me if there is a company that provides low-cost equipment? I don't even know what I'd need.
Chantix Warning -
Posted By: sooo glad I never smoked
as it must be just horrible to stop!
I received this today regarding Chantix......
FDA informed healthcare professionals and consumers of important revisions to the WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS sections of the prescribing information for Chantix regarding serious neuropsychiatric symptoms experienced in patients taking Chantix. These symptoms include changes in behavior, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal ideation, and attempted and completed suicide. While some patients may have experienced these types of symptoms and events as a result of nicotine withdrawal, some patients taking Chantix who experienced serious neuropsychiatric symptoms and events had not yet discontinued smoking. In most cases, neuropsychiatric symptoms developed during Chantix treatment, but in others, symptoms developed following withdrawal of Chantix therapy. See the FDA Information for Healthcare Professionals Sheet for recommendations and considerations for healthcare professionals on using Chantix therapy for patients.
just bought used laptop HELP -
Posted By: michelle
ok i just bought a used laptop. when i was at the guy's house, the internet was going. now, i'm at my house and it won't connect to my wireless network. it shows it on the screen, but won't connect. it is so frustrating. is it the firewall on? is there something i need to do to get it to work? I'm going to get a sprint broadband card for it, so not like it really matters, but i just want the internal wireless to work anyways. why isn't it working?
Cat loves dog vidoe on MSMBC -
Posted By: Misha
Funny
http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=420300C4-8D32-42A3-9481-8F9A8739A1BD&t=c156&f=06/64&p=hotvideo_viralvideos>1=8506
working for DBS -
Posted By: looking for more
Anyone out there w/experience or knowledge about working for Domenichelli Business Services? Looks interesting. Trying to broaden horizons.
Discouraged and disgusted -
Posted By: stargazer
I have a training course, a 3-month internship, and 4 months employment into this line of work and I here I am only making 2-5 cpl. I apply for jobs, but they won't even let me test. Why is this profession so hard to break in to? It seems so incredibly impersonal and these human resource people seem so curt and rude, like you're not a real person. Today I feel like I've made a huge and costly mistake getting into this business. Anyone out there considering it should think twice!
When does school start in your area? sm -
Posted By: Georgia gal
August 14th here in Cobb County and I can't wait to get the kids out of the house then
toxic friends/relatives--ADMINISTRATOR PLEASE EXPLAIN -
Posted By: why you erase something before you so boldly/rudel
Mine is my mother. She is an extremely angry woman, and I honestly think, her seeing me happy, makes her dislike me even more. When I go to visit, which is not often anymore, she sarcastically says "yay look whos here" and does not have anything nice to say to me. She is usually drunk or on drugs so she falls asleep when I try to talk to her, and she criticizes my every decision and points out the things about myself that I hate. One thing, is that i'm not good with people, and she has to remind me of this on a daily basis, like when I tell her i'm going to start school or take classes she will say "but youre not good with people, I bet youre nervous" or snide remarks to that effect. She criticizes how I look, how I do my hair, what I wear, just about everything. When I leave there, for the next couple of days, I feel very angry, my self esteem feels as low as it did when I was a kid, and i'm just sick. I know she is my "mother" but its affecting me so much that I think I would have a better life if I distanced myself and not let her be so involved where it would affect me. Wondering if anyone had to make this painful decision with someone close to them. I'm changing and she is stuck in this bitter hate the world phase, where she has always been.
Has anyone ever painted a concrete patio that is exposed to the elements..sm -
Posted By: inept
and if so, how successful were you in keeping it from cracking and peeling. I plan to use concrete paint of course, but I am concerned it will crack and peel and look ugly in a short time. Any hints?
In-document typed time -
Posted By: Jean
My company is now tracking our "typed time" versus the hours we put on our time sheets. In other words. The exact amount of time that we are actually typing rather than doing other things that might be related to the job. If there is too much of a discrepancy between what we put on our time cards and the "typed time" we get warnings. Is anyone else experiencing this?
I apologize if this posts twice. I've never posted before.
mt specialties -
Posted By: Peggy
Do you think there are MT specialties that are more in demand, such as acute care? If so what might they be?
Need some advice on home decorating -
Posted By: Painting
We're moving into a rental that has blue carpeting. Yeah, I know...blue. ughh. But, it's a brand-new carpet, very nice, and thick pad. Our furniture is a sand colored, microfiber, with light maple colored coffee and end tables. Our lamps are like a dark copper color. I want to paint the walls so they aren't just plain white, but what color would go good with the furniture and blue carpeting?
Help, cant remember classes and stages roman numerals??? -
Posted By: nm
tia
EMR decision - stay or wait? -
Posted By: old mt
I have transcribed for a clinic for many years, as an IC. They are now going with the EMR. They are convinced that the minute they start their new program, they will no longer be in need of a transcriptionist. Therefore, I am giving my notice, because why wait around, wondering if they are going to need me or not. I feel like "dead man walking" every time I go in there now. Question for you who know? Is the transition as smooth as they think? One of my friends says they will come running back to me.
Apparently, the other clinic my clinic knows who has it says that is not so. Their transition apparently went fine (but of course I can't ask anyone anything, especially their former MT). Don't ask me if it's click and point. No one over there seems to know. I do know that the day they are going with EMR has changed 3 times and I have accommodated, but now can't stand the stress of not knowing. Any suggestions? Stay or go now?
I am SO glad this guy is not MY doctor... -
Posted By: gmg
I have an ESL that mangles the language so badly and seems to pull lab values out of the air. I thank heaven everytime I get him that he is not my doctor.
Just today - Temperature is normal at 201. Yikes!
Price per audio hour? -
Posted By: K-O-K-O
I would like some assistance, please. Is $60/audio hour transcription a fair and standard wage? Never transcribed audio before so that is why I am asking. Thanks very much for your response. K-O-K-O.
Again I am sitting here twiddling my thumbs -
Posted By: losing patience
and waiting for some work. I started with this company about six months ago and was told I would do a number of reports per day. Well that has not happened. Most of the day I spend waiting for work, and I am not making any money while sitting here. I notified the company about a week ago that I need more work and they are supposedly looking into it, so my question is how long should I wait? Has anyone else had this problem, and how did you handle it? Thanks in advance.
Bankruptcy or not?? -
Posted By: Indebt
I am deeply in debt after the birth of my son with a pending law suit. Have any of you declared bankruptcy to later regret it. Right now it looks like a good option but I am not quite sure I am ready to give up quite yet. Any options or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Is there a black list for MT's? I feel like giving up. -
Posted By: teelcee
I have been actively looking for work for the past seven months and had nothing but no luck at all in getting a job. A majority of my experience was with the last company that I worked for (3 years with 99% QA) and we had a disagreement about time off and low and behold they fired me for poor work performance. This didn't go unchallenged but I feel that they are a big reason why I cannot find work. I am just ready to scream. There has to be a way to get past this (like get a job) but how? One transcription company with only one supervisor should not have the say over my future as a transcriptionist! I am so frustrated. Thanks for letting me vent and I would appreciate any ideas out there to help me through this. I am not a bad MT! 
QA question ~ sm -
Posted By: gmg
I just typed a report where the doctor said 84-year-old lady, but then proceeded to say "he" and "him" throughout the report. I have no way of knowing by the patient's name whether it is a man or a woman. Should I change all the male references to female or flag it for QA? We have been told that QA is backed up and don't want to add to it because I also have a report that defintely needs to go to QA. Any advice? TIA
|
