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I'm on a new account that uses the Lanier. I really think there has been some major cherrypicking going on the past 2 days, but I have no clue how. I'd like to ask my boss about this, but am afraid to stir the pot as I'm so new. However, this is very, very frustrating. I thought I'd start out and see if anyone knows if people can cherrypick such a system. If not, it is all in my head then.

Any advise would be appreciated.

Am IC who does transcription for local MDs -- want to go digital - Should I purchase the equipment or should ask MD to do this??  help

Hi to everyone!

Is anyone out there using the wireless broadband, like Sprint or Verizon (not so unlimited)?  I am currently using Verizon and have now found out the unlimited is not so.  I have ordered Sprint and the USB modem will be here in a few days, but am now paranoid about 0ver-Use on that!

I just moved to a house in the country, with no DSL, no cable and am unsure about Wild Blue for satellite because of the start up cost and then not being satisfied.

Any country living transcriptionists out there with advice?  I am in northern CA.

Thanks for any help!

Anyone have any suggestiongs, except for Tylemol PM or Advil PM.  I am just afraid that these can cause liver problems.  Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

I  have receieved an email from their recruiter and have not found anything on this site regarding this company, but not certain of the companies actual name - can anyone help me out here?

Can anyone out there clarify how a company penalizes for sending in a report to QA and how do you know if your company does that?  Thank you upfront!

Up until this point I have always done tape transcription.  I have a physician who wants to try digital.  After searching around I found that CryptoHeaven is HIPAA compliant.  However, since I've never done anything like this I am a bit confused on the whole thing.  Any input on how this works or if you've used the site how you found them to be (anything at all would be appeciated).

TIA

Lisa

I was just reading the unemployment site for my state and came across some interesting information.

It said if you quit your job due to a "material change" then you could still draw unemployment?  What would constitute a material change? 

Would it be a forced shift and day change after 2 years?  Would it be the fact that you've gone from $1000 a week to $300 a week and you are sitting in front of a computer about 16 hours a day to do that, plus working 7 days a week?  Would it be having to work third shift instead of first? 

Any thoughts, any suggestions?  If I am only going to make $300 a week, I want to draw unemployment so I can go to college and not have to deal with this BS anymore! 

to have a lot of or water coming out and it doesnt get done nicely. Not sure what I am doing wrong.

I hope I don't confuse anybody but here goes.

Back in 1988, I had 4 phone lines installed in my home. 1 is personal, 1 for my dial up modem (also personal), a business line, and an 800 number which the phone company tied to another personal phone number-I'll call this number 123-4567. (This was the only way the phone company could do it at the time).

 As it stands now, I get a bill for the 800 service through Sprint, an 800 bill through MCI for the calls I recieve, and a bill through MCI Small Business for the office phone and 123-4567. I also get a bill from Verizon for the 123-4567 number (I think that's the one) that is a minimum $5 charge a month. I'm really getting triple billed for 1 line.

As of Jan., I want to disconnect my 800 number, my office phone line, and my modem line, but leave the 123-4567 line for my doc. MCI told me I can't disconnect my office line without disconnecting the 123-4567 number.  

Am I supposed to wipe the slate clean and go without any phone service then get new service with somebody? It's been so long since I had to deal with something like this and I'm so confused.

Can anbody make any sense out of this? TIA.

Can one really make a living working for this company???  Is the pay worth while?? Are the benefits there???     

I need an invoicing program that will charge by the characters in a page.  I was looking for something that is simple to use and reasonable too, perhaps $100 or less. 

TIA

A friend of mine is moving to Italy and I am really considering going with her.  Just wanting to know if anyone has lived outside of the US (not necessarily in Italy, just anywhere).

Thanks

Is there really a company out there that provides long-term benefits such as insurance AND VACATION and that will be around when we get ready to use it  Just wondering if anyone out there really has any benefits doing at home MT work.

I've never worked on Dolby (???) but a local hospital I'm talking to is using it with Word as their word processor.  The MTs who work there tell me they still have to write down all the job numbers and dates.  Back in the old days (after the IBM Selectric days LOL) we used Word Perfect and would make macros that would make an electronic log for us.  Anyone know how to do this in Word or within a Dolby system?

Thanks!

I'm really depressed and need someone; no religious stuff, though.

At what point should one give up one's children if you feel you aren't giving them  a good life?

Is it set in stone that you have to work a weekend day with Webmedx?  Is there any way around that?

After looking for online references of BOS, I stumbled upon the AHDI web site where the ebook can be downloaded for $30 compared to $70 for the hardcopy. 

As per my original post, I am testing so of course the ebook is really my only option right now.  However, I was hoping to get some opinions from any MTs that have downloaded it.  Anyone know how it compares to the book?  It has to be easier to read.  I have seen the book and it's a nightmare.  I'd appreciate some insight before I take the plunge possibly tossing $30 away.  TIA!

I'm wondering if there is a program out there that allows a small MTSO to provide EMR to a clinic of three physicians.

I'm looking for a web-based transcription program that allows me to send/receive dictation on the web and that allows them to access the finished records via the web.

Any ideas?  TIA

Option A: National: Two hours of emails, faxes, unpaid headers, using expander.  Total income $9.60 in two hours.

Option B: Small MTSO: One hour of straight typing with only one researched name and address.  No emails, no faxes, paid headers, no expander.  Total income $20.00 in one hour.  I just wish they had more work!!!!

Then outsources like us are getting ripped off...

I barely make $5 for 8 hours.. you think that's fair. .. cause I sure *&%# don't.

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Medquist is being frankly dishonest, pretending that Automated Speech Recognition works.   ASR doesn't work.  It does not increase production.  I doubt they tell their shareholders ASR is a failure, which I consider also to be negligence.  

Today I had more ASR than I've ever had and I got 400 lines less than my average before ASR.  Never mind that I got a lot less money.  I got 400 LINES LESS THAN MY AVERAGE BEFORE ASR.

Okay, the second problem I don't like is this company has bought out all the competition, so I can't jump and go somewhere else very easily. 

Okay that's my gripe for today.  I don't expect it to change.  There are too many people making money off our misery for it to change.  I hope they all rot in the rotting place.

I'm leaving my long-time current MT job.  The insurance at the new job  won't be effective for over 90 days (I"m not sure if it's PPO, POS or HMO).  I will be paying COBRA to my old job in the meantime, though I sure am tempted to go a couple of months without it and hope for the best.

I'm hearing that many insurances are not covering pre-existing conditions.  Is this true even if I  have COBRA? Is there a federal regulation on this or will it vary from company to company?