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First laugh, GREAT side jobs.  Mor sobering:  Avg. 13.78 per hour.  Sad:  Pays less than a dog walker.  Arghhh!

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-7_great_side_jobs_for_extra_cash-842

My 15 YO daughter has a part-time job...she works 2 days a week at a local fast food restaurant.  Her best friend, on the other hand, doesn't work.  Her mom thinks she shouldn't work until she gets out of high school. I say, that's up to her, but I think it's to her daughter's disadvantage.

It was my daughter's idea to get a job, we didn't push her into it. She likes going shopping, movies, Starbuck's, and loves having her own money to do it with.

Now, her BF just turned 16 and her parents (she has 4 of them...my daughter only has 2!) bought her a car and set her up with her own checking account to pay for the gas. She has no responsibilities whatsoever, which drives me up the wall!

Oh BTW, she just got her license YESTERDAY...and last night, she was driving around to Wal-Mart, Target, Starbuck's...ALONE...with her 10 YO brother in the car with her...and we live in a small, but very busy part of town...you know, one main road that leads to everything! Is it just me or is this crazy?

Opinions please, as I know y'all have 'em!

Just venting about this --- I am MTSO who took on a special project for one of my long-time accounts, which was basically STAT TAT and we made it well within time frame.  It was a $5000 project.  Well, to make long story short, after months of trying to collect, they stiffed me !!  I'm hearing big stories about marital woes with one of docs, hard times, yada yada.  One of gals in office called me and said the practice was circling the drain, a lot of staff had left, and they have re-invented themselves with a new practice name to avoid creditors.  She also said they are looking for new transcription provider.   I have paid my own girls, which was a huge strain on my cash resources.  I've sent doctors demand letter, threatened collection, etc.  I'm now at point where I actually am about to hire a collection agent.   I sure wish I could tell you the names of these Atlanta doctors to warn you all.

I'm not looking for sympathy -- it's partly my own fault -- I was trusting because of long history with client --  but it sure has taught me a lesson!  From now on I'm demanding a deposit on any special project!  Thanks for listening. 

The website I have used for a long time to look up doc addresses changed their format. It was Doctor 411. Now, it seems I have to buy the info. This just now happened. Who knows a good free site that lists doc addresses...all over the country ?

I find that after a certain amount of hours, say 4 or 5, my arms and hands turn to jelly, and my body gets sore and fatigued from sitting in a chair. It is to the point where I actually dread working. And it's not because the work is hard, because it isn't. It's because it takes a lot of of me physically.

My question is, what are some tips to help fight fatigue? It's almost to the point where I want to only do MT for 4 hours and find another job to do for 4 hours a day, one that doesn't demand so much physically. Although I wouldn't mind doing this until I retire, what it does to your body pretty much has made that not an option for me.

I have been a medical Transcriptionist for 25 years and worked for Medquist for the past 9.  Since 01/06 things have only gone "downhill."  I have had a job offer from "webmedex" and I was wondering if anyone knows anything that might be of interest to me about this company...pro's and con's.

Thanks for all your help in this matter!

I'm not seeing things, my Shorthand is not working correctly.  I've been using this program for four years.  Just today it started typing things wierd - example:  When I type "bc", which is my shortcut for "because", it typed it out "bcbecause".  I typed "exm" which is my shortcut for "examination", it typed out "exmexamination".  What's the *&%$ is going on?  Has ANYBODY had this happen to them?

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!

Just have loaded it and I am already disappointed.  I am used to Stedman's, but did not think I could afford it.  First document I loaded to check, all the medications were highlighted.  I wish I had just spent the money and got Stedman's.  Has anybody got any ideas for quick lookups for drugs that will show exactly how they are to be typed?  Guess I will have to take the time to look them up at least once, then add them to the dictionary, and I have dial-up.  Drug books are as expensive as the software, and I am not making a whole lot right now.  I guess someday I will learn that you get what you pay for. 

Hi all ... yesterday I started a new job - hospital MT, decent pay, great location. But guess what - the program is so old there is no medical spellcheck in it!  And the old lady that works the other shift, who's had the job for light years, does not use the AutoCorrect feature of MSWord!  The boss told me feel free to use it (thank God) - but can you imagine that?????   Any advice ? 

Thanks guys!

Hi there. Are you still on this board? Hopefully you are on the road to getting much deserved help.  I know many of us are thinking about you.  I would e-mail but don't want to invade your privacy.  Keep us posted and feel free to vent as much as you need to.  I'll be checking here as well as the other boards for you.  We care.

condition be?

Is anyone familar with the digital voice voicewave player?  Do you have any idea of the pricing for software and license?  I got a quote and was blown away.  Just wanted to check that it is correct. 

Will post on equipment board, too.  How would I obtain an overnight delivery of a surgical word book?  I have done some orthopaedic clinic notes for about 6 months and PT for about 5-1/2 years, but am interviewing for an in-house position for an orthopaedic surgery group today, yep, today.  Everyone tells me there will not be much I haven't heard already, but I'm not sure about that.

TIA

Write to President Obama about the crisis us American transcriptionists are going through in having out work stolen from us and being sent out of the country.  Not only is this a possible breach of security, but it can cause us to lose our jobs entirely (just look at the Medquist refugees).  Here's the letter I wrote:

Mr. President:  I feel like a feeble voice crying out in the wilderness Help, Help! I am a proud American Medical Transcriptionist and my work is being sent to India through no fault of my own, and soon expect to be out of work because of this. Not only could this be a dangerous breach of the HIPAA practice but I expect to become one of the dreaded ranks of the unemployed. The Indians are under-qualified to do the job and our homeland health is at stake.  Help! Help!  Valerie Stanol

I am brand new to this speciality and I am actually really liking it... but I am having trouble finding certain equipment... I was wondering if any of you have any favorite books or websites that have hard to find surgical tools/equipment?

I saw that Stedman's has one out--is that any good?

Thanks for any info!!

And is this what most companies consider FT (6,000 lines/wk)? Just trying to see if I will be able to do this...Thanks!