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Anybody working two full time jobs - Posted By: as a transcriptionist?

Due to the lack of work (on a regular basis) with my current full time at-home job, I'm considering taking another full time job...7am to 3pm then 3pm to 11pm. I don't know what else to do. I can't afford to go days without meeting minimum line count because there is no work.

Am I nuts to try this?

Business grant. - Posted By: where to apply?

I am looking for someone who has applied for a business grant or any grant and received it. I have been looking for how to apply and where and what is needed to apply?

TT and life insurance policies - Posted By: Judie

Assurant life insurance was offered (for life, long and short-term disability) last fall. Did anyone have difficulty rolling it over to the new payroll co. this past May?

Now I know why MT's will never get the respect...sm - Posted By: Marie

they deserve. Reviewing a job description at work for a transcriptionist, not medical but still a position that requires "extensive knowledge of procedures and complicated data". The job is basically considered a data entry clerk and the pay level is the lowest-graded job I have seen out of the 5000 jobs here. Exactly why I left MT, truth is the government, as well as many/most industries, consider the work nothing more than data entry.

Sorry, just ranting, but it ticked me off when I saw that.

Great interview from Mandisa on VH1 site. - Posted By: p

www.vh1.com I get the newsletter sent to my mailbox so you might have to search, but it was sent to me today. It's terrific. Love her!

CONGRATULATIONS! Ashley Z. of Arizona on winning the Avon gift certificate! - Posted By: Administrator (nm)

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AC adapter for D-Light digital transcriber? - Posted By: Georgia

I have an old D-Light machine that I need to put back into use. Have misplaced the AC adapter. Does anyone know what type of AC adapter it uses?

Thanks!

VR may NOT be the Next Big Thing... - Posted By: kyradmt

MedQuist has been trying for years to push VR on the hospital radiology department I transcribe for and they absolutely REFUSE to use it. MQ was always like "try it, you'll like it" and I believe they did try it one day and that was it. MQ finally gave up. So there is hope for us all yet!

autotext - Posted By: Dawn

can someone tell me where I can download autotext software. I understand it is free word expander. I searched the internet and found rapid text and phrase something (cant remember). Which is the better one or are they both the same.

DocShuttle. Does it really cost $269 to get it? - Posted By: sm

Or am I looking at the wrong thing? I'd love to apply for a position that needs this but cannot afford that big a bite in my finances. Any help is appreciated!

EMDAT and foot pedal - sm - Posted By: newtothisscene

I see a few pages back where people were having the same problem I am currently having, Start and Stop foot pedal not working properly with Inscribe - EMDAT. Like similar previous posts, it keeps playing even after I take my foot off the pedal and does not allow the foot pedal play feature in certain demographic screens. I am wondering if anyone has ever gotten their Start/Stop pedal to function properly and if not, where did you end up purchasing another foot pedal from and what type was it. If I need to purchase another pedal, I just want to be sure that it is the correct one. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

How do you learn when you know you are being trained wrong? - Posted By: Sad newbie

I am so sad. Right now I am a newbie and need to ger my experience in and learn from the bottom, but I think this is not going to happen and I will never be a good MT with any skills to get another job. I am currently employed with a company that has a QA manager that is not very good. She corrects my work with her own made up ways of grammar, drug terminology, etc. It is whatever she says, but when you tell her of her mistakes she won't listen and say just do it the way I say. If I stay here I will never be good enough to go to another company. Also, I will not be good enough to one day get hired by a national. What do I do when I am being trained wrong, but need experience. The people who hired the QA manager are clueless because they are not MTs.Therefore the QA person's word is the law of the land even when I know it is wrong. Help!!!

Looking for a tray for my keyboard... - Posted By: sunny

one of those that goes under the desk, slides out, and can be adjusted up and down for height. I had one when I worked at the hospital and would love to have one at home. Do any of you know where I could order one?

To those with cheap headsets - Posted By: Liv

Just wondering if any of you have tried the "quality" sets? I only ask because if you have not compared, you might not know what you are missing.

I keep bugging you all because it seems when I make investments that are supposed to help, it is about a 50/50 success. Some help; some were not worth the money.

I need to get faster. I am okay with certain accounts, but others slow me way down, so I need to make every improvement I can to make the slow accounts a moot point (at least).

Thanks again for all the help!

ASR funny - Posted By: mini haha

He was switched to Xeloda and verbal attacks. (Erbitux).

unbelievable... 6.5 to 8 cpl for EXPERIENCED ONLY - Posted By: unhappy MQ oldtimer

that was an ad in the job seeker's board. UN-freakin' believable.

I'm thankful to have a job at all - Posted By: new attitude

To my fellow MTs on Thanksgiving Day. A poem that makes me realize how blessed I am to have a job at all in this economy. Even if it's not perfect, it's a paycheck. Hope it touches the heart of all who read it.

BE THANKFUL

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary,
because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.

~Author Unknown~

Ergonomics - Posted By: Anna

I have recently returned to transcription after several years of editing. My left wrist has become very sore while transcribing. Can anyone recommend a good keyboard or any other devices you have found useful in combating this problem?

Looking for a good lab test reference site... - Posted By: New MT

.. can anyone suggest some? I'm looking for something that lists all lab tests and their normal ranges... also a description of what each test is done for would be nice, but not necessary.

TIA!

Lanier LX-219 problem - Posted By: Seeking Info

I had to unplug my Lanier to rearrange my office. When I plugged it back in, nothing worked. I tried unplugging it again for more than ten minutes...no help. The little window says Sta. Standing By.

Instant Text Question - Posted By: sbMT

I'm curious about this program because I am really bad about making expanders. I type the same set of docs and I know they say the same thing a lot but either a) I don't add it to my Expander or b) my Autocorrect deletes it out anyways. It looks like Instant Text does this for you, is that correct?

Also, are there any other programs out there that will do this that may not be as pricey?

Thanks for any info!

Different pay for certain reports - Posted By: foaly

Does anyone else's employer pay more for some reports and less for others?

Our employer pays 92% of the standard line rate for ER reports and yet pays 105% of standard rate for operations. I have a real problem with this. My skills don't vary based on what type of work I do so why should the pay scale.

Can anyone suggest a good company - Posted By: Work

Not perfect just decent, I have a year experience so deffinately still learning, I work as an IC on Acute Care but the work runs out and I want to keep this job and have another MT job for I'm getting tired of my office job... Figure I might as well do what I like for a living

Well Trixie..what about this... - Posted By: RadGurl

Since MTs are given QA evaluations and if we don't maintain 98%+ then we are put on probation, fired, etc.

I think we should be allowed to "QA" the docs shouldn't we?? If they have a run-on sentence that lasts longer than the airing of Survivor...or if they change their mind and want to reword a statement for the 1900th gagillion time...that should be grounds for slappin' their butts with probation and they have to step aside and let the good docs dictate!!! Yayyyyy!! (Shhhhhh...not going to point out the fact that there would be almost no docs left then..which would end up putting us out of work for good)

MT pet peeves - Posted By: peeved pet

I can't stand it any longer. I have to vent! I have two pet peeves that are driving me crazy.

Number 1 is music playing in the background during the dictation; not the overhead "elevator" music that's piped in....I'm talking a radio sitting right next to the dictator! Number 2 is the dictator carrying on a conversation with others in the room....laughing, telling jokes, discussing weekend plans, while the dictation system is running. I have to sit here and listen to the whole conversation because I don't know when he or she will decide to resume dictating. Ahhh....I feel so much better now.

bah humbug - Posted By: upnorth

I had a NP dictating today that while she was dictating stopped and started chatting with someone next to her and I quote "What kind of stupid people do they have typing this stuff." She then proceeded to carry on about this for a full minute more about a mistake she found in the chart she was looking at. If I had a dollar for every time a dictator said something stupid or contradicted himself/herself in a report or spelled something wrong or whatever, I wouldn't have do to this job anymore!!!

Help..I lost my word file. How can I retreive a file that has been changed? sm - Posted By: Please help!!

I was working on a large file and had saved it in Word. I then went back to work on the file and hit a key that made the page go blank. When I went to close the document it asked me to save any changes on the document. I answered yes, and now when I click on that document it is all blank! Shouldnt the previous info saved be there, even if the current stuff is not? Please help me!! Thank you

normals, templates, shorthand programs, etc - Posted By: tired fingers

I was reading an earlier post that refers to companies making adjustments in our line counts because we are using these word expanders. I have been wondering about that because even using as many as I possibly can, it seems like it does no good. I do about as many lines as I would normally do just typing the darn things out. How are they making these adjustments, does anybody know and is it legal? Seems we have no standard anymore as to how lines are counted and companies are doing whatever the heck they want to us.

Word 2003 help - Posted By: Pat

HELP! I've used Word 2003 for years. I bought a new computer with XP, NOT Vista, loaded the program back on and it seems to work fine EXCEPT I always worked in normal view, just like it better. However, now in normal view will NOT display the entire status bar words as before; i.e., Ln does NOT show up. For example, if I wanted to skip to Line 6.75 or whatever, I have no clue where it is. Print view, I know, displays all of this. In normal view, it never shows page breaks either which it did before. My problem is, I really like to work in normal view and have done so for years with the above items showing up on the status bar. The status bar is there at the bottom but won't display Ln at all. I have two reference books and cannot for the life of me figure thisout. Any ideas? Perhaps reinstalling it again???

Clueless but not completely - Posted By: Dulce Shelton

I�m somewhat clueless and really don�t know what to do. I have over 5 years of distant (1973-1978) orthopedic experience, before MT was a hot item and have been working as an IC for one person for 2.5 years, doing mainly Urology and Urology-related Radiology. I have not had formal MT training. In reading all these board messages I don�t totally get it, i.e. Acute care, what is it? I just found out what the Basic 4 are. I feel like a moron even though I know I�m not. Nonetheless, I�m not getting enough work, have submitted a few resumes to a few sites. Am wondering if I need to get formal training/certification. I was lucky to get what I did without the certification, but I�m ready to go further in terms of specialities, OP reports, consultations, etc. But, I am apprehensive about the whole enchilada. Is anyone out there who has been in my shoes? Any advice and/or recommendations would be appreciated.

help with ExText/Word - Posted By: ttmt

I'm clueless today. I don't know what I did but all of a sudden, my ctl key stopped functioning for ExTEXT! Can anyone help before I totally lose my mind?

another example of people not - Posted By: understanding jobs...

I'm behind on work this week and have to make it up the rest of the week, today, tomorrow and Saturday. I usually go to lunch with a couple of friends on Thursdays, but today since i'm behind on work, I wrote to one and told her I wouldn't be joining them because I had some catching up to do. Her exact reply "Is everything okay? Are you avoiding me?" Hello folks, this is a real job!

LATE PAYERS - Posted By: MoodyJen

I want to talk about why so many MTSOs pay late. We have all read the posts about complaints of independent contractors receiving late payments. We have all read that some people feel these companies that pay late do not know how to manage the company. I would imagine that many of these late-paying companies have not received their payments from their accounts, and they themselves are waiting for their money, so that they have enough money in the bank to pay the contractors. I suspect that many of these companies do not pay late intentionally and maliciously. I think they have a problem with cash flow mainly because their accounts may be slow to pay. Many of these MTSOs probably do not have bank privileges to allow them to write checks to the ICs (while awaiting their payments). So what do we ICs do when this happens? Just be patient and understand this is the nature of the beast? We are at the mercy of the accounts and their payments to the MTSOs. What can the MTSOs do to improve their situation with cash flow? Some people post notes suggesting to quit, run the other way, and find a better-paying company. This is not always that easy to do. This seems an unfortunately typical problem. Doesn't the problem lie mainly with the hospitals and clinics themselves, who fail to pay on time to their MTSOs that serve them 24/7/375? Suggestions? Ideas?

Apprentice finale - Posted By: Romey

Anyone see it and if so what are your thoughts on Randal's not wanting Trump to hire Rebecca, totally lost all respect for him!!!!

Reading from my social security paper I have in front of me.... - Posted By: Lori

In the year you reach full retirement age, $1 in benefits will be deducted for each $3 you earn above the annual limit ($34,440 in 2007) until the month you reach full retirement. AFTER THAT, YOUR BENEFITS WILL NOT BE REDUCED, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU EARN. This is directly from their posting.

Ex-MJ user (sm) - Posted By: mtmmmm

Is there anyone who has had phone cards work for them? The ones I have seen are at least 4 cents a minute. But, has anyone found that phone cards is the answer to ULD? I am new to this and scrambling to find something to replace MJ.

Re-record and C-phone question...sm - Posted By: Back in the day....

Hi all!

If I have an account that requires a C-phone, would I have to re-record it?

Isn't re-recording very time consuming?

It's been a while since I worked with a C-phone, but I don't remember having to re-record, and I just remember hearing folks on these boards talk about how time consuming this can be and how the sound quality can be different.

TIA for any expertise!

Monitor... please check out an ad...sm - Posted By: Concerned citizen

on jobs.mtstars.com... Two inappropriate ads placed. Both came up under search under sears all and Workers' Comp.

Thanks for maintaining a great board and your attention on this!

DOCTOR STATES OPINION AS FACT - Posted By: just an MT

I have a dictation that I really hate to send to put in the patient's chart. The doctor has stated as fact an opinion about this patient's illess (namely pain and depression). The statement that was made is going to follow this patient and probably keep her from receiving adequate treatment now and in the future. I know that as MTs we are to transcribe what the physician says, but I really feel for this patient as this physician is doing her a diservice - and I would think that if this gal is smart she would find herself an attorney, as this doctor is working on opinion rather than facts. The physician is foreign and has a much different view of the subject than informed "American" physicians - I just hate to have my initials on this poor woman's chart, knowing that the doctor is not adequately treating her problems. Okay - my vent for the day.

Shorthand vs FlashType - Posted By: Dawn

I downloaded the Shorthand Expander trial for 30 days. I like it a lot and am thinking seriously about buying it, but now I wonder about FlashType. Is it really just like Shorthand? (if so, I could save $30 with FlashType). Can I convert my Autocorrect terms to FlashType like I can in Shorthand? I tried to download FlashType several times to try it out, but I can't open it (something about "proper license not found."

I have about 20 days left on my Shorthand trial, so I'd appreciate your opinions about both programs. Thanks!

Good drug book vs. internet drug sites - Posted By: Kathy

I need to buy a new drug book. At a prior job, about a year ago, one of the supervisors told me she used the internet exclusively. What's the consensus and if you prefer the internet, which site or sites do you like. Thanks in advance.

The channel was CNBC for the CTS/RSI story - Posted By: Sorry it took so long to get that to you

It really was interesting.

Word 2003 - Posted By: Need help!

I am wondering if anyone can advise me on Word 2003. I did have 2007 but had to switch back to 2003, and apparently I forgot a lot.

I cannot remember, nor can I find, how to change a heading to all caps. I have found under format how to change on all documents, but I just want to know how to change when needed.

Thanks!

MTC--Providence - Posted By: Lois

Hi,

I've just been offered a job with Medical Transcription Corp. in Providence. Wiil be PT. Any comments on this outfit?

Thanks.

Legal Transcription - Posted By: Curious

Hi,

How would a person go about getting into legal transcription from medical transcription? Would you have to go to school for it or is there an easier way?

Thanks in advance.

Keyboards - Goldtouch, Kinesis Maxium, Kinesis Freestyle (sm) - Posted By: Rambling Rose

Has anyone bought and used these keyboards within the last year? I want a new keyboard and was looking at the above 3 mentioned. I was favoring the Goldtouch but when I goggled Goldtouch reviews there seemed to be so many negative reviews - keys sticking, keyboard collapsing in tented position, etc. Has anyone bought these keyboards within a year or so and could you tell me how you like them? Would appreciate your input so very much.

Are there any other MT - Posted By: MT

sites besides MTChat, MTjobs, CafeMT, MTdaily, MTGab? Mostly for job searching. It seems they all have the same jobs listed. Thanks, I really need a new job.

decrease Dictaphone dictation speed - Posted By: not so fast

In ExText, by using the Transnet box, there's an option to decrease the speed of dictation. Well, I have mine all the way to the left, as slow as it will go, but there are some dictators who talk so fast, I can't keep up. Does anyone know of any method to decrease the speed even further than what the Transnet box shows?

Using Instant Text Commands? - Posted By: Need a little help

Could someone explain to me how to create a command/macro in Instant Text for changing a period to a comma and uncap the next letter in a sentence? Please do not high tech words because that just confuses me. Lol

If anyone knows of any other command/macros that can be used in Instant Text to help with improving line counts I would greatly appreciate hearing about them.

Yes, I do know about the the forum at textware and productivity talk but they are so high techy over there that I am lost.

Thanks a bunch

Are there any text expanders that would use the same saved files from Shorthand?... nm - Posted By: Tobie