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So very sad watching this - Posted By: GaPeach

Sitting here watching Animal Channel and the tribute to Steve Irwin. My heart is still crying. His wife, Terri, looks so grief stricken. What a loss.

ME vs MT WHAT DO YOU PREFER - Posted By: Poll Taker

and why.

How do you download multiple attachments to emails? - Posted By: Karen

I just started with a company who sends their voice files via attachments to an email. Is their an email (yahoo, aim, aol, msn.....) that will allow you to download all attachments at once instead of 1 at a time? Thanks Karen

Server issue question - Posted By: Pepper

Do those of you who work for MTSOs have much trouble with connection loss or other technical issues? Just wondering how common it is.

Charge for faxing reports (sm) - Posted By: KM

I did a search and can't seem to find this topic. An office that I transcribe for has a new type of report that they would like faxed to the referring physician. I have a fax and am willing to do it, but I'm not sure what to charge. Would you charge by the page or by the report (mostly 1 page but sometimes 2 plus cover page)? Thanks much for your input. KM

Okay shopping for a house and I found new construction. - Posted By: Limits?

The name of the street is Wild Turkey Walk. I refuse to buy a house on Wild Turkey Walk. Another street is Squirrel Run. How does a person come up with these names? I want the job of naming streets in new subdivisions. Has anyone been shopping for houses, new or old, and refused to live on a silly named street?

Curious. What CPL is MQ hiring at these days sm - Posted By: MT

for acute care employee with 15+ years experience? When I left them 3-years-ago I was making 10 CPL. Those signon bonuses are enticing me.

I'm interviewing for an account that uses - Posted By: info please

Docuscribe. I don't know the first thing about it. Would like some feedback on how it is to use, do you find it helpful or more of a hindrance, does it count lines, is it easy to learn how to use?

Is Escription 3 compatible with - Posted By: MS Office 2007?

I have MS Word 2002 and I know that it is not compatible with Escription 8 which is what I am going to have to start using Monday. I have a Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 disk that came with my laptop. So....my question is.....will MS Word 2007 Home and Student work with Escription 8? My next question is do I need to uninstall my MS Word 2002 before I install MS Word 2007 or will the Word 2007 overwrite the 2002? Any help with this would be wonderful

Hayseed, just wondering how you are doing? nm - Posted By: sara

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Please help!! Dictaphone 3720 - Posted By: Pam

If anyone could help me, I would be so grateful. I just purchased a used Dictaphone 3720 from another MT. It seems to be intact. It powers on just fine, but the display screen keeps blinking. It won't let me select anything or get past that blinking screen. I imagine there's some certain way that I need to reset it and go about it, or I've got it plugged in wrong, or something.........I really hope it's not dead. If anyone has ever used this model and knows what I'm talking about, please help! Any advice is greatly appreciated. I already downloaded the user manual, but there's nothing about troubleshooting. Thanks in advance!

Is it worth it to become CMT? - Posted By: Lisa

Hi - I have been a Transcriptionist for 9 years and have considered testing to be a CMT but I want to know if it really matters? I'd welcome any opinions either way.

Thanks!

Headset - Posted By: laurie Jean

Please help... need to know where to buy a new headset as I lost the paperwork for this pair.. my ears are killing me!!!! Help!!!

CMT exam - Posted By: mtme2

A couple of weeks ago someone posted under the name MT in Texas and was taking the CMT today, was wondering how you did, if you can share any info such as are all questions multiple choice, some essay, some fill in the blanks, getting ready to take mine and would like some info and also hope you passed with flying colors. Know mentioning the CMT on this board creates a lot or havoc, those of you who have no desire to take it, please don't voice your opinions, we have all heard them.

Work Discipline - Posted By: crystal

How do you stay disciplined while working at home?

I have found using "MyTimeManager" helps show how much/how little I have accomplished during the course of the day, but with a 4-year-old running around, it's easy to slack off and get off track.

Just wanted to see how everyone else stays disciplined while working at home :-)

Anyone have any info on Infoware Fusion transcription machine? - Posted By: tpmt

Hospital is switching from Lanier to Infoware's Fusion transcription equipment. The records dept head is very confused. With me at home I have no clue as to what is going on because I don't think she knows much more. Anyway, I am suppose to go the hospital tomorrow for orientation.

long distance phone co - Posted By: sharon

I live in NW Ohio near the city of Bryan. If anyone is in close proximity to me, can you share with me the name of your flat rate LD carrier. Thanks.

Hands On Transcription - Posted By: denise

Does anyone have any info on Hands On Transcription? They say they pay daily. Thanks

Silent Type - Posted By: nana

This company left an E-mail on my computer...never heard of them. They are promising everything and more, of course.

Any thoughts about them or experience with them?

Thanks

Please ban rude and offensive MQLover - Posted By: ADMINISTRATOR PLEASE TAKE NOTE

This person intentionally starts threads just to cause turmoil. When people try to answer her back in an intelligent, civilized manner she starts name calling and saying people are stupid, lazy, fat, etc. This type of nonsense should not be tolerated on this board. Some of us are professional and would like the timber of this board to be kept that way. Can you at least ban her until she learns manners and etiquette? No need to be insulted when we come on here looking for help. Thank you

about the checks from MQ... - Posted By: curiousMT

...mine was for $14 and some odd cents - now the question is, they actually took out all taxes and it comes to $3.63.

Pardon me for not knowing the law, but I always thought you could not take out taxes under a certain dollar amount. Anyone know if that is a law, or at the employer's discretion?

I appreciate the moneys owed; however, there is no 'real' explanation. Since I no longer work for MQ, and the check is only for $3+ dollars, I think I will hold on to it and wait to see what is going on.

Thanks.

Isn't it ironic that...sm - Posted By: OldeMT

so many speech pathologists have Terrible Enunciation?????? I can barely make it thru this report because this pathologist can't seem to close her mouth to form a hard consonant. Wish they could hear themselves.

What to do? (sm) - Posted By: Canned beets

I can't remember for sure but I don't recall cooking beets out of a can. Instructions say to microwave. Seems I remember just putting in vinegar. Can't remember if I added anything else like sugar or anything. I don't like them and don't buy them often. I'm fixing them for my son who loves them. Any suggestions? Thanks.

WAV file? - Posted By: Mermaid

I have been asked to transcribe a speech for an area company. How can it be recorded/saved to disk so that I can use my foot pedal to transcribe it? I do have a WAV pedal from using Bayscribe in the past but I have no idea how to get it to function without Bayscribe. I would appreciate any help. Thanks!

questions regarding MT companies - Posted By: Buffy

It seems to me that I often see the same companies on MT daily over and over again looking for MT's/editors. Would one say that these are the companies to stay away from? It seems logical to me that they are doing something wrong because 1, they cannot seemt to keep the employees they have or 2, they are hiring the wrong type of people to work for them. I would like some opinions on this. I am thinking of applying to a few, but really don't know who the good ones are and I don't have the patience to go over all these postings.

Need advice on transcribers - Posted By: NY MT

I have to buy a new transcriber. I have a choice between a Sanyo minicassette or a Phillips minicassette. Do you have any opinions on either of these? Repairs records, voice quality, ease of use, etc. All opinions are much appreciated.

Any statutory employees out there? - Posted By: A New Beginning

I'll be starting a new job soon with a service as a statutory employee. I want to get on top of my tax situation now so that come April I won't get hit with a big bill from the tax man.

Any suggestions/guidelines for how much of each of my checks I should be setting aside for taxes? I know that my employer will be paying 1/2 of my Social Security taxes. What about the rest?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Vacation Pay - Posted By: MTINOH

I am thinking about quitting my job with a national but wondered about sick/personal/vacation time that I have earned. Does anyone know if any or all of this will be paid with my last paycheck, as I have almost 150 hours coming. Is this different from one company to the next, or are there federal or state laws that govern this?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

EMR Question - Posted By: TD

What is it like typing into EMR? I will be starting that soon and would like to know if it would be easier to type report first on Microsoft Word and then cut and paste to EMR or is that even possible?

And how about spellchecker and all other short cuts? Is it the same amount of typing or not as much?

Thanks

For sale: Infinity Series foot pedals and AAMT BOS 2nd Edition w/CD - Posted By: Karen Stramel

I have an IN-USB-1 Infinity Series foot pedal - asking $60.00. I also have two 9-pin serial port IN-DB9 Infinity Series foot pedals - asking $50 for each. In addition to these, I have an AAMT BOS 2nd Edition with CD, like new, asking $65. All items are in excellent condition.

c-phone reprogramming question - Posted By: tristen

Lost power and my C-phone programming. how do I get my headset to work again as I lost my headset button I always push to turn on my headset, TIA

Can someone help me in converting my SH entries to the Chartscript expander? SM - Posted By: GaMT

I thought SH would work with Chartscript, but the tech guy says that their Chartscript Expander and all the abbreviations reside on the hospital's server, and my abbreviations are on my own PC which is why it won't work. Can anybody help get around this somehow or convert my entries and how to load into Chartscript? The tech guy says he doesn't know anything about SH. Thank you.

Got in trouble for making shortcuts - Posted By: Loco MT

I had a "talking to" by my asst manager, because I had mg listed as milligrams in my auto correct and she said that a docment should always be typed as mg, not the long way. They were on my back so badly to produce, I decided that having things as milligrams instead of mg was a way to help my line count! I don't feel badly about this fact, as they have threatend to fire me if I didn't keep a certain count.

How does the people you work for look at this issue? I know a hospital Transcriptionist who has EVERYTHING spelled out in her auto correct, such as CBC (complete blood count) etc...

I think that's a bit excessive, but I didn't think having milligrams typed out was a bid deal. What do you think?

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

Thinking of going back to school; anyone - Posted By: know an MT who became an ultrasound tech?

I've been an MT forever, and am now 58. Retirement for me will be out of the question, but as we all know, the MT profession has taken a nosedive in past years, and the outlook is bleak.

From what I've read so far, an ultrasound tech can become certified at the proper schools without having to already have had extensive college. (Only 2 years here, and that was in English, not pre-med, biology, science, etc.)

Have any of you tried the same thing, or know people who have? I definitely have to do SOMETHING, and time is obviously running out. I also don't care for nursing.

Any feedback appreciated!!!

Help on Word Board. Thansks! nm - Posted By: funsize

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to all MQ'rs sm - Posted By: MQgaMT

I do not understand why all the MQ MTs continue to get all riled up and make fools out of ourselves. If you have been with MQ for anytime at all, you should know that any major changes made, you will be advised! Especially if it affects your pay, production, etc. Apparently, policies vary from office to office, so what is going on at one office may not pertain to your office. If you have a question, the best place to address it is with your TC, not on this board, where you get answers from God only knows who! And no, I am not MQ management, I am just an MQ MT, but a happy one. I work for Monrovia, as many of you all do, and never has a policy been changed without my prior knowledge. so please, people, quit making fools out of us and get a grip!

ankle edema question - Posted By: mary

I am very concerned because just recently I started getting pitting edema in my ankles. They are extremely bad. I can't wear socks it is so bad. I don't have a clue what could be causing it. I did have 3 kidney stones last year that I don't think ever passed out of my bladder but I have no more trouble out of it. Then no other problems. I dont go to the restroom hardly at all, which has me worried. I have tried Lasix which worked but I get scared because I feel dehydrated. Mouth is dry, etc. It has me worried for DVT or CHF. I am only 38.

Any ideas what else it could be or if I am needing to go to ER ASAP. I dont have insurance so I dont want to go if it is just from sitting at the computer all day and is normal.

tia,

What happened to the Embracing Offshore - Posted By: diddles

Sticky note at the top of the page????

May not want to type that! - Posted By: Mary

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!!

Another expander question - Posted By: Sheila

What is the difference between using a purchased Expander and using the free one in Microsoft Word? I have many shortcuts I have put in Word and now I'm trying to speed myself up and everyone is saying to use expanders...what's the difference? Are they really better? I will buy one TODAY if it will increase my speed! Would I be able to transfer all of the stuff I've already made shortcuts for?

Thanks ~ Sheila

What's typical for your email addr. w/nationals? sm - Posted By: NMT

Help! need info. Would like responses from multiple people please.

Just started a new job last week. Everyone I get mail from, supervisors, tech, mgmt, etc. have a So&so@OurCompany.com type email. (I'm not saying what company), but they are having me use my personal email.

Can't help wondering if I have been singled out for some reason. I feel totally excluded.

Also, even email that is obviously addressed to a large group has only my name/email in the To: box. This seems very strange. Why would it be top secret what group/s it is to, i.e., "All MT's, Hospital XYZ group, etc.

It seems as if I'm only getting email as a blind copy from everyone. How can I figure out whether all the other MTs have So&so@OurCompany.com addresses assigned & some higher up just hates me for some reason, or whether all MTs do not get a company-assigned email address?

EXText and Smartype (sm) - Posted By: Debbie

I have a few questions and would like to be able to e-mail with someone who may be able to help. I'm using EXText and Smartype. The smartline will not allow me to see what is underneath the text, such as headings within the document. I have to keep hitting the ESC key to turn ST off so I can see where I am at in the document to be able to type under the heading.

Another issue I have is that my document is running off the page and not wrapping around. In Word under VIEW, if I select Web Layout, it's a nice view and everything is on the page; however, when I do anything else, like Ctrl J to get back to the demographic screen in EXText, it jumps back and I have to start all over again. Any help would truly be appreciated. I hope that I have made my questions clear for someone to understand them. Thanks for any help.

AOL problems please resend resumes..sm - Posted By: tiffany

To anyone that applied for the radiology IC position posted a few days ago, if you sent a resume, or email, I did not get it. I have since found out that there is a problem with AOL for some reason on this site and no replies are coming through. I have since reposted the ad with a different email server.

If you are still looking for IC radiology position, plenty of work guaranteed, do not over hire, please read the ad I reposted on the job board and send a resume.

I reply to all emails if you meet the requirements.

Tiffany

Having a peculiar problem with - Posted By: Julie

email. I received an email from a friend a few days ago that was immediately followed by a blank email (no sender, no subject, no message) and when I checked the properties, the message read that it was RFC822 incompatible. Since then, I am receiving these blank emails, many a day, with or without other emails being received. The URL addresses are always different. I have run a Norton scan and it found spyware, which it removed, however I am still receiving these emails. Does anyone have any idea what is happening? Has anyone else ever experienced anything like this? Thanks.

Hope I am on the right board... - Posted By: Lfish

Does anyone know if there is an MT association in Georgia. I have been searching without success. Any help would be appreciated.

MTSO with platform versus no platform (big message) - Posted By: Rambling Rose

If a MTSO advertises that the MT works in MS Word and sends dictation by FTP, does this usually mean there will be no demographic/doctor database and the demographics will not be autopopulated?

I got into a mess with a small company (got out real quickly too). I was required to print out daily email copies of the doctors' office patient schedules (which were barely legible) and type in all information. I spent more time hunting for the correct patient through pages and pages of these schedules. Then I had about 25 pages worth of doctor's names that I would have to go through to find the attending, referring, etc. A total waste of time as I didn�t get paid for that.

I wish MTSO would give more information as to what platform they use (if any). Proprietary software is such a generic, totally useless description. Would they buy a new car that listed, "Car has gasoline operated motor?"

And for Pete's sakes, why so secretive about the pay? Give a ballpark figure. Just say, pay is between 7-12 cpl depending on skill, testing, etc. Tell me if you pay for spaces, headers, etc. It would save them time because I wouldn�t even apply for a 7 cpl job.

Before I spend an hour or two testing, I need more information from a company to be sure it is compatible for my needs. If the MTSO would spend a little time on their website detailing their platform, how they send/receive files, pay rates, how line rate is determined (spaces/no spaces) employee/IC/SE status, minimal line count, whether work pools consist of 100s of doctors, or smaller pools with 25-50 doctors etc. Having all this information on their website would save them time and the MTs time. Phoenix Medcom has a really good layout describing pretty much everything an MT would want to know before testing with them. I am just tired of testing with a company and then finding out the job wasn�t exactly suited to my needs.

who uses chat? - Posted By: chit chat

Does anyone use the chat feature (upper righthand corner of this screen)?

concha bullitis..need help word board please.nm - Posted By: helppp...

please see word board...really appreciate it

Are there any traveling transcriptionists out there and do you like it.nm - Posted By: MI-MT

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