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Shorthand on multiple computers - Posted By: medhead

If I buy a copy of Shorthand, how many computers can I put it on?

Just talked to offshore customer service - Posted By: GGGGRRRRR

I just got off the phone to my CC company. The sales rep that answered had no accent but on a hunch I asked where she was located and after much hesitation, she replied she was in the Phillipines. I told her I wanted to speak to a rep. in the US. She put me on hold and a few seconds later returned, asking me why. I told her I was totally against offshoring. Once again I was put on hold and after a long wait, her supervisor got on the line. This was a male with no accent so to be sure I asked him where he was located and again, the answer was the Phillipines. I told him I wanted to speak to a US rep. He asked why and I told him I was against offshoring. He said it was not possible to tranfer me to a US rep. I explained that I had made this same requist before and had been transferred but he said it was not possible this time. I told him I will email the company and try to get a US phone number that way. I will let you all know what happens. I am so angry I could spit.

escription - Posted By: sami

I am looking for escription. Can anyone help me out? Tried www.escription.com, sent mails but no reply.

EMR rant - lengthy - Posted By: HappyCat

Hey, everyone. We have all been so worried about VR and India taking our jobs that I think we may have let something slip by that is so very much more dangerous.

My uncle had to have a procedure at the local VA last week, which was an education in and of itself, but what was perhaps most interesting was that I was able to watch his doctor work with the VistA EMR system. For those of you who are not aware, VistA is the EMR system the VA uses. It was created by them for use throughout the VA system, and basically it is a click and choose transcription system, minus the transcriptionist. It uses templates and normals, and if the doctor needs to add more specific information, they simply type it in. As I sat there with my uncle and watched his doctor type a few words, click some boxes, ask some questions, and do a completed preop report in the time it would have taken him to dictate the darned thing, I was astonished. It is a very slick system, very impressive to see up close and personal. From the perspective of patient care, it is wonderful. The doctor pulls up the report with a few clicks, the patient signs off on it with a little electronic signature pad, and a nurse approves the whole thing with a code. Very slick.

So why should this scare us? Here is the kicker. The VA/Government/Medicare system is giving this program away. That is right, GIVING it away to any doctor who wants it. The problem is that it is extremely difficult to install and set up for proper use, and hard to learn to use initially. It is also hideously expensive, both for the equipment used to run it on and the installation, though for a large practice probably no more cost prohibitive than paying a team of transcriptionists (2-3) for a year. Okay, now add to this equation that Medicare is encouraging doctors to learn and use this system, and the date 2014 has been thrown out there as a target. Skeptics say that 2014 is not reasonable but I am not convinced. Here is why. I think we can all admit that the transcription workplace is most definitely not what it once was. Part of the reason is that it is getting harder and harder to find decent, qualified transcriptionists. I know there are many, many hard-working transcriptionists out there who know what they are doing and take pride in their work. I also know that there are many folks out there who like to call themselves transcriptionists, people who think the job is nothing more than typing and see no need to further their educations and stay on top of things once they have obtained a job. This is not a problem that is confined to our profession; many other areas of employment are suffering the same malady. However, most other areas are able to weed out the bad seeds, if you will, before their business has been harmed and find the hard-working people they need after searching at length, but medical transcription is not one of these areas. Because of the nature of the beast, the seriousness and responsibility of the job, if a Transcriptionist messes up people have the potential to die. With wages decreasing over time and companies becoming more desperate to hire anyone who can type, experienced transcriptionists are moving away from the job, not being able to support themselves on the lousy wages companies are paying. The dwindling experienced work force is being replaced by a new generation of transcriptionists whose only experience with doctors' offices is when they visit their own primary care physician. They are educated online, and while there are some schools out there truly committed to producing qualified workers, most are fly-by-night operations. This is why, in part, doctors are trying to find other avenues of getting the reports they need. Two of the VR perks that are pushed by companies are cost reduction and accuracy. The companies that are promoting VR are using our inaccuracies and poor performance to tout their new baby, and they are succeeding. Because they still pay us a minimal pittance to edit the VR after it is dictated, the doctors never see the product beforehand and therefore are under the impression that we are, in fact, inept, and that VR is a much better system than using humans.

Now, imagine this if you will. Transcriptionists are already on the hot seat and so, when the government starts promoting its EMR VistA system, it appeals to doctors. Not only does it eliminate the need for transcriptionists, it costs about the same overall as they are already paying in wages/fees. It gives the doctor complete control over the reports they produce, and they have immediate gratification because in the time it takes them to dictate the report, it is finished and in front of them. The impression one gets from reading all the articles and forum posts pertaining to transcription these days is that doctors are becoming frustrated with the services they are being provided, and are ripe for being swayed into something else that is more productive. This is the perfect time for doctors to begin transitioning to EMR, and the proliferation of companies out there who have developed EMR systems is testimony to that fact.

Do doctors look at the EMR as a potential end to the careers of tens of thousands of workers in the United States? No, probably not. They only look at how this is going to affect them, their practice and their patients. Congress is supporting and pushing this initiative, as are certain presidential candidates. The concept of losing this many workers to EMR is apparently not something they are concerned about. Implementing this sort of system will make them look good, and the importance of image to politicians is a given.

While there can be no doubt that outsourcing has hurt medical transcription, as has VR, I strongly believe that our biggest threat is coming from our own government. I think the EMR system is, within the next 5-10 years, going to put 80% of transcriptionists out of business. There will be holdouts, and I am sure not all types of reports will be producible from this system, but if a doctor is given a choice between paying for a transcriptionist to possibly do a report correctly and perhaps get that report back within 24 hours if all goes as it should, and using that same time they would be dictating to produce the report themselves, with very little actual work on their parts, which will they choose?

I do not know if there are any answers to this problem. I do not know if there is anything we can do to save our jobs. There are so many problems in the transcription system that one would be hard-pressed to know where to even begin a revamping. There are nay-sayers who think the EMR system will never get off the ground, and they may be right. I hope they are. However, unless something drastic happens, such as complete and total destruction of the computer-based infrastructure of the country, I fear that the EMR system will be the end of the profession we all love. It is a gamble that was initiated many years ago by our own government, and it looks as though the pay-off will be exceptional for them but most definitely not for us.

Types of reports in radiology transcription - Posted By: kat

Can someone tell me the types of reports there are in radiology transcription. I've transcribed for years and have experience transcribing so many things and I think I've got enough experience to transcribe radiology but not positive exactly what comes through to radiology transcriptions as I've always been considered acute care. Just curious about the types that come through to radiology.

Difference in Word 2007 from older versions - Posted By: Computer Geek

I have a trial version of Word 2007 on my computer, and I really like its layout. It's not a fully functional version, so I can only try it out so much. Has anyone made the switch from the older versions of Word and liked it better? Has it improved your productivity in any way? Any problems with it? All feedback appreciated.

Thanks!

QA Audits - Posted By: ZippyMT

Would like to vent a bit about QA audits. I understand the need for QA but to ding people for leaving out a word that does not make or break a report and then allowing whole paragraphs to be deleted because that is the "form" the company prefers is hypocritical to me.

Word 2003 help please. - Posted By: MTTOMany

Hi all!

I accidently bumped something -- I have no clue what! But now I have two tools bars on my Word 2003 screen and I cannot seem to get rid of the duplicate. Any ideas? Thanks!

One hand goes cold as ice when typing...?? - Posted By: Sheryl

My right hand goes ice cold when I type all day long. I asked the ortho doctor about this a while back and got a dumb look in response. Anyone have this or have any clues as to what is wrong? That wrist has a ganglion in it. The other hand remains normal temperature.

Thanks!

I should have paid attention,,,, - Posted By: SM

I got approached about possibly doing the transcription for a local doctor office - 4 doctors. I have DSS player and they have used DSS system before, but how would I get the files from their computer to my computer. Could they load them into a folder and then winzip them and sent to me? Is there an easier way?

I know this was discussed before. I had no idea then I might get this opportunity, so I didnt pay much attention to the post.

need ideas - Posted By: in a slump

You know, I go on this board and I read where people are typing 400 to 500 lines per hour, and they make $40 to $50 an hour (okay that was one post, but I've seen others that are semi-comparable in recent times). I have been doing this for 7 years and I STILL average only 250 to 300 lines per hour and top maybe $23 an hour (at 9 cpl w/spaces). And this is with doctors I've been typing for 2 or 3 years now! Would someone please tell me what I'm not doing completely right? I use a word Expander (Instant Text), and I have macros, but apparently I'm still not quite "getting it." Any suggestions would be so very much appreciated.

in-house hospital pay? - Posted By: kms

After working at home for approximately 7 years, I decided to apply for an in-house (but work at home) hospital job. No more companies. To my surprise, the starting wage was 10.31. They offered me 12.00 an hour with a very small incentive, maybe 100 dollars every 2 weeks or slightly more. Okay, does that seem extremely low to anyone else? I make 10-11 cents doing IC work (yes, there are plenty of downfalls to IC work that can be made up by getting employee benefits) The insurance is decent and cheap at this hospital for a family and the benefits are excellent, but still, 12 dollars an hour? Is this the going rate? Are they trying to give me the next-to-lowest wage after the 10.31? Help!

Questions re equipment - Posted By: Karen L.

Hi,

I'm thinking of setting up so a local physician can call in to dictate and I can transcribe her work for quick TAT. I've been working for services for the last few years, so am out of the loop as far as equipment. I've researched the Dictaphone Straight Talk system, but I wonder if there is something else "out there" that would be better, cheaper, etc. Any information or suggestions from anyone would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Karen

Update on the lab we found. - Posted By: me

Today was 2 weeks since she found us, and we found her a home, actually had 2 people fighting over her, which I thought was kind of funny considering she was "my" dog. We had decided that if she didn't find a home today we were going to keep her. We still cannot believe that someone has not been looking for her. I told the family that if it didn't work out that we wanted her back.

CONGRATS to Laura M. of Jeffersonville, PA & Beth R. of Yorktown, VA - Posted By: who won the Golf Umbrellas courtesy of PRN Funding

Interesting article - Posted By: this is long

Please see article below that was published in 2003. Does anybody know if the law it mentions was ever passed in California?

Following news that a Pakistani medical transcriber threatened to post UCSF Medical Center patient records online unless she received more money,

a state senator said she will introduce legislation barring all California hospitals from allowing medical data to leave the country.

Sen. Liz Figueroa, D-Fremont, said she will introduce the bill in January when the state Senate returns for its next regular session. (A special session on financial matters is likely before then.)

"California already has the strongest medical-privacy laws in the nation, " Figueroa told me. "But not strong enough. There's always something you didn't anticipate."

What she and other framers of the state's medical-privacy laws, which prohibit the sharing of medical information unless for clear medical purposes, didn't see coming is the explosive growth of the $20 billion medical- transcription industry.

U.S. hospitals have such a huge need for help transcribing doctors' dictated notes into written form that the work is routinely farmed out to private transcribers throughout the country. Those transcribers, in turn, frequently subcontract with other transcribers.

In the case of UCSF Medical Center, three separate subcontractors were involved in handling the facility's records. The last link in the chain was a woman in Karachi, Pakistan, who sent an e-mail to UCSF earlier this month demanding help in resolving a financial dispute with the Texas man who'd hired her.

The Pakistani transcriber said she'd post UCSF's files on the Internet unless the medical center assisted her. She backed up her threat by attaching actual UCSF patient records to her message.

This was the first time an overseas transcriber had used confidential records to threaten a U.S. medical institution. The transcriber withdrew her threat only after receiving hundreds of dollars from another subcontractor in the case.

Figueroa said her bill would prohibit anyone possessing information involving California patients from sending that information abroad.

State hospitals would likely be barred from outsourcing transcription work unless they could guarantee that all related files remain within the country -- a move that would make hospitals accountable for any subcontracting that ensues.

"We're not banning the practice of overseas workers doing transcription," Figueroa said. "But we can regulate the practice of medicine within California. "

The law, at least on the health care front, may be on her side.

In most instances, federal law would trump state law, and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 outlines rules for safeguarding medical data. Anyone doing transcription work for a U.S. hospital would be required to uphold HIPAA standards, although the law is virtually unenforceable overseas.

A unique aspect of HIPAA, though, is a provision that if a state adopts more stringent restrictions, state law will prevail.

"If there were a statute that no health care information in California could be disclosed outside the country, HIPAA wouldn't have a problem with that," said Paul Smith, a San Francisco attorney specializing in health care issues.

"The state has a clear interest in protecting health information," he added. "This would seem a legitimate exercise of state regulatory authority."

At the same time, though, Matthew Nakachi, a San Francisco lawyer who specializes in trade issues, said it's unclear how the proposed legislation would square with federal laws related to commerce. A hospital might argue, for example, that it has a right to do business with whomever it pleases.

"If California decides to do this," Nakachi said, "it would probably go into the courts and take years to fall out."

For her part, Figueroa expects the health care industry to fight the legislation, just as the banking industry opposed state restrictions on the use of customers' information. But she thinks that in light of the public's increased sensitivity toward privacy matters, her bill would eventually pass.

"The interesting thing will be to see where our new governor stands on privacy issues," Figueroa said. "At this point, we don't know."

Mystery woman: The Pakistani transcriber at the center of the case involving UCSF is still something of a mystery.

In her e-mail to UC officials, she identified herself as Lubna Baloch, "a medical doctor by profession." Beyond that, little is known of her.

In May, however, an interesting little exchange occurred on MT Stars, an online network for medical transcribers. Baloch, using the same e-mail address she used in her threatening message to UCSF, posted her resume at the site in hopes of attracting work as a subcontractor.

Sheri Steadman, who runs MT Stars, of Phoenix, said she's against U.S. transcription work going abroad and routinely deletes postings from overseas transcribers. In Baloch's case, she said she was concerned by the vagueness of Baloch's resume, especially as to her whereabouts.

Steadman wrote to Baloch to say that MT Stars is only for U.S. job seekers.

"I am US based," Baloch replied.

"Not enough info," Steadman responded. "Where?"

"Santa Monica, LA," Baloch wrote back.

For Steadman, this wasn't a very good answer.

"Santa Monica isn't in Los Angeles and it's not in Louisiana," she told me. "It was pretty clear that Baloch wasn't in the country."

Steadman confronted Baloch with her suspicion. Baloch never wrote back.

"She was trying to gain work in any way, shape or form," Steadman said. "She was trying to sucker U.S. medical-transcription services into sending her business."

It didn't work that time. A few months later, though, probably using a different online service, Baloch was more successful in her efforts.

That would turn out to be a very dark day for UCSF.

David Lazarus' column appears Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. He also can be seen regularly on KTVU's "Mornings on 2." Send tips or feedback to dlazarus@sfchronicle.com.

looking for the best copier - Posted By: for my money

I am looking for a good all-in-one machine. I have, in the last 7 years, been through 2 Brother machines, 1 Lexmark, and now a Kodak 5500 that is not even 1 year old. This Kodak was great at first, and I loved it because the ink cartridges are only half the cost of the Lexmark (which, by the way, produced great quality pictures and copy), but the Lexmark just up and stopped working on me one day. I don't remember the exact message it was giving me, but it was something I found out I was going to have to contact Lexmark about and basically have the machine refurbished, which I did not do because it would have cost about as much to do that as to buy a new one. Then my husband brought home the Kodak, which I loved up until about a month ago, when it started just not copying at all, and it changed ink colors on me all on its own when I tried printing something. Black is yellow, red is green, etc. I changed ink cartridges thinking maybe that was the problem, but with brand new cartridges it still does the same thing. I am going to contact Kodak and see if they can tell me anything, but in the meantime does anyone have a recommendation for a good, reliable AIO if I can't get the Kodak working? I hate paying for the ink cartridges for AIOs too, but that is unfortunately the kind of machine I need. Thanks very much for any ideas.

Soooooo slow computer - Posted By: Wanttotypefaster

I have the XL Dell and recently had more memory put on hoping to increase the speed. I also did the defraging procedure and still seems like doing escription and working in word it is slower than me. I type and the letters are not coming out as fast as they were say 5 months ago. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? I had thought about getting another computer (just don�t want to pay huge $$$$ on one) but also have no idea about a good system to buy. My computer is about 4-5 years old. Thanks.

Yahoo IM - Posted By: Elsie

Does anyone know how to download Yahoo Im? I need it for my job and when I try to download it, all I get is that advertisement/questionaire, which I can't seem to get past. I looked for other sites and they want to charge me. javascript:editor_insertHTML('text','

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MT Student Has Question - Posted By: Jessica

Hi,
I am a medical transcription student at Sinclair Community College in Ohio and I am taking a business communications class that requires me to interview a medical transcriptionist. I don't know any MTs personally so I was wondering if anyone here could possibly answer 10 questions for me. I would really appreciate it!
Thanks in advance!! The questions are below.

1. How long have you worked as a medical transcriptionist?
2. What certification have you received?
3. What attracted you to pursuing a career in medical transcription?
4. What type of environment do you work in (i.e. from home, physician�s office, hospital, other).
5. What do you think are the most important skills a medical Transcriptionist should have?
6. Did some skills come naturally to you, while others required more practice?
7. In addition to transcribing medical reports, do you engage in other forms of business writing while on the job (such as memos, proposals, or progress reports, etc.) to clients, coworkers, or supervisors? Please explain.
8. What do you think is the most difficult aspect of medical transcription?
9. What do you find to be the easiest aspect of medical transcription?
10. As a medical transcriptionist, do you often need to collaborate with others to ensure that all the information in your reports is correct?

THANK YOU!!!

Hyperventilating/Panic Attack - Posted By: I just had one.

I just had a panic attack and was hyperventilating. Should I go to the doctor? No insurance.

1099 ? Is the amount on the 1099 only the money paid to you in 2008. So if I did not receieve payme - Posted By: Wilson

than that $$ would be on my 1099 for 2009 not 2008?? I have to invoices that were due to be paid in 2008 but I never received the $$ until January of 2009. Do I have to claim that money on my taxes this year or next??? Thanks in advance for your help.

Aah, music... - Posted By: The Singing MT

Taking a break. Listening to some tunes to relax. I think some other people should too. Anyone ever heard of Jill Scott or Erykah Badu? Common?

Grey's Anatomy is the Best!!! - Posted By: Big Fan

LOVE IT!!!

Coretta Scott King died in Mexico, while being treated. ---what does that say about - Posted By: medical care in United States?

Dragon Naturally speaking medical - Posted By: MT34+

Are there any MTs here that use the Dragon speaking medical version? If so, did you find it equitable?

ASR strikes again...and again. - Posted By: MT and worn out.

What was put: PSH: Debilitation anatomy and knee surgery.

What it should be: PSH: Tubal ligation, laminectomy at L5-S1, knee surgery.

Ya gotta love it.

Expanderic vs Autocorrect? - Posted By: Aren't these similar?

I am not trying to cause a big fuss. I am just trying to learn more about Expanderic. Is it similar to autocorrect or does it have features like a suggestion line under the cursor or suggestions at the bottom of the screen. I really don't see much in the way of an explanation of these features on the website so that makes me think that it does not have these features. Just curious Thanks

Returning to MT field - Posted By: hopeful MT

I went through a training program and then worked one year for a national - Spheris. Had some health issues (and a young son paying daycare for) so gave my notice and got done. That was several years ago. My son is now in kindergarten and want to do medical transcription again.

What is IC and how does that work? Do all nationals have this? How does part time work for most of these companies?

Any hints on brushing up on my skills before I return.

Thank you for your help,

Hopeful MT

Does anyone know what the pay scale is for MQ? At what line - Posted By: count does it go up a half cent, a cent, etc. NM

A little laugh - Posted By: WNYMT

I told my 18 yo son today about a close family friend and his wife had a baby boy today and that he called me right away to let me know because he was so excited. My son looked at me and said, "Yeah right mom, really, he had a baby today." I looked right back at him and said, "Yes son, it takes both people to have the baby, a girl certainly can't get pregnant by herself!"

This is funny to me because I know my son not sexually active yet (remember I know his girlfriend) and I certainly didn't expect to hear something like that, just reminded me of the little boy my young man still is.

Does anyone have a good recipe for scalloped potatoes? - Posted By: txmt

I googled it and got a few, but I know the best cooks are on this board. Any recipes that are easy? I've never made them from scratch before.

Thanks

Frustrated with line counts - Posted By: curlersmt

I just started with a national a few weeks ago. I am struggling to get my line counts plus get used to the different dictators. It is a large account but I do find the dictation interesting. I also have a part-time job typing for a small company. There are a lot of ESL with the national, but not all are that bad. I am not sure if I went with the right company or not. I had researched for quite a while and found this national to be very flexible, which is what I needed for now. I just would like to know if any others have had the same experience and how long it took to get better and get a decent line count. The people at the company so far are great to deal with, but I am just wondering if after a while it will really get any better as far as pay, etc. Any suggestions appreciated.

typing test preparation question - Posted By: sandy

Will be applying at a local university hospital for a transcription job. Applied there last year, did not pass the typing test. Am determined to pass it this year - (requesting an ergonomic keyboard which I am used to, instead of testing on what they gave me). Question: They say one must pass a 10 minute typing test accurately transcribing 1437 characters. As I recall the transcription itself was not difficult, it was just using their keyboard that slowed me down. So besides requesting another one, how can I best practice for this? How can I determine how to judge that amount of characters for practice? Thanks for any advice. I am an experienced Transcriptionist with 5+ years.

MEDICAL WORD SPELL CHECKER - Posted By: question

I want to update my 2000 Stedmans Spellchecker. Is there a newer version and what would be the best one to get.

I do not have the gab - Posted By: Bernadette

board listed on the left. How do you get there?

vent on failure in patient care - Posted By: K

My husband took my son to see the doc for a tetanus shot after he stepped on a nail. I'm always transcribing and couldn't go there myself. After coming home from the doctor's office, my son and husband tell me that his foot was never even looked at by even a nurse, let alone the doctor. My son got the tetanus shot, and the paperwork said "do not give if a fever is present." Woops, they didn't even take his temperature. Rather than looking at his foot to determine if it was infected, they just asked my son if it was infected. I called the office totally irate, and they reduced the charges from $88 to $7. Wow, didn't expect that. It's a crying shame that we're a society so hung up on paperwork and billing (HIPAA, etc.) that a doctor or nurse would not even take the time to actually look at a patient's wound. What's really ironic is that very day I transcribed a report where the doctor states the patient shouldn't self-medicate with vitamins and supplements. So, we're not smart enough to determine what vitamins and supplements to take, but we are expected to determine whether or not we have an infection?

Thank you MT Stars and Diskriter just rec'd $50 American Express (sm) - Posted By: Debbie

MT Stars and Diskriter for making MT week so much fun. I received my American Express $50 gift cheque in the mail today from Diskriter. This gift is truly appreciated, thanks again!

Please help. - Posted By: MTNeedsHelp

I got unlimited LD through my local phone co. not quite two months ago to work on a Lanier account. I got a letter from the phone co. today stating that they've realized I'm using the LD for services that they prohibit or something like that and gave examples of dialing LD internet, faxing, and non-voice lines. I was only given a # to call to leave a message to have them call me back, which I did. Now what options are available to me? I don't live in a large area so we don't even have cable phone and I don't know what other options there are besides phone cards. Are phone cards a viable option for being on LD for about 2+ hours each day? Any suggestions are SO appreciated. I just want to cry right now. I didn't need this today (or any day really). Thank you.

Help on Word board please. amyloidopathy? - Posted By: Hemorrhage. (SM)

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ALLERGIES AND MARYKAY PRODUCTS. - Posted By: me

I am trying to find out why my eye keep watering (only on one side). Has anyone been allergic to Mary Kay. I have been using it for 20 years but for the last 5 months my eye won't stop watering. Doctor said it must be allergy to something. I do not wear mascara or eye shadow.

I am going to be coming to this site - Posted By: sm

from now on. I get so sick and tired of the rudeness and trolling at another board. You all rock here!!! Thanks for having me:)

Wow!! I'm in shock... - Posted By: NCMT

I transcribed a Hospice note earlier today. The patient is a 99-year-old woman with end-stage coronary artery disease. She lives in adult foster care. The caregivers at the adult foster care have a problem with Hospice for some reason and are threatening to raise this woman's rent by $1000.00 per month if she goes on Hospice. UNREAL!!

Anyway, Hospice will contact the proper law enforcement agency if this happens as it is discrimination...but I just couldn't believe what I was hearing when I transcribed it.

Style question about bolding colons. sm - Posted By: CCC

Do you bold colons along with the subtitle, i.e.,
PHYSICAL THERAPY: (all of it bolded or just the subtitle)?

red kool aid in carpet HELP - Posted By: dls

any suggestions on how to get this stain out of the carpet. The carpet is the sand/beige color. I have soaked up with towels and water, but there is still a pink hue.

Comcast - Posted By: Patti

I just talked to Comcast out here in Oregon and they told me that if I was in anyway using my phone for any "calls that generated an income" that I would be considered a "business" and there would be a business charge for the "unlimited long distance". So I think in time they will catch up with any of us and it will be the same as ATT, etc. If it generates an income, it is a business. It is like my Comcast internet, they wanted to charge me the "business rate" since I used it for business which was almost double of the "residental rate". So I think right now each area does not know what the other area is doing/saying but once they get up and running if they can ding you extra charges they will. So enjoy it while you can. Patti -- yes I talked to as high up manager as I could.

Help!! Moving IT to new computer without disk - Posted By: MT Dinosaur

I have recently moved and can not find my IT disk to load the program into my new laptop!! I have looked everywhere and can not find the disk!! I have the book but no disk!! I am starting a new account today and desperately need to transfer it to my new computer from my old one. Is there one install file in all of these on there that will do the job or do I have to copy over all of these files?

Thanks!!

Want to learn op reports...how to break in? - Posted By: Ready to learn

I am a CMT, have been in this field for about 6-1/2 years, have good quality scores. I believe I am more than ready to add operative reports to the job types I know, but need advice on how to "break in" to this area of MT. TIA for any constructive suggestions.

Speech to text recognition software - Posted By: Angie

Can anyone give any information on a good speech to text recognition software?

Thanks..

Practice dictation - Posted By: Pati

Does anyone out there know of a website where I could get some practice dictation? Have been away from transcription for a few years and want to get my "ear" back and some speed before trying to get back into it. Thanks for your help.