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Help Please -
Posted By: Carol Vogel
Recently, my computer started running very slow when it comes to saving documents. It only happens when I am in my work program, which is only a basic word document. It is a continual document, which holds about 50 files. Any suggestions??
Happy Thanksgiving Holiday to all...sm -
Posted By: Pocahontas
 and I am sure gonna try to not overeat!! 
ENJOY Y'ALL!! 
Complaints -
Posted By: amherstMT
Human responses states that they do not know of many problems because only isolated complaints are coming in. Everyone with complaints needs to contact HR and follow it up with an Employee Complaint form found on the MQ QNET web site.
I don't know what everybody has to complain about. sm -
Posted By: Tracey
Look around you. Is anybody really getting paid what they are worth anymore. My husband went to school and makes around 30/hr. THat used to be a good wage but now people around here can make that doing road construction with no education. So it is not just us. Everybody should just start working and stop complaining.
I have been only doing this for a year part time and I only make 6 cpl but I really have nothing to complain about because when I average out my hrs to my pay I make on average $10-12 and I have hardly any work expenses so I figure where can I go and work pt and make that much money and be at home with my kids??? Think about it.
Anyone else use - sm -
Posted By: Curious
a footrest when typing? I just got mine, still getting use to it, but seems to be helping with the backache and feet swelling. Anyone else use one?
I need some advice on digital dictation systems -
Posted By: please...sm
I am talking to a psychotherapist about possibly doing her transcription. She does not dictate presently, but is interested in getting started. I am thinking of asking her to go digital, but I don't know the first thing about getting started, what equipment we'll need, etc. I currently work for a national, so they sent me the PC and footpedal, and that was it. Any advice would be so appreciated. I don't wanna sound like a dummy when we talk...thanks y'all!
Can't hear you, doc, over Harry Potter (sm) -
Posted By: Purple-Hair MT
Could you get your kids to turn down the DVD?
BTW, they do sound pretty young, but I still think HIPAA would frown on your dictating while sitting beside them, especially since you're a psych consultant, and this patient is one weird potato chip doing some pretty kinky things with cleaning equipment.
[I loathe the new Dumbledore. If he doesn't settle into the role (dumbledore is a bumblebee, not a wasp who throws Harry up against trophy cases), the end of the sixth movie will have us all begging Snape to blast him.]
Anybody else not feel like working today? -
Posted By: no motivation again
You know how you're sleep deprived, then when you catch up on your sleep, you feel even more tired than before? Ugh. I slept for 10 hours last night. I've got a killer headache. All the work coming up on my account today is lousy. I'd rather be doing anything else right now. Time to set the timer and get 'er done.
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RMT Beta Exam -
Posted By: Amy
How many of you are taking the beta exam for the RMT credential? Are you planning to take the final version after beta testing, or will you not take it at all? I'm curious. I received email notice that they have openings until June 1st. Should I bother? I know that many companies ask whether or not we are certified, but do you think it will come to their asking if we are an RMT also? Any and all opinions welcome. Thanks!
s/l Swigle and should intravenoues be taken out? -
Posted By: m&m
s/l Swigle Contiguous axial image was obtained from base of the skull to the vertex without (intravenous) IV contrast.
Off QA in 3 days? -
Posted By: lookingformore
Have you ever worked for a company where you had to be off QA in 3 days? That seems fishy to me.
Best split keyboard? -
Posted By: Mary Mary
Any recommendations?
OB qestion on word board - TIA -
Posted By: gmg
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Help on Word Board please!! -
Posted By: Pokey
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Anyone else have trouble with -
Posted By: insomnia? - sm
I recently started working from home as an IC. This is my first job as an MT. I am really enjoying it thus far, but I am having the hardest time getting to sleep at night. For the past two nights I have been awake until 4 a.m. Can't seem to turn off my brain. Since it was the weekend it wasn't that big of a deal, but tomorrow is Monday, and I have to get up early to get my son to school, and get to work. I was just curious if anyone else ever seems to have this problem, and if so, any suggestions on how to shut off my brain? I'm exhausted and I know my work quality will suffer if I don't get some quality sleep.
Advice needed -
Posted By: What to do?
I currently do transcription for a doctor who still uses tapes, which entails me printing out his work and driving 50+ miles round-trip three times a week to return the documents. Today, his wife (the office manager) called and left a message telling me they were making some changes with the New Year in their office and that I would need to start "cutting" the transcription before returning it (they use sticky paper and I'm to cram as many patients as possible on a page) to help their front office personnel. I wasn't asked if I could do this; I was told to do it. I feel this is my business and I control my time and services, not the office manager of that practice. However, on an added note, these people are personal friends (we bowl on a bowling team together), but I've never mixed business and pleasure with them, always conducting myself in a most professional way when dealing with their transcription. My biggest concern is that if I oblige, how long before she wants me to start filing it when I return it. Ugghh! I don't know what to do and I'm open to any and all suggestions.
Express Scribe Version 4.10..sm -
Posted By: Diana
I need help! (more ways than one!) Until last night, I had version 4.10 on my computer. Made the mistake of installing a new update and now my foot pedal won't work. Would anybody possibly have the .exe (install) file for the version 4.10 on their computer that they could send me via email? I had to go back to Version 4.05 and it stinks! If so, please send to: dianahufmn@yahoo.com. Thanks in advance!
Metro Transcription--Atlanta--Feedback? -
Posted By: Wary but hopeful
Does anybody have any feedback, positive or negative, about a company called Metro out of Atlanta?
Thanks! 
Can you help me figure out this digital recorder for my friend? -
Posted By: HappyMT
Her doc wants her to transcribe and he records on an Olympus digital voice recorder. When I look up the specific model she said he has, it's this http://www.aaaprice.com/olympusds330.html. My questions are this? What does she need to be able to do this work? She has a .wav pedal. I don't do this type of stuff working with these particular types of voice files from a single recorder so I'm just trying to help here. Right now he's given her JUST his little recorder to transcribe from until his software comes in (had to reorder it). He thinks she should be able to load the software onto HER computer and be good to go. Is that so? So right now she either awaits the software or has to sit and transcribe from his recorder w/o any headphones or foot pedals (which will be painstaking, LOL). Am I right? Any thoughts are appreciated. 
Is tonight the night the Sober worm strikes? sm -
Posted By: CL
Aside from updating virus definitions, is there anything else we can do to secure our computers? Thanks!
What is it with OM anyway? -
Posted By: Carmi
MT Light" color=navy size=4>So the OM calls me from doc's office last night. Every time she opens the Olympus program so she can dock the recorder and transfer files, she gets an error message. The error message is from Microsoft so there must be some kind of conflict. She did a reboot twice and it didn’t get rid of the error message and when she sent the error message, it didn’t give her any feedback on it, like it sometimes will give you a link where you can update your drivers or something. So I suggested she call the toll-free help number in the back of the Olympus booklet so they could try to help her figure out if it is Microsoft problem or Olympus problem but since I just installed it on a new computer and it was up and running for the past week and we transferred files just fine, I don’t see how it could be an Olympus problem. The other computers either don’t have a working USB hub or Internet access. When I went in to do the install I found this computer has an outdated Norton Anti-virus that they haven’t fixed yet! I suggested she try doing a system restore to an earlier date, closer to when I did the install for them.And I asked when was the last time a complete system scan was done. She was all frustrated and said, “I’m not the IT person for this office.” And I told her, “well, I’m sure not either. I came in and installed the Olympus and FTP transfer program as a favor, on my own time, but I can’t be coming over fixing your office computers for you. If you have an office that has computers in it, somebody has to manage them. You can’t just expect them to run without any problems.” I told her I could find somebody that might come in and do some cleaning up on their system but she didn’t ask for their number. The doc likes to think he is a computer wizard but I’ve been through some glitches with him before and it wasn’t what he thought it was, it was what I thought it was. ... this OM is a big baby. If you have her do anything with the computers, like talk her through some settings over the phone, she gets all frustrated right away and sits there making noises, like “uh! I can’t do this!” For Pete’s sake, just do it step by step. She can’t even figure out how to use the Help function. How does she think the rest of us learned? Same way. Get on the Help button, use the toll free numbers, go online and look up the problem at the manufacturer’s site, get an IT person for assistance. Sheesh. Just had to vent.
Radiology pay -
Posted By: TypingFingers
Hi all....is $1.25 per report good for radiology? It is $1.25 per report and any reports over 2 minutes are an additional $1.25. So a 6 minute report would be billed as 3 reports. Is this a good rate?? It is using Meditech and a Lanier. Any info would be appreciated as I'm considering a position. Thanks!
IC HELP -
Posted By: RADMT
I have been a medical Transcriptionist for 10+ years but never as an IC, can someone help me out on what to put when I submit my bill for payment or a good site that shows samples of this? Please email me if too much info. Thanks so much.
How do I transfer DQS expansions to MS Word -
Posted By: Auto-Correct to use elsewhere? SM
I already know how to access and copy the user.aco files from DQS, but I can't figure out how to copy them into another copy of MS Word Auto Correct to use for another platform.
Errors & Omissions Insurance. -
Posted By: Is it necessary?
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how to get paid -
Posted By: gary
I used to work for On-Time Transcription and they decided my output was not up to the mark and decided to let me go but they are not paying me now for my last month. I am from Canada and could anyone tell me how to get my pay back. I am determined to do anything for these people to pay me.
Thanks
Looking for answers -
Posted By: Tabatha
Can someone with a Lanier LX230 help me out? I have the quick reference card to program the machine but I need the instruction manual. Does anyone have this? Is it small enough to fax me a copy? I would like to see if this thing is working or not but I don't know how to hook it up.
Thank you so much
Tabatha in Charleston, SC
How do you fight fatigue? -
Posted By: me
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.
Could someone tell me what a Lanier is. -
Posted By: duh
I know I heard of it but not sure exactly what it is.
Did anyone attend the AAMT annual meeting in Honolulu? sm -
Posted By: Ohio MT
If so, how was it? Was it well attended? Were the speakers good?
Does anyone have any voice files they could share for testing purposes? -
Posted By: DB
IC STATUS ?? -
Posted By: kann
I am looking for a company to work part-time for but I have a full-time job - though the work has been low for months. I'd like something that allows me to work a few hours in the evenings 3 x a week and 2 weekends a month but most of these companies have IC positions. I was self-employed years ago and had to pay $5,000 off the top for self-employment tax. How does an IC status work as far as filing taxes, etc.? Thanks !!!
Ex-Text and Shorthand -
Posted By: gloria brown
Does anyone have problems with Ex-Text/Dictaphone working with ShortHand for Windows?
medical spellchecker software -
Posted By: need medical spellcheck
I know this has been asked numerous times, but I just updated computers and had Stedmans medical spellcheck 2005. When I called them to activate it on my new computer (I figured they wouldn't do it, it being so old) they told me it doesn't support MS Word 2007 anyway, and it will cost $99 to upgrade to that version. My question is, what medicl spellcheck does anyone recommend for me that isn't so expensive but is a very good medical spellcheck. Since that is what you all do for a living I wanted to get some opinions. Thanks very much.
Word help -
Posted By: Sue
I have a dictation where the doc says the patient may have 'middlesmertz' .. but I can't find anything to verify this word. Anyone ever hear of this and direct me to a site to verify it? THANKS!
alliedschool.com??? -
Posted By: Marie
Has anyone tried either their medical billing or coding training courses??
Did you like it, would you recommend it?? I'm tired of working at a restaurant and would like to learn a career but I just want make sure that I am learning from a school that will actually lead me somewhere(specially that it cost 1600 dollars)
So please let me know what you think about them and if there is other schools that you will recomment over them!
Thanks
Any Cort MTs that could help me? -
Posted By: Cort
I'm working on netcare and I need to find account specifics and examples, please help if anyone can
editing vs. transcribing -
Posted By: oldMT
Hi everyone! I have been working (at home) for a medical group for 10+ years and they are now in the process of switching to Dictaphone voice recognition system. They tell me I will soon be an "editor" if I choose to stay with the group. I have been transcribing for about 30 years now so I am looking forward to editing rather than transcribing, but I have no idea what the difference will be in pay. Do most editors charge by the line? Any info folks could share on the transition would be appreciated. Thanks!
Good cardiology info site? -
Posted By: Starving Artist
Bytescribe versus Start/Stop - which wav player is better? SM -
Posted By: MissouriMT
I'm trying to decide which audio player software and pedal to purchase. I'm also looking at GearPlayer. I want something user friendly, universal to audio file types, and compatible with whatever service I end up with should I need to have my own software and equipment.
Thanks guys and gals!
Emdat/Inscribe-Is there a way to decrease -
Posted By: nicole
the rewind setting? It rewinds too far every time I release the play button or if I push rewind button. I have looked at all the options and I can't find a place to set the rewind amount.
Remember the jacket problem? -
Posted By: theresa
A few months back, I was very upset about my sister-in-law taking a jacket that belonged to my husband's father (that we gave him for Christmas) after he passed away and wasn't sure what to do about it. Well......we did get it back. I gave the problem to the Lord and tried to forget about it and told myself it was just a jacket and ended up getting the jacket back anyway. He must have been working on her heart as well.
macro / shortcut question -
Posted By: JMK
Hi guys ... I'm having a mental block. Years ago, in WP51, I had set up shortcuts for formats, such as "alt L" for a Letter, or "alt C" for consults, etc. Now I type in MSWord, but I want to set something up for a new doc Im typing for. What were those shortcut called? How do I set them up? They were not macros ... something else, less complicated. I either used the ALT key or maybe it was the CTRL key - not sure.
Please help; I want to set up some quick hospital formats, one for an H&P, one for an OP, etc. Thanks again !
JMK
Anybody make less than $12,000/year, part time - sm -
Posted By: Typing Away
I know at just part time (minimum 25 hrs a week) I won't be pulling in a ton of $, but I thought it would be a little more than that. Am I alone?
Need advice, please -- -
Posted By: memt
My 15-year-old niece has confided that she has met a boy through an over 21 chat room and has been emailing him (supposedly, he is 18). He has been to her house, and her parents have met him and they think he is a nice boy, but they have no idea how they really met. I have serious reservations about this and feel I should tell her parents, because even if this one is very nice, he is still too old for her, and what about the next one?
Dental/Oral Surgery -
Posted By: Anne
I need a some good dental/oral surgery reference books. These books would have to include also the names of dental instruments and how they are most often packaged together and what the names of the packs are.
Can somebody help me with some links to some good books that would not only include traditional reference material but also the additional information I am needing?
Thanks, Anne
Expander most like DQS -
Posted By: Laura
When I worked for MQ, I liked their expansion program - it was simple and I added them as I thought of them. What expansion program is the most like it? I'm finding Instant Text to be too cumbersome.
DAT files -
Posted By: Jennifer Rogers
Is there a freeware or shareware dictation program that plays DAT files?
Early stages of agoraphobia? -
Posted By: meddie
Do any of you feel that since you have started working at home that you have become a lot more antisocialible and isolated? I have always been a shy person but have never been afraid to go out. Since working at home, which I do love, I never want to leave the house. The only time I go anywhere is on the weekends and that is because my husband is with me. If I have someone with me then I am fine, but I do not want to leave the house alone. I have to force myself to run errands such as going to the bank, post offfice, etc. When I do go out, I just feel like everyone is looking at me. I feel very paranoid and self-conscious and I just cannot wait to get back into the safety of my car and get home. Do I have the early stages of agoraphobia? I know I also suffer from OCD. I wash my hands so many times a day it's crazy. If I cook meat, I have to wash my hands and wipe down my cooking area about a million times. I have a fear of germs. I repeat numbers a lot of times and if I do something to one finger/hand, I have to do it to the other. The OCD does not bother me too bad though because I am so used to it but the not wanting to leave the house thing bugs me. Do any of you feel the same as I do?
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