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Anybody working for AssistMED? Good? Bad? -
Posted By: Thanks.
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cudet catheter? cudet?? help please -
Posted By: barb see mssg
The patient’s Foley catheter was placed in the following manner – Sterile technique with Betadine was used to prep the urethral area, then using a #14 French cudet catheter
Verizon HSI, stating security no longer available -
Posted By: XanaX
anyone else with Verizon high-speed internet? saying that we now have to pay an introductory rate of $1.99 per month for the first six months for continued security. my computer runs PC tools Spyware doctor and Norton protection center, which I assume was provided by Verizon. Is that what they're talking about discontinuing? anybody ???
New Keyboard-my Shorthand used the F10 key and keyboad is set to use F10 for spellcheck -
Posted By: Lulabell
Has anybody had to change their ShortHand Hot Key from the F10 key to another. I just got a Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 4000 and really like it. But my Shorthand used the F10 key to manage it and the keyboard is set up for F10 to spellcheck. Anybody out there change their Shorthand F10 key to another and how did you do it? Thanks.
Software -
Posted By: Terry
Could you let me know what system you are using and if you like it? For example, Vianeta, MD Intouch, Dictran. I am trying to find a good system for my company and would appreciate your input.
Thanks
POLL: How many MTs have quit a -
Posted By: huh
company after working for them only a couple of days? 
Trojan Horse - tried to enter my computer while I was on here -
Posted By: tonight. My Norton caught it. (sm)
This is what Norton said it was
Norton Internet Worm Protection has detected and blocked an intrusion attempt.
Security - Default Block Gatecrasher Trojan Horse.
FYI
Does anyone use VR at home? nm -
Posted By: wondering
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Posted By: hopingfor15moreyearsMT
taken from their site (I especially like about the outsourcing and 'robot transcriptionist' :
Allied Health Profession of the Month - March 2005
Medical Transcriptionist contributed by Paul D. Mason, Oxford, NJ |
What is Medical Transcription?
Medical transcriptionists (MTs) are the miracle workers of the medical records! They turn doctors’ daily dictation tapes - rough, hurried, harried, mumbled, muttered, highly technical, and always absolutely crucial - into clear, concise, polished gems of documentation. They work this amazing transformation every day under tight deadlines using just a simple tape or digital audio player, a computer, and a stack of medical books and online reference sources.
Jobs Outlook – “Boom”ing?
Remember all those “baby boomers”? According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job opportunities for MT’s will be good - growing faster than the national average for occupations through 2012, with the demand fueled by the increased healthcare demands of a growing and aging population.
It’s not hard to see that lots more senior citizens needing lots more doctor visits means tons of new medical records to be generated! There’s going to be plenty of work out there to go around.
Then there’s the big “O”: Outsourcing…
There has been a steady stream of news lately about various US industries improving their bottom lines by replacing American workers with low-wage overseas labor – skilled jobs like computer programming, telephone help desks - almost any job that can be performed remotely.
In medical transcription, however, issues such as little or no foreign enforcement of US privacy laws, instability of foreign labor, lack of English fluency, expense and uncertainty of adequately training foreign labor, etc. can greatly complicate foreign outsourcing and offset the initially perceived cost savings.
Legal questions have even begun: The California legislature has discussed prohibiting all California industries from using foreign outsourcing involving confidential data, mainly because it is simply not possible to guarantee privacy outside of the country.
The BLS states that foreign outsourcing should not significantly impact the medical transcription profession in the US.
Robot Transcriptionists?
Another MT industry buzz involves new technologies such as speech recognition technologies (SRT’s), computerized “smart” data entry forms (EMR’s, CPR’s), etc. that promise to automate or eliminate traditional transcription work. Several software vendors have been very successfully selling tools of this nature to various industries and have been making noise to promote their use for medical transcription.
It is becoming apparent, however, that the complexity of medical diagnosis and terminology combined with the life-and-death importance of accuracy will prevent large-scale acceptance of these technologies in the medical field for the foreseeable future.
According to the Medical Records Institute (an organization that promotes the adoption of computerized medical records systems), most current research shows that penetration into the medical field by EMR’s is only 5-8%, with SRT’s at less than 1%. |
Need help on word board, please. TIA nm -
Posted By: Help??
What do you do for stress reduction? -
Posted By: HighStrung
I am 100% stressed to the max, all the time. I wish I wasn't so high strung and jittery. So what do you do to relax and reduce stress? I need ideas. 
I have something I have to say sm -
Posted By: A QA who often feels ignored
I am still an MT and do a lot of that. I am also QA for one of the accounts I transcribe on. It is a difficult account and takes some patient learning.
I have had several MTs in the last 6 months who have come and gone, and I didn't get distressed about it. They never seemed to read the QA notes, no matter how patient or kind I was, they never implemented anything I asked for, their work was sloppy at best. I have been frustrated and I have one of those types of MTs right now. They are, unfortunately, the majority of MTs in my experience.
Then, I have two I have worked with who read every note carefully and made every change I asked for, even asking questions. In one case, her work is so improved, I don't have to do a thing, but fill in her blanks. I am so pleased.
I am currently working with someone who doesn't have a lot of experience. She is reading every note, soaking it all up and showing me with her work, both her diligence and her willingness to learn. In 10 days, she has improved so vastly, she deserves an award for most improved in shortest length of time. I have told her how much I appreciate her reading my notes and I tell her everyday that each report she does is better than the last because it absolutely is true.
I feel unappreciated in a truly thankless job, most of the time. This one MT...she has really made my day.
So, to all of you who listen to your QA people and work hard at this job, THANK YOU. You do more than improve yourselves, you make your QA person feel appreciated and validated.
Smartmed -
Posted By: Curious
Any info on Smartmed?
Would someone please explain to me how a c phone system works? -
Posted By: sm
I have been an MT for 15 years....started with typewriter! LOL Anyway, am now up to digital dictation with local hospital but am looking for other employment. I'm trying to understand the c-phone system and how cost effective it would be to work using one. I have been offered a job but need a c-phone and unlimited long distance. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for the help.
In Word, how do I correct a spelling in dictionary -
Posted By: Added misspelled word and want to replace with cor
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trouble with heel pain using foot pedal? -
Posted By: sm
I took my bead-filled wrist pillow and put it under my heel -- wow, what relief! Just thought i might not be the only one, so wanted to share!
I was told today that all the big computer companies offshore their technical service. Does anyone -
Posted By: searching
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Doesn't a test that takes over an hour and a half seem excessive? -
Posted By: Joan NM
Send all doctors to this site -
Posted By: MQmomma
Hello, I found this blog today, it's absolutely great. I think we need to take up a campaign for all physicians to visit. It's a blog about teaching physicians how to dictate better. This guy is my new hero. They even have a store to buy funny reminders for doctors about bad dictating. Funny, funny.
http://dictationtherapyfordoctors.blogspot.com/
Does anyone still have recipe for 20-garlic chicken in crockpot? I can't find -
Posted By: it in archives. nm HUNGRY
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How much do expanders help you? -
Posted By: medtran82
I have never used an Expander since I started transcribing which was a little over a year ago. How valuable are they? Do they really help you with your line count? Does anyone know of a good free one? I do not have a lot of money to spend on expensive software. Thanks!
If you had your very own office at home, -
Posted By: Survey Says
How would you decorate it? Anything specific you'd get? Wall color? Flooring? Curtains? Light fixture? Any feng shui motivational tips on color or spacing? It's your fantasy here, so let it out.
Does anyone have trouble with TMJ? -
Posted By: TMJ sufferer
I have an appointment with an ortho to have it looked at. I have the clicking, bruxism, headaches, jaw fatigue and pain, loss of hearing on one side, and now neck pain and crepitus when I turn my head. The pain radiates all the way down my back. I'm so scared that i'm in the last stages and can only be helped with all sorts of surgery. Has anyone here been fitted with any sort of device that reverses this effectively? It makes my life miserable.
anyone ever do this ? -
Posted By: April
Has this happened to anyone - you're typing along and spelling medical terminology just fine and then you can't remember how to spell simple words? Ha Ha - brain goes dead ! It happens to me occasionally and it's really weird !
MT salary survey -
Posted By: Janine
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Medical_Transcriptionist/Salary/by_Industry
any tips for looking and feeling younger? -
Posted By: I have a few that work for me
I've always been a health nut and was going to school to become a nutritionist until I found out how much math I would have to take. I have about 30 grams of fiber in my diet, and water to keep the GI running "smoothly" but the most recent thing I started was drinking about 1/4 cup olive oil mixed in with a V8 per day about a week ago, and it makes such a difference in my skin, its firmer, eye circles are gone, and softer and thicker, fine lines just about gone. It also aides in digestion to get all those nutrients to the skin to help repair it too. 
Problem with Word after installing IT - sm -
Posted By: Laura E.
This is not a huge deal but I put on my IT the other day, just got it, and now the dashed red line that normally comes up under typos doesn't. Is there a setting I can fix to get that to come back? I have looked but cannot find anything. I don't want to take it for granted that the spellcheck will fix them. Thanks.
PV exposure? -
Posted By: MM
 I cannot for the life of me make out a dictation. It sounds like the dr. is saying that the patient ' denies any known histo or pv exposures.' histo? I have been trying to find any and all associations with pv, lead, you name it. Any advise out there?
Thanks, mm
Focus Infomatics QA? -
Posted By: SCowgirl
I was just hired by Focus Infomatics for QA. I'm coming from an entry-level job where I make a lovely, lovely 2 cents a line, whereas I've been told that with proper accuracy and shift differential I'll be making 7-8 cents a line at Focus. Any other QA for Focus? What's your average paycheck like? How's the workload?
Thanks so much.
My Stedmans spellcheck disappeared with SP 2 for Office 2003! -
Posted By: KentuckyMT
An update from Microsoft of SP 2 for Office 2003, a reboot and now when I open Word my Stedmans spellcheck doesn't work. I tried to reload it and that doesn't work, either. Anyone else have this happen? I looked and it's in "Proof" for dictionaries as LEXB4SP, but it's not loading up and replacing the Word spellcheck. Now what do I do?
Does anyone have any good ideas for back and hip pain from sitting all day? Anything on the market? -
Posted By: Hips-a-bustin'
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
Interview with Rider and Assoc -
Posted By: Lauri
I recently graduated from At Home Professions and I have a phone interview with Rider and Associates coming up. I was wondering if any one can give me any helpful information about this company or advice for the interview. Thanks.
question for those who travel and work -
Posted By: anon
Does anyone have to use a C-phone for their work and use a long distance plan that they can use while away from home? I looked at Vonage, but I looked over previous posts and it sounded like the voice quality was not that great, which for obvious reasons I cannot have. Thanks for all input/suggestions!
Secret Santa? -
Posted By: mtjen
Is the link on this page the right link to enter?
anyone else upset with recent changes at DSG and so-called pool changes? -
Posted By: suspiciousMT
I am definitely upset with the recent changes, and don't trust management when they say it's for the MTs benefit. All I can see from these changes is a HUGE decline in the quality of dictators I am getting, slowing me down big-time, almost like all the decent ones are missing. Does anyone know what's really happening at DSG lately?
Need some advice from other MTs -
Posted By: MT1
I have been working for a hospital full-time during transcription. Due to an employee quitting our schedule is up for a major change, which will be requiring MTs to rotate shifts day to night on a weekly basis. I determining whether to transfer out of the department and maybe taking a secretary job working set hours or may be applying full-time as an employee or IC with an online company where I can set my own hours without interrupting my life, make the same or more money and not having the headache. Someone please point me in the right direction. And, if you know of any companies that provide stable work, let me know. THANKS!!! ALLTYPE, FAST CHART, TRANSCEND, KEYSTOKES, etc.
See hurricane board for ways to help N.O.area animals. NM -
Posted By: Ollie Woo
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Voice recognition question -
Posted By: tia
I recently read an article about voice recognition with one of the "creators" stating that they still have a long way to go.
My question is: Does the machine type out everything? I sometimes laugh at some of the things the doctor says. They all have their quirks. I have one that always coughing or clearing his throat, I have one that is always eating or chewing gum, I have another one that constantly sneezes, don't forget the one that yawns through the whole dictation and of course the old doc that just can't get the whole technology thing and getting charts dictated on time thing who makes smarta-- comments and curses through it. Are all these things included on the reports?
why on 1 computer for the same report would the word count be different in Word? (inside) -
Posted By: moving on
Like on 1 computer with word the document was 27000 character counts w/spaces
and the other computer (the one i type this account on says 13,000. How can there be such a difference with Word being the same? I am baffled.
How to make money MTing -
Posted By: Dano
I'm an occasional lurker and infrequent poster. I see so many posts regarding inability to make money that I thought I would post some ideas in the hope it might help someone. However, I don't expect my post to ever see the light of day as every time I do post, my post disappears faster than a snowball in the desert.
I believe anyone can still make money doing MT provided:
1. You take the time to thoroughly learn your terminology, not just words, but a thorough understanding. You will never make money if your fingers are flipping through books instead of being on the keyboard. Learning takes time and effort. IMHO learning can't be done with small children underfoot any more than you would take your children to a classroom and expect to learn. Once you are a seasoned MT and know your job the way you know the back of your hand, then, yes, you can work with the children (or a tornado) around you.
If you aren't willing to commit to #1 then there is no use reading on.
2. You MUST work for a company that isn't constantly running out of work. No work, no money, doesn't matter how much knowledge you have or how fast you type. If your company consistently runs out of work, do yourself a favor and move on. I would suggest keeping the old job until you try out the new company lest you find you have jumped from the frying pan into the fire.
3. Nevermind "how I've always done it." Right or wrong, your obligation is to the place that signs your paycheck. If you "can't remember" changes, make a macro that will remind you. Same with verbatim. Forget what you "have always done" and condition yourself, right or wrong, to type exactly what is dictated, no more, no less.
Now to increase your pay:
1. Really work at increasing your typing speed. There is something to be said for learning to type on an old standard Underwood typewriter and doing the exercises "the quick brown fox jumped over the hollow log" and "now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country." It really works.
2. Use your word expander to the max. I first use all the accepted medical abbreviations. I then go to what I can easily remember as my abbreviations. For instance I use ASHD2 to spell out when dicitated. I use the first 2 letters of each word in a 2 word phrase i.e. stco (stable condition). Pay attention to anything a given physician dictates consistently and put it in your word expander. Most people can edit faster than they type.
3. Learn to proof as you go. It can be done. My kids used to laugh at me because they said my mouth was constantly moving when I was typing. Still does. That's because I'm also reading as I'm typing. Train yourself to do this and you won't have to waste time going back and proofing.
4. Learn to be an accurate typist. You will be surprised how much time you spend backing up to correct typing errors. That is what spellcheck is for but that also wastes time. Don't waste time backing up to correct typos, wait for spellcheck and remember that the seconds you spend correcting typos, even with spellcheck, makes a big difference at the end of the day.
5. Take your job seriously. If your fingers aren't on the keyboard, you aren't making money. My routine is that I work as hard as I can until I reach 1/2 of my daily goal, which is twice the minimum that is required. Once I have reached that point I allow myself to do other things. Like I will type 2 or 3 reports, do a load of laundry or whatever. I also DO NOT answer the phone until I have reached the 1/2 mark. That includes visiting this or any other board. I've already reached my 1/2 point today and I'm feeling a little bored, it being Friday and all. Even then, I am mindful that time is money and I limit the time I spend on doing other things.
6. Get over the excuse that you are constantly changing accounts. You're paid to do whatever comes across your screen. Teach yourself to "file" account specifics in your brain so they automatically come up with the account...it can be done. Don't be afraid of new accounts or new dictators. Remember it's all the same WORDS just spoken by different voices.
It doesn't matter how much I make because that doesn't help any of you. Let's just say it's up there with the highest producers who post here and I am also an "old dog". I've been MTing probably about as long as most of you have been on this earth and believe it or not, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks. :)
Hope this little bit of info will help someone and I hope it stays up long enough to do so.
IMO, in the real world common sense is better to have than a high IQ. nm -
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What does VPN stand for? -
Posted By: dumb & dumber
What does it do?
Kaiser switching to EMR and to be offering retrival of your medical records online. sm -
Posted By: Oh joy
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0008DHVJ2/ref=nosim/104-6407180-5455101?n=551440
I need computer help. How do I make PRD work -
Posted By: on my WORD on my computer?
PRD is on my old MQ program, but I can't seem to get it moved over to my Microsoft Word page. I can't seem to get my Stedman's Spell check over there either.
Help.
Keeping office chair clean -
Posted By: Sandy
Hi,
I have a cloth office chair that is fairly new. Lately, I noticed it's getting a bit of those little tufts (for lack of a better word) of fabric on the seat. I had used a towel to cover the seat for awhile but it was more hassle than it was worth. I was wondering how I can get this cleaned up and how I can prevent it from happening again. TIA
I dont mind ESL but.... -
Posted By: Tired MT
I really hate it when they are ESL and decide to step away from the mic to dictate so low that you are not only struggling with the dialect, but also the darn volume - I mean really - you already know people have a hard time with your language skills - do you have to make it harder by whispering or moving so far away that we can't hear you????
Thanks for letting me vent.
CMT pass score -
Posted By: Kris
Can anyone tell me what is the score required to pass the CMT exam?
I am FURIOUS and need advice...pronto -
Posted By: totally not MT related...sm
Hey y'all,
This is totally not MT related, but...here goes; my D(ang) husband just called me and told me that his very good friend's (married man) friend (female...not his wife) just called my DH's cell phone looking for said MARRIED friend...
These 2 (friend and female caller) met this weekend at a local restaurant; he got too drunk to drive home (how attractive, right?), so she drove him home. Evidently, the friend gave the female his cell # PLUS MY DH'S cell # too! So this morning, she calls my husband looking for his so-called friend! I want this person's (I can't stand calling her a woman, much less a lady) number so I can call her and inform her that she better not EVER call my husband back looking for his MARRIED *friend*...but my husband won't give it to me!!!
Another thing...I am dying to call this *friend's* wife, as she and I are somewhat friends...(we've been to their kid's bday parties, her bday party, etc..., but we don't talk on a regular basis...) Give me some advice please...am I wrong for being so upset that he won't give me this #...I know when he gets home, it'll be deleted off his phone and I won't see the bill...his work pays for the phone! Help me please!!!
Shorthand word expander - -
Posted By: anon
Tech board is down. Need to know how to stop word from expanding. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks
Doctor not dictating. sm -
Posted By: NMT
I obtained a client in December. He says he is slow in dictating, but he nor his partner have not dictated all month. I tried to inquire, but he insinuated that my feelings are hurt and that if I didn't like it maybe we should end our working relationship.
I found this odd behavior, especially since he sought me out. Should I drop him and his partner, since they are not dictating? How long do I wait before I drop him?
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