Don't forget a drug reference. I like my Quick Look that is installed on my 'puter.
Posted By: MSMT on 2007-08-22
In Reply to: Reference Books - Shelli Benson
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Quick, the gene pool need a quick Clorox!
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How is software usually installed from the company - sm
Any help appreciated. Trying to figure out how companies usually have you install their software on your computer. Do you usually have to give them access to your computer and have them do it themselves? Please help if possible - Thank you!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone have XP installed on their Vista computer?
I'm reading that it can be done from CD, which I have. If so, any trouble? TIA!!
Could I please get a quick reply to quick hiring???....sm
I cannot find anything here or in archives about Integrity Transcription Service LLC; I was rapidly recruited and offered employment w/o testing, and wonder if there are any MTs here who work/have worked there? Could you please share here or at my e-mail? Soooo much appreciated, trying to weed things out! 
The ExText will be interfaced with your own Word version unless the company installed something
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SURE WE HAVE TO KNOW IF A DRUG IS.....s/m
BRAND OR GENERIC! WE WILL KNOW A F T E R WE LOOKED IT UP!
We HAVE to do this to know if it is capped or not capped.
And we HAVE to look up a lot more!
Even if the doctor dictates 'mg', and we are not 100% sure that it is 'mg', we have to make sure that it is 'mg' and not 'mcg'!
And much more!
Oh let me tell you, they know how to pass the drug tests! (sm)
One woman I worked with was talking about how to use "Yellow Root" to "beat" the drug test! (that's what she said, "beat" the drug test) They know all of the tricks of the trade. One company stopped using the urine drug test and now they use the hair strand drug test, so I don't know what they use to "beat" that one (I guess they pull the strands out of somebody else's hair!) :-)
I'd like to know about the drug test thing too.
Do they really make you take a drug test?
They also require a drug test.
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Actually it goes even further back than the drug scene
This was a term meaning to start a fight, getting a fight on, older than the drug scene of even the 60s.
the drug thing happened with Kforce too
a couple of travelers that I personally knew were transporting drugs through rental cars, i.e. leaving one state and driving back to their home state to pick up drugs. One traveler actually had crystal meth Fed Ex'd directly to the hospital! The dealer got caught and the traveler was fired of course, but get this -- the traveler always managed to pass the drug tests!
I think they require drug testing, they pay, but a pain to have to go through that. nm
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Drug testing is different because drugs are illegal and sm
Physicals are required for certain jobs......like firefighter, where a certain agility is needed. Also they are given agility tests.
Office jobs do not need to know your medical history.
Yes, I was told that you had to have a drug test and background check.
hey I've typed that ER before! drug addicts adn crazies! nm
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Had a conversation similar to this at the drug store today
One of the ladies behind the pharmacy counter talking about raising kids. I was telling her what a wonderful life now that the kids are grown and out. I guess you can say this matronly woman is having the time of her life. I have good money coming in, in fact now getting in more than my union husband does each month, travel when I want and those golden years. Now I know where that saying comes from. This is the best years of my life right now. The pharmacy person asked me did I not miss those years with the children. I told her did I miss struggling? Heck no. Did I miss the yah, yah, yah, again heck no. Ladies you just do not know what you are missing if not, as you call it, a matron.
I can totally understand a drug test and criminal background check, but...sm
personally I don't feel you can always judge the caliber of an employee based on a credit report. I know plenty of people who are the salt of the earth, of high moral standing and work ethic that may have encountered a unfortunate circumstance, i.e. job loss, car accident, excessive medical bills, that may have put a blemish on their credit report. They should not be discriminated against.
However, I do see where a credit report would be necessary for a position of relevance. I just don't see the justification for an at-home IC who is using their own equipment, paying their own taxes, etc. to have to submit this information.
I'll use my own situation as an example. A few years back my husband accrued an excessive amount of medical bills and I was unemployed because my job was outsourced. We were late on a few bills and are trying to rebuild our score so that we can get a good interest rate on a home. Every time that score is pulled, it drops a few points. We have worked very hard to rebuild this score just to have it drop because a company wants to know personal/private information. We as MTs are supposed to respect the privacy of patients and have HIPAA drilled into us daily. I feel my personal information should be respected as well. A criminal background check isn't personal information, but necessary for the safety of all involved.
They do require urine drug testing for sure, no matter what accounts you work on, theirs or a hospit
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Reference regarding
business practices -- I was not referring to one company specifically. From reading the board, there are messages regarding existing insurance coverage suddenly being unavailable. Others have posted regarding to unpaid training time, which I believe under employee status is unlawful. If the shoe fits. One cannot sign away one's legal rights, no matter what kind of wording they put in a contract. I would say dropping existing insurance coverage and then stringing people along regardig that amounts to fraud.
Reference
Has anybody ever requested a copy of a work reference? I would just like to know if I can get a copy of mine. Thanks.
reference this.
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Reference Books?
How much are you asking and what do you have? I need a cardiology ref book for sure! Also in need of ophthalmology ref book. Please let me know. Thanks!
Good reference here
You're absolutely right, this board is a good place not only to vent, but to get the scoop on the companies out there. Sure some people are just going to be venting on here cause they got fired or couldn't make it but if you weed through those you can pretty much get the idea on others. This is a great resource.
Reference Books
I am starting with Trans Tech the first part of September. I used to do transcription in a hospital, but have been out of it for a few years. I have never worked at home before. What kind of reference materials do most of you have at your desk? Do you have mostly books, or online references?
For future reference...
I have found in my years that most places are far less concerned with format than content, in the belief that format could be individual based on client needs and any formatting errors could be quickly corrected in your first few days under the watchful eye of QC. That said, as a QC myself, I see many more errors related to content than I do of format once an MT has hit about a month on any account.
Good luck with your job search.
Probably just a reference to a generic
red-dot-head. Could be Shavinder, Rajah, Bopinder, Rajinder, they all seem to be 'inders'.
Well for future reference....
I would have the line counting program in place BEFORE I even gave my start date or whatever. Of course, if you were having so many personal or family issues that you couldn't even send an invoice, then you can't be outraged that you got cheated out of lines. Companies have certain deadlines as well and they aren't able to wait around and figure out how to get your programs up and running. I'm not sure what kind of company you worked for, but if it were ME, and of course it isn't, but I would have INITIALLY in the BEGINNING told them I was having an issue with a line counting software and ask what they SUGGEST I use that may be in comparison to what their other MTs use. IF they were rude, as you suggested, then I would have just not started working for them. But, to work, not able to count lines, not able to send an invoice in, the whole mess seems very disorganized, so you shouldn't be shocked that you didn't get paid. LESSON LEARNED.
My post was in reference to Transcend....sm
Know nothing about Cymed, so I'll take your word for it, but am *quite* happy at Transcend. You should try it!
Not complaining, just asking for reference. Only out a few minutes (sm)
and it was early early Sunday morning, not during her normal work hours.
BTW, can you call solution center for help with this during weekends/off hours?
Reference check question?
I accepted a position about 2 weeks ago at a company that apparently hire people before checking their references. My references that I listed are calling me stating that they are just receiving reference calls today. Is this the standard practice of getting hired. I was hired two weeks ago. How come they did not check my reference then! I just think this is backwards, but I have good references anyway.
This makes me worried about this company because so many MTs on this board have negative things to say about this company. I hope this is not the beginning of bad things to come with this company.
Oops. I mean to reference the low pay to TTD specifically... NM
Google vs Reference Books
I admit the Internet is faster and easier, but if you put in the wrong spelling when looking up a word on the Internet, a lot of times you can find it spelled that way. I've had it happen. I agree with this poster. There's too much room for error when you just Google a word and don't know the meaning or how to spell it. I do use it frequently for drugs, especially new ones. I just make sure to find the drug company's website or the official website for the policy. I've seen surgical equipment come up spelled totally wrong, like it sounds, nothing close to the correct spelling.
Another thing, I worked in an office last summer doing editing with a couple newbie MTs. One girl thought she was the computer/Internet whiz. She was working on clinic note tapes. One day the Internet went down. OMG!! You would have thought the end of the world had arrived. She was lost, frustrated, and on the verge of tears. Now there was a complete set of Stedman Word Books, as well as Dorlands and 2008 drug books in the office, but she didn't even know what books to look in. So another good argument for reference books. Get the knowledge, don't just depend on the Internet.
In reference to gross line pay...sm
Let's put it this way. I used to be paid by the gross line until my company was bought out by a national. My pay at that time was 3.25 per gross line. Working on the very same client account on a gross line, I earned $20,000 more then anually than I do now after having been switched to 0.09 65 cpl w/spaces. However, a gross line also depends on the size of the font used and the length of the margins. But you get paid 3.5 cpl whether there is 82 characters in a *line* or just one character. do you realize how many short lines there are in a dictation as opposed to full 65 character lines? and how many of those short lines it takes to add up to a 65 character line? Believe me, it adds up, and I would go back to a gross line in a heart beat, given the opportunity. Maybe I will give this place a shot!
Wow! I'm impressed. You NEVER have to use reference material? Amazing!
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Can anyone recommend a good reference book
for radiology. I just started on a rad account in training. I love it so far but would like a good radiology terminology book that especially contains terms for MRIs and CT scans. ALso, can anyone tell me what the average rate is per report for radiology? Thanks!
Meant reference library materials.... nm
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Was a reference posted in February by an MTSO that it
search by key word _flying monkies_ and read the responses.
Caught your Cowsills reference. Cute! :) nm
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Someone understands my Nurse Diesel reference! Yay! LOL nm
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I agree, it's a good general reference...
but be careful because everything you read on here is not totally correct... I would say not even in the 80% correct range. There are several companies talked about on this site that I have personally worked for and I have seen posts regarding them that were not correct at all -- like the platform used, pay, IC or employee, hours, etc. Also, many people will post bad comments here simply because they do not want new MTs coming on their account and taking their work  . So, yes, it is good for general reference but by no means totally honest. I think a good indication is when you see multiple posts stating the same issues about the same company.
I've heard of it. Do you Google only or do you have MT reference books? nm
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Buying reference books a tax write-off, yeah? (nm)
Reference book, office supplies, equipment. nm
No MT experience needed for test, really. Just good reference materials.
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I have tons of reference books, all specialties. Going on ebay if not sold. nm
I wasn't posting for a job reference, was just seeking advice and info. Thanks!
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This is totally off topic, but your post made me smile with the reference to Wang sm
word processors. I remember when we got them at the hospital, I was all happy while some of the older ladies were balking at it, but the thing that sticks in my mind was a comedian at the time who did some kind of joke about, Who let some company call themselves Wang? 
Anyway, it was funny at the time and this brought back a memory . I'm sorry for your situation. I am 50 too, and although I do not live in a rural area, in fact just recently moved to the Denver area, I feel rather trapped. I have done this since I was a junior in high school, and I really do not have any other marketable job skills. When I see posts about wages being cut and work drying up, I panic inside and wonder what the future will hold for me. Even if I had the money to go back to school, by the time I would graduate, I'd be an old lady anyway and probably not the best candidate for hire.
Good luck to you.
It is a SUPER FINGER reference .. DANE COOK PEOPLE... good grief.
Amazing you wasted those brain cells analyzing what didn't need analyzed. TIME WELL SPENT! geesh.
The MTs can't get out of there quick enough.
Keep looking!
Don't be too quick..
I know a lot of QA people that are not consistent including the ones that trained me. One person can say one thing in one month, and the same person will say something else the next month. It's not always the MT ya know
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