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google...anyone having trouble with it this morning? - Posted By: MTless

Just curious...

Please help on Word Board - Posted By: Thank you!

Thank you!

Achy legs - Posted By: ama

For the past couple of days my legs have been aching nonstop. I walk 30 minutes per day for exercise and make sure to take breaks and get up out of the chair. I don't know what is going on but it is really driving me nuts. It makes it very hard to sit here and push this pedal. I'm hoping it will go away in a day or so, hopefully as quickly as it started.

Anyone else have this problem?

Amphion - Posted By: please advise

I need to know anything you can tell me about Amphion -- QUICK!

Anyone ever experience severe ulnar styloid pain? - Posted By: Radmom

Doesn't bother me to move up or down but I can't twist my wrist or lift heavy things. When typing it becomes very uncomfortable if I'm not careful how I position my hands. Anyone else out there experiencing anything like this?

Ever wonder how companies - Posted By: sm

come up with their minimum requirements of experience, 1 yr, 4 yrs, 7 yrs, etc. Is there some sort of table/formula they use? ;-)

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Just so everyone knows - there are 2 Amandas on this board - nm - Posted By: Amanda

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Scribe - How do I find my line count? - Posted By: so confused

I am working on a platform called Scribe. Does anyone know how to find their line counts in this program? Thanks

patent shotty veins vs patency of the shotty veins - Posted By: tynkerbelle

They are nit-picking us to death here at work. Granted the dynamics of the job is changing, but the line count we are supposed to attain does not allow for that. They cannot have both a high line count and looking EVERYTHING up on the electronic chart to double check for accuracy.

My question now is....the doctor always says "patent shotty veins". Now with their QA they are telling me it is "patency of the shotty veins". Now I do not feel comfortable changing stuff around. Which is right?

Anyone tried Michael Thurmond 6-week-body-makeover? - Posted By: Need a makeover

Need a makeover.

just found out our line count is being fudged - Posted By: totally disgusted

I suspected something when pay didn't seem right and now another employee also believes it has happened. No proof, unless the paycheck is proof. I am so done with this profession run by crooks. This is the second time this has happened to me, and I am just fed up.

You are the only ones who understand. You try to tell someone outside of the profession of the stuff we have to deal with and they look at you like you are either crazy to stay in it or a big crybaby. Sometimes it just really gets to you.

expanders - Posted By: IndianaMT

I was very interested in trying to get Smartype but I think from what I am reading it is not compatible with Word Perfect which is my main account and then I use Microsoft Works Suite. I was wondering if there are any other Expanders out that could particularly be used with Word Perfect. I thought I remembered talk about Fast Type that could be downloaded here from MTStars but I'm not able to locate that and I don't know if it can be used with Word Perfect or not. Any suggestions or help??

Web based transcription/dictation - Posted By: jodavisnm

The company I now work for has asked me to look into web based transcription/dictation applications. They are currently using tapes, and going to a web-based application would be a real time saver. Does anyone have suggestions?

7 cpl/3 cpl - Posted By: Kandi

On the job board, I just saw an ad for Escription. They pay 7 cpl for straight typing and 3 cpl for VR. So if you do 200 lph VR, that would be $6/hr. I think minimum wage pays more! Why don't they just ask the MTs to do the work for free?

PPD versus ppd - Posted By: Just a little confused

Ok - maybe I am having a brain fart - the dictation says the guy smokes 1 "ppd" (pack per day) should i do ppd or PPD?? It is verbatim.

HELP!

Typing Speed - Posted By: MT2B

I type about 70wpm with about a 98% accuracy rate. Per a couple online typing tests I took this week. I'm curious what speed accomplished MTs type? Is 70wpm fast enough? If not, are there any work at home classes or software packages to improve typing speed? Are there any you know work or recommend? Thanks in advance for your help.

any routines to keep CPS and hand pain at bay - Posted By: advice needed!

Special diet or supplements, keyboads, positions, stretching or exercises, yoga, pain meds that work best, gloves, etc. My hands are just completely inflamed! Need help.

Northern NJ Rate - Posted By: emtrans

Hi - Can anyone offer insight as to what a fair per page rate would be for a neuro office in northern NJ? I would rather charge per line, but some of their other transcriptionists charge them per page, and I want to be competitive. Thanks!

Anyone know where to get an adapter for - Posted By: me

c-phone headset so I can use my own earphones besides TVPS/Executive Communications?

I checked Transcription Gear and didn't see anything. I've googled and only checked a couple of pages but TVPS was all I could find and I prefer to buy from someone else.

Has anyone experienced side effects from Nexium? - Posted By: At Home MT

I was placed on Nexium after a normal EGD and colonoscpy in January due to persistent acid reflux (which caused a little esophagitis) and I had nausea. I had just been diagnosed a couple weeks prior to that with benign paroxsymal positional vertigo which causes nausea & vertigo. The vertigo resolved after a couple Epley maneuvers but the daily nausea remained until recently. All the anti-nausea meds made me too sleepy to work/function but my pain med I am on for chronic back pain ironically would stop the nausea; however, I had no appetite and was SO sick feeling all the time still. I had to force myself to eat as it continued to worsen and I continued to lose weight.

My family doctor ran extensive lab work on me, CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, and also ultrasound, all of which were normal or showing only minor benign findings. He was at a loss for the cause of my symptoms. We tried Zelnorm which did not help. He tried me on Remeron but one pill knocked me out for 20 hours straight!

I had not only the nausea, lack of appetite, weight losss, but chills, night sweats, and an overall feeling of being SO sick and exhausted to the point that I have done nothing but shower, dress and work each day for the past three months! I felt desperate for help/relief!

Recently while laying and resting in bed, I thought about the meds I am on and (had already stopped the pain med thinking that may be the cause which is wasn't) thought about the Nexium I just started in January and did a search on the net and my first hit showed me a whole list of "rare side effects" and every symptom I have is included in that list!

I know this med works great for some but I just want others to be aware of the many side effects any med can cause as I would hate to see anyone go through what I have gone through these past few months. My family, friends, and I really felt I was going to die. That is how bad I looked and felt!

Another thing that I realized - I had been taking Prilosec OTC for close to two years prior to starting the Nexium and my GI doc told me that is a form of Nexium but not as strong. Also, for close to the past two years, I have been complaining of always feeling SO fatigued and it just gradually kept worsening and I was just told it is a part of getting older. I didn't believe this totally as I just was not feeling real well either. Now, I know why!

Obviously, I have stopped the Nexium and I will certainly be letting my doctor know what I have learned. If you are interested, here is the link where I found the info I mentioned above - maybe it will help someone else:

legs get kinda numb ??? - Posted By: Cindy

Does anyone else experience this? After sitting at my 'puter and transcribing, my legs feel like they are asleep. Not really pain but numb. It does not necessarily happen after long periods of typing. It can be after just an hour or two? What causes this and what can I do about it? Or is it even related to sitting in a chair all day?

True IC work - Posted By: taxydeer

To take up where someone else left off - are there any true "IC" jobs out there where the MTs work hours are truly flexible? I work now as an IC but my shift is dictated which is completely against the 20 rules that the IRS states - and of course I do not always have work. With 15 years of experience, I would think that I could find the "perfect" job, but have struggled over the last few years to find anything like what I worked a mere 10 years ago. I stay where I am because I have not been offered anything more than what I have where I am - and am actually pretty satisfied, other than the hours not being flexible - I am just wondering what has happened (other than outsourcing) to have changed this field to what is is now. Do any of you other MTs have a hard time suggesting this as a field of study for people who ask about it? I do know that with the price of gasoline more and more companies (other than MT) are offering their workers the opportunity to work from home, but it is so hard to leave the field that you have loved for so long.

Monitor recommendation - Posted By: thanks in advance

My monitor is starting to go, and I have to replace it. Anyone have any recommendations? I'm considering a flat-screen to better maximize my limited desk space. Anyone use one?

I know this is probably the wrong board, but I need positive thoughts - Posted By: totally OT

prayers, whatever you can spare. I've been having left-sided chest pain for a couple of months now. I had two irregular EKGs about 18 months ago but couldn't get in with a cardiologist before losing my health insurance due to job loss. They've got a huge waiting list to get in, and "younger" people are at the bottom of the list. I'm just feeling panicky because I'm worried that it's breast or lung cancer or heart disease or something, and I've got young kids at home. I just hope this doctor doesn't treat me like I'm a hypochondriac because I'm a female Transcriptionist over the age of 30.

I'm not having any luck finding anything about health insurance in the archives-- - Posted By: Need advice

I'd like to go back to an IC job, but I need insurance for my family. Does anybody have any suggestions for a good company to enroll with, especially in Indiana?

Link for local TV feed in NO, LA. Special forum for - Posted By: locating family members. sm

2 hours on ESL report - Posted By: Pugmom

Argh! She is my worst dictator, dictated about a 22 minute report and I still ended up with 5 blanks even after going over the blanks again and again. I believe she is Russian with such a thick accent, it's almost impossible to understand her. I feel bad for her patients.

Can't find work...should I start a business? - Posted By: NewbieMT

I am about to finish up my certification at a local college and have been extremely disappointed to find that it seems no one is going to hire me to work for a company because I don't have 2+ years experience....even though I've spent the last 2 years transcribing school work....I am trying to decide if I'd just be better off to take what I've learned and try to start my own business. Financially, I am able to do it, but I'm just not sure how much of a headache it might be. What should I do? I kind of feel like I've wasted a lot of time and money. I'm pretty confident that I can do the work, but how can you prove that to someone who just wants to know if you have experience? I just don't know what to do.

Games MTs play to stay in that chair - Posted By: Li

Hi people :)

When MT gets very boring (which is most days for me), I have a few things I'll do to keep producing. Will you please share any games you play with yourself to crank out some extra lines (something more than "I need to meet the bills, and that keeps me in the chair").

Here's mine. I hope these will help. Please share yours!

Try to get the % keystrokes saved in Shorthand higher than the last time I worked.

Keep a timer with me - transcribe 20 minutes, clean home for 10, transcribe 20, clean for 10. Not a very productive way, but I use this when I am truly climbing the walls and nothing else works. Sometimes if I'm on a roll and the 20 minutes are up, I'll just hit the timer again and go for another 20 before the cleaning break. The break gets my house in order (amazing what can be done in 10 minutes - folded laundry and dishes running and so on), gives my wrists a break, gets the blood flowing.

I find the times I have the worst trouble sitting there and working are the times when it's been a while since I've been out of the house. Getting out regularly helps working go much easier.

Sometimes set a goal of a specific amount 300 lines or whatever is a slight stretch but can possibly be reached in an hour, and aim for that.

A walk to the mailbox or other light exercise can help.

I haven't tried a regular exercise break in the middle of the day (say a 1-hour break to reenergize and really get a good workout in), but if that helps you I hope you'll share.

Try to get to half of my line count by noon.

Get done for the day in time to watch Dr. Phil as a reward. :)

What other jobs allow working at home? - Posted By: HappyCat

I am thinking of going back to school now, while I have a reasonably good job. Problem is, because of medical concerns, I have to be able to work from home. What other options are there for folks like me who find it a requirement to work from home?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks.

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Did anyone else get this email privately? First time I've had my e-mail snatched from this site for spam before

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you plan for the investment in your Country.
You are receiving this mail in response to your message posted
on MTStars http://www.mtstars.com"

Has anyone taken Careerstep's coding - Posted By: mt

course? Good or not so good experience with course or getting coding job afterwards? Thanx.

Express Scribe and receiving the voice files... - Posted By: Need help...

I have been using Express Scribe to transcribe notes from voice files that are sent to my AOL mailbox. I was told that AOL mailboxes will only allow smaller sized voice files and that they will not accept larger files. Does anyone have information regarding this matter? Is there a better server I should change to so I can receive the larger voice files?

I was also wondering if I should instead use one of those MT platforms where the doc�s email to that specific platform and the MT picks them up there. For the life of me, I cannot recall the name of that site. If anyone knows of the site, can you please let me know.

All advice appreciated, thank you.

Saving autocorrect and macros - Posted By: nn

I know this has been asked before and I did neglect to write down the responses, but I am wanting to reformat my hard drive, but I want to save any autocorrect and macros I have already saved. how do I do this. I am not able to locate any normal.dot file, so please don't tell me that. I have Windows XP and office 2003. Any techies out there that can help??? Thanks in advance. KS

How can I have my IE open in full screen --sm - Posted By: Debra

vs a small screen. Had IT do some upgrades yesterday and every time I open word, excel, IE they are small screens in the upper left corner.

Chat - Posted By: Lilly

I've read some of the responses to the chat room. I suggested 7:00 EST, some one else suggested 8:00 for those on the west coast. Tonight was mentioned as a good time for at least one.

My suggestion would be to pick a time, say 8:00 on the west coast, every night. Those that can make it will be there and those that cannot make it on any given night would be assured some one would be there the next night they tried. Once enough discovered the place and how much fun it can be, possibly there would be enough interest to have 1 or 2 almost every night.

For those who arn't sure what I'm talking about - at the top of the page, right side is a link "chat room." Click on that and you should be good to go.

This is just a suggestion. If not interested, ignore. Otherwise, hope to see some folks this evening 8:00 west coast time. (Unless some one has a better time that would work for most).

Need Help. Traveling and cant get express scribe to work...... - Posted By: No Name

I flew to my parents house. i didnt want to have to take my laptop on the plane as I already had a bunch of luggage and two little girls. I work out of EMDAT and use express scribe. Well I cant get sound and I keep getting a message that says there might not be a sound card installed or the sound card might be in use by another program.

Is there anywhere online where I can download a sound card, preferrably for free? I work for two companies and didnt take off work, and I am afraid they are going to be very upset if I cant get up and running soon.

Thanks so much :-)

Flashtype isn't working. What am I doing wrong? sm - Posted By: NEMT

I downloaded the demo version of flashtype, added some basics into a new dictionary, and opened my MS word 2003. It's not working. Is there something I'm doing wrong? A step I missed somehow?

Are all the SS employees impressed with the 4600+ lines that a certain - Posted By: ??/?

someone got in 1 day? Tell me that could be done normally. Only way it happened was cherrypicking all the normals off all the accounts - Way to go, team player (NOT!)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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888-382-1222.

It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time
It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
It take about 20 seconds

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Anyone try heated socks? - Posted By: Medtype10

I have alot of trouble with arthritis and stiffness in my ankles probably from years of pressing a foot pedal and was thinking of trying battery operated heated socks, like they sell for hunters, fishermen, etc. Just wondered if anyone else has ever tried them and how they work. My poor feet hurt so bad tonight, I wish I had a pair here now.

How to import Shorthand macros into ESP? - Posted By: medhead

Can anyone tell me how to import my ShortHand macros into ESP? My company would not help me do it. I can't believe they wouldn't when they are the ones who tolld me Shorthand macros were compatible with ESP anyway.

What are your thoughts on - Posted By: teens working? sm

My 15 YO daughter has a part-time job...she works 2 days a week at a local fast food restaurant. Her best friend, on the other hand, doesn't work. Her mom thinks she shouldn't work until she gets out of high school. I say, that's up to her, but I think it's to her daughter's disadvantage.

It was my daughter's idea to get a job, we didn't push her into it. She likes going shopping, movies, Starbuck's, and loves having her own money to do it with.

Now, her BF just turned 16 and her parents (she has 4 of them...my daughter only has 2!) bought her a car and set her up with her own checking account to pay for the gas. She has no responsibilities whatsoever, which drives me up the wall!

Oh BTW, she just got her license YESTERDAY...and last night, she was driving around to Wal-Mart, Target, Starbuck's...ALONE...with her 10 YO brother in the car with her...and we live in a small, but very busy part of town...you know, one main road that leads to everything! Is it just me or is this crazy?

Opinions please, as I know y'all have 'em!

Graveyard shift study results - Posted By: flaMT

I just had to put this here. This study came out about 2 days ago, and I did not find that anyone posted it here so I am going to comment on it. If this is redundant please excuse the double post. The other day on the news at 6 they reported that studies show that there is a new risk for developing cancer which could lead to an early grave... working the graveyard shift (punny). Anyway, they said that because it goes against our biological clock, we produce less of a certain brain chemical when we sleep at night and this chemical helps our body fend of carcinogens (I forgot the chemical). Do you know the American Cancer Society is seriously considering putting third shift workers on the list as being high risk for cancer? Can you imagine? What is this, a way for the insurance companies to have an excuse to deny us night owls insurance or to make the rates higher? I think it is hilarious because I personally never do anything risky. I work at home as an MT after all, I do not lead a risky life in the least. Now, because I work nights so I can be a mom during the day and do everything supermom should do I am going to have cancer... what next?

Dictaphone C-phone - Posted By: rita wielatz

does anyone know if I can use a Dictaphone C-phone with digital phone service? I'm moving and will have a regular phone jack and line. thanks.

rita

Recommendatios for a TASP for digital files - Posted By: Diane

I am thinking about getting my own clients and have only been able to Google 3 TASPs. DocShuttle, Medikin, and idigital. Are there others?

Registered Nurse or registered nurse - Posted By: me

I think I am just tired. The patient is a Registered Nurse. Should that be capitalized?

HELP-ASAP Tract or track (sm) - Posted By: Dixiekaye

Haven't been doing surgery for a while and cannot remember the rule for tract/track. Couldn't find it in the AAMT BOS either. Thanks!!

EX: I probed this area with a Q-tip and found that she, indeed, has a sinus tract/track leading to a cavity below the healed skin.

feedback please! - Posted By: M

I don't think the original posted so I am going again. Sorry if it posted twice.

I am new to being an MT and have only worked for 9 months now. I absolutely love this job, but I am falling out of love with the small company that I work for. I have little to no support and it is not uncommon to even get a response within the week. My work is dwindling and so is my paycheck. It is all very disorganized and I have been lost in the shuffle.

I work hard and am good at what I do. I am very accurate and am getting faster. I am just lost at what I should do next. I need more income than this and I may be very independent, but a little support would be nice.

I guess the point of this post is to get some feedback on my next step.

Should I stick it out with the company to get more experience time before I start looking elsewhere?

Since I have never worked for any other company, what type of company is the preference for most MTs? Large or small? IC or employee?

Also, does anyone have any recommendations on a good place to start looking?

Thank you so much!