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the different companies out there?  I feel lost and confused.  It seems like everything is changing daily, and I am not being organized enough to keep up.  I am about to actively look for full time employment again but if there was a list, I would be able to sort through a lot more quickly. 

Can anyone help?  I am going to start keeping a chart myself in case anyone needs this in the future.

Thanks!

My husband and I have decided to go our separate ways after only 2-1/2 years of marriage.  I have no idea where to start and what to do because we bought a house together, bought a new car together, have credit cards together, etc.  This is a mutual decision for both of us to end our marriage so it's not like it is a bitter divorce or anything.  We would like to NOT involve attorneys but how do we separate all of our stuff?

Thanks

Hello!

Well, I've got the new transcription blog off the ground and right now I'm in the process of posting stories about how we all got into the world of MT, and also a few personal things too, to show that MTs are not just sitting behind the computer screen all day...

Would anyone here like to be a "guest blogger?" You can tell your story. Unfortunately, I can't compensate you other than having your voice heard and you can of course put links to your biz, your yahoo group, or anything near and dear to your heart. Please email me privately if interested. Thanks!

Please take a look at the other stories already posted!

http://thrivingandtranscribing.com

Take care,

Diane

if they have previously been used on that machine, does the machine have to be turned off before attaching them?  don't know what i'd do without you guys on this board, be lost in space i guess...

I just tried my new laptop with all my peripherals; everything works except the footpedal.  Laptop is Toshiba; foot pedal is an Infinity IN-USB-1.  I plugged it in cold (as the others) and have no clue what to do or if it needs replaced, what to replace it with.  Can anyone help?

thanks a whole lot.

sign up to do surveys and get paid for it. Does anyone know if this is legit, or who does this? I'd like to try it. I didn't follow through far enough to see if there's a fee to sign up with this company or not.

For those who use Medrite XL ... I have noticed that the work/break hours are often not accurate on the counter, so I am wondering if the line count is likely off then as well.

Does anyone out there have any information on this? - Thank you. 

should I take this with a grain of salt?  Like, you must be with the company for a year or produce an outrageous amount of lines before you get it?  There is a company on mtdaily.com stating they will give $1500 bonus for acute care.

Thanks

Does anyone know how to turn the ringer off on a C-phone.  Mine would wake the dead it is so loud

I started a new job part-time to supplement my income when the national I work for full-time was very, very slow for a couple of months.  My QA rating at the national is 99.98% - and I am audited frequently, in fact 30 reports in the last month.  I starting working for this very small company which has less than 10 transcriptionists and every day I get back this very, very long list things they find wrong with my reports.  Today I even got feedback about 2 reports that did not transcribe.  I have a lot of experience in transcription and was hired at the national because the in-house hospital job I had for many years was outsourced to the national and all of us who worked for the hospital were laid off and given the option to work for the national...  Should I just quit this part-time job? I must admit that I am feeling rather down on myself lately because I am normally a perfectionist and it really upsets me when I get all this feedback about how crummy my reports are.  This part-time job pays 10.5 cents per line so I really would hate to let it go.

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If the AAMT gets their way and gets an apprenticeship program apprvoved, MTs are sunk.  Students will come out of the top 3 schools ready to work, but will have to work for lower line rates as apprentices.  So who do you think the MTSOs will hire? 

The AAMT has applied to the Department of Labor to get this scheme going.  We are sunk unless we oppose it and state that the AAMT does not represent the majority of MTs.  The group that wants to represent us is sending us right down the tubes.  We have to stop them before they go any further with this scheme. 

The IC job I have is ending soon.  Would prefer IC work again and using a Lanier.  Love acute care especially discharge summaries.  TIA.

I have problems with my ears itching.  Has anyone had problems with this?  Also do you know where I can get the sponge coverings for Lanier headphones or what kind of headphones do you recommend?  Thanks!!

I need to get an owner's manual for an older analog call-in system by Lanier.  I believe it is called the voicewriter 650 model #P145.  It is the one that has four microcassettes in a carousel on top that spins.  I got it from a friend, but of course she can't find the manual and I don't know the functions and she can't remember all of them  I have tried calling Lanier and they have given my like five different numbers and no one can seem to help and it is frustrating.  So I thought someone on here might be familiar with the system or know how to get a manual or if there is one online.  Thank you in advance for any help!

I was wondering if anyone uses Swift Text Expander or any other cheaper Expanders (if there are any). I am going to start doing some IC work besides my full-time job. I am going to be paid hourly but I would like an expander just because I am so used to using it now I would be lost without it. I currently use what is built into my work system now and do not any experience with others. I am only going to do this extra work minimally so didn't know if it would be worth investing in a more expensive expander or if I could get by with a cheaper one. Any info/ideas would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any info.

of making templates? I have no idea what I am doing or where to start. I have looked in the archives, but keep finding posts related to jobs that pay for templates, etc. Thanks in advance

Also, is it possible to really use templates when doing a very large acute care hospital?

I have to enter my client information (name and address) every time I generate a new invoice.  Is there a way to save the client information so I don't have to type it in every single time?  Also is there a way to enter multiple clients and choose the correct client from a list and have it auto populate?

It takes so much time to generate invoices when I have to type client info in every single time!

Help.     I cannot remember how to change the SPEED (I believe you have to use the keys on the keypad to program in) on the Dictaphone C-phone (the typical gray model 0421).  This dictator is dictating a mile a minute and I can't seem to SLOW HIM DOWN. 

Any help would be MOST APPRECIATED. 

There's a very large insurance company here in Boston that wants me to handle their transcription - very little medical terminology, and the typing would be pretty darn simple.  The head of the company seems like a really nice, down-to-earth guy; the work will be plentiful; and there would also be an opportunity to get in with other branches of the company as well doing their offices' transcription.

I know as an IC we are to set the rates, and I normally charge on a per-line basis; however, they are adamant about paying a per-page charge - currently pay $2.50 per page now to a service they detest.

What do you feel is a fair per-page rate to charge them?  I really want to be fair, but I use an Internet-based platform that charges me 1.5 cents 65 cpl.

Any and all suggestions are welcome, and thank you so very much!   

So, I've been offered a position at .11 cents a line, but they don't pay for spaces.  They do, however, have templates set up with lots of headers there that they do pay for.  I am currently making 0.95 cents a line and get paid for spaces, but not headers. 

What's the bottom line when it comes down to how much you make - anyone know?  I can figure this out, but thought if someone had been through this and checked it, it'd be a little easier.  Thanks!