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I need to make at least $150 a day every day.  Where can I find a Mary Morken's method?

Thanks

I may be needing my own health ins. coverage in the future and I was wondering if anyone knows of any good companies that don't require acute care experience (and preferably will accept dial-up - but that part could change). I have 12 years of multi-specialty experience and have always worked as an IC but may need to consider employee status. I need to work from home due to health issues.

Thanks so much.

Anyone know how you would get subscripts/superscripts in ShortHand entries?  I know how you use control K and then control B for bold, but how about special keys?  TIA

Did everyone have a good Valentines Day???

My husband forgot....again.... but other than that mine was good.

Can someone tell me how to make a screen shot of whatever is on my computer screen?  Sometimes it helps to have a screen shot when contacting the IT department for help. 

Doc was dictating and beeper went off and ASR trascribed it as "she, she, she, she"!!

Looking to commiserate with their miserable treatment.

what is the best company to work for in terms of benefits, line rate, no overseas, etc.   Any info would be greatly appreciated.  May be moving soon

I saw this *** and wanted to share this with other MTs. What is your interpretation of this? Are we going to be out of work for good because I'm thinking electronic medical records are going to replace us, or am I misinterpreting this statement?   What is your take on this?

"...President Obama has also talked about the need to computerize all medical records in five years, creating a huge opportunity for information technology jobs and data entry jobs."

Need info regarding Chartscript.  Is it a good platform to work on?  Is it in Word?  How long for a learning time?  Good line counts with it.  Also, are you able to use PC Shorthand, and can I use my Stedman's medical/pharmaceutical spellchecker too.  I would be lost without both of these helpers!!! 

Thank you.

Anyone out there work for Millenium Business Solutions? Any information on this company would be great.

out of my checking account causing checks to bounce, overdraft fees, etc. that gave me no option but to close my checking account and open one in a different bank. It took 9 months of paperwork before I was finally reimbursed by my former banking institution for all fees as well as the monies that PayPal withdrew from my account without my authorization.

PayPal, however, took no responsibility for their error.

I am in hopes that there is another way to donate without giving your information to a site that is unsecure, such as PayPal.

Honestly, which is better?  As far as job market, earnings, and essential functions of the job? 

I have a question for people who do VR.  I have been using VR for a few years now and I am lucky if it has doubled my speed let alone tripled it.  More than half of the jobs I can type faster without VR. Anyway, the program I use does not get rid of "air."  In other words, when they think between words or sentences you just have to listen to blank air.  Not sure I can keep doing this at such a low rate if there is no way to get ahead.  Does anyone work on VR that cuts out the blank times.  I use EXT.

Thanks

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I use the Microsoft Natural Keyboard. Locally it sells for $49.95, but through this web site it's only $29.95.

They seem to have a lot of nice deals. Check it out!  

I am only accustomed to the per word rate in MT, but I know that the GT companies prefer the PAH rate.

I was wondering if any MT companies do use the PAH rate and what would be a fair price if there are indeed any companies using this method.

I have been an MT for only 2 years of which time I have been an IC, and I currently work for the company from he!!-- SS.  For these 2 years, I have had no benefits and no insurance, just too expensive for me to get.  I am considering going to full-time status for benefits and hopefully to be more disciplined and be more productive.  However, I just don't know where to start or if this is even a good idea.  I am worried that I will hate sticking to someone elses schedule or end up with a crappy company.  But, if I can stick it out at SS, I think any place would be easier and better than them! 

What to do?

She is trying to get another job and get out of a bad situation.  Her boss, who is weird to begin with, has become increasingly paranoid and strange over the past few months.  He is accusing her of stealing and locking her out of some necessary (bookkeeping) parts of her work.  It is a landscaping company and she does a lot of the scheduling and bookkeeping stuff.  We both wonder if he is on drugs and/or schizophrenic.  There are several employees who obviously come to work stoned and/or get stoned on the job (meth probably). 

I want to report him to someone, not sure who or how.  I mean I want to get him in BIG trouble.   When she leaves, his little company will probably crash. Maybe that is trouble enough.

I've been offered a job with a company that uses Softmed (Not sure on the spelling).  I use ShortHand now. Does anyone know if Shorthand is compatible with Softmed?

Thanks for your help!

I am using Express Scribe on my laptop and need to convert a dss file into a wav or mp3 file.  Can anyone help me with this?

Thank you!

She says she's hurt and sad over the breakup.  She loves Brad and always will because he's a "good" man.  She's very hurt about his spread in Vanity Fair with Angelina as a "married couple" with children.  She says it was obvious from the beginning of filming Mr and Mrs Smith that he was attracted to Angelina and started drifting away from her.  Now look at him, he's chasing after Angelina like a fool, while she adopts baby after baby, when he had a perfectly good woman!  The whole thing is sad!

Stumbled upon this helpful site. Lots of useful word lists in there. Also, pretty handy operative sample reports and other samples as well. See link below.

I am just curious what everyone is having for lunch or dinner.  Need some ideas on what to cook.

Have a good Sunday afternoon.

The patient is courageous when he poops.

I know that can't possibly be right.

You're a remote hospital employee working at home making 20/h (roughly 17/cpl) plus incentive.  Your department is at risk for outsource to vendors (12/cpl) and you know your work is slowly being outsourced to them.  Coming from in house, you know when the bulk of the work comes in, and you know the vendors don't like working the weekend, so you know you could take home more.  I'm not going to include the favortism and all the other nonesense because you get them with any company.  Would you give up your medical/dental benefits and just put money on the side with the extra money you make even though you would have to pay almost $300/mo to cover for individual medical/dental coverage?  I'm pretty healthy but I am 38 years old.  My son is also covered under his dad who has great medical/dental coverage, so I'm not worried about him.  I know if I did go for an IC posiiton, I would ask for the 17/cpl.  Would you do it? Or do I need a couple slaps?  My right mind is telling me to stay at least until our department is completely outsourced because I'm still getting hourly pay even if I run out of work.

Somebody?  Thanks for all the responses.  I think I know what you all would say, but I need more convincing.

Here is the gist of my question.  I stopped working as a MT to homeschool my children and be a stay-at-home mom.  Hubby said I had enough to do just by schooling them so I quit my career.  My youngest will be done in three years.  I will be around 50 years old at that time....Would you go back to school or would you come back to MT?  Is it worth it?  I know it has started paying less, but honestly, it was paying less back then...can we say MQ and manipulated line counts here.....

I am kicking around the idea of going after a degree in something ?  Honestly, I never knew who or what I wanted to be in this life.  I just kind of fell into transcription.  But I am also looking at I know transcription very well....it really doesn't sound like it has changed a whole lot since the time I left, and do I really want to be going to 'school' at 50 years of age??? 

I would appreciate your advice, insight, wisdom of life learning experiences, etc. 

Thank you.

Just wondering what everyone uses.  I use a 17 inch but would like a 19 or 21.  I like mine big, but my mom who is also an MT says when the monitor is too big it slows down her production because her eyes have to travel further back and forth to read what she is typing.  LOL  Everyone is different.  I've seen these huge monitors at the computer stores lately, widescreen, like 30 inches, and they look pretty cool.  So...what size monitor does everyone use or would like to use?  Thanks!

My husband fell and busted his tibia and fibula as well as his wrist yesterday.  He had surgery last night to get a titanium rod placed between his ankle and knee as well as a screw.   He works 65 hours a week, which means TONS of overtime.  He will be off work for over 2 months.  While Workers COmp will pay, it will only pay 70% of a normal 40 hour week.  Not the 65 week with overtime we are used to.  He is in pain and miserable.  He will be in the hospital for a loooong time. 

My world kind of collapsed in the last 24 hours.  I am sorry to whine, I know there are worst things out there.  But I felt the need to cry a bit.

Also, I just asked on the word board for the correct spelling of what I know now is dilaudid.  I got reported and my post got erased.  I was told it was nonsense.  Guess next time I wont make it about me, but rather a "patient"