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Hi,

I've just been offered a job with Medical Transcription Corp. in Providence.  Wiil be PT.  Any comments on this outfit?

Thanks. 

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At what point does delete that go to far?  It's an op note and I get the pre and post diagnosis, procedure, surgeon, asst, anesthesia, etc. Then she goes on to hpi, ros, fh, sh, meds, allergies, and exam.  After exam she realizes that she's doing an op note and tells me to delete that and start over from preop diagnosis.  Needles to say she was an extremely difficult to understand ESL, wasted about 20 minutes of typing time that I won't get paid for and I had to split my shift. 

Sorry y'all it was vent or scream.  I chose the vent to not wake up the family.

Option A: National: Two hours of emails, faxes, unpaid headers, using expander.  Total income $9.60 in two hours.

Option B: Small MTSO: One hour of straight typing with only one researched name and address.  No emails, no faxes, paid headers, no expander.  Total income $20.00 in one hour.  I just wish they had more work!!!!

First laugh, GREAT side jobs.  Mor sobering:  Avg. 13.78 per hour.  Sad:  Pays less than a dog walker.  Arghhh!

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-7_great_side_jobs_for_extra_cash-842

Hello,

Tax time is here.  I am trying to gather information regarding doing my taxes for the first time as an IC.  Everyone on this board is pretty helpful so I am seeking suggestions regarding doing my taxes this year.  In previous years I have used Turbo Tax and see that Turbo Tax could be used for ICs as well.  Anyone used Turbo as an IC?  Feedback would be appreciated on anything regarding getting taxes done.  I am nervous about it.

Can anyone give me anything positive about Spheris and/or the platform Cornerstone?  CHS sold us out and within a month I will be working for Spheris.  I never hear anything good, which is so discouraging.  Is there anything at all positive about working for them?  Also, we were told we would not have to take a test and have been informed that we DO have to test.  Does anyone know how that is?  I have not taken a test in 15 years!  Starting to get really, really worried.  TIA! 

I really need to stop smoking and I purchased a started kit on a whim....well, maybe more than a whim....yesterday.  Has anyone used it with success?  How bad were the withdrawals on it?  Any comments welcome.

 Ok people... I probably just need to vent, but PLEASE tell me this isn't the norm these days.....

I just tested for Terra Nova.  First dictation, not a problem.  Not a walk in the park, but not a problem.  Second dictation was a nightmare!!  Southern accent, okay.... but....Mandibular vestibuloplasty?????!!!!!!!!!!!  And a really bad dictator!!!

I never told this company I had any experience in this specialty.  Are they kidding me?  How often does a person even get that kind of OR???

Now is it just me... or how do they expect anyone to pass this type of test.  Ya know, if they don't want you, why not just say so instead of turning my hair white in 2 hours attempting, and failing to pass that freaking test.

Anyone else had this kind of experience?  Who with???

PS Now I see why nobody responded to the old posts about TN...

I have many problems with express scribe.  Hard to explain, but it stems from stopping and starting the recording just one time too many, and the express scribe "freezes up" for awhile.  Sometimes I have to sit and wait for 2 minutes before it will play again.  I have uninstalled/reinstalled it - no help.  This has been going on for years and I am sick of it.  Sometimes I have to reboot my computer to regain control of it.

Anyone know of any other free players out there I could try?  Thanks!

I've been an MT for about 2 years. I started off transcribing for an orthopedic account just doing clinic work at a smaller MT company. I have now been working for Medquist for 2 months and have been put on a multispecialty account that has 12 or more specialties and 3 main accounts, but they keep giving me new accounts. I was under the impression that multispecialty might be 3 specialties for instance. I now know I was wrong about that. You live and you learn, lol. I'm not happy at Medquist, so I plan on going back to a smaller company again. I know to be a well-rounded MT I should know more than one specialty, and I don't have a problem with that, but going from ortho to every specialty under the sun all at once is a bit crazy. Learning ortho and maybe 2 other new ones at the same time sounds more reasonable. I'm just wondering if multispecialty might mean one thing at one company and something entirely different at another company. There is a big difference in my opinion from having to know 3 to 4 and having to know 12 to 15 specialties. Three to four is still multispecialty, but it doesn't seem impossible to a 2-year MT. Just wondering if some companies are open to hearing what your strengths and weaknesses are and putting you on an account according to that.

There is this one company I am thinking of testing for (a smaller company), and I noticed that they have several different sections for their test. They have general medical for MTs with less than 2 years or multispecialty acute care for more than 2 years. A part of me wants to test for the general medical even though I have a little more than 2 years of experience because I'm afraid of getting the type of multispecialty account with this new company that I got at Medquist, but then another part of me knows the general medical would be too easy for me and going with the general medical will put me making less per line. Don't get me wrong, I am a good MT, well good relative to my 2 years of experience. I've transcribed for ESL doctors before. I'm not trying to get out of working hard here, but I just don't want to set myself up for failure either. The company I was originally with for 2 years told me I was welcome back any time, and so far I'm doing good on QA at Medquist, but I'm very slow compared to where I was at the last company I worked at. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I would like to hear from any of you that have gone from an IC to an employee, on howyou handled the changes.  I am thinking about giving up my IC position (which is my own account with a hospital) to look for a full time position with a national company. As an employee, do you really have to sit in front of the computer 8 to 12 hours for your shift?  What happens if there is nothing to transcribe?  Do you have to stay put and wait? 

I have only transcribed as a hospital employee (paid by the hour) and then came home for the same hospital as an IC (paid by the minute of dictation) when my youngest had health problems.  I have always had enough work with occasional slow weeks at the same time every year.  I have done some IC work with a few smaller MTSO.  The hospital is going through a lot of changes and I do not feel that my position is stable.  I was offered a position with a national a little over a year ago but raised my rates at the hospital instead.  (Although after I raised my rates, they looked into using a service and found I was way cheaper to use).  But I have recently figured my line counts with this hospital (Never bothered before because I got paid per minute) and figured I only got paid between 8-9 cpl with the same rate on weekends and nights.  I was offered that plus benefits with other companies. 

Should I try to find a good company and adjust to the changes in my schedule?  (sorry so long)

How do you connect to the internet? Thanks in advance for the  help.

New to this site, but I hope that you guys can help me out.  Last August, I was dropped from employee status to IC.  I don't know of anyone else in my area that works from home as I do so I have a question for any of you that are IC's.  When you file taxes you get a 1099 form from the work site, do you keep out money in a separate account for your taxes the following year or do you pay in throughout the year? 

I know that the tax guy will tell me what we are supposed to do, but I was just trying to get a better idea about what other people in my position do.  Thanks for any responses.

Is any one else getting the run around by their company with regards to getting paid?

I started with a company PT back in March.  They pay monthly and hold a paycheck, which I was fine with.  But now that it's time to pay me, I seem to be getting the run around by the owner.  I've sent several emails asking when to expect my pay (direct deposit) and each time she replies "this weekend".  This account is not my main source of income but I would like it to be, as I really enjoy the work, more so than my other account, BUT I can't afford to devote more time to her if I can't count on a timely paycheck.

I'd hate to let this one go but it seems I'm left with no choice.  Everyone else that works for her doesn't seem to have a problem and everyone seems happy and eager to help each other out (which is hard to find sometimes). 

I'm just venting, really.....

I have been hearing about MT so frequently lately I thought I'd look into it. I just attended an MT seminar held by At Home Professions and was interested enough to come home and do some research. That research led me to this board. Unfortunately, rather than being inspired by my research into the MT field, I am disappointed and frustrated. The postings here are largely negative and lead a reader to believe that the MT field is 1) Full of schools/ programs that will scam you for your money without providing the training/education you truly need to do the job right and succeed, 2) Open to only a few elite or those lucky enough to become gainfully employed w/ a good company that will pay what your work is worth and 3) A field w/ an uncertain future.

Is there anybody willing to share their MT experience w/out all of the drama?

Just your experience. The good and the bad.

For a "newbie"... Is MT a good investment in my future?

Thanks.

Hi everyone,

Do any of you have other types of jobs besides MT, QA, Editing, etc. like me?? I just started another type of job for evenings to help out financially, and I like doing so.  I still do my main MT thing, but the other one is actually fun for me, and not just slaving away all day at a computer!! 

With MQ's new plan in January:   $0 incentive on 1200 lines/day.

Spheris:  1200 lines a day = $24 a week incentive.

What about where YOU work?!!

Can someone tell me of some good OB/GYN sites out there?  For that matter, any good specialty sites.  I'm fairly new to transcription and still gathering good reference sites.

Thanks in advance!

MTOhio

I would love to have some tips to help with the transition.   My shift will be from 8pm to 4am (I am west coast time so three hours difference from where the company is) three consectutive nights a week. 

Many friends have told me I'm nuts, but my hubby will be working on the days I am sleeping, no kids at home anymore and we live in the sticks, so no one just drops by! 

Any good or bad feedback appreciated!

I recently started a part-time job which uses WP5.1.  After it had been sitting in my computer unused for 2 years, I opened it up and got an error message;  file keys.wpk missing.  I have old floppies somewhere with the program backed up.  If I found this file on the floppies, how would I go about putting it back in, and where would it go? 

Thanks. 

I pulled out my old Lanier machine to work for a company I worked for previously and I forgot how to set it to go back a couple of seconds when I take my foot off the pedal.  I tried Googling,,found nothing.. Does anybody know?  thanks

Any of you who do this, how in the heck do you make any money? I accepted a job with a company for 4 cpl for VR, but I nearly have to type the entire reports over.  I was doing it part time and it takes so much time that I figured out I am only making 5.00 per hour.  What's the average rate for this?  I  gave it up, it's not worth it for the line rate, considering I was editing typed transcription as well that came back from India and it was just as bad and took just as much time.

Does anyone transcribe for a vet?  How did you get in to this area of transcription?  It sounds like it would be interesting.  Maybe they just have their secretaries transcribe.  Thoughts on this.

Thanks!

I presently work with a Dictaphone C-phone but have been having problems with either my phone system (FIOS) or the phone, or both.  The boss suggested switching to Transnet. I have heard that when working on Transnet on your computer you cannot have access to the internet. I need to do a significant number of physician lookups for addresses, etc. so this would be a definite draw back. I'd like your opinion as to the pros and cons of the C-phone vs Transnet and if given the choice which would you prefer.

Thanks in advance.

Barbara

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