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I transcribe for 42 emergeny department physicians.  Would you create one big glossary or create a glossary for each doctor.  A lot of what is said is the same?  I have one big glossary now.  Which do you think is the best way to go?

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Has anyone heard of Scribedoc out of Virginia, I think.  They just got the contract for the hospital I work for and I am the Transcription Supervisor.  I have never heard of them before.  I went to their web site, but did not find out very much.  Know there is a woman working with us named Kumar and thought some of you girls out there knew of them.  If anyone hears anything about them, please let me know.

Thanks.

I'm tired of suddenly getting email messages from people I email all the time announcing that they have a new process for ME to go through so that I can be "approved" to send email messages to them. 

I got this notification after sending an email to a short list of friends and relatives.  It wanted me to verify who I was and why I was sending mail to them and verify the numbers I was seeing on the screen and verify my name and my email address. 

Maybe it seems trivial but I think it is ridiculous.  What's next?  Will we have to get "approval" to send something in the mail? 

I understand blocking spam but really now, these people know who I am.  I maintain MY list of people, why can't they?

Thx for listening!

Is there a way you can import addresses into ShortHand all at once, instead of one by one?

Thanks in advance!

if so, what kind? If I wear sneakers, my feet get too hot and sweaty.  If I wear slippers, I don't feel like I get enough support.  Any suggestions?

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I have done transcription for 4 years, have done OB/GYN, oncology, urology and plastic surgery.  I am currently seeking employment but haven't been applying for any family practice positions because I don't have that experience. 

My question is, given the types of transcription I have done and the length of time I have been doing transcription, should I apply for family practice positions, or stick to only what I have the experience in?

Would appreciate any opinions/feedback at all.  Thanks so much.

I never know what to tip them.  I usually give them $2 each, but wonder if I'm insulting them by giving them such a small amount. 

What do you tip your pizza delivery person and your hair stylist?

Not sure if this can be done or not but here goes.  I use Vianeta platform for my work and also do other work in MS Word.  My ShortHand file is incorporated into Vianeta platform so I do not have access to it when in MS Word (use auto correct).  Is there anyway to copy Shorthand from the Vianeta platform and either put it in auto correct or another free word Expander program?  Only legal ways please.

Anal liver. 

Durbur. That equals dental pain (I know, I know. Hard to believe. More the dictator than anything, as far as that one goes...)

Every time the word skin is spoken, it appears as SKIN: throughout the entire report.  Every time any word that appears in a review of systems or a physical exam is spoken, it appears that way, such as cardiovascular (i.e., CARDIOVASCULAR:).  If a CABG was performed, it now appears in ASR as cabbage.  If a chest x-ray was performed, it appears throughout the reports as CHEST X-RAY, even in the middle of a report. IV is never expanded to intravenous. Someone has even come up with new spellings for words. How do you people spell discogenic? How do you spell distention? How do you spell disc, as in lumbar disc?

ASR is now typing as has, was, his - everything but is. It is frequently leaving out 3 to 7 words at a time, occasionally entire short sentences, even with dictators who speak as clear as a bell. I had one today who clear as heck stated glucose of 201, and ASR typed is as 102.  The labs are a nightmare!!  I now get them as something like this:

Sodium 137, potassium 3. to, chloride 01/05, bicarb XX.3, CO2 2 seven, etc.

The audio is also getting worse. It is either so low one cannot adjust it any louder, or it has crackles and noise interference that makes it very difficult to understand the dictator.

Is anyone else having these problems? This was not nearly as bad before. I'd love to know who changed everything on my accounts.

I've busted my butt for eight years and I've paid my dues. When I started, the lady that trained me told me that 16 cents a line was not unheard of.  Now, I'm lucky that my client will pay me 12 cents a line and the lady that trained me? She wanted me to take over one of her clients and would only pay me 6 cents a line. The most that other companies will pay seems to be 8 cents a line. To me, that is a great disservice, especially for those that have twice the years and more invested in this profession.

Is it time to go to another profession? The lack of respect is starting to get to me...

the opposite of a pay raise?  A pay reduction? A pay decrease?  What is the best way of saying I was given a reduction in pay but using the word "pay" first.

I was given a pay _____

What is your opinion of this school.  I have a friend that is interested.  Thanks!

Is a Transcriptionist still needed if doctor goes EMR?? I work for an oncologist and is going EMR. He is telling me he wants me to type straight to EMR. I am not sure if this is true or not?  ');> I am so afraid of losing my job because of this new system.  

First, thanks to all who responded.  Your collective experiences and insight were very helpful.  I've decided that for the time being I am going to stay put at home.  The main reason I was considering going in-house was because I am now alone at home (hubby is in assisted living).  After years of caregiving and progressively becoming housebound due to that caregiving I find myself doing nothing but working and visiting hubby.  I thought going in-house would give me a much needed change.  However, I've decided that I'd rather select the people I interact with than having that fellowship need met by colleagues in a work environment. 

Anyway, thanks again for your input.  Most of you confirmed my underlying horror of office politics, gossiping, and pure misery.  I do love the company I work with and would have had a very difficult time leaving them.  I'm staying put!! 

For anyone who has used the Inscribe program - if you have more than one report on a dictation file, do you know how to get the voice file for the 2nd report after you have got the demographics for that report?   I can get the 2nd format but not the voice file.  Thanks.