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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!

I want to start working on my laptop and I currently work on ExText.  The operating system requirements I was told I needed to work on my laptop is to have 800 Mhz processor.  My laptop (brand new Dell with dual processors) says it has 667 Mhz.  Does this mean I can't work on it?  Or will it just be super slow?

Thanks

It seems like you see the same MTSOs advertising all the time for MTs?  Wouldn't you think they would really offer something special to either keep who they had or get new people to come on?

Most of it went well.  They pay the same cpl as most the other companies I have looked into.  They pay for headers if you have to type them in yourself, which is better than what I got elsewhere.  The scary part is that all they pay for is the training phone call and then straight production, they really don't give you time to lean the account to build up speed and make money.  I asked the interviewer if the account they were putting me on was busy all the time.   She said yes.  I asked her if it was saturated with ESLs.  She said, "it is out of Texas, What do you think?" 

Those were the only 2 red flags I saw was the straight production after the 2-hour phone call and I might be stuck on an account that is saturated with ESLs. I did like the fact though that I will be using eScription instead of ExText.  I never used eScription before, I have always used ExText so I am excited about learning something new.   I do need health insurance and theirs was pretty inexpensive.  I am not sure what to think.  Am I going to be in over my head?

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.

leave your email address.  I'll contact you.

TIA

first body part to go out on an MT?  I seem to be losing my right thumb!

I'd really be interested to learn if there are any tips you 40k&up folks could share with those of us who are... more financially challenged.  What is your schedule like?  Do you log off every time you get up to get a cup of coffee, etc?  Obviously you don't spend your work days on message boards; do you have any tips for how to Stay Focused? 

Sorry if I sound ignorant; I have been doing this for many many years and still struggle with the same self-discipline issues I had way back when.  I'd love to hear from those who have actually made good money at this how they did it.  Thanks!

I am new to this whole "platform" business (used to type strictly from tapes or from dictaphone system tank in hospital) and noticed under Tools the ESP control panel (or something like that).  Is this an expander?  How does it work?

Thank you

I was interested in finding out if there are any IC MT's that use voice recognition and/or if it is even possible with transcribing from a microcassette transcriber.  I remember reading (cannot remember which MT site it was) where one MT used VR with her own accounts and was curious to see if that is something that is a possibility.  Thank you.

I posted on the job seeker's board a couple weeks ago asking for assistance with a project I was doing and I wanted to say thank you so much to all who emailed me.  I am sorry I was not able to get back to many of you.  I was overwhelmed with work at that time (not complaining!) and received so many responses that I couldn't keep up with acknowledging them all.  So, thank you.

One interesting thing I learned is that there are many, many Indian companies who replied as well.  They are here and lurking for sure.  If you ever post on that board, if you are not interested in oursourcing work to India I would suggest that you put that in your add.  I was surprised at how many responded and how they tried to undercut my fair wage offered to get the job and how they persistently emailed and repeatedly interrupted my work with IMs even though I told them I was not interested.  It was a learning experience for sure. 

Just wanted to thank those who offered their assistance and share my experience.

Hi there,

I have been working as an MT since January.  It was certainly slow at first as I was on a learning curve.  Now I am quite familiar with the work and have made all sorts of "shorthand" for myself with MS Word.  I also spend long hours, often more than 8 a day working at this, and I am still only earning under $600 per two weeks.  How do I get my earnings up?  I have heard one can make very good money doing this... but I am considering going back to work outside the home.  I need to earn at least $1000 per two weeks.  The company I am with pays 8 cpl for typing and 4 cpl for editing.

for Spheris to send me package material so I can get their equipment back to them?  I just called them and was given 1-800-757-2904 which isn't a live number...

Thank you! 

I used to use a headset by Lanier that was white and had tiny white round things that fit very nicely in my ears.  They recently broke and I cannot find them for sale anywhere.  I have tried all the others available and they all hurt my ears.  There are black ones out there that look just like these and they hurt because the black circular knobs that go in your ears are just a tad bit larger than these white Lanier.  Any suggestions as to where I can find these, or are they no longer available.  Strangely enough, I had the original box laying around for years until just prior to them breaking..... I threw it out.  ROTFLMAO.......  Go figure...

says they will hire more offshore employees and cut US employees because of the cost.  This could cause our jobs also to go to offshore companies.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aAKluP7yIwJY

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 didn't know whether to laugh or be disgusted, so I have decided to do both.

Just saw a story on MSNBC about some jerk (an American jerk, looks like the biggest geek in the world) who has outsourced all his worries to a Pakistan company and a young, pretty Pakistani girl named "Honey" takes care of answering all his emails for work, for home, for his family, etc.  Hired a second Pakistani woman, a middle-aged woman (forget her name) to handle his WIFE.  When his wife is upset with him or he with her, he emails this Pakistani woman and she handles it -- emails the wife and argues FOR this jerk.  Even picks out the gifts he gives his kids and wife.  OMG. 

What a stupidman for doing it and, I must say, a stupid woman for putting up with that. 

How's that for Americans outsourcing everything and sending it overseas?!

I heard something about Medquist going to 1 office.  Does anyone know more?