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I know that we are not paid what we are worth in this profession, but let's get real for a minute ---

Right now, how many people are crying because they are paying $3.50-$4.00 a gallon for gasoline to get to work everyday and it is taking 25% of their bring home pay to do that - on top of that, how many people are facing a layoff right now or a loss of a job completely - and we are all sitting here with job security and not losing our money to the big oil companies, and yet we continue to complain.  I know a lot of people that do not make what they are worth, firemen, policeman, teachers, daycare workers, yet they go to their job everyday, because they chose that profession.

We still make a good living when everything is compared - I personally make $36.00 an hour as an employee on a regular basis.  I am not paying out all that gas money, I am not having to buy 2 sets of clothes for work and home life, I am not having to pack bag lunches and eat at my desk or go out to eat every day and spend even more money...  I don't have to spend hours on the road everyday sitting in traffic and then having to come home and do all that is required in my personal life.

Okay, so what is we change to voice recognition one day and have to do twice as many lines to make the same amout of money - it is easier to do twice the amount of lines in voice recognition because you are not typing, you are mostly just reading along with the doctor and making an occasional correction to the documents.  I think that would be much easier on my hands than typing all day. 

Let's find something to be happy about!!!  If you think the job is awful, then by all means, find you something else that you think will make you happy; I for one still think that transcription is a worthwhile profession, I feel that I am providing a much needed service, and I choose to be happy and will continue to do this as long as there is work - which in my opinion, will be for my lifetime at least!

on the line dictating and I'm actually thinking to myself - wow if he's this bad now, what's he going to be like when he's the doc and has no one telling him how to do it. 

He's trying to dictate in that choppy style   (cutting out the words that help to make things understandable).  I'm guessing he thinks it's saving someone money. 

He wouldn't be half-bad to understand, if he would just open his mouth a little bit wider when he speaks.  It's like he's purposely trying to see if he can "throw his voice".  Maybe he secretly wants to be a ventriloquist. 

Seriously, I think the part of the resident's rotation should be in the transcription department.  If they spent even 1 day doing nothing but transcribing, maybe they'd try to be a little bit clearer when they're dictating. 

Okay - done complaining - back to work! 

If we are transcribing a report that we believe to be a sexual abuse case, are we required to report it if the physician does not?  Is this a breech of confidentiality and a violation of HIPAA?

For all you cherrypickers out there (you know who you are):

Where do you get off doing only the reports that YOU want to do??  You do realize that you take money from other people when you do that?  Sort of like STEALING!!??  What makes you better than the rest of us that have to type the bad reports???  Just remember that you are taking food out of kids' mouths when you decide to help yourself to all the good reports.  I hope you all get horrible ESL's today!! (that you can't skip!!!)

Okay, I've had my vent for the day.  Just had to get that off my chest and I even did it without any choice expletives!  Of course, I have been yelling those to my computer!  I should add for all the resonable people, I understand skipping a few long/hard reports at the end of your shift or when you've been working hard all day.  My message is to the chronic cherrypickers who will ONLY do the easy reports. 

looks like a good place for new transcriptionists to get good information and word help.  Hope to learn the lingo soon.

I came up with an idea that I'd like to try and would like your opinions and input.  I would like to make a public website listing all the facilities across the U.S. that I can and which ones send records offshore or are affiliated with companies that offshore versus which ones do not.  I will need your help.

I personally specifically ask this question (where our records go) when my family or myself see a physician or go to a medical facility and explicitly tell them that I demand our family's records not be sent offshore.  Companies that offer both American and offshore are also unacceptable to me, as a patient, because I do not trust them with my records.  The medical facilities do comply and prove to me that they have complied when they realize I will change physicians or hospitals if they do not.  As a result, they make a point to keep ours inhouse or provide me with the name of the company they use with contact person that does not offshore at all (usually small local MT companies who employ local people). 

I'd like to create a public database website for the American consumer to access, with listings of hospitals and physicians nationwide and where their records may be sent, to make the patient public aware that they have a choice regarding their own confidential information.  

We The People . . .

I am contacting an attorney today to make sure that informing American patients of the truth is legal.  Ironic that I must do that.

I received a 1099 from a business I've never heard of, but the amount was just about right for a company I subcontract for.  I asked them if my 1099 would be coming under this other ame and they said no, which made it sound like they didn't even know that company.  I proceeded to research the name and found out that the same owner owns both companies with the business on my 1099 now dissolved and in poor standing.  I'm confused as to why this happened and requested that my 1099 come from the company I did the work for.  They said that is fine and that they would reissue it with that name. 

How does this work with the IRS now that they will have two 1099s for me with the same amount, but from different companies.  I can only claim one as that is how much I worked, but won't they audit me or something because of this.  The business owner said not to worry about.  I should probably put a call into my tax man, but was wondering if anyone here has any knowledge with anything like this.  It just doesn't seem right and makes me uncomfortable.

TIA

You had answered my previous post concerning the Aeron chair and I am really convinced that I want one.  But how comfortable is the seat after several hours?  I am sick of foam that packs down.  I bought a molded gel cushion that looks like a honeycomb, but even this gets "hard" after a while.  Would appreciate your comments. 

I am trying to find out why my eye keep watering (only on one side).   Has anyone been allergic to Mary Kay.  I have been using it for 20 years but for the last 5 months my eye won't stop watering.  Doctor said it must be allergy to something.  I do not wear mascara or eye shadow. 

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.

state board out of curiousity and there are very few.  Does New York have a shortage of transcriptionists??? 

Just curious - if there are NY'ers - where in NY do you live? 

"sensation is intact." "pulses full"

QUESTION:  is it "pulses full" or "pulse is full"??????

a voice file and listen to it with Windows Media Player.  Currently, we dial into the system with our C-phone which is interfaced with job lister and EXText so all our demographics are populated automatically.

My question is, if I have the capability to listen to the voice files through media player through my pc, shouldn't I be able to somehow download the voice file from job lister into something like ExpressScribe or another transcription program and utilize a foot pedal thereby eliminating my need for an extra phone line for my C-phone?

I know that with EXText you can purchase TransNet to play voice files through the pc, but my employer hasn't bought the TransNet module yet, although there is talk they are planning to in the future.  I just wonder if it can be done without the TransNet module in the short-term?

What does gals mean?  Is this slang or is this like saying girl friday or secretary or what?  I have been referred to by this term quite a bit in the last year, so just wondering.

TenQ:)

Our local high school is trying to gear curriculum towards the medical industry.  My husband is a biology teacher there and they have asked me to speak to students about Medical transcription.  Any ideas?  I have been doing this for many years but I'm no expert and never really had any actual school training except a secretarial course in a vocational school years and years ago.  Mostly on the job training at local hospital.  Should I discuss where this industy is headed?  Please help.

When I try to transfer a sound file into Express Scribe and play it, the sound is not transferring.  It's almost like the sound is wiped out on transfer, as the duration of file says 0 when it is in Express Scribe.  I'm desperate - can anyone help?

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!

Haven't been doing surgery for a while and cannot remember the rule for tract/track.  Couldn't find it in the AAMT BOS either.  Thanks!!

EX:  I probed this area with a Q-tip and found that she, indeed, has a sinus tract/track leading to a cavity below the healed skin.

Is it inappropriate to wear black to a wedding? 

If so, what is appropriate? 

How many independent contractors here ever been stiffed by a doctors' office when you didn't have a written agreement?  Just did business on a handshake?  What did you do to collect payment or did you ever collect payment?  I'm being stiffed and know I won't take this sitting down.  I worked too long, way too hard.  Invoice is teetering 7K.  Any help/advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you.