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ANY SUGGESTIONS?-sm - Posted By: ss

I am going back to acute care having been doing strictly radiology for the past six years. My reference books are old. Any recommendations for me? Am particularly interested in a good drug index. Thanks!!

I remember when.... let's start a new thread. It will - Posted By: be fun. Read msg.

This will be fun, but we'll be showing our age. It must be things y ou actually remember. List as many as you want and you can separate into 'as a child' or 'as a teenager' but be truthful. I'll begin:

As a child I remember when:

TV's were big boxes that sat on the floor. Only black and white picture - no color.

Cars were all manual shift (my mom drove)

As a teen I remember when:

Gas was 25 cents a gallon, then the 'oil crisis' hit and it doubled to 50 cents - cost more to fill up my '65 mustang.

Bread was 35 cents a loaf.

Oh for the good ol days!

Pay - Posted By: medv

Does anyone know of any MT companies that pay hourly instead of by the line?

please help a math-dummy calculate - Posted By: sm

trying to figure cell phone plans (pay as you go type)....do i divide minutes by dollars, or dollars by minutes to get the cents per minute...

and more so, how does one know which way to divide other things of similar nature (not necessarily dollars vs minutes).

mega thanks .

Has anyone ever used transcription - Posted By: ever hear of

equipment or heard of company Infoware? Hospital is looking at buying new equipment and just wanted to know any feedback on how easy to use.

Recommendatios for a TASP for digital files - Posted By: Diane

I am thinking about getting my own clients and have only been able to Google 3 TASPs. DocShuttle, Medikin, and idigital. Are there others?

Tried everything --- - Posted By: forum subject still missing

Please help!!! I really love to this site, switch forum subject, recently all forum subject was missing when I open the main board. It's just the "top, home, contact" thing that keeps on following you when you scroll up and down that remains on the blue box

This is what's written in my links: http://forum.mtstars.com/main/boards

OK so, may I know what is written in your links.

Thanks in Advance!! I'll appreciate any help!!

letters/addresses - Posted By: Lisa

Can someone tell my how to format a letter so that the Dr.s address in the letter will automatically show up in the envelope box without having to add the envelope to the document?

Question for the steno machine user - Posted By: Lacy

I keep remembering how much faster you said it is than typing and I am wondering how one would go about learning how to use one? Is it something that can be self-taught with a book? Would I likely be able to find a good used machine? Also, will they work with any transcribing software?

I am a slow MT and need all the help I can get! Thanks for any further information you can give me.

Amphion-Giving notice to quit - Posted By: WMA-MT

I love this company but just cannot make my line count within the time period I signed on for and the amount of time I am willing to work during the daytime. (Already have a night job and am not going to leave). Is two weeks' notice necessary for anyone out there who has left recently? I feel like I am wasting my time at this point and don't want to waste any more beautiful days sitting at my desk and playing with my kids... Feeling kind of like a failure for wanting to quit.

Is it difficult to adjust to the graveyard shift? - Posted By: Texas Girl

What is the best way to prepar for this.

Any suggestions on a new career after transcription? - Posted By: Kat

I've been a Transcriptionist for years and I'm considering changing careers but not sure where to go from here? Does anyone have any ideas from experience or any of you out there thinking about going on to something else? Just thought maybe all of your creative minds could help come up with some good ideas!

Does anyone have exp with - Posted By: ginny

software called Fusion? How about chartnet? Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Looking for conversion/comparison chart sm - Posted By: MT

I'm getting paid gross lines right now and my company is going to be using new software which will use 65-char lines. I'm looking for some sort of chart that shows the difference in $.

Any help will be gratly appreciated.

Thanks

Does anyone know of a good company for radiology... - Posted By: MQGuy

with non-teaching hospitals and decent rates?

Express Scribe ? - Posted By: Express Scribe ?

Does anyone here use Express Scribe? If so, did you set it up so that when the report is completed it is automatically sent back to the doctor? I read where it is capable of setting it up that way. However, I am curious if it works well or difficult to set up.

Lanier Voicewriter programming - Posted By: holly

I've searched through the archives and found some good programming info on the Lanier voicewriter. However, I couldn't find what I need. My loving 17 MO son hit some keys and now I can't see the lower screen. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks

Help! I have Win98. I have Quick BksDrug and Stedman's Dict. If I upgrade my Windows 98 up - Posted By: to WinXP will my Q and S still work? I just

started worrying about that as I thought about spending this $250 upgrade I'm fixing to have to do in order to have WORD and WINDOWS-XP. I still want to use the drug book and Stedman's but now I wonder if they will run.

ACUTE CARE-RADIOLOGY - Posted By: RADIOLOGY TRANSCRIPTIONIST

I have noticed a couple of companies are asking for Rad transcriptionists but they want you to have acute care experience. Why?

What average line count do you type per pay period. what is considered above average and how long - Posted By: does it take you to do it?

pay scale - Posted By: radtype

I'd like to know which is the best way to charge for radiology, by the line or by the report. If by report, how much? TIA!!

Professional Liability INsurance? - Posted By: mig

Does anyone have this through AAMT? If so, how much did you pay for it? If not, are there other options out there? I'm looking into errors and omissions and I read about this, and think it would probably be just what I am looking for, but I am curious about the price before I pay for an AAMT membership! Thanks.

Curious - Posted By: anon

Well, I tried to get out of transcription after 15 years only to be pulled back in again after a year "off" trying something new. Anyhow, I accepted a position with a company using Chartscript, never used this platform befor and was wondering if anyone could tell me how many lph they produce on a norm. I'll be transcribing the basic four, I know it varies but just wanted an idea, especially if you use Chartscript. Thanks!!!

You know what? It's been too doggone long since... - Posted By: OP - Starting over.

I felt like myself. I must admit when with friends or family (which is rarely), I feel like my old self again. I have to get some stuff off my chest and I've been getting such good feedback here that, what the hay, here goes...my name is XXXXX. I'm originally from XXXXX. I'm 32 years old and I've been depressed for 12 years. When I was 19, the most incredible man in my world passed away. I was very weak while he was sick. He got sick when I was 9. He had emphysema and died in front of us for 10 years. He was the only man that has ever loved me unconditionally. He used to call me his "Pretty Girl". He said I had a beautiful singing voice and cried when I sang at my HS graduation. He said I looked like Valerie Bertinelli on One Day At A Time and I did. He was my best friend all through my childhood and his presence in my life made me who I was at that time. He was my Grandpa Bob. My mom's dad. He was 68 years old.

I was in my very first relationship and I was extremely naive. His name was XXXX. He was controlling and possessive, but my Grandpa was sick and my own dad hadn't grown up yet. I didn't know what I was doing. I married him in a lavish Catholic wedding 3 months after Grandpa passed. He left me for someone else SIX (6) months later. I was 20 and divorced. I felt it necessary to get the marriage annulled by my church. That proceeding took me 2 years. I was crippled. These three events destroyed me. I know that now. I was in no shape to even leave the house. I hallucinated, shook, and broke down all the time. Ladies and gentleman, I'm no better now. The real kicker is I have been on a self-destructive roller coaster for 12 years, the last 5 of which I have spent with XXXXX. Good Golly Miss Molly. What a weight off. THE FIRST STEP IS ADMITTING YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. Right? I have to press "post" now.

Anyone into numerology? - Posted By: sm

Both my husband and I have been seeing lots of 4s and 1s lately...anyone into numerology and can tell me the significance...if there is any? I'm not superstitious (sp?), but...it's getting really freaky.

Voice Recog - Posted By: Old MT

If anyone has a VRS would you let me know if it's worth the money and time? I had Dragon a year or two after it came out and was not too happy with it. I just wonder if there have been improvements. I probably won't use it for med trans but have an idea to use it for data entry which I also do. Thanks!

Need advice re: NC headphones... - Posted By: Lynn

Good morning all! I am interested in getting a nice pair of noise cancelling headphones, but with many different options, and many different price ranges, I am very confused as to which would be the best for medical transcription. I know that after researching the archives, many transcriptionists use Bose NC headphones, but I really don't want to spend $300+! Can anyone recommend to me a great noise cancelling headset that they have used and actually cancelled out (or significantly reduced) TV noise, kids and other normal household noises? Many of the reviews for the headphones say that they only help with low frequency noise (like airplane noise). Has anyone used the Sony MDR NC7 headphones, and what would your honest opinion be of the quality, noise cancelling and comfort? If anyone has any other options for me, please let me know! Thank you very much for your help!

Hello? - Posted By: Liberated

New here, trying to figure out how to post . . . .

TAXES... - Posted By: Computer ??

I know that you can use a computer as a deduction for your business, but what happens if my husband wants to build me one instead of buying it in one piece? Would I still get to write it off? He is a big computer person (not for a living) and wants to build my next one instead. He builds peoples computers quite often for them. Will I just keep all the receipts and subtract that or am I better off to buy one from Dell or Gateway or etc?

Thanks for any advise!

Passover and/or Easter....*S*....sm - Posted By: Just want to wish everyone a happy

Whichever you celebrate, just want to wish everyone a happy Spring holiday season!! Passover commences Wednesday 4/12 evening, and Easter Sunday is this upcoming Sunday!! Enjoy!!!

Typing Captions for TV&Movies - Posted By: type

Does anyone here type captions? I want to know more about this, as I was watching TV w the captions on and wondering who types the words. I wonder if you just get to watch TV and type what you hear all day long...that would be so sweet.

ALL POSTERS PLEASE READ - Posted By: Goldbird (Moderator)

There is no need to play grammar school marm here. Do not correct other poster's spelling, grammar, etc.

Goldbird

To those with good headsets - Posted By: Liv

Do the better quality headsets allow you to not have to crank the volume so much? I don't like blasting my ears but with the poor quality recording and the way the dictators speak, I often have to.

Have you noticed that is not so much the case once you have purchased good headphones? - Thanks for any feedback.

Ugh More foot pedal woes. sm - Posted By: Cris

Why is my curser arbitrarily jumping all over the page, especially if I have brackets in my text. I switched to the foot pedal from using hot keys in order to speed up my production, but that just ain't happening with this annoying jumping curser.

Anyone else had this problem and how did you fix it?

Who wants playback speed increased on DocQScribe? - Posted By: Taking a poll again - MQ

Sorry to repeat this post, but was hoping for a better response, so have moved it to the top again.

Over the past months I have been trying to convince superiors at MQ of the need to have the playback speed increased even more than we are able to at the present. I proofread all reports and when you have a slow dictator, it can take forever. If you agree, please make a post and maybe that will convince them to do something about it.

Curious. - Posted By: Low Body Temperature

Does anyone know if having a consistently low body temperature can affect/cause things like: mood, memory, depression, appetite, abdominal pain, fatigue, irritability? Body temp of 96.5-98.1, mostly stays in the 97.5 range at different times of the day. Using a digital therm. in mouth to get readings. Have read about Wilson's syndrome, but have heard that it is not real. Thanks in advance.

new to business-help - Posted By: jlg

I am hoping someone has some ideas for me. I have been a medical Transcriptionist for 14 years for a medical malpractice company. I have experience with op notes, discharge summaries, etc. except they are just set up in a report fashion. I am having a hard time breaking into the at home online companies because they see "medical malpractice" and they automatically think I am on the law end and have law terminology which is not the case, I have experience in all specialites, have medical terminology and experience with ESL and would really like some part time work at home as well.

I am hoping someone has any ideas of where to begin and which companies would be the best to look into.

Thanks for any advice.

In reply to job ads . . . on the company board - Posted By: Oncology/OrthoMT24INPA

I would like to respond to a post about new job listings on the company board. Yes, it seems the same companies continually post want ads for MTs and yes it seems like these companies in question do indeed have revolving doors, but please do not blame the MTs or complain about them speaking their minds on the board.

I left a very good MT job because of a paycheck that was returned for insufficient funds. I say "good" because I loved the accounts and for the most part I was content until the pay incident. It took me nearly a year to find what I had given up. I applied for and accepted many jobs advertised here only to be very disappointed. I asked questions up front before accepting and for the most part the companies lie to get you in the door.

First company gave promises of working whenever I wanted. Said there was always work. That turned out to be nothing but "BS." There was never any work unless I wanted to work overnight.

I had two job offers at the same time soon after that and I accepted the one that promised 8 cents a line. Well I never saw 8 cents a line. Once again it was a sham. First off they only allowed you to type a total of 9 reports a day until off hold. You never get off hold (months) because no two QA people QA by the same standards. They claimed to follow the Book of Style, yet faulted you for typing things as demonstrated in the Book of Style. Once my paycheck was over a week late and I had contacted payroll 3 times and received no response. Another time I was cheated out of pay (60+ lines) I informed payroll and they never responded nor did they ever pay me for it. The final straws � one day I had called for work � by the way most times there wasn't any because the pool was dry, once again you gave a schedule as to when you wanted to work � yet work was rarely there � anyway there was a smart remark about still being on hold. I have never been on hold more than 2 weeks with any other job in the past so it wasn't me. I followed the Book of Style � seems like some QA people have never opened the book! They only ever checked the ESL reports � horrible dictators by the way � what about all the other perfect ones? I'm sorry but you can only do so much with bad dictators. And when the company fails to pay on time I don't feel obligated to go that extra mile to leave zero blanks with and ESL doctor who makes my ears bleed! Last but not least I received a paycheck without a signature. Yep! I reported it ASAP. Big surprise no one in payroll that day. They didn't overnight me a new signed check either. I had to mail the check back and wait another week for it to be returned with a signature on it. I left. There was no advancing in h e double hockey sticks.

There was another job that I tried while this mess was evolving. I asked up front what type of platform they used because I dislike Emdat and Inscribe. The person who hired me wouldn't say what it was but that I would love it. Well, it was indeed Inscribe. Also the contract stated I would be paid for spaces � I used my own counting software and discovered I was not being paid for spaces. There was also a charge for typos in the demographics and according to my line counter the company didn't seem to be paying for the demographics as it was. How can you fine someone for typing something incorrectly that she is not being paid for in the first place? With this particular job I also asked up front "Would I have my own accounts?" I was told yes. Nope it was a typing pool.

Moral of the story . . . if you don�t want MTs to complain about these jobs then please do not lie to them! Pay them on time and treat them right. I have found I cannot make money on a majority of the platforms out there. MS Word is the only way to go for me. I also thrive on my own accounts so please . . . when we ask if we will be assigned our own group of doctors again do not lie to us. A typing pool is not what I consider to be my own account!

Thank you and good night.

My number keypad stopped working - Posted By: Linda

Number lock is on, but it backspaces every time I hit a number. The numbers on the regular keyboard work. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

Goldtouch Keyboard - Posted By: Donna

I just got a Goldtouch keyboard with seperate number pad. I can't get my ALT functions to work on the keyboard or the number pad. I speaking about ALT 171 for 1/2 etc. Does anyone have a Goldtouch answer?

price per page - Posted By: sue

We may be going to a per page in paying our at home typists. However, it has been a long time since I did this. What is the current rate per page (the employer) to pay for imaging transcription??

generics - Posted By: Meddy

anyone know of a website for generic drugs? THANKS VERY MUCH.

Question about Spheris - Posted By: CLS

Is Spheris a reputable company to train with?

TIA

Software to auto-print files - Posted By: Vann Joe Turner

"Isn't there some way to have the files print when I get them?"

Many offices voice this wish, and Emmaus is pleased to announce an affordable solution ($49).

When the office receives transcription (via email, ftp download, or PC Anywhere), they put those files into the folder they've told MPMonitor and Print to watch. These files can be Word documents or password protected zip files. MPMonitor and Print will unzip if necessary and print using the user's copy of MS Word.

Best wishes,
Vann Joe Turner

Wireless router setup sm - Posted By: speedqueen

Does anyone have any experience with setting up a Linksys wireless broadband router? I have a cable hookup coming tomorrow and have had to buy a wireless router and another wireless setup for a second computer. I heard the cable company will install only one modem on one computer and I must make my home wireless for other computers. The "Geek Squad" at Best Buy in my area warned me that it would be wiser to pay them to come out than try to do it myself. E-mail me if you have experience doing this. The box looks self-explanatory but I'm a little hesitant. Thanks for any help.

Is there an organization (informal, not like AAMT) for radiology MTs? - Posted By: Okie MT

Just wondering....I think it would be nice to be able to communicate with other rad MTs.

can't highlight text in ExText - Posted By: eldee

Hi all. Today just started an acct that uses ExText/TransNet. I already have Word 2000 on my machine. (Their version of ExText says in 'about' that it is also 2000) When I get in a chart in ExText, I can't use my mouse anywhere on the document or even the vertical scroll bar to the right. I *can* use it on any of the menu items across the horizontal toolbar at the top of the document but CANNOT select bits of text to highlight and move around or copy/paste or whatever. Anyone else hear of this happening? I've seen some other posts here talking about versions of Word (2003?) being incompatible with ExText but I know someone else who is using ExText for the same account and who also already had pre-existing Word 2000 on their machine, with no problems. Is there a setting or something I need to toggle or untoggle or ......?? Any help would be very greatly appreciated, please email me. Thanks so much!

Eldee

Why I hate speech editing. - Posted By: sm

Just finished my 3rd week of speech editing. Of course I was told that I could double my line rate, hence the half-rate pay. Not that it matters. To me, a line is a line is a line, and I've had to apply my brain to each line, even if I don't make any changes. And when do you not make a change to a line, or even completely re-type a line?

We've hashed this out many times on this board, and we know it's not fair. I did increase my line rate a bit, but certainly not double, and I doubt I'd get much faster. I'm doing a mix of traditional and speech, and this pay period I worked 8 hours longer, 88 hours total, and made $80.00 less. And that includes bonus pay.

I can't do this anymore. It's completely demoralizing. Traditional lines are drying up as my accounts are switching over to speech. I might be able to hang on for a bit more, but not much longer. If I end up doing 100% speech I'll never double my line count, and even if I did, I'd be working twice as hard for the same money.

It's time to start looking around for a new career. So much for my 21 years of experience. I made more money back when I was listening to cassette tapes and using an IBM Selectric!

Meditech - Posted By: val

Has anyone ever used Meditech? Is it user-friendly? Fast? Thanks for any info you can give me.

Keyboards I tried out - Posted By: Minni

I looked at keyboards yesterday and tried them (pretended to type) in the store. The ones they had with each hand's keys father apart (which is what I thought would be best) were big, bulky, with keys that stuck up too high and just felt awkward. The one that felt best was smaller ... more in order of a normal keyboard but curved a bit to accommodate more natural hand position.

Do you think this is an accurate assessment of what would work best for me, or would one get more used to the other type? Are there split keyboards that don't seem so bulky and awkward from the start?

Thanks. I really want a new keyboard, but I'm afraid I'll buy something I regret. Just not sure how to tell what's best.