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What happened to "Experience Pays" - Posted By: Debbie

Please tell me I am not the only one out here who feels over-used and abused for having 20+ years of transcription experience!!! I used to think I couldn't wait until I would have the skills and knowledge possessed of my mentors years ago, but when I woke up one morning and realized I had "arrived" to that very place, it also hit me at the same time that it meant nothing except I would not be better compensated for my strengths in this field, but instead that I would garner a collection of garbled speech, background noises, words not recognized in any language, etc!!! What are we supposed to do now? I used to sit back and enjoy my profession and the money it provided, but now I feel like a sucker!

Dictaphone to Computer - Posted By: J1

Does anyone know, I heard there is a way to adapt your dictaphone foot pedal to the computer as USB - I'd much rather buy a $10 cable than a $50 foot pedal!

I have a hum on my C-phone. If the - Posted By: me

voice file is loud enough where I can have the volume low I don't have an issue, but when voice files are low and I have to have volume up high I get a hum. The hum is so overpowering that it makes it near impossible to hear the voice file. I have digital phone through my cable company, but had the same problem before I got digital phone. I don't have a hum on my home phone.

I googled it and someone said to block the microphone. I did and it didn't help. I put a filter on the phone line and it didn't help. I unplugged all the other phones in the house and it didn't help.

My company is going to send a replacement, but I was wondering if anyone else had similar issues and if you were able to resolve them.

drug help=Zenicart - Posted By: glowen

Has anyone heard of Zenicart, a cardioprotective drug?

wedding gift - Posted By: nn

I need some ideas please. I have a very close friend who is getting married for the third time, and this will be the second marriage for her fiance. Of course, they have everything they need, and probably more. But I don't want to go to her wedding empty-handed. I'd like to get her something nice, even if just a little something, so does anyone have any ideas? Thanks very much.

False advertisng .......... - Posted By: sm

How can a company brag about their ability to meet or exceed HIPAA regulations if they offshore? There is just no 100% way they can guarantee such a thing because once it leaves this country, there are no laws governing those things in another country. To me that is just false advertising and very misleading to their customers, whom I question even know it is leaving these shores.

coming back to MT--??? gone? - Posted By: Lynn

I thought I had posted this question on this board, but the topic seems to have been removed. Anyone know why?

FYI Blew motherboard. Need new puter. Was told not to get Vista as not compatible with work program - Posted By: Beeworker

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How to merge them? - Posted By: EMDAT autotext/correct

I have just started working on EMDAT Inscribe. Is there a way to get all of my autocorrect/autotext from MS Word into the EMDAT Inscribe program without having re-enter all of them again? Thanks in advance for any help with this.

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Tuesday morning meltdown - Posted By: NYMT

LARNIX PHARNIX LARNIX PHARNIX LARNIX PHARNIX LARNIX PHARNIX

Why can't you just say larynx and pharynx

Ok, I feel better now.

Just wanted to share.. - Posted By: sm

I just had a doctor, after stumbling over some words during dictation, say "I'm sorry, you have no idea the horrible handwriting I am dealing with"

Is it just me or does MS word (༿) not check for puncutation? - Posted By: sctt

I occasionaly find that I forget to put a period at the end of a sentence and can't figure out why word will check for everything under the sun but that?....or is there a way to do it that I am not aware of?

Is $1.20 per report plus paid for links good for radiology? nm - Posted By: JustWondering

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Sample Reports - Posted By: MTPockets

Does anyone know a good site to go to for report samples? I need a Neer procedure. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance

From below regarding tapes - Posted By: Patti

Okay, I started typing today on tapes picked up yesterday. (I deliver between 10 and noon) So I could have done then yesterday but had graduation for nephew. So I started today at 5 o'clock and it is now close to 11. I have typed, printed, showered, made deliveries and pick-ups, went to bank, know what I have to do tomorrow and made $201. No sudden files sent, no sporadic files sent, have the complete day's dictation , and can schedule the rest of the day and tomorrow morning the way that I want. So this works for me and I appreciate the input from Tikki and all, but will keep doing this if they want to continue to use tapes. All my accounts are within a 4 mile radius from each other and the majority at one of the hospital medical buildings so it takes me 35 minutes to do the deliveries from walking out my front door and coming back through. I respect everyone's opinion and hopefuly you respect mine. I get exercise as it is half a mile from my car to home round trip. -- Live on the river in a floating home. Patti

Finally steady money. whew. Applied and got job at Dept of Law Enforcement entering - Posted By: criminal info. Not mind boggling but kind of inte

They started me way above minimum because of my experience. I was shocked and happy all at the same time.

And of course I'm esctatic to not be wondering how much money I would be getting each pay check. Working on production in transcription now is like playing Russian Roulette.

There's good benes where I going, retirement, sick days, no games with my health insurance. I should have done this long ago.

Chartscript and expanders - Posted By: curious girl

I have downloaded Instantext given to me by the company I work with. It isn't showing up on Chartscript. It is like it doesn't recognize it or something. Is there a way you link this to Chartscript or something I am not doing? I am lost without an expander.

"These movements were smooth and painless"... VR "These movements were smooth in penis." - Posted By: MT reader

8 cents per line 65 character - Posted By: Leanne

At 8 cents a line, to me, that should be just straight typing. No looking up - leaving a blank, and no struggling more than 1 time to make out what some doctor is mumbling. I am sorry, please don't tell me I have a bad attitude, but each and everyone of us is worth more than 8 cents a line. When we were paid (in the past) at a higher rate, it made up for the researching or trying to figure out what the doctor is saying. I had been out of this work for quite some time. Worked in a hospital for 22.00 an hour for years, worked part time for a service for about 9 cents a line - maybe 3 days a week for 4 hours a day. I did not pay attention that closely then as I had the hospital job. But now, working 8 hours (or more.) This is complete and total B.S. This p_____s me off so bad. But I have to do it in this economy, I am not in a position to do anything else. Everytime I try to really pick up my speed - as there was a time I could about 200 lines or more an hour. (I cannot do it anymore straight through 8 hours.) The QA people find something (a comma or whatever) and then I get nervious and slow way down. I know they have a job to do, but come on. There are some, but very few, doctors who care where a comma goes. Give me a break. It just infuriating for everyone that does this. I had a few doctors on my own accounts years back, but they would not pay on time, regularly, etc. Anyway I just had to vent.

execuscribe - Posted By: b

Has anyone heard of or worked for Execuscribe. Have not seen their name posted on any od the old archives.

SoftScript - Posted By: elle

Anyone currently working at SoftScript, what is your experience? I started there 2 weeks ago, getting error messages like crazy on the platform, can't save reports, losing voice file connection halfway through, after my reports go through QA sometimes they disappear from the system and I get no line count credit. Nobody at SoftScript responds to emails. Even my mentor seems to have disappeared.

dictaphone c-phone help - Posted By: Lisa

Hello: Can anyone tell me how to get the dial-tone to come through the headset rather than the handset? For some reason, today, the dial-tone is coming through the handset only and I cannot hear anything out of my headphones. Any help would be appreciated!

Yes, I'm back. 3 hours=255 lines. Think I'm just a little upset here!!!! - Posted By: going for a walk

Auto Correct BackUp - Posted By: mroper

In Word, there are two files that you must backup for AutoCorrect ~ Normal and acl file. I need to know what the file name is for the 'acl' file..

Thanks, mroper

Is there a way to slow down dication on a C-phone? - Posted By: Pam

Anybody?

Fun topic: How do you compare with TV sitcom marriages??? - Posted By: KB

Are you and your spouse more like.....................

A) Tim and Jill (Home Improvement)

B) Roseanne and Dan (Roseanne)

C) Howard and Marion (Happy Days)

D) AL and Peg (Married with Children)

E) Raymond and Debra (Everybody loves Raymond)

F) Steven and Elyse (Family Ties)

G) Other ____________

We are probably most like Tim and Jill but a little bit of Raymond and Debra thrown in. LOL.

Getting my ducks in a row for my big job search. I just bought a Dell laptop for X-mas. SM - Posted By: MissouriMT

It was used when I bought it and I want to make sure that I have everything I need to work from home on it. The PC I'm on now will be going back to the hospital. It is a Dell Latitude. It has a Pentium IV processor, 512 mg of RAM, 40 gig hard drive, wireless internet plus ethernet card, Windows 2000. Will that laptop suffice for working from home? I assume it will, but I just want to make sure before I starting applying places.

Thanks!

cc is for solids and mL for liquids - Posted By: sm

as i understand it. But cannot document in the BOS; is it there? Also wonder how this fits with the dangerous abbreviations...a 420-cc expander?

what do you do, mL for all?

Does anyone use noise canceling head phones? (sm) - Posted By: AzMT

If so, do they really work and which ones do you use? I'm starting to work remotely and it was hard at the hotel with the family in the same room as me. I'm looking for a way to block them out =)

Thanks.

just something to get your toes tappin' - Posted By: cat

Any musicians out there?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQDPenBUC68

You would think....... - Posted By: smv

with all of you on this site, someone might be a little helpful to the new ones here. Regarding leads to jobs, maybe even their company. You would think you might remember how difficult it was for you when you first started, but I guess not.

GearPlayer - Posted By: HS

If anyone has a GearPlayer system they want to sell, I would be interested in it.

DVI system question - Posted By: Mariah

Does anyone know where I can get a manual for my DVI system type LFH 4020/80D? I cannot find mine and I am not sure where to get a replacement. I need to program it for a second clinic and am not sure how.

Thanks,

Mariah

I need help transcribing some reports that I can't understand. - Posted By: Bubbles

I'm a new MT and I have reports that I can't understand some of things the doctor is saying. I really need help! If there is anyone out there willing to help please do.

Need Macro program for Works! - Posted By: GA MT

I am about to start a job as an IC for the first time. I thought the company provided a macro program, but now it seems they don't. I can't be productive without one, but I have never had to purchase one on my own, having used company-supplied programs for the previous 12 years. Does anyone know a program that will work in Microsoft Works that has macros that will expand with the spacebar? I need something easy to understand and as inexpensive as possible but that will hold maybe 2,000-3,000 shortcuts! Thanks!

Pay per line - Posted By: Angie

Any idea how much at-home transcriptionists make per line? The hospital I currently work at is considering sending the transcriptionists home to work and want to pay per line but need some information on how much that should be. Thanks!

MTEC worth the $$ - Posted By: Angela

Husband just took 50% pay cut.. he is gone at least 16 days a month and really want to find job that keeps me at home with kids. Half way done with paralegal certificate but realize now must make major commute into city to find a job. MTec training worth the $3000? Seems high but they quote access to forum where passing grades from them eliminate need for experience....confused and need decent job.

Unusual word turned simple. - Posted By: Carol

I just started work in a hospital and this doc, a Chinese gynecologist who is MY DOCTOR, was saying "peewah". I finally realized, it was "period"! Good heavens, I thought I was losing it and was going to have to find a new doctor in the process. I love him, but that word was making me crazy.(period or peewah, whatever you prefer) Zoinks!

Expander Tips - Posted By: Shelly

Is there a website or book that lists Expander tips? I am going back to transcribing after editing the past few years and need to build up my AutoCorrect. Thanks in advance!

Please, please, no more on Six Feet Under - Posted By: lm

It's killing me not to read these posts. I "Tivo'd" it and haven't watched it tonight. That's what I look forward to on Monday nights. What will I ever do when it goes off???

MT week, did anyone receive recognition from your place of employment? - Posted By: jus me

AND, have you ever done anything for others that are MTs? If you work for a national, ever send them a basket of cookies or anything for MT week? Do you really thing curiosity killed the cat?

Goodbye virus...finally... - Posted By: MT1

My computer picked up a virus about a week or so ago. I tried removing it myself, didn't work, contacted my Spyware support and they sent me instructions on what to do, didn't work, it kept coming back. So, I took a chance today and did the online virus/spyware removal tool with McCafee. You pay online first ... $60 to $90 dollars (I think it was $60 for what I had done) and then they connect to your computer run their virus removal software and voila...no virus. It took about an hour+. After watching what all they do, I know I never could have removed it myself no matter what software I had. I used McCaffee, but I would imagine all of the virus companies have the same online deal. Definitely easier than hauling the computer in somewhere and, worst of all, being without it for a day or two. By the way, I had a "bunch" of spyware/viruses, not just one. They left me with the page of tips below if anyone wants to look at them. I was glad to know about the first tip...instead of using the "X" to close the pop-up ads to download something, they suggest a better way to close it. Anyway, it feels good to have a "clean" computer again.

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Focus Infomatics QA? - Posted By: SCowgirl

I was just hired by Focus Infomatics for QA. I'm coming from an entry-level job where I make a lovely, lovely 2 cents a line, whereas I've been told that with proper accuracy and shift differential I'll be making 7-8 cents a line at Focus. Any other QA for Focus? What's your average paycheck like? How's the workload?

Thanks so much.

Bayscribe Help - Posted By: TIA

I had to reload my Bayscribe tools and cannot remember for the life of me how to reset the settings so that the first letter after a period isn't always capitalized.

Any Bayscribe wizards out there who can tell me where/how to do this?

TIA!!!!!!

C-phone - How do I get the headset to work? - Posted By: Melda in Texas

Hi all!

My question is "When my C-phone call is connected what is the sequence of buttons that are pushed (in what order?) so that connecting my headset doesn't drop the call?" I have a program button set up as #*11, as per the manual for my headset. However, when my call is connected and I press speaker/mute and then the headset program key, or when I press the headset program key first, either way, my call gets disconnected. Any thoughts of what I may be doing wrong? Thanks so much!

So MQ explains how they arrived at the increased production percentage for ASR. - Posted By: see msg

It appears to be a good study with what was excluded. However, don't tell me about the opportunity for increased financial gain with this so called wonderful increased production of 30% when you decrease my pay by 20%. The only financial gain I can see in all this is in the profit margin for the company.

chat room - Posted By: newtothescene

Hi,

Wondering if anyone wants to get together in the chat room. LOL, that sounds a little scary. No seriously, I am always looking to see if anyone is in the chat room and never a person there. Anyone interested in meeting in there for some chatting?

EXText Question About Normals - Posted By: Anita

Hi,

I've had trouble recently being unable to retrieve normals I've made.

When I make a personal normal and then try to access it during the current work session, it does not show up in the list. This is true even after having been logged out of the system entirely, such as overnight and then returning to work the next day.

If I try to re-do/re-create the normal using the same "Properties" info., I get a ping and message stating that that normal already exists. Any info. on this?

Also:

Could there be a limit to how many normals, personal or shared, can be created on one person's list?

Can personal normals be deleted?

I need more help than I've already gotten, so I'm posting here. (My next step is contacting Dictaphone)

Thanks.