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getting forums on pers computer?? - Posted By: sm

I can't seem to figure out how come i can't get the full list of forums (left column) as i have on my job computer, put onto my personal computer...i used the exact same address in the address bar ...any help would sure be appreciated!

ARE SPHERIS AND MQ MERGING - Posted By: NH

anyone heard anything?

Need help on word board, please. TIA, nm - Posted By: Help please

nm

Becoming an MT instructor? - Posted By: WIMT

Does anyone know what is involved in becoming an MT instructor? What type of schooling would be required? How could I go about finding out what additional schooling I would need beyond my 10 years of MT experience?

Realistic Income Expectations?? - Posted By: missybb

Hi guys!

I am a mom who currently runs a very financially successful home daycare business. I am looking for a change and considering MT.

After much research I am still unsure about the REALISTIC income that can be made doing MT.

I will be working 6 hours a day - no kids, no interruptions etc. How much can I really make a year as an independent contractor from home? I am very familiar with medical terminology etc and plan on taking an MT course.

I would really appreciate a response. I don't want to give up my daycare and spend money on a course only to find out later I have wasted my time and money.

Thanks!

Anyone here use Mydocsonline ?? - sm - Posted By: Laura E.

If you do how do you like it? I am looking for a FTP host and so far this is the most cost effective, secure method I have found. So just wondering if anyone here uses it and if it works well for them, any problems with down time or connecting? Thanks....

? for anyone who works on Meditech Magic. - Posted By: me

I'm starting a new account on Meditech. I've never worked on it. I haven't been through training, but after looking at the manual I have to say - UGH.

I've heard MTs who love it and many who say it is terrible. Can you give me some feedback, likes, dislikes, etc.

Are you able to make your lines in an 8-hour day? Does it have its own spellchecker or can you use Stedman's?

Hair coloring question - Posted By: desertbloom.

I realize this is shallow compared to some of the posts on this board, but I am sick of my white hair. I went for a "consultation" at a spa this a.m. and they want a fortune even to just highlight it.

Anyone do their own coloring with L'Oreal or Clairol? Does it cover the white? Someone told me that over the counter coloring doesn't work on hair as white as mine.

Psychiatric transcription - average # of lines/page - Posted By: KatieN

I had an interview with a local MT firm that specializes in psychiatric transcription. The pay rate is .05/line for the initial training period (no timeframe given - training ends when owner feels employee is ready to work independently at home - could be 3 months) & .06/line after that. The owner mentioned that reports sometimes average 10-15 pages, but didn't mention how many lines the average page includes.

I'm trying to figure out what my pay would be. During the training period, the owner wants employees to train out of her house (20 miles from where I live/one way). With the price of gas, I'm trying to figure out if this is a good move financially. The psychiatric transcription definitely interests me, but I'm trying to figure out what my pay would be like. I'm guessing that while I'm in training, I won't receive large reports. The employer is supposed to make her decision within the week, so it's not like I've been offered the job. I just want to educate myself as to:

How many lines the average page of psychiatric transcription might have.
Does 10-15 pages sound right for the average psych report?
Does .05/line during training & .06/line after training sound fair. The owner doesn't give out pay raises or paid time off (I would be an employee, not an IC).
Does it sound reasonable to be in training for 3 months & then be able to work from home after that?

Can anyone help me or direct me to where I might be able to figure this out. I'm currently going thru MT training, so I don't currently have MT work experience. I do have 11 years administrative work experience & 7 years technical writing work experience, so I'm pretty proficient on the keyboard.

Thanks for your assistance.

Bayscribe Question... - Posted By: BabyFirefly

Does anyone know if Bayscribe has a built-in line count program, or is there another program I should download to keep track of my lines?

TIA for any answers...

Wondering about your - Posted By: skin care regimen...sm

If you don't mind sharing, what is your skin care regimen like?

I am only asking because my husband and I have been going round and round about the fact that I buy Oil of Olay Total Effects and the Total Effects eye gel, plus the night cream. He thinks I'm crazy, that they don't work. I say why take the chance that they DO work and miss out on the benefits.

I'm going on 37, but think I look pretty good for my age. Just wondering if anyone else buys into these notions that these products can help us *age gracefully*. I don't want to look like I'm in my 20s cause I'm not...I have a son who's almost 19...so I'm proud of my age, just don't necessarily want to look quite as old as I am....thanks and have a wonderful day!

Taking a poll.... - Posted By: tiredfingers

How many of you always do the OT when asked? I switched to FT a short while back, and I just don't have the heart to do the OT anymore. I feel like I get totally burned out by the time the week is over. Just wondering if most people actually kick in those extra hours or if anyone feels punished if they don't. I find myself feeling like I have to come up with excuses as to why I don't want to work extra.

Does anybody know.... - Posted By: ANON

Does anybody know if I could run these 2 platforms on the same computer: Voicescribe and Spantel. I am thinking about a 2nd part-time job and was just curious.

Thanks.

Can anyone help me with Abacus? SM - Posted By: Help!

I'm trying to use it for the first time. I opened the program and see the drives listed at the upper left. However, I need to get into My Documents and go from there, and it's not listed there. I have A, C, D, and E drives. Even if I click on C, I don't get a choice of My Documents. Has this ever happened to anyone else? What am I missing here?

Any WAH MTs wear scrubs? - Posted By: nomorejeans

I'm tired of wearing out my jeans (not to mention that they aren't that comfortable to sit in all day) and want to be more professional than working in sweats -- I used to work in Medical Records and wore scrubs, and I loved them.

Hubby caught me surfing ebay for scrubs and laughed at me -- he didn't see why I would wear a uniform if I didn't have to, but the way I see it -- it makes me feel more professional and is a comfortable and effortless solution that is better than bathrobes and slippers. Am I crazy or silly for wearing a uniform to work when I work in my dining room?

Any other scrub-wearing MTs out there?

I want to buy a good computer for transcription, mine seems to be bogged down, what I need - Posted By: Kat

How much Ram, processor anything should I be looking for? I have the Windows XP office to put in it, so I'm not concerned about that, but I want something with speed and can hold the software and everything. Any tips would be greatly appreciated! ~ Thanks

peachtree transcription - Posted By: jackie

anyone know anything about this company? looks like they deal with radiology transcription

To: Feeling guilty? From below. SM - Posted By: Becky

Maybe something is escaping me and I don't want to be rude to anybody. I'm trying to understand.

You are an employee who signed an 8-4:30 contract, right? Are the people you are mad about employees, or did your MTSO hire additional IC folks? If she/they did, then that's who you should take issue with.

If these are other scheduled employees who are doing this, you have a choice. You can either do what they do, tattle on them (I probably would), or work elsewhere.

If they are extra IC help, what can you do? Can you make them feel bad about team spirit? I don't think so. Do you think McDonald's feels team spirit with Burger King? An IC is a business owner, in competition with others.

Are the other people employees?

Let's talk money. - Posted By: Alicia

Hi. I need some advice from experienced MTs. I have been working for a transcription company online but I am debating whether to offer my services to a few local doctors, without the middleman. Has anyone here done that? Do you have an idea what kind of price I should throw out there? I know the MT company was paying me 7-8 cents a line, but I don't know how much they were charging the doctors. Any advice would be appreciated.

Doctor not dictating. sm - Posted By: NMT

I obtained a client in December. He says he is slow in dictating, but he nor his partner have not dictated all month. I tried to inquire, but he insinuated that my feelings are hurt and that if I didn't like it maybe we should end our working relationship.

I found this odd behavior, especially since he sought me out. Should I drop him and his partner, since they are not dictating? How long do I wait before I drop him?

Escription and dial up..Will it work? - Posted By: INMT

How do you make Escription and dial up work together? I have a slow connection and I can get short dictations but no long ones. Does anyone have any advice for me?

Offshore concerns blog - Posted By: mg

I mentioned this a few messages below, but the blog has its first post. I am NOT supporting any Ad things on there and will not be making anything off this.

http://violatingamerica.blogspot.com/

If you have a link that would be useful to others to write their gov't reps, companies, news sources, etc, feel free to post them or e-mail me so i can get them up there. I am also looking for any news stories or any information we can get. One way or the other, we might be able to make a difference.

Here is why they're trying to force 'certification' - Posted By: In a NUTSHELL - (sm)

Because we MTs are starting to get wise to them. U.S. MTs began to realize that a CMT was getting them NOTHING. And I think when U.S. membership started to slow to a trickle, that's when they started going after the Indian MTs. (For the sole purpose of course, of making money off of THEM, too). And then of course they'd have another selling point for their offshore workers when trying to sell hospitals on the idea, saying all or most of their offshore workforce is credentialled, but the U.S. MTs are not. So who knows - maybe the Indians have caught on to this con game, as well. After all, they can read these boards, too. So now that we've gotten wise, they're gonna try to FORCE MTs to get their certification. I for one will never give them one cent of my hard-earned income for some useless letters behind my name.

MT University Is this legit? - Posted By: question

Got this in email..

I think they are in the Phillipines... (I didnt know where else to put this.)

*****

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flexible Online, Anytime, Anywhere MT training, through our customized

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Discussion Boards, Chat Room, and Messaging systems to provide dynamic

collaboration and communication between students, mentors and

administrators. Students have access to an electronic medical language

library, through MT Word, and can network with MT experts, professors and each other, and participate in online "real-time" chats, through our online MT Community.

MTU's Medical Transcription training program is based on the model

curriculum endorsed by the American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT). Our curriculum is also customizable which means it may be adjusted according to the needs and requirements of each of our prospective students. All our online instructors/mentors are practicing medical doctors and expert medical transcriptionists.

Currently there are three Levels of Medical Transcription Education to

choose from. Level 1 Basic Training for beginning Medical Transcription students with NO Medical Background priced at US $ 699 (course fee only). The Level 2 Intermediate MT Training for beginning Medical Transcription students with previous medical or allied health backgrounds, priced at US$699 (course fee only) and Level 3 Advanced Medical Transcription for practicing Medical Transcriptionists who may want to specialize in any of the systems specialties listed and currently available in the website (check website for pricing). Since you have a nursing background, we suggest you take the Level 2 Intermediate MT Training. You may also opt to purchase your Active Search Pedal or Active Search CD after you complete your registration for the course.

For a detailed course description, go to the home page of MT University (www.mtuniversity.com), click on the Medical Transcription courses link at the top menu bar and pre-enrollment requirements as well as detailed information on the courses offered will be shown.

Since this is an online course, students have the flexibility to begin the course anytime and choose the pace that they want at their convenience.

You also have the option of paying in full for the entire course at US$699 or on an installment basis of US$ 104.85 for four (4) months with an initial downpayment of US $279.60.

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� Fast and Reliable Internet Connection � Minimum DSL connection �

Windows Operating system � Win 98/2000 Professional/XP

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� Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher version

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ICs - how much do you make per line and do you work for ...sm - Posted By: Poll time

a large company, small company or have your own contracts?

Outsourcing Concerns - Posted By: We all need to get involved

Did any of you watch the special the other night on identity theft? I think it was maybe on Dateline. If so, you heard them say the identity theft ring reaches far beyond the shores of the US. It involves many of the countries that are receiving outsourced transcription work.

The first thought that came to mind when watching that was our medical records. I often have dictation that gives me a SSN and DOB. I also often have dictation on a new patient giving me other details, such as where the individual works, how many children they have, etc. I always get their height, weight and race. With these details, the individuals being outsourced to have everything they need to supply a terrorist or identity theft ring information to enable them to pose as someone else. This is very frightening to me!

What do we do? How do we wake America up to what we're facing? Sure, we can write our elected officials, but you all know as well as I do that such correspondence falls upon deaf ears. Does anyone have any suggestions on where we go from here? At this point, it isn't only about losing our jobs, its about national security.

Does anyone have any good, realistic advice for working on 60 different accounts!?...(exaggeration) - Posted By: losinglinesMT

but I am really getting frustrated. I left a company who bumped me off my ERs (which I did for over a year and were my 'bread-and-butter', and the more I complained or asked about it, the worst dictation I got, etc. This was a change of management in which that company went down-hill fast, anyway, as far as the treatment of MTs.

so I left, and now at the 'new' company I am still doing 5, 6 accounts. Forget ERs, I am told.

the question is, I am working on so many accounts, and even accounts with different management, different QA. I am embarrassed to mention I just did a report using the SPECS FROM THE WRONG ACCOUNT. Luckily, I had sent the report to QA, but I get a note from the QA like 'read the specs' (stupid) is how it sounded. Yeah, I did, but for the wrong account.

these companies do not see how making people work on so many accounts is going to be huge negative for them in the long-run. they risk mistakes like this, not me.

how does one keep it all straight, and why do we have to? the only people who are having success, are people who will take any kind of abuse, it seems, and are just making the best of it. does that mean only the aggressive will survive in this business? this gets more ridiculous all the time.

not to mention, pay and money - LIVELIHOOD - severely diminishes the second week of pay-week. anyone else notice that? first week I am flying on the primary, second week in I am like getting scraps, working on 4, 5,6 accounts - there goes all I worked for in the first week.

so these ladies typing 300+ lines/hour and making $50 thou a year, like so many boast on here, how,where, when ???? I am not getting it, and I am a 99-100% quality MT, working 35 hours/week. every company I have worked with, my paycheck is totally dependent on the manager, period.

Need help - Posted By: TX

Does any one know how to build a template in Medinotes? I have tried to do a H&P and my template is out of line - Please help.

Thanks

Okay fellow MTs I know this - Posted By: MT4eight

was probably asked many times before, but where do you all get the little spongy things that go on your headphones? Mine got a hole in and they were the last pair I had. Do they sell them in any stores?

does MDI offer voice recognition? - Posted By: anyone do VR with MDI or any other co.?

Sounds interesting to me. Would be curious to know if anyone is successful with VR and what companies offer it.

Dictator said DOB 1926, but then said... - Posted By: gmg

59-year-old male - Should I correct this? TIA!

? TCI Company - Posted By: fncfingers

Still wondering? Anybody out there know anything about this TCI Company?

Ergonomics - Posted By: Anna

I have recently returned to transcription after several years of editing. My left wrist has become very sore while transcribing. Can anyone recommend a good keyboard or any other devices you have found useful in combating this problem?

podiatry - Posted By: denise

Does anyone know of any companies out there hiring for podiatry or orthopedics? Thanks

I need the best "Find A Doc" website...sm - Posted By: New Account

I have an account in Wyoming, about 2000 miles from me. I need a really good website for locating doctors by state. I'd appreciate any help!!

Your own computer with company software - Posted By: me

I recently had company software installed on my computer, and it got me wondering something. Have you ever suspected that a company installed any type of tracking or keylogger software on your own computer when they installed your software? I don't think my company did, but I wouldn't put it past some of these companies.

no books here - Posted By: help please

is it Grey Turners or Gray Turners sign? thanks

help with phone lines. - Posted By: AL MT

We have been having A LOT of rainy weather for a while. When it is raining and lightening I lose my internet connection. Also, I use a C-phone so I get off when I can hear the "clicking" coming through my phone line. Is there anything I can get for my phone to prevent me from being struck with lightening and to help my connection better? I have dial-up. I am tired of losing money because of the constant bad weather.

Is your state taking any evacuees? - Posted By: cramped

Or are they all here in Texas? I've heard people who are volunteering at the Astrodome say that they throw trash on the floor, drop food, etc.etc. and expect the volunteers (I guess) to pick it up for them. If your state isn't taking any in, why not?

Need help setting up formatting in MS word - sm - Posted By:

Computer crashed and died and now setting up my backup computer. I need to fix it so I don't have 2 spaces after a period. It is doing it automatically and I cannot find where to "fix" this. This is Word 2000 that I am using on a computer with XP Pro. Any help with this would be appreciated, it is driving me nuts (I am ending up with 3 spaces after a period as I am so used to spacing it myself).

Anybody go south for winter and continue working? - Posted By: Elderberry

Hubby and I are thinking of going south for the first time this coming winter. I've found some sublets with internet access, mostly wireless, one wired. My work uses DocQScribe and internet based. I use a desktop computer for work but have a laptop capable of the job.

Have any of you done this? If so, what was your experience? Any tips or precautions as far as wireless internet security? At home we have a wired network with a hardware firewall/router so no experience with wireless. I'm not high tech but not a complete novice either.

As for paying bills and accessing cash in a different locale, did you use online banking and ATMs or some other method? I confess some hesitation about online banking even though most of my friends and neighbors have used it for years!

Thanks to anyone who can help.

Going back to school question... - Posted By: tmt

I know I have read that several MTs go back to school for nursing. How many have ever considered going back for becoming a HIM director? I am thinking going back to school and do not think I could do the nursing thing. I have seen a lot of job postings in my area for HIM directors over the last few years and was just wondering.

Need help on word board, please. TIA, nm. - Posted By: Need help

nm

emtjack/Transcription Star - Posted By: Jamie

I did a search on this company and yep, they are from India with satellite offices in New York and CA. I took a gander at their pricing - holy smokes! $10-12 an hour for audio transcription of police interviews, multi-speaker conferences etc?!!!???!!? That is insane! Who in their right mind would send this company verbatim work or work of a sensitive nature when they can't even command the English language! Time to give India the boot!

Please use Offshore Concerns board for those topics. (NM) - Posted By: Goldbird (Moderator)

Goldbird

Questions about DQS - Posted By: Sandy

Good morning, I am about to start with a company that uses DocQScribe and I understand that MQ uses it also. Since there is a specific MQ board here I thought I might get some answers here. I really like Stedman's Spellchecker, and want to know if it is compatible with DQS? Also use ShortHand for Windows, wondering about that. I have used built-in spellcheckers in other platforms, and just don't care for them, they just don't seem to be as good as Stedman's. And in general, your opinions about the DocQscribe platform itself. Thank you.

Chat - Posted By: Lilly

Anyone interested in meeting in the chat room 7:30ish tonight?

Any Big Brother Fans? - Posted By: BB FAN

Missed tonights show - who got evicted?

I saw below that my 20 garlic chicken was thrown in a few crockpots.. - Posted By: what did ya think?

simple way to change color with macro-- anyone know how?? - Posted By: TJ

I recently lost all my stuff because hard drive crashed. Someone years ago had given me instructions on how to make a simple macro that changed the colors for typing. I do a bowling program that I need to switch from green to black, from red to black and from green to red. I had something that I could just hit ALT & R for red, ALT & B for black and ALT & G for green, so no hving to use mouse for it.

I cant find my instructions for this and can not remember how she had me do this.

Anyone have a suggestion?

thanx

Dak