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Two weeks ago, we got a new puppy.  It's a Sheltie and the kids have just been loving it to death.  Today, the kids were in our fenced back yard, playing with the puppy when the little neighbor girl climbed the fence and joined in the play. 

My home office window faces the back yard so I can watch the kids out there and make sure they stay out of trouble. 

Pretty soon, I heard my daughter telling the girl next door not to be so rough on the puppy when she plays.  The pup was barking and growling, playing tug-o-war with an old sock we gave it. The girl was jerking the sock up in the air and then swinging it downward again so the pup hit the ground. 

I jumped out and ran outside, checked the pup, and told her if she couldn't play nice with the puppy she would have to leave.   She said sorry and went about playing again. Nicely this time.

I went back in the house and went back to work, watching the kids through the now opened window so I could hear everything more clearly.  I ran out of work temporarily so I picked up my digital camera and put it on movie mode so I could video the kids playing with the puppy.  Not 2 minutes later, the puppy was barking and growling again and my daughter once again telling the girl to stop messing so rough with the puppy.  I put the camera down and went out again.  The puppy was fine but I told the girl she had to go home now and she is not welcome over again until she can learn to play nice with the puppy.

She went home crying.  I went back into the house and went to put my camera away.  It was still on.  I didn't know what I had filmed so I went back and watched it again.  When I put the camera down on the window sill to go back out and check the pup, she had jerked the puppy up by the play sock and slammed it down again while I was making my way outside.  Then the pup apparently snapped at her foot from what I could see in the video.  She wasn't crying or anything, but she reached down to grab her foot and said OW, then hopped up and chased after the pup again like nothing was wrong.

About 45 minutes after I sent her home crying, a police car pulls up in front of my house with Animal Control right behind.  The girl's dad had called them to report that his daughter had been bitten by our dog.  Unbelievable!

While I am standing in the front yard talking to the police officer and the animal control officer, my two kids are standing behind me near the fence with the puppy and the girl next door is standing on her side of the fence.  All three of us adults could hear her tell my kids, "Their gonna take that stupid dog and kill it now."

The police officer goes over and tells her that she needs to go into her house and mind her own business, that he would come and talk to her parents in a few minutes.  She doesn't go in the house but instead, goes to sit on her front steps.  Her dad is peaking out through their dining room curtains.  What a guy.

Then I remembered my camera!   I told the officers that I had what happened on video if they would like to see it.  We all went into my office and I showed them the video but it wasn't very clear on the camera so I loaded it onto my computer and played it.   The officers watched the video and then told me to wait there.  They went next door for a few minutes and talked to the girl and her parents. 

When they came back over, the animal control officer asked for my vet paperwork on the puppy, which I gave to her and all was in order.  I asked if the girl was hurt seriously and she said they couldn't even see where there was a scratch on her foot, even though it did look like the pup snapped at her on the video. 

The police officer then comes in and asks if I would like to press charges for animal cruelty on the little girl!   The girl is 10.   They moved here about 6 months ago and she has been here infrequently but always behaved before today so I chose not to press charges.  I only asked that they please remind the girl and her family that our yard is off limits. 

Things turned out okay but.... I am really glad that I didn't turn my camera off before I went outside the second time, even though I thought I had. 

Has anyone ever purchased quikscribe..  I was using the Start/Stop digital program and I hate it - it seems to be full of errors and wouldn't load half of the reports correctly, although I could play them on my media player...  I downloaded the free trial of quikscribe and it seems to flow nicely and it can play the files that my STart/Stop couldn't.  I was just wondering if anyone else has used this and how the liked it..  I am also interested in the price!  I can't seem to find it anywhere - I did email them for a quote.  Thanks a lot and sorry if this is the wrong board to post this.

about how wonderful it is to train Indians to do our job.  OH YAAAYYY, LET'S HERE IT FOR SPHERIS AND HEALTHSCRIBE   Let's give a big whoopie and cheer them on while they continue to post for transcriptionists on this board and yet outsource and TRAIN Indians to do our job.  I guess I'm angry about the article on other levels, such as the fact that it seems that Advance magazine is constantly promoting offshore transcription.  This is not the first time they have printed articles like this. 

Our hospital used Spheris and Cbay and we spent hours up hours redoing the reports, yet these companies got paid in full.  Where is the logic in that?  Thank God, administration wised up and brought the work back in.  Now we can go back to doing what we've always done ... OUR OWN TRANSCRIPTION ACCURATELY!

I have two accounts, one is an ortho account complete with PA and operative reports, the other is a much smaller physical therapy account.  I am looking into what steps I need to take in order to have someone else take over part or all of my physical therapy account without letting the account go totally.  I would proof and retain a portion of the earnings.

What do I need to do about:

Taxes, i.e. 1099

Contract, I may actually want to take over the account again in 12-18 months

What notification, if any, do I need to give the office that I work for that I am outsourcing this work?

Any suggestions and advice welcome.  Am I going about this all wrong or misunderstanding how things work?  Thank you in advance.

I know this should be on the Word Board, but more people check this one. 

What is the difference between Tisseal glue and TISSEEL glue?

My clients are still using tapes. I am in the process of getting them switched over to digital (just need to find the time, have all the equipment). I am wondering, has anyone had any problems with dictated reports that have gone "missing" in the uploading process from the end of the physician's office, i.e., does the doctor say he has dictated reports but they never made it to you or the office can't find them on his machine? Just wondering if it is going to be a problem with dictations that got lost in the mysterious black hole ...

The doctor I work for has offered to purchase VR in order to help reduce typing reports.

Any suggestions as to which software would be the best to purchase and should I even agree to this. I am also worried that VR will take over my job!

Thanks      

I work on a platform where we can pull up previously-transcribed reports for samples.  I have worked for this company for about 7 months now and have never had a QA done on my work.  I like to know if I am doing something wrong or if there is a better/easier way of doing things.  While going through some reports to get samples I have noticed things that are not that big a deal, but more along the line of somebody padding their lines, i.e., in the laboratory section writing out the number seventeen, in extremity examination writing out plus-two pedal pulses, cranial nerves two through twelve, things like this.  Also, things like sclerae IS instead of are.  Our accounts are not verbatim.

I guess my question is what would most of you do, leave it alone or say something about it?  I have left it alone for this long, but it just doesn't sit well with me.  I'm sure I do things that are wrong too and that is why I wouldn't mind getting reviewed every now and then to ensure consistency and quality.  Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions. 

I posted about my home-based hospital job and there were replies earlier today, now they've all been deleted.  How in the world did THAT cause a thread to go down in flames?

I am in a really urban area and have to need to get higher speed internet than dial up.  For anyone who knows, can you compare the two for me?  Which is faster and more reliable?  Are there companies that are allowing one versus the other?  I know some companies do not allow either, but just curious before I make the move as to which one has been more MT friendly.  TIA!

Is this possible?  Compensation for higher production adds a penny more or so.

How would you transcribe this?

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! 

Does anyone know if there is a resource out there for learning how to edit transcription reports. We all edit our own reports now, but would like something for a resource to help train new transcriptionists.  I know there are booklets on transcription but would like something for editing. If anyone knows of a good site for this or a resource book that I can buy that would be great. Looking to eventually needing it for our group if we go voice recognition and want to be on top of things before it happens.

Thanks

Do you have a favorite you went to?  I'd like this to be a positive thread, fond memories, that sort of thing.

I worked for a very large hospital for about 4 years.  Every year at Christmas, the company party was in the cafeteria (a huge, monstrous cafeteria and half of it was curtained/walled off for our party).  The party was during an entire 24-hour period on 2 different days.  We could sign up for 4 hours time (paid) to go in groups to the party during our shifts.  When we got down there, after showing our badge, the CEO would hand us a crisp new 100-dollar bill.  They would have tables and tables of all kinds of fantastic snack/finger foods and desserts.  The TVs were showing videos that were scanning the crowd the whole time.  There was a band that played some and upper management would put on silly plays, sometimes children's groups would come sing.  We really had a good time.  Everyone got to enjoy the party.  We went home with an extra $100 in our pockets.  Enjoyed good food and entertainment and got paid for it!  Then we were worthless the rest of the day in the office, hahaha, while we continued to snack on all the dozens of goodies that clinics and offices had sent to the us, the transcription department.  :)

Now, we don't get THAT working from home, huh?!  Hahahaa 

playing dictation? I always used free ES. The other day (my son changed the default player) a file popped in Real Player and it was 200% clearer!

Thank you. :)

anyone know of a demo for an Expander other than "shorthand" demo? 

Thanks,

Abby

It was dictated as Allergies:  Sulfones. 

I transcribed "Allergies:  Cell phones"  . . . . until I realized what I'd done. 

Somebody beat me with a wet noodle!

Dr. states SGOT, PT is high.  Does he mean SGOT/PT or SGOT, SGPT or SGOT-PT?  I'm confused.  Just gone to ASR and freaked out!!

What is the difference between using a purchased Expander and using the free one in Microsoft Word?  I have many shortcuts I have put in Word and now I'm trying to speed myself up and everyone is saying to use expanders...what's the difference?  Are they really better?    I will buy one TODAY if it will increase my speed!  Would I be able to transfer all of the stuff I've already made shortcuts for? 

Thanks ~ Sheila

an no one ever answers?

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Help! need info. Would like responses from multiple people please.

Just started a new job last week. Everyone I get mail from, supervisors, tech, mgmt, etc. have a  So&so@OurCompany.com type email. (I'm not saying what company), but they are having me use my personal email.

Can't help wondering if I have been singled out for some reason. I feel totally excluded.

Also, even email that is obviously addressed to a large group has only my name/email in the To: box. This seems very strange. Why would it be top secret what group/s it is to, i.e., "All MT's, Hospital XYZ group, etc.

It seems as if I'm only getting email as a blind copy from everyone. How can I figure out whether all the other MTs have So&so@OurCompany.com addresses assigned & some higher up just hates me for some reason, or whether all MTs do not get a company-assigned email address? 

Hi,

Could I get an idea of the "going" line rate for clinic dictation, please.

They tell me I am too expensive and want me to lower my rates......

Thanks, I really appreciate some help.

Then outsources like us are getting ripped off...

I barely make $5 for 8 hours.. you think that's fair. .. cause I sure *&%# don't.

I have been advised recently that my doctor has purchased a new dictating system that will not work with Windows XP Home Edition, and that I will have to purchase Windows XP Pro Edition in order to continue tyiping for this doctor.

I've done some brief research to see if there is an upgrade from Home Edition to Pro Edition, and I haven't found one.  I'm pretty sure there probably is no upgrade, as they appear to be 2 different OPs.   I'm pretty sure I'll have to purchase the Pro Edition full install.  Now, when one changes operating systems, doesn't that entail having to reinstall all other software, quickwords, macros, templates, etc.? 

Take a break from working:

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