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in-laws - Posted By: TDE

Do any of you married people have trouble with your in-laws, particularly your mother-in-law? Mine is quite domineering and manipulate, though my husband doesn't see it one bit. She has really created a lot of problems between him and I because I don't think she ever really liked me.

However, he sides with HER all the time !

job application - Posted By: Former RHIT

Once upon a time I held the credentials of RHIT,but let that lapse. I am filling out a job application for a transcription job. Do I leave it in? Leave it out? Put in the years I was accredited? Thanks.

Help on Word Board please :) nm - Posted By: funsize

xxx

Repetitive Stress Injury Neck - Posted By: britabelle

I am in bad shape with my neck and I thought maybe I could come here for some advice before I go to my doctor. I have an injury there already, but I thought it healed. I do 8 to 10 hours a day of typing and computer work. I do sit in an ergonomic chair, but I have very bad neck pain still...primarily on the left and it is a sharp intermittent pain.

rephrasing my question about 3000 lines per day (sm) - Posted By: JLS

What I really like to know is if it's possible to type that many lines on a CONSISTENT basis everyday and approximately how many hours it takes. I'm trying to calculate how many lines a pay period I need to make to pay my bills.

Thanks so much

Anyone visited Tweetsie Railroad in NC and surrounding attractions lately?sm - Posted By: Looking forward to a weekend getaway!

Thinking about taking the family to Tweetsie Railroad next month. My husband went there a long time ago and now he thinks it would be a fun trip. After looking at the website it does look like family fun! We have a 4-year-old son who loves trains. I was looking through websites to find some nice places to stay. It seemed like they had a few. Any information on past experiences would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Is it too much to ask... - Posted By: Not appreciated....

Family has been having financial troubles the past few months so I took on more work. As I am the only one in the family that is able to find extra work to pay off debts, is it too much to ask if the rest of the family (teenage daughter and preteen son and husband) pick up the slack on the household duties. I have never asked them to do much other than their own messes. I usually do all the major cleaning and all the major cooking (even baking for THEM to give as gifts this Christmas). Since I took on extra, my house is falling apart. I have no relaxation time, even if I try to just sit down, I can't relax if I have to look at the mess. Has anyone ever been able to just sit back for a week and let family and house fend for themselves in hopes they would have some awakening as to the stress I'm under. All of this and the holidays are stressing me out.

A Question About Meditech....please read.... - Posted By: StyxFan

What is Meditech? I've seen mentioned on these boards many times, especially on the job ads with employers wanting experience with Meditech. Is this a software program? Is it hardware? How do I get it? Can it be downloaded? Does it cost anything? Thanks.

What you doing over the Labor Day holiday? - Posted By: I'm going to the fair. Diane

to who posted about putting keyboard in your lap, - Posted By: sm

thanks for taking the time to share that. I've been MTing over 30 yr and just in the las few have had trouble with the carpal t. syndrome stuff. I thought i always had good ergo posture, etc, but when i have had a persistent pain in the one arm, i tried your idea and it seems to be helping. I use a board under the keyboard tho as it feels better to me that way. I've learned so much from people sharing on this board, and thank you for your input!

How do I get Word to capitalize a new sentence when it is after a number? TIA. nm - Posted By: AzMT

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job board non MT solicitation - Posted By: Not Appropriate

ADMINISTRATOR-There is an ad on the Jobs Board, NSV Inc looking for independent contractor. This has been posted here before--NOT MT work, is looking for people to sell health insurance. Also wants money from potential new hire. FYI

Slow computer, told need more RAM - Posted By: Need to type faster

My computer now has been really slow lately and checked and found to have 768 MB, told I need to increase to at least 1.5 or 2 gb which my computer can handle. My question is this, since it is gonna cost me approximately $140 or so, is this worth it, will I be able to tell the difference in the speed? Right now I am sitting waiting for some words to appear on the screen, very frustrating. Thanks!

Typing on your lap - Posted By: stanggirl

I just moved and my new desk setup is a built-in desk which is too high for comfort for typing on the keyboard. I can adjust my office chair up, but then it's too high to comfortably reach the pedal. I have been typing on the keyboard on my lap for two days but my shoulders are sore and so are my calves apparently from flexing when I wasn't aware of it all day.

Awhile back I read here that some MT's type on their keyboards on their laps. Please give me any feedback how it works for you and also do you know of any products out there or things around the house to support the keyboard and make it easier to balance on your legs. I kind of like typing like this other than the strain on my neck and legs from trying to keep it balanced and from sliding off.

Thanks in advance!

Need help with spellcheck, please! - Posted By: Angela

Does anyone know how to do this: When in Windows Explorer, when you select say five documents to open, to have them all spellchecked as they open? I have tried to find this information, but haven't been able to do so and have also tried to create a macro to do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much and Happy Holidays!

Schooling - Posted By: LG

How do you tell someone who is looking at schools that they should only go with the top 3? I learned the hardway and I am enrolled in M-Tec currently. I am sure you can get jobs from other schools but I personally would like the opportunity for the job placement.

Quit an IC job and got asked to stay sm - Posted By: Am I alone?

Actually, almost begged to stay. I have accepted a position with a large, highly respected national and I wanted it, still do. They are supposed to be an outstanding place to work, have a friendly platform and they sure have been extremely nice during the hiring and into the setup phase.

I have N-E-V-E-R given notice and then asked to stay before. I have quit and been told I was an eegit, but never ever asked to stay. They have been receiving compliments from the client on this extraordinarily difficult account and was told that if I left, it would really put a damper on things, that I was valuable, diligent, and a pretty darn good MT all the way around.

All I can tell you that I am rather burned out and I need some slow time and/or down time for a bit. A couple of extra days to catch up housework and sleep would be great.
Sheesh, now what do I do?

Jobs and Vista - Posted By: Cynthia

Is anyone else out there having a hard time trying to get a job with Windows Vista on your computer? What is the problem with this. I have had several interviews and as soon as they found out I have vista, they are not compatible? What are you going with Vista doing? Thanks for any help.

Error in Book of Style 2nd edition!? - Posted By: exilesky

Hey! I just paid over $60 for this dang BOS (my new employer requires I have one), so I'm studying it diligently, and on page 297 they're referring to Salter-Harris fractures as "Slater-Harris". Thought I was going nuts, checked Stedman's and they say its Salter. Am worried there are other errors in it, and I won't know it! Do they publish their bloopers anywhere?

I'm not a member of AAMT (and probably never will be, I'm not a joiner), but I'm pretty doggone disgusted I just shelled out that kind of money for published errors, especially after reading repeatedly in the book how regular MTs aren't worthy of putting letters after their name unless they've been certified by the all-knowing AAMT! Guess I'd never pass their test since I'd say Salter-Harris instead of Slater!

Anyway, I feel ripped off, especially since all editors/employers act like the AAMT is holy like the pope! Thanks for listening to me vent!

Does anyone have a good web site for herbs and their uses? TIA nm - Posted By: Suzi

Creating a proposal for services - Posted By: Janell DeMello

I have been asked to submit a proposal for transcription services for a local imaging facility. The dictation is accessed over the internet and the reports are typed directly into their own system. I am a bit sketchy on how to submit a proposal like this. Can anybody provide me with a "sample." I will be hiring additional subcontractors to help me on this account. I have only been employed as an outside contractor on one-site facilities and dont really know all the wording that is needed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Tight calves? - Posted By: Emtee

Anyone have really tight calves from using your foot pedal? I know I should alternate feet more but I prefer a certain side. I also noticed that if I get down on my knees with my lower legs tucked under me, I can't sit comfortably because my calves are so big and tight. I had a massage the other day for the first time in a while and the massage therapist asked if I ran, said I had tight thighs. I'm just concerned I'm going to get bad circulation or something - I already feel a little wobbly when I walk first thing in the morning. Is this a normal side effect of the job and nothing to worry about?

WoW! Let's test Avatars. - Posted By: Test

Let's see.......................................

Legal action when not getting paid. sm - Posted By: IC Girl

Hello fellow MTs,

I knew this was bound to happen. I was an IC for a company and left after giving contracted one-week notice. Now I'm not getting paid for the work I did.

What is the first step to take? I am prepared to get an attorney if need be but would like to take other steps before this.

Anybody else have experience in this? There are state differences. I'm not sure which court to start with to start any court proceedings. I guess that's where the attorney will help.

Thank you all so much for any advice.

235 seconds of dictation...sm - Posted By: arrgghh!

and less than 20 lines!!!!

And he ends the dictation at 200 seconds, then proceeds to shuffle papers and say "end dictation" 50 times...come on already, END THE DICTATION! No respect!

Laptop cases sm - Posted By: Bella

So, I'm getting a laptop for work. Anyone know of cases where the laptop, keyboard, headset, and foot pedal will all fit into. If nothing else at least the keyboard and headset. I could always carry the footpedal seperate or use hotkeys. Something that isn't too terribly big if that is possible.

Thanks!

Does anyone know where I can find a conversion table for cpl rates? - Posted By: sm

Like if you make 13 c/70 character line how to figure what that would be at a 60 character line, etc. Thanks for the the help.

Need suggestions regarding spell check on my PC. - Posted By: RockinMT

Okay, here's my situation. I have a PC given to me by the hospital that I work for. Last week, it went haywire on me and so I took into the techies to work on. Long story short, they had to build me a whole new PC. So now I've got my new PC and it's working great except they forgot to load me the Stedman's medical spellchecker (we use EXText).

Sooooooo, rather than call the help desk and go through all the hoops just so they can load it on for me, I want to just build my own spellchecker. They only slow down is those darn drugs! I have to look those up every single time because I'm never 100% sure if I've spelled them right. Is there a drug word list somewhere out there on the net that I can copy and paste into my dictionary file? That would be oh so wonderful.

I just cannot face the techie people again. I couldn't work for two days last week because of PC issues and today is the first day of a new pay period and I so want to make up for my lost lines without any more hiccups.

Okay, I'm done boo hooin' and beggin. Back to work!

Is p.o. considered dangerous abbreviation? - Posted By: Thanks.

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Anyone know a good web site for allergy testing? Thank you! nm - Posted By: MT

Expanderic - has anyone downloaded the (sm) - Posted By: barb

free trial of Expanderic. I did and I seem to be getting some weird stuff, i.e., it will create a space every time the "s" is typed. Thanks for any info.

Transcription company - Posted By: sm

Anyone heard of a company called Priority Medical? I sent my resume to the owner **** but when I check on Internet Priority Medical is not owned by her and she claims she is the owner. How can I be sure?

This doctor - Posted By: LOL

likes to go DUBADUBADUBADUBADUBADUBADO while he is thinking of what to say next. It was funny at first, but 5 minutes in it is becoming very annoying!

laptop not working with foot pedal? - Posted By: sm

I just tried my new laptop with all my peripherals; everything works except the footpedal. Laptop is Toshiba; foot pedal is an Infinity IN-USB-1. I plugged it in cold (as the others) and have no clue what to do or if it needs replaced, what to replace it with. Can anyone help?

thanks a whole lot.

lead 5??? what sm - Posted By: Need help with EKG sm

The patient�s EKG shows a sinus rhythm 73 beats/minute with normal intervals, normal axis, normal QRS, normal STs. The patient has nonspecific T-wave inversions in V2, V3, V4, V5, and V6, as well as biphasic T-waves in lead I and aVL. She has flattened T-waves in leads II, III, and 5. There is no lead 5 (at least not in roman numbers) What should I type here????

C-Phone Question - Posted By: sodiepop

Howdy: Can anyone tell me what command to use to pause the C-phone? I have no instructions and would like to stop long enough to go potty! Thanks!

SPi transcription - Posted By: Kathy

Anyone out there who works for SPi and uses their software, which I love, feel that they do okay? Thanks in advance.

Need to vent... - Posted By: Fuming...

I am an IC who has been committed to the same practice for five years. I have showed up when there was no work and they had forgotten to call me. I ate the 30 miles of gas money without being rude. I have answered all their emergency phone calls and produced the reports immediately at no extra charge. I have often been delayed payment due to the doctor being on his own extravagant vacation and/or just delaying payment with no excuse. I have worked weekends, holidays, all-nighters, etc., without any complaints. The last straw came today, when again, I was not paid. It is two weeks past due, yet they have the nerve to give me more work. I just do not get it. It's time to move on...

Thanks for letting me vent~

Is a decent MT job too much to ask for these days!?!?!? - Posted By: Frustrated in GA

is it too much to ask for a decent job as an MT anymore? i am so fed up with the big services and how they take you for granted, ignore your requests for help, clunky, time-consuming, line-stealing platforms that i could just scream! (please excuse my lack of punctuation and any type-o's, this is a forum and i just really don't care right now!!!)

i am so sick of sitting at my computer all day long to only get out 500 lines a day and it's not my lack of committment, lack of focus, or any of the like....it's the out-dated, stupid "platforms" we are expected to type in and now they are even setting it up where we're typing in little boxes and not hitting return to go from section to section, i'm sure in an effort to reduce payable characters.

I am just at my wits end. i have been applying for jobs that are not in the field of MT for the last two years and cannot get any replies to jobs besides "work at home" scams and the like.

ANYONE ELSE FEEL ME OUT THERE????

Question about editing, please read. - Posted By: LOVE TO TYPE

I am an Editor and I was wondering if anyone has any tips on how to get high line counts per day in. Also, what is the average anyone on these boards can do. Typcailly, here should I be when I am editing.

How many men transcriptionists - Posted By: b

are out there? Have been noticing a few men's names lately and was curious as to how many men transcriptionists there are.

Does I-chart have a good expander? - Posted By: anon

Anyone familiar with Dictaphone I-chart. I'm thinking of working for a company that uses this. Is it good for productivity. I have Word 2000. Is it compatible? Thanks in advance!

Petition to keep Kaysar, please sign. sm - Posted By: Suzi

http://www.petitiononline.com/GOKAYSAR/petition.html

Increasing line count - help! - Posted By: SAHcatmom

Ok, guys I need your expertise. I started with a new company and now have 11 accounts, each with different formatting/rules and of course MANY doctors. I tried putting some of the common phrases in my expander, but it is not often I get the same doctors again. Needless to say, my line count is low. I'm trying to find a solution other than crying and collapsing every day after my shift. Knowing this situation -- new doctors, a range of different reports/formatting, how do I increase my line count? Has anyone ever gone through this? Please help!

The sister of a co-worker of mine passed away a few weeks before Christmas. Can I still send a *sm* - Posted By: x

sympathy card without looking stupid. I have been off on medical leave and various reasons have kept me from getting the card out but I really want to send one.

Computer fans - are they supposed to be noisy? - Posted By: MTSO

Does anyone know if it is normal for computer fans to be very noisy? One of my computers is very loud and I wonder if this is normal. The other computer is quiet. Should I be concerned?

help with shorthand - Posted By: janett

Ok here is the problem. I want to delete the entire dictionary from Shorthand. I was trying to transfer from one computer to the other and really messed it up. I now have 4 dictionaries but no entries. How do I delete these so I can start all over again. Your help is appreciated by my entire family.

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.

Hard to Hear! - Posted By: MT

OK, I have been typing for this doc for quite a while now. Recently, his dictations have gotten harder and harder to hear. It seems like his voice is so quiet! In some parts it is like he is fading away and it's so difficult to figure out what he is saying. I am ending up with a lot of blanks just so he can check it and make sure I heard the correct word (that's what I'm supposed to do, right?) Now, the higher I turn my volume up to hear him, the louder the hissssssing noise is in the background and it's killing my ears! What should I do?

Questions for QA/Editor people - Posted By: ?????

What would you say is an average hourly rate for an Editor who is not a certified MT? Do you also do transcription? If so, do you do this during your shift that you are acting as QA or after?

If you do transcription during your shift, how many lines of QA do you average per hour? Also, if there is no work to QA, are you still paid (IC status). I would appreciate any insight that any of you can provide. I just got my first QA position and am trying to get an understanding of how things go. Please don't tell me to ask the company. I want to hear from you guys, if you don't mind.

Thanks