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My first email was vague, I'm sorry...This is about offshoring our jobs,,The plan is below..If you want to save your jobs please email me and send me your state also. This may take time,,I am complining a list of people so that I can mass email and maybe we can save our profession...

I am thinking about trying to get maybe one or two MTs from each state to write a letter to their respective legislators with a copy to the President...And see if we can some how get it circulated and signed by the respective transcriptionists in that state...I read on that other site that Obama has instituted something called I think it was MER or MRE forgot but they were saying it would put us out of work in 5 yrs...I'm still playing on that site but I think it has something to do with medical record errors that follow a patient throughout their lifetime. I'm trying to find out more about that now..There wouldn't be near as many errors if the transcription stayed in the country,,,Now the President needs to know how many jobs he will be cutting as well...Still researching..

I recently applied to a company and ran into a really difficult problem.  When I was sent the files for testing, they were first in "DSS".  The dictators were two different ESL's, but the problem was not so much them as the quality of the sound.  The company must have gotten the same response from everyone, because they then decided to send them using "MP3".  (I am not at all versed in technical stuff, but my computer person helped me and he also told me the quality was really bad.)  There is no way I would want to work for a company with that kind of a problem right off the bat.

Can someone please tell me what I should be looking/asking for?  I have worked in Escription and could hear beautifully.  The same with Meditech.  (Both of these were through hospitals.)  Are these what are called a "platform"?  I would really like to know what I can or should put in a resume or letter-of-interest just to head off these disappointments.  Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Ludi

I can feel the hairs on the back of my neck start to rise when I get a dicator who goes around the block to make a point and you are left trying to punctuate this monster thought into coherence. 

I am not talking about a run-on sentence, which could be broken up into a couple/three sentences.  I am talking about someone who just goes on and on and you are left wondering what the heck they started talking about in the first place.  Most of the time, the sentence doesn't make any sense anyway. 

Just letting off steam. Thanks.

I am so angry because I feel like the lady at this company I am mentoring with treats me like I am DUMB. I am new to this field but far from being DUMB. When I ask for clearity on something it is like her response is demeaning. I don't know if it is just me or it seems like there are people in this field that are just rude. I don't want to appear ungrateful for have the opportunity to have a company mentor me but I AM NOT DUMB!!!!!!!

I don't what to snap back at her in her emails for fear of losing the opportunity. Any advice? 

I am starting my own service.  Actually I started looking into this about a year ago and kept getting sidetracked.  Anyway I have already registered the name but am having second thoughts.  I chose "Atypical Typing" thinking a different type of service, not your average service but better, etc., yada, yada, yada.  Now I am thinking I don't want the docs to think 'abnormal' or some of the other negative things that can be associated with 'atypical.'  What do you think?  Your opinions are appreciated.  Thanks

It is kind of late here so I hope this makes sense.  I tried to post this a few minutes ago and it did not show up, so it may show up twice, sorry!

What's the general consensus with regards to Medware?  Thanks in advance.

From a blog by a critical care nurse:

"Levophed is so powerful that it is almost always the last-ditch drug to maintain blood pressure -- especially in sepsis -- hence its nickname, 'Leave-em-dead'.

open a SEP account?  A self-employed pension plan?  I would like to, but not sure how.  Also is the money I would deposit between now and April 15 tax deductible for 2006 taxes or count towards next year??

Thanks so much!

Does anyone know what speed Internet an MT should have?  I have cable (but didn't purchase the fastest) and have run tests on a free site to check it, but I'm not really sure what I am looking for as far as results.

Also, I am the one who posted about routers.  I failed to ask before if the router can also affect the speed performance of the computer and, if so, what to look for there.

Any help much appreciated! 

Getting my terms straight here   I did my research and the software used to 'play' the dictation is called Professional Digital Transcription Playback Software -  DTPS.

The few I've worked with always have that annoying feature where you can't modify the voice speed.  Are they all like that?

I'm just wondering what the PDTPS is like at a company I've applied for.  BTW - I made up that abbreviation - may not be accurate!

Right now I'm on C-phone. I'm okay with a C-phone.  I'm not real keen on the sound quality experience I've had with playback software.  Can you not slow them down?

Thanks for letting me pick your brain!!!

All you MTs who are wondering why it's so hard to get work and decent pay check out these websites:   Spheris India Pvt Ltd  and Indiadaily.com

Spheris says it doesn't outsource to India but guess where a lot of the old accounts have disappeared to.  When they say there is no work, they mean for USA MTs.

Hey there ....

Does anyone have a lead on any line counting software for under $30-$40?  I have TexTally, but it does not calculate the same way my Word 2002 calculates. 

  Thanx for your time.

I'm on Guru and Elance for freelance work, and I have been a Transcriptionist for 17 years.  Now, if you're not familiar with Guru or Elance, it's a site where potential employers can post projects for anything and you bid on them, BUT YOU have to pay Guru if you are awarded the project.  And a lot of times, the projects posted will state what the project pays IN TOTAL, and a lot of times it is $40, $30 - EVEN $10 for something like 2-3 hours of transcription.  $10!!! For what could be up to 10 hours of time of transcribing, plus, I believe, you have to pay Guru a portion of that. 

Well, I've never been awarded anything because quite frankly, I can't compete with the $40 and $25 per audio hour people.  I mean, really, I don't think I can transcribe an hour of multiple voice transcription that for every hour of transcribing, I'm only making $10 and then have to give a portion of that to Guru. 

Here is my curious question - the people bidding on these projects have just as many years, if not more, of transcription experience and they are bidding $40, $30 or $25 for the WHOLE project.  Why would experienced transcriptionists sell themselves so cheap!  It baffles my mind. It actually frustrates me because I can't help but think there are transcriptionists out there with 5-10+ years experience working for $7/hour and sometimes less, especially when the whole project pays $10 or $20.  Yet, it seems that the projects are always awarded. 

Just curious as to the thoughts some of you may have.  Oh, and by the way, these are being awarded to US transcriptionists most of the time.

this one about new pay plan............ "Pay rates based upon experience, skill, and work difficulty" is the first 'highlight'....... I have been asking for a raise since MAY and I am level 3 typist, highest level MQ has....  Supposed to be contacted personaly by someone in the future.  Hmmmmm, wonder what they will offer. 

I'm doing this GE doctor and there's a nurse or OR tech who keeps asking him questions.  Then he can't remember if he's dictating a colonoscopy or an EGD!!!  He loses his place and has to start all over again!

I'm pulling my hair out with all the "uhhhhh, uhhhhhs" and then I have to listen to him get short with her and her get snippy with him and then he can't remember if he took biopsies or not, if he's in the colon or the stomach.  He is clueless!  Just let him get his rhythm going and leave the man alone!

Okay, I've had my rant for the day!

Hello! I'm feeling a little lost. I thought it would be easy to figure this out, but I think I'm missing a step.

I'll be IC'ing for someone.  They've given me my FTP host, login name, and password, but I can't figure out where to go to put in that information!

If I can't find help here, I will write my new boss and ask, but I want to try to figure it out on my own (well, with YOUR help! :)

Thank you for trying to help.

Chickadee

Gray's Anatomy is having an encore tonight at 9:30 on ABC from Sunday's episode.  Great since I think so many people missed all/part of it.

http://forum.mtstars.com/main/v/1/38810.html

No Project Files

to the next field {} it causes SmarType to lock up.  Does anyone know how to fix this?

thanks so much