Administrative tasks are there

Posted By: whether you are digital or pick-up on 2008-02-10
In Reply to: Big MTSOs aren't always attractive to - private practices. sm

tapes. I'm sorry to have to disagree, but the time spent picking up tapes is equivalent to the time spent uploading and downloading files. Printing takes only a few minutes and the ink is a deduction. Furthermore, just because you offer a digital service does not mean that you will never have to go into the office. There are times when a digital account requires you as the MTSO to go in and be a "techie". With a tape, you rewind it, and then you type it. With digital, you must maintain an FTP, which also costs money and is probably the equivalent of gas.

Not only is "socializing" a great way to not become a "homely" MT in this business, but it is also a great way to network. I know for a fact that a new office will probably move in where the office is that I transcribe for, and don't think for a minute in passing I may just drop off my business card. Word of mouth and being "visible" is a good thing. How many times do you hear on this board that MTs feel so lonely! Completing the work from home is great, but also getting out in the public is a great way to build up your clientele. I do agree that not all practices can afford the Nationals or want to bother. They like to see "you" and give "you" feedback and know who is behind those reports at any given time.

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- I think a lot of the private practice docs like smaller ones. - MslaMT
- Big MTSOs aren't always attractive to - private practices. sm
  - Administrative tasks are there - whether you are digital or pick-up
    - No, it's not equivalent at all if you have - proper setup. sm
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I'm so tired of hearing the "poor MTSO." Cut me a break! Yeah, I have a big attitude, when most of these MTSOs are paying peanuts and demanding that ICs follow a schedule and also commit to a certain amount of lines. I am so sick of it! Don't worry yourself about MTSOs, they get their compensation or the wouldn't stay in the business!

If they want quality work and someone who is reliable, then pay more!

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Macros are better suited to repetitive tasks like formatting.
I have a macro to create a different second page of a letter with header info., another one that will update formatting from documents created using a different Normal template so they conform with mine, another one for highlighting, etc. They really can be timesavers.

Take the time to make a list for a day of all the common editing tasks you do.
That should give you a good start for productive macros, then start making macros for those odd circumstances. BTW, Instant Text is great for handling these types of tasks. You can run your macros with a short form that makes sense to you or you can create "command" entries that make corrections--meaning that you can lump a whole bunch of keyboard shortcut commands into one entry. This is a great feature if you're queasy about creating macros.