Agree with this but disagree about Drug Books, sm
Posted By: justme2 on 2007-01-16
In Reply to: I would buy new a Dorland's Medical Dictionary, Stedmans Medical and Surgical Equipment...SM - Tinks
Would recommend the Quick Look Drug Book, but I only buy every other year. The FDA site is good but I like being able to cross-reference generic and brand names and get the dosage information.
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Both drug books come out new in Jan., I think, or maybe even Dec.
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drug books
Okay, I am sure this question has been asked before but here I go. I am on the search for a new drug book. I have narrowed it down to 3......Quick Look, Saunders and Lipinicott Nursing drug book. Which drug book and/or books or references do everyone prefer? I ask this because I recently purchased an Expander that is very similar to ShortHand and was twice the money!!!! I do no want to make the same mistake again. Thanks. 
drug books
I like all three ie Quick Look, Saundrs, and American Drug Index, each has some advantages over both others, so... I update each every 3 years, rotating them. That way I stay up to date and keep all their advantages. Quick Look is anything but quick, but I really use their indications index.
drug books
I just ordered the newest electronic version of Quick Look from Stedman's a few months ago and am disappointed with it, especially for what I paid. I end up using Google all the time which is better anyway because the new version is not that good in my opinion and I can't find the drugs. The latest version is not what it is cracked up to be. My old version of Quick Look 2003 was better (which was provided by a company I used to work for), but my hard drive crashed so I bought the new version of Quick Look. Don't waste your money on it. Google has never let me down on research.
Drug books
Quick Look is good if you are not sure of the medication name because you can look it up by disease or condition plus it has lots of extras such as lab values, chemotherapy regimens, etc. The drawback is everything is listed by generic and if you are looking for detailed information (dosages, etc.) and only have the brand name, you are referred to another page for the generic that has the details, wasting typing time. This is why I use Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book most of the time. Saunders is great for a quick look-up, not having to jump around pages between generic and brand names. I use both and try to get the lastest copies every couple of years, they are the two best in my opinon and I cannot live without them.
There is also a great website, http://www.edruginfo.com/dudrughome.htm, with new drugs that may not be in the books yet. 
Old Drug books
Most MTs use the internet to keep updated on the latest pharmaceuticals. There are a gazillion sites out there that offer a lot more information that Quick Look drug books. They are relics of the past. Although you might find someone who wants one if you are lucky.
Nonsense! Drug books are dead (sm)
The net is ///far/// more useful than outdated books or electronic word products, for MTs with any kind of experience, that is. @_@ If you're a student or new, you do need a good drug book. Drake & Drake is the best; there will be an electronic version next year.
Try the link below for Drugs @ FDA. That's one of the essential links on my IE toolbar. (I know; every time you use IE, god kills a kitten, but w/some work platforms, I have to use it.) You can search generic/brand names using ^*^any 3 consecutive characters^*^ in the name. Try doing that with Quick Look, which only lets you wildcard the beginning OR the end of the word or individual characters. Nothing's more up to date than the FDA!
Using AutoHotKey or Active Words plus the newest download of Google Toolbar (google pones!), you can set up a quick little app to automatically highlight the last word you typed and send a search without leaving your document.
MT references were essential in the "old days" [meaning pre-2000?] when one had to really know how to use a search engine to find med equipment or drugs. Now every equip and drug mfgr has a website. Most of the new drugs have their own websites. Google's awesome ability to figure out what one wants from a phonetic spelling has officially killed the MT word reference publishing industry.
I vote for Quick Look Drug Books
Very, very helpful. Also Stedman's word books quite quite handy. Googling comes a long way, but I tend to like the books better. Dorland's medical dictionary is a must have and also electronic spell checkers are great/CDs loaded on PC.
And get 2 new drug books every year when updated in Jan/Feb. nm
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I like drug books even though you can access sites on line. A lab book, the Sted's Ortho Words, a
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I agree and disagree.
For my own personal choice, I detest daycares. However, I was forced to use them with my older child because we could not make it financially without me working. I tried working nights, but that didn't work because I didn't sleep at all. I cut back to parttime after my second child, only working during school hours. I hated every moment I was apart from my kids. After my third child, there was not a chance I would put my kids in daycare again. I did put my child into preschool three half days a week to prepare for kindergarten, and I did work outside the home those three half days. However, I don't agree with 50-60 hours of daycare or more per week.
The part I disagree with is the manner in which you are spreading your message. You come across as young, naive, and judgmental. A large percentage of this country does not have it as good as you do. What are you going to do if your husband loses his job some day? And can't find another one right away? Are you going to go on welfare, or are you going to put your kid in daycare so you can work while your husband either job searches or does odd jobs? What if he is forced to take a cut in wages or else his company shuts down entirely? These things have all happened to my family. Fortunately, you must be an MT if you're on this board. However, I don't agree with working fulltime at home with young children either. And Dr. Laura isn't as wonderful as she tells everyone she is. She's judgmental, too, which is not a ticket to heaven.
Why don't you just agree to disagree, and drop it? You have no right to tell people what they should or shouldn't do with their own children. There's a woman in our neighborhood who doesn't use daycare for her kids because she wouldn't make any money at all. You'd think her kids would be well-behaved and her house would be clean, but she sits on her fat arse watching TV all day long and smoking cigarettes. Is she a wonderful mother for staying home with her children? NO! She doesn't discipline at all. Her kids would spend all day and night here if they could, but I've got my own kids, house and job to take care of. There are good parents and there are bad parents. Having to use daycare does not make you a bad parent, and staying home with your kids doesn't make you a good parent.
We will have to agree to disagree---
I have never in my 20 years of homeschooling heard anyone give the HSLDA a bad rap as you have. I fully believe your info is wrong. I won't continue to argue with you over it, for we each have to make our own decision. Personally -- after 20 years of experience, I would not be without them! It gives me great peace of mind and the $85 will go toward helping others who do have legal needs if I do not need their assistance. I don't think this organization would be the size that it is and represent ALL 50 states if what you said was true.
I mentioned Christian Liberty curriculum in another post. Although "christian" is in their title, they offer a great curriculm even if you don't want to necessarily give your child a christian-based education.
I think that the websites that you gave are probably good resources, but I believe that there are MANY homeschoolers out there (and I would be in this category) that would not be able to pick and choose and put together their own curriculum and come out balanced in the end. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, so I might push the science and history areas because I am more familiar with them and be slack on the math side because I personally am not strong in that area. That is why I like a good curriculum such as A Beka, Christian Liberty, or even ACE (my last choice) because they do the leg work for you and you have a very balanced education.
I believe that many students are labeled ADHD and can be high achievers when brought home and taught. Believe it or not, there are teachers out there who just like the students to be a little "sedated" to make their job easier! Some of these issues can be handled with a good diet too.
Agree/disagree.
I do not think interracial marriage is wrong in the sense that it is a sin. However, I have 2 racially mixed nephews and a niece, and here (Alabama)these children, as well as their mothers, have often been insulted because of it. Only because of this, I hope my daughter does not choose to do this. If she does, I will, of course, accept it. I have close friends who are black and I love my niece and nephews dearly. I think that this is changing even in the south, but right or wrong there is still a stigma, at least here.
As for Dog, considering his background and the fact that he was angry, is it surprising that this could slip out? I may have been disappointed in him, as I have been with the relatives and others who have used this word, but this was a family discussion and should not have been broadcasted. Although I do not begrudge Dog his success, I would never have considered him a role model, even before this.
I agree to disagree with you on that
one. Glad you like it. Someone should.
DH and I agree to disagree sm
on this issue, as long as I win. He grudgingly writes the checks but loudly wishes he could use the money to pay principal on the mortgage (nice to even have that choice to make, I think). But one accident or illness for either of us, and the mortgage won't matter anymore, because we won't have a house, and all that extra money we paid on principal would be gone.
Don't think of it as health insurance, but rather catastrophe insurance, or even home insurance. It's a bit easier to swallow that way.
BTW, I have had a very positive experience with ehealthinsurance.com. Tried some of the others for "online" quotes, and a month later, my phone still hasn't stopped ringing almost constantly. None of that with ehealth. Good luck.
I agree...buy books
The internet can be very helpful, but it is not a substitution for books. I find books quicker to use then the internet sometimes.
Thanks! It's nice to know we can agree to disagree.
Have a good evening!
An experienced MT, I agree and disagree with you sm
I have two jobs right now, one I have had for 3 yrs (old job) and one I have had for 6 months (new job).
Old job sends back a corrected copy of every report that goes to QA. I am getting used to a new account, so these are used as references and for learning the new account. I could not learn the new account without this, and that is understood, it is a challenging account. This feedback has always been the case, however, no matter how long I have held onto an account.
The feedback is generic, in that there is NEVER a personal comment about it. You don't get "good job" but you don't get "you should have known this" either. It a tool and THIS very experienced MT uses it!
New job...feedback is rare. You can go back and look up things you have done, but unless you know what you are looking for, you won't find your corrections. In fact, many of my "corrections" were sent as blanks to the client and there is nothing for me to learn from. When feedback does come, it is only for errors and it is by phone with a thorough "ripping me a new one" and I can't say I like this, so I tend not to answer the phone. Every comment is made as a personal statement about me, not about my work. We had a conference call a couple of months ago and every error that one can with the MT system, I have made. Then again, I am the longest serving MT on this account. Every time they wanted to point out something you don't do, they called me BY NAME in from of my peers and said: You know ALL ABOUT THAT, don't you? Cheap shot and unprofessional to say the least.
It is sometimes true that experienced MTs lack adequate computer knowledge and have a lot of difficulty in this area. Some of us upgrade frequently enough (I do) that we have to stretch to learn new things.
I don't, not for a minute, consider that I don't have a certain excitement and acceptance of new things. I have had to learn no fewer than 5 MT platforms in this very calendar year. On top of that, I have made it a personal point to learn to do ESLs of all kinds, which is why I took the new job in the first place.
Knowing the BOS2 backwards and forwards has been an impediment for me because it is not the same as any specs I have ever been given for a hospital or a company. Use it properly? That is why it is very handy in PDF format!
I don't have on the job training in the sense that I have it in lieu of a training program. I took a training program and did extremely well with it and even passed a test and was hired before I could complete it. The rest is history. I am one of the lucky MTs who work part time and make a full time income with extreme accuracy, a willing attitude and the mentality of a team player.
Your post has a point and I acknowledge that. I simply don't appreciate being told that because I have training, a college degree and have been an MT for a dozen years that I am past my prime, I don't like to learn and I can't use the BOS properly!
We are all individuals and I don't think you said that clearly enough.
AGREE--they only do this to SELL MORE BOOKS. nm
AMA Style Guide or Chicago Manual of Style. Go read all the classified ads for people in editing and publishing.
I agree ~ I like to write in my books, too. NM
I disagree. Just because someone doesn't agree with your opinion,
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I completely agree with the advice below. Without your books, Google.
Just be sure that the entries you find are from a verifiable source; you can also access Dorland's at the Merck website (google Dorland Merck and then add to favs).
I travel frequently and have found MT an easily-adaptable job for this. You'll want to get very used to setting up and taking down your computer quickly, as well as making sure you have the correct cords, etc. Seems like a "duh" thing, but... :)
If you have money and inclination, you might purchase a couple of your most frequently-used Stedman's on CD-ROM and install before you leave on your trip. I have the equipment words, surgery words, and emergency medicine words on CD-ROM that I use without having to have the physical books handy.
Enjoy your trip!
Agree and disagree -- there is a time and place for discretion -- but it should be with the approval
I used to do shift assignments many years ago ... first off, there are times when you have a newbie (or not so newbie) who will literally take hours to do a few OP reports, when what you need is TURNOVER, VOLUME, SPEED .. in those cases, it may make sense for the overall picture to assign someone new (or ailing) some "easy" work to clear out a worktype ... Ditto, I don't have any problem with requesting (and having request granted) to do certain report types or this-not-that when there is a request for extra hours. If you've already put in your shifts doing luck-of-the-draw, spending extra hours doing the dregs feels like punishment ... and if you're doing an unfamiliar worktype on overtime or extra, your reports will likely be a burden to QA ... net gain lessened.
There are all kinds of cherrypicking possible depending on the configuration of your job -- switching worktypes, switching accounts, taking a "break" are all ways to pass the exhausting and frustrating on to somebody else ... Oh, and no, I make myself NOT do that ... easy though it appears to be for most people to get away with it.
I once had a coworker (whom I liked) who explained that she HAD to cherrypick because otherwise she couldn't reach her line count within her 8 hour workday ...
I agree, and O'Reilly marketing his books and novelty times
a joke and sad that old folks down in fla watch it and get brainwashed, much like old people get tricked by contractors and other things. I hope I don't lose my marbles when I get old.
FYI I HAVE reference books, but in case you hadn't noticed, thing change a lot faster than BOOKS
I was simply asking for suggestions of other places on line that I might look for the latest info, especially considering that my work is on the internet, what the hell is wrong with trying to be more productive and efficient?!?! Good Grief!!
I prefer books. I'm kinda old school. I like to be able to write new terms in my books. I do
have Stedman's Medical Dictationary on CD and I do use it quite a bit, but that's more because the actual print dictionary is so darn heavy to pick up and look a word up! 
Good drug book vs. internet drug sites
I need to buy a new drug book. At a prior job, about a year ago, one of the supervisors told me she used the internet exclusively. What's the consensus and if you prefer the internet, which site or sites do you like. Thanks in advance.
Post drug questions on the drug board
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DRUG ELUDING?DRUG ELUTING?
Okay...sock it to me..when I was even newer than I am now, I wrote "drug alluding stent." QA sent a correction saying "drug eluding stent." NOW, I see on Google, "drug eluting stent." SOoooo, which is it, or are they both correct? Thanks ahead of time.
Help on the drug board--osteoporosis drug?
Sorry..........thanks in advance, I appreciate it.
I disagree
Edix/Spheris pays a bonus based on production and QA. The MQ office I worked for didn't give a rats bottom about QA, it was LINES LINES LINES and they paid production bonuses. My company expects the lines with NO bonus, NO shift differential, NO weekend differential, and NO OT. What you download you are expected to do, doesn't matter if it's 200 reports, you better have them done.
I have to disagree with you.
I think that people actually like it. That is the thing. I care a lot if the people are fat and ugly. It is such a weird concept to me. Being extremely thin and beautiful, I can't stand that. I mean, what is the harm in getting plastic surgery or gastric bypass? It will be a very hard thing for me to do.
I would have to disagree with you...
I have lived in California for most of my life and now for the last 6 years have lived in New England. Yes, it's expensive but not nearly as expensive as California, especially Southern California. For instance, a small tract house with 1200 square feet and no yard whatsoever, lined up like sardines in a can, will run you about 450,000. We have a 4 bdrm 3ba, in ground pool,1.4 acres, 2,300 sq ft house worth 300,000. The reason most of theNortheast is so expensive is the high tax burden, with the exception of New Hampshire,which has the lowest tax burden of all 50 states. One thing that is horribly expensive is college tuition, even community college is ridiculous compared to California.
I disagree with you. SM
As the other poster said -- if they're all that concerned, they need to (a) watch who they hire (b) provide the equipment.
No way on this earth I'd grant that kind of access to my computer. They'll have to find another way to calm their fears.
I disagree... (sm)
I believe Silent Type is a totally family based, oriented firm and found them most pleasant to work for before starting my own business.
I disagree
I have been an MT for a fair few years. One of the reasons I chose this career was because of the "bright" outlook. I believed that there really was a shortage of MTs in this country and jobs aplenty. Plenty of MTSOs are hiring, but trying to get my own account has been like pulling teeth. I have had to move out of my city, then out of my state, and now am calling surrounding states looking for work. I have excellent qualifications and reasonable rates, and I can tell you, nobody is interested.
I disagree (sm)
My husband loves it when I tell him I pretend that he's naked.
I mean, wow, lighten up. I doubt ilovejackbauer is some kind of pedophile so I'm sure it was just a harmless suggestion. This world has gotten way too sensitive.
I have to disagree with
I worked set hours at home with an infant that I was nursing...yes I did! When he needed a change or to be nursed, I took the few minutes, changed him, latched him on, and continued working. It's hard, but not downright impossible. We are women, we can do anything we set our minds to. Good luck to the OP!!!
Disagree - that's all!
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I have to disagree
My live-in BF's exwife used to do the online game instead and he hated it. No time with him or daughter. He is now pretty much doing the same thing to me with his model airplanes and helicopters. When he works on them and deals with them he does it and nothing else. He is very single minded. If not flying it is working on them, surfing the net for them, talking about them, etc. I have just about had it as well. He says that at least he does not go out to bars and drink. Well if you are not spending time with me and kids and not helping me do things around the house so that I am tired and stressed it is all the same to me. I have been there on both and just because they are not cheating, drinking, drugging, etc does not mean it is okay. If you need attention and help you need it no matter what their reasoning is or hobby is in this case. You have to balance your time. I say what if all I did was play my games or shop or go to the bookstore and had no time for anyone or house work. I have to balance it so that we all function relatively well. It should be equal play time for both of you and equal other stuff too.
I disagree
It involved her when her husband decided to share the info with her. AND they involved him when they brought him into their little THANG. Don't for a minute think it is innocent, or else she would have called his wife to ask where he was at. I think if the OPs husband doesn't set his friend straight about not wanting to be involved in this crap then he is not beyond suspicion. JMO.
And, do you want some unwritten code making a fool out of YOU if your man should decide to start doing the same and his friends (your friends also) know about it!?!?!?!?!?! Come on.
Sorry disagree
Your creditors have the RIGHT to not work with a credit counseling agency. I tried this route also before Chapter 13 and several chose not to work with them. Most of the major ones do but some do not. This is a profitable business that is paying your bills for you working out a credit plan for you and if you miss ONE payment they have the right to drop you and many will. They also monitor the usage or your credit card use, etc. Again, there are always two sides to everything but some of my creditors did chose not to work with the agency. I was told by one of the biggest Credit Counseling Agencies that though most "do work with them, some chose not to and they do not have to as you are the one that agreed to pay back the debt not the credit counseling agency." But they do have to accept a Chapter 13 order. So again, look at all the facts and make your choice. The biggest agency I talked to was the higest for their fees and really did not save me much with my payment but the interest and late fees stopped. Also if they negotiate a plan to reduce the balance due -- beware that if a credit card compay writes off any amount of the debt -- say that they will settle for 50% of the $10,000 that you owe, then they will issue you a 1099C - cancellation of debt - for the $5,000 that you are not paying and you will have to include that as income on your taxes for the year. So there are several pitfalls with some of these agencies, just ask the right questions and do some research. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Patti
I would have to disagree with you
I just took a job that offered me 7.5 cents per line to start. I just finished my online training for MT at the beginning of August. It can happen, although I applied to every company I could find. I did the legwork and now the offers are rolling in.
disagree
depends on the companies ethics, method of counting, etc. I can do mooocho lines on escription platform but suck on any other platform.
I disagree with others, I think 12 is low
Some MTs make that from a service so you can imagine what the service is charging and they are paying it. With picking up, delivering, printing? 12 cpl is selling yourself way short IMO. Not to mention bringing down the rates overall for others. I would not do it for less than 14 cpl. And if they won't pay that, work for a service that will pay you 10 or 11 cpl, without all the headaches.
I disagree with you
You are very opinionated.
I disagree. sm
I've been in both situations - one punitive, and one that rewards MTs extra efforts. Reward is far more motivating than punishment. Punitive management styles just make employees tense, demoralized, and even more apt to make further mistakes. If it goes on long enough, they become resentful and angry. Ultimately they leave. The way to keep good employees, and to turn marginal ones into better ones, is to reward them for a job well done.
I disagree
...if you Google "new hires" every instance that comes up seems to related to new employees. This was also heard spoken by the Human Resources department.
Diane
I would have to disagree.
an IC work a set schedule. Unfortunately with this OP being an employee, she must adhere to the strict work schedule. As an IC, you are not required to work set hours, and if you are being told to do that, then you are an employee and not an IC. Someone on this particular board posted a link to a court action suit brought against a company classifying an employee as an IC, but was in the wrong because that is considered control due to the fact the work was required back in 24 hours. Believe it or not, but I read it myself on this board.
Think about it as a plumber. When the IC plumber comes to your house, gives you an estimate, do you say to him, now I want this work completed at such and such a time (strict schedule)? No, the plumber tells you I'll be there between the hours of 9 and 5, and the work can be completed in such and such amount of time given there is no unforeseen problems, etc.
Now with MT, the usual TAT is 24 hours, but as an IC, you should be able to transcribe that work within that amount of time, but not work a set schedule even if that means typing for 15 minutes, take an hour break, and then type for 15 minutes.
I am soooooo glad the company I work (only one) as I have my own accounts, knows the true meaning of IC. A lot of these MTSO's do not know the true meaning.
Furthermore, the accounts I have on my own do not require 24-hour TAT, so that is also something an MTSO will play on when in all honesty they actually have 48 hours or even 72 hours to complete the work. I'm there, I'm doing it, and I know it to be true! My accounts are happy with 48 hour TAT. I QA my own work, which is also another problem in this field. If there were not so many chiefs making demands, I think the Indians could have more time to do their "hunting" for their bounty! 24-hour TAT should be for STAT requests only.
I'd have to disagree.
I am my own team. I am not part of anyone's team because if I was, then I'd get the benefits "the team" gets. With that said, yes I will charge for faxing and taking the time to do things other than typing. And, NO, in 10 years, the physicians I type for ask no questions as they charge fees for their different services as well, filling out workers' comp forms, etc.
So I encourage transcriptionists to charge as such. If you price your line rate high, they will outsource to a large company that they can pay less, so this may work for you, but not necessarily is the norm. JMO.
I disagree.
For example, Medquist requires 150 lines per hour for full time with benefits, which is a 1200 line 8-hour day, and that includes ASR. There are high producers who are hitting those numbers, but they are the minority, especially now. Your numbers are great and certainly what I aim for, but may be daunting to someone just getting started if they think that is the norm.
I'm getting paid!
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