An update and to answer some of these questions...
Posted By: sm on 2005-08-04
In Reply to: Have any of you editors ever scored anyone at a negative 27% before? - OH MY!!
The account is psychiatry. The doctor speaks clearly, no big words. I scored her second one at negative 42%. She had no blanks and guessed at everything. Did not read over to see if anything made sense at all, so many sentences were completely OUT OF WACK. I am not able to speak to the MT directly, my boss does that. I have not sent the scores in/back yet. I would like to first speak with my boss on this, as I have no idea what to do about it. There were 8 reports, she did 4 of them, so obviously, I am typing the other 4 (THANK GOD). I come across A LOT of newbies and they do great and have a lot of potential, but this MT, to me, just seems lazy and unwilling to try. I see no potential here whatsoever. She is getting English words as well as medical words wrong and spelled incorrectly. I am at a loss!
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Could you please answer some questions? (sm)
Did you have a learning curve with this keyboard? I was reading about it yesterday. I understand the home, page up, page down, etc. keys are on the left-hand side of the keyboard. That would make for some serious re-learning on my part! How have you coped? Thanks to both of you in advance
In answer to some of your questions...sm
How did you get your accounts and what line rate did you start with? Also do you pick up and drop off? Who do you speak with (Doctor or office manager) when you have a question about dictation? What is your normal TAT?
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Pounded the pavement 12 years ago, introduced myself in medical buildings/offices that I chose to walk into, handing them my business card, spending a few minutes with them, giving a resume if requested, showed a little of my personality, asked for their business cards, followed up with them with a phone call. I did this once a week, a different medical building in my area(s). I started charging at 12 CPL.....never upped them until this year. They so appreciated that. I pick up and deliver and also supply plain white paper if they request the work be printed on that versus their letterhead. I also never charge for just one word on a line, no matter how long that one word might be, and I give them free 5-line headers as it's only 2 Keystrokes for me. (Most docs like to see something for *free*). I spoke originally directly with the doctors and some of them I still do talk with them, but many times I just deal with the office staff. I rarely have to call though.
Hope that helps and good luck to you. 
Let me see if I can answer some of your questions.
Let me first tell you about my background. I've been an MT for 15 years and QA for 7 years. I have also worked as a supervisor of a MT department in a large inner city hospital. I went to a business college and enrolled in their newly established MT program and it was awful. I paid nearly $5000 for my "education" in 1992. Fortunately, I lucked out and was able to get a p.r.n. MT position with a local hospital and one of the instructors at my school worked at the hospital. She became my mentor at school and on the job. I learned more on the job than I did from the school. I started out making $7.86 an hour! It seems like peanuts now, but I took it and ran with it. Best thing I ever did. I am a firm believer that every newly graduated MT simply MUST work in an office for at least the first year. You learn so much from other, more experienced MTs. You develop a trained ear by having someone else with experience listen and tell you what you should be hearing.
I owe my career to Martha, Jane, Sherri, and Helen. They are all retired now, but they were MTs back when they used typewriters and recording belts! They were my mentors in the beginning and everything they taught me is still with me today!
what type of school is nec.? Personally, I feel that you can take a medical terminology course, anatomy and physiology I and II, and English at your local community college and that is a good start. I don't feel like any of the online schools out there really prepare anyone for the real world of transcription and their tuition is outrageous! You can go to a community college for half of what you pay some of those "business" or "career" colleges.
is school required? Those courses I listed should be required.
what is an apprenticeship? can i work as an apprentice and get paid? I think an apprenticeship is an excellent idea. After you completed the necessary course work, on-the-job experience is the next step in the learning process and an essential step. As far as being paid, there are companies out there that pay a minimal line rate (usually 5 or 6 cpl) to newbie MTs who are still learning. Even if you don't get paid, it's still excellent training and education.
can i work at home straight out of school or do i have to work at an office or hospital first? Unfortunately, you can work from home right out of school, but I don't recommend it. Like I said above, there is a gigantic learning curve the first year or two out of school. And even after 15 years on the job, there is still a little bit of a learning curve. For at least the first year, you need to be in an office with other experienced MTs.
There's no one answer to any of your questions. sm
Some companies might want you to have experience in QA; others might not. Either way, they'll want to know that your experience in transcribing covers the range of whatever kind of work you'd be checking, and that the quality of your own work is high.
Some companies might expect you to transcribe and do QA if the volume of work you'd be checking isn't enough to justify having you do nothing but QA.
If you're thinking of advancement within your own company, check with your supervisor about these things. If you're thinking of applying for a job with another company, hopefully the job description will indicate what the requirements are and whether it's full-time QA or would also involve transcribing. If not, you can ask during your interview.
Oh, and same with regard to pay. Some companies pay QA people an hourly wage, some pay "production" rates. Again, you just have to ask when you're applying for the job if the job posting doesn't tell you this.
what's the difference if they answer your questions or not
they're gonna be a bunch of lies anyway!
no easy answer to some of your questions
I was lucky enough to get my first account in response to a letter I sent - one of 100+ letters sent out. I've never been successful with advertising since then. The rest of my accounts I got through word of mouth - one office likes my work, the OM is asked who she uses as far as transcription by another OM, etc. So make sure you do your very best no matter how "small" the account is - you never know. As for what to charge, that depends on your area of the country, what will that market bear? That's a hard one - need to do some snooping as far as what the "average" is. Don't want to undercut but don't want to price yourself out of the marketplace either (personal experience - I've done both while learning). As far as questions re dictations, I try to dope it out myself - I purchase a reference book for that particular specialty if I don't already have one, ask on message boards, research the reputable web sites, stand on my head and howl at the moon - anything before I resort to asking either the doctor or the OM. As a last resort, I will leave a blank and flag it with a note that I couldn't understand what was said, or whatever the problem was. I used to pick up and deliver, but ALL of my work now is via digital dictation, so I don't pick up or deliver anything - everything transferred via secure ftp. Hope that helps some.
Put your condescension away and answer the questions
I understand it might be difficult to answer the question because there isn't a difference, but try.
THE ABOVE IS THE CORRECT ANSWER TO ALL THOSE BOS QUESTIONS
Amen, Amen, AAAAmen! We could work together! Thank goodness for like minds on this topic! Now I can feel good the whole rest of the day!
can any answer a couple if Winscribe questions?(sm)
I'm a fairly new MT and have done all my MT-ing so far with C-phones. I am being switched to a Winscribe system. My question is this: Will the MTSO be able to monitor how fast or slow I'm transcribing? I'm not trying to get away with anything. It's just that I've read horror stories from some MTs on certain platforms where the MTSO can see (and calls) whenever they're "off the system" (bathroom breaks, looking up a word, legitimate coffee-breaks) etc. I work as an IC and have a window in which to get my work done rather than a set number of hours. What I'm wondering is if the MTSO, with this new system, will now be able to "see" if I'm not typing every single minute. TIA
I agree with you. If a recruiter cannot answer your questions and you sm
are not satisfied, then you should move on to the next interview. I try diligently to have all the answers before I advertise for a position because I know what it is like being an MT and looking for work.
One thing I must say though is this, sometimes we try and still it is hard to pinpoint all the issues (and I know I try) . I know in my case there are different departments and while I do ask all the necessary questions, there are conflicts in the answers. I do my best to pull the answers from the managers prior to advertising for a job opening and believe me, if I can't do it, no one can. I understand what you are saying, but all of us are not alike. Some of us work very hard to think of anything you could possibly ask.
Now, if you have a recruiter that has never been an MT, they might not approach things like those of us who have been MTs and QA people in our career.
Just keep your chin up and stay firm in what you want and don't back off on it.
The links inside may help answer some of your questions:
You might wan to check out the CMT Candidate Guide: http://www.aamt.org/scriptcontent/Downloads/CMTCandidateGuide.pdf
To paraphrase from the CMT guide regarding retakes of the exam: If a candidate fails and wishes to retake the CMT exam, they must wait until 6 months have passed to re-apply to AAMT. There is no limit to the number of times a candidate may
retake the exam (it just cannot be taken more than twice per year). The registration fee is charged each time the exam is taken.
You can also check here for more info on the exam and answers to FAQ. http://www.aamt.org/scriptcontent/chub.cfm
You might also want to check out the CMT Review Guide, available from the AAMT: http://www.aamt.org/source/Orders/index.cfm?section=Orders&task=3&CATEGORY=INV%2DPRO&PRODUCT_TYPE=SALES&SKU=STED%5FCMTREV&DESCRIPTION=&FindSpec=&CFTOKEN=65179116&continue=1&SEARCH_TYPE=find&StartRow=11&PageNum=2
Good luck! :)
They did answer the questions. Then got swore at and had people
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Since the poster below didn't really answer your questions, I'll try...
While I agree that things are being done to try to do away with transcription eventually, I think that hope is a long way off. Here goes:
1. A lot of work is being outsourced to places like India because they can do the work much, much cheaper than a US MT. Some hospitals won't all their work to be outsources, but the thought on this board generally seems to be that most don't care or don't know.
2. In order to work at home directly after school, it is highly recommended that you only attend one of the top schools. Two of them are Andrews and M-TEC.
3. Most companies, if you are an employee (not independent contractor) will provide you with all the equipment you need. You will have to have an internet connection and pay for that yourself most likely.
4. I believe the average you can expect to start is in the 6 to 8 cents a line range. How much you make depends on many other things, though. If you studied very hard and have a knack for MT you will do much better.
Hope that helps a little. But just remember...yes, working at home is a nice benefit for some, but there is a con for every pro to doing this.
Keyboard Kelly - Many thanks for taking the time to answer all my questions.
I really do appreciate it.
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Meditech questions and Cerner questions. Any input is appreciated. SM
I just recently went back to work in the office at a local hospital. We type in both Meditech and Cerner, depending on what you are typing, i.e. Medical Records reports versus Radiology. We are currently typing blindly in Meditech, meaning we do not have access to our line counts and must depend on management to give us our totals. In Cerner, we are able to run a line count report and print out a hard copy of our line counts at the end of the day.
We are finding that 800 lines in Cerner equals about 500 lines in Meditech. We are not paid per line nor do we have an incentive plan, but we have a new HIM Director who would like to institute an incentive plan and the administrator over our department has laid down the law and decreed that all transcriptionists not making minimum in the department will be written up. Problem is according to Meditech line totals that we have been given, that would be about half the department.
The transcription supervisor has taken our concerns to the new director who told the MT Supervisor to hold off on writing people and has taken home all the line counts from the last month and she is going over them with a fine tooth comb this weekend.
I am not a very trusting soul by nature, so I am doing a little research on my own. I've been in this business for about 15 years. I started out in a hospital and have worked for a few services at home and am now back in the hospital setting. So I know a few things about line count and I consider myself to be pretty well informed on trends and technology in the industry. I would like to walk into our next department meeting armed with as much knowledge as possible. So I have come up with some questions that I would like some fellow MTs to answer, give opinions, and maybe even direct me to websites or individuals who could give me a better understanding of Meditech and Cerner. Here are my questions:
- Is it possible for an MT to have access to her line count in Meditech or is strictly a management function? Any MTs that work in Meditech on this board, do you currently have access to your line counts and if so, how do you check them? Is it an option on the main menu after you log into Meditech?
- How is a line defined in Meditech? (i.e. 65 cpl, with spaces, without spaces)
- How is a line defined in Cerner?
- What abbreviation Expanders work with both Meditech and Cerner?
- Examples of incentive plans (if anyone would like to share that with me that would be great, if not I completely understand).
- Measuring productivity by minutes of dictation versus typed lines.
- What would be the minimum minutes required for an 8-hour day?
- How would one structure an incentive program based on minutes?
I was thinking of presenting the idea that we keep track of productivity using minutes instead of lines since there is such a discrepancy in Meditech. I also worry that if an incentive plan is put into place and we are still typing blind into Meditech, what's to keep management from shaving off a few lines here and there?
Feel free to email me or post here any responses. Either is fine. I really appreciate any input, comments, or just plain old supportive posts would be nice too!
A simple google search will give you your answer...I'd give you the answer,
but how would that help you learn to research on your own...and I'm in a rush to get to the next post.
Update to above
I found the link to above. Here it is:
https://volunteer.ccrf.hhs.gov/
Thanks for the update! NM
NM
Thanks and update
Hi Pat and everyone who posted a reply..
I really appreciate your imput on this and am becoming wary of the whole thing. I emailed the person who is giving me this test and she said that the only format she has the files is .wav. She recommended Express Scribe but it doesn't seem to help me much quality wise. One thing I thought about doing was converting the .wav files to MP3's. That might make it clearer. I have a converter here on the computer and when I previewed the files as MP3's they were much clearer with less "noise" in the background". (less static sound) Of course I don't know if I want to convert files every day just for clarity sake. I'd sure like to hear from anyone else who has ideas on how to deal with sound files. Thank you to all who wrote me about this!
Best,
RT
Update
This morning I was very upset. I had just had an argument with my daughter's father. I was crying. I tried to call several people to talk to them and no one was answering. My main concern was my daughter was there and I didn't want her to see me this way. My breathing turned very rapid/hyperventilating. This has only happened once before, right after an earthquake about 15 years ago. I didn't really have any other symptoms and I slowly caught my breath and started breathing normally after about 10 minutes.
Someone came and took my daughter who was worried about me, but not crying. I reassured her that I loved her and I'd be okay.
Afterwards, I contemplated about going to doctor, but felt fine afterwards, just a little lightheaded. I called a counseling center, told them what happened and got an appointment to go in and talk with them. It helped somewhat and I came home.
Now, I feel lightheaded still and my throat is dry, but otherwise I am okay. I did just start working out, but I am pretty sure this was only panic/stress related and not anything else. If I still feel bad tomorrow, I will go. But considering no insurance, I'd rather not.
I'm trying to make a few changes to my life, as with working at home, I feel pretty alone and I think the fact that I couldn't get a hold of anyone made it worse. A lot of people depend on me and yet sometimes I feel like I get forgotten when it comes to depending on people. This weekend, I have made the effort to do more things out of the house and I really enjoyed myself. Partly may be holiday blues too as I'm single. And also I have this aggression towards my ex. He only keeps my daughter 8 hours a week and one of the tensions we were arguing about.
I'm not one to ask for help, but because of the panic attack today and that it happened in front of my daughter, I was more than willing to ask for help. Online help or advice is also appreciated.
Update
The surgeon was very pleased with the surgery. He feels that he got about 95% of the tumor (which was difficult to get as this type tends to branch out). She is able to move all of her extremities. We'll know more once the final path is back. If all goes well, she may get to come home early next week and will be starting chemo soon. Once again, I want to thank you all for your prayers and support.
thanks for update!
I was worried I missed a lot--I think I got most of it then. Can't wait until next week!
Update.
He came home and apologized and said he will stop playing so much. He hasn't got on this evening either. I am glad he is willing to work it out now. I guess I will see. I am not going to be too hard on him. I don't mind if he plays the game, just as long as he cuts down. I guess I will find out with time. Thanks to the people who gave me advice. I didn't appreciate the name calling and some comments some people made about me, but I guess you have to expect the trolls to start coming out as night time approaches, lol.
Update??
So, were you pregnant or not?
UPDATE
I started my period.
Thanks to everyone who replied to me, it did give me hope. I am going to keep on trying, even though I feel like giving up.
I better get back to work. All this worrying has given me low line counts the past few days.
Thanks!!
Had to update this one
I went to the FCC website and filed a complaint. They can be fined up to $3000 for the first phone call for not providing the information required by the TCPA act. If we all start reporting all of the violations, maybe we can just get them fined into bankruptcy. Actually, not only can the company placing the call be fined, the company they are calling on behalf of can be fined as well - up to $500 per violation each. If the American companies start getting enough fines from using the offshore companies, they may think twice about using them.
Update
Please remind Dad that this is a secretive illness and if she's really sick, she'll learn even more deceptive tricks like laxatives, holding food for long enough to appease you, then vomiting, etc. Be hypervigilent because she'll have him thinking she's all better. I'd even tell any of her very close friends (who may have encouraged this) that you're aware of her problem. She may seem to have accepted what you said, but I guarantee she's thinking up ways to get around you. Much luck to you.
UPDATE!!
Well, I took my son to the doctor this morning. Needless to say they were dumbfounded by the so-called "treatment" my ex did to my son.
He has the equivalent of a third-degree burn on the great toe of his right foot. They applied Silvadene cream and wrapped it in gauze. I have to apply more cream and change the dressing three times a day. We have to be very diligent in this as a foot infection could completely ruin the rest of his summer.
They also prescribed Keflex for him to also try to help prevent infection. He cannot go swimming unless it's in a swimming pool. I take him back to the doctor in one week for a recheck. They will address the warts at a later time because his foot has to heal before they can do anything else to them. I'm not really all that concerned about the warts at this point. They will be taken care of in time.
My son's doctor assured me that they will cooperate with my attorney in any way necessary if further actions need to be taken. They did not feel it was necessary on their part to contact child services or any other authorities. But they will cooperate.
Thankfully, my son isn't in any pain at this time, but that is because the nerves have been burned. The doctor informed me that it would not be out of the ordinary for it to start bothering him and/or causing pain once it really starts to heal.
Thank you to all of you who responded with your kind words and advice. It meant a lot to me as I was very upset (I'm sure anyone would be).
Update sm
I talked to my realtor this morning. She finally talked to the seller's agent. They said when they were out of town a toilet overflowed. They said they have receipts to show this has been fixed. She's trying to find some cheaper insurance for us. She said the sellers are paying $800 a year premium. The premium I was quoted was $1120 a year.
I told her I still don't feel comfortable doing this. I know she wants the deal to go through so that she can get paid, but that's not my problem. I don't think she's looking out for our best interests.
What do you think?
IP7 Update
I updated last weekend and used it for a week. I did not like it at all. It has a completely different look and where things are as far as tool buttons, etc., just doesn't work for me, so I unstalled it and went back to IE6. I must say that the install and uninstall went smoothly. If you're not comfortable with the installing just yet, take a look at the preview site. That might give you an idea of whether you will like it or not. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx#ie7interface
update
The MT really is a nice person who I think was frustrated with the industry. She did apologize to me and said she wasn't thinking that I had to look things up and/or did not realize how I would have to complete her work. She had been reading about costs of extra expenses IC people incur such as paying our own insurance but..........anyway, we are all in the same boat, wishing for more pay. I too, made more money ten years ago. Maybe I'll just go to school to become a private eye or something.
UPDATE: Don't know what I would do without you
Many, many thanks for the ones who have now helped me settle this problem I was having with the printer. I cleaned the printer doing what was asked and it is now printing again. You folks are the greatest!
Update!
The infinity pedal WILL work with Emdat. You have to go to options and then "configure foot pedal" and it will work
Update
Well, I finally got an explanation and will see if it pans out. He said that I will be paid June 1 for April's work, July 1 for May's work, etc. He said that he had explained it to me, and I must have misunderstood, and that my emails were going into his Spam box, and that is why he was not responding to me. (he just found my emails supposedly this morning and emailed me to let me know that). I did call my school (who was contacted by this company for new grads), and was told that they have not heard anything negative about them. So, I will continue working and see what happens! (**Crossing fingers**)
Update...
Okay, she has not repsonded to my last email sent yesterday, yet she continues to send me "group" emails for the team, so I KNOW she's checked her email.
Now I supposed I have to follow my contract with regards to termination so as not to forfiet any $$$ due me? Contract states "a 90-day written notice by certified mail of intent to terminate shall be required if the defaulting party fails to correct the breach within 10 days of written notice." Can an email count as my 10 day notice? Do I have to continue working for her during those 90 days?
Update
These were a series of psych interviews. The patient is a very slow speaker and they could be easily typed. The interviews took most of the transcribers two hours to complete since the patient speak so very slowly. That's why it was 4 hours and that equaled to $20 per hour of work.
It has been covered and those that did the files mentioned that they would happily take more of them because they were so easy to do.
Update
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 have AVG but the new update on Jan. 1 -sm
messed with my computer and basically shut down my email. I turned off all the mail stuff and it still would not work. So I just ripped it off. I also have Trend Micro-PCillin so not w/o, but used both so one would catch what the other one didn't. Loved AVG before they screwed with it, one of my docs is having the same issue.
update
It wasn't just me, or some, it was all editors. And some were even more affected than I was.
I wonder who is next.
The times are changing and while we all hate to think it will happen to us, it will. Of that, I am sure.
Please update...sm
I was just wondering if you got ahold of anybody at your local news station and how you went about doing it. If this worked for you then I am definitely going to be contacting our local news station and newspaper as well and giving them the information needed to run a story on this subject. THANKS!!!
Puppy update from below - sm
Thanks everyone for your advice and support.
I was a little surprise this morning when the neighbor guy knocked on my door. I was expecting to be read the riot act or something but got just the opposite.
Turns out that the guy is the girls father but the woman who I assumed was her mother is actually the aunt (father's sister). His wife died in a car accident 3 months before they moved here. The girl was in the car with her mother and younger brother. Dad was out of town on business and it took them almost two full days to find him because the girl was in shock and refused to speak for almost a month after. Both her mother and her baby brother (3 years old) died in the accident. The aunt is living there to help him with the daughter he said the girl has had severe psychological problems since the accident.
He was very apologetic for going off the deep end yesterday and that he normally is a rational man. I really felt bad for the guy.
He also told me that he appreciated us letting his daughter come over and play before but would understand if she was not welcome back. Said that his daughter completely withdrew from her friends at her old school and she is still in grief counseling twice a week. Playing with my kids was the first time since the accident that she had made any effort at socializing.
I never would have suspected that she had been traumatized this way. She was quiet and didn't say much about her family but gave no indication that this had happened.
The guy was here long enough to basically pour out his life history and I truly felt sorry for him and even more for his daughter.
I'm still going to be very watchful for now but there's room for a second chance after him having made the effort to clear the air and explain things. I think I will just sit on this for a few days and then invite the three of them over for dinner in a few days and try to start over.
I may be a sucker I know. I would rather have a friendly relationship with my neighbors and if we can do this, well, it would be better for everyone.
Hating it...update
Already got a new job! Working part time in a lab/office. Yahoo! I feel the depression lifting already.
animal update
i am the OP on thread below re CRUELTY CLARIFICATION and just wanted to say thank you to all who responded .... have not recently come across a such a large, and largely POLITE - WOW!!!!!! -- and informative group in a long time. this information will stay with me for a long time and i plan to share it with others. did not know how ignorant i was. am not by any means a bleeding heart. it's a tough world and you have to be tough -- but the way we apparently treat these animals in the year 2005 is PATHETIC, just pathetic, and there is simply no need for it.
to those who say 'but this is a consumer-driven industry," yep you are right, but you know what? consumers like to be INFORMED. we don't like to feel that someone or some entity is trying to pull a fast one on us, and i STRONGLY feel that if every child in america -- and the child's uninformed parents and grandparents -- KNEW the real deal, the pressure would be on IMMEDIATELY and things would change in the industry faster than martha stewart's gonna get out of her ankle bracelet. Before anyone says Yeah but there goes the economy, well i don't think so because if i knew that i could get chix at the store from happy chickens versus what we are 'offered' now, as well as happy cow meat (look at how successful the California dairy industry has been on their little ad campaign, hmmmmm?) vs what we have now, i'd be willing to pay more. not double, but more! i think anyone except the poorest of the poor would, too. and the same government that is subsidizing the cruel farm animal conditions could subsidize the poor for their better quality meat, instead.
anyway, those are my thoughts. i really really appreciate all of you smart people telling me something i didn't know, and that's no bull. great big kudos to all of you who kept the thread polite, too. 'night.
resume update
Old Transcriptionist needs help updating her resume. Any suggestions are welcome. thanks!
Molly
Office Update!!
Just letting everyone know who uses MS Office. There is an update on the MS update site for Office and I downloaded mine last night. It is a Service Pak. I also want to let everyone know that it wiped out my Stedman's Spellchecker and I had to re-install it this morning when I started working. So keep a heads up.
Update of job hunting.
A few days ago I posted here in response to another MQ person nervous about leaving. I was a little to forthcoming about my failure on a test and got mostly encouraging replies and a few holier than thou responses.
But anyway! Good news! A job offer late this afternoon at 8.5 a line! I had tested on Monday - my favorite kind of test - basic grammar and terminology and then on to the dictation. Three dictations (DS, Consult, and SOAP). No mention on how I did on the test but guess it was good enough. This is a big raise from what I was making at MQ - 6.5 cents! Only problem is the time - they need eves - but feel I will take it just because the money is worth my while.
Just wanted to let everyone know. I felt so bad the other day, very ready to throw in the towel. I still think that ours is a dying profession due to voice recognition and jobs outsourced but I am going to hang on for just a while longer. Thanks for the encouraging words the other day. I really needed it then. And to Nervous MT 1, hope you are reading this and that you will keep us posted on how it goes with you. There is life after MQ.
Update - we have asked a few of our MTs if they would be sm
interested in mentoring and of those that said yes, more than half would work in the office.
We thought the hard part would be to get some of our experienced MTs to work in the office but the hard part is going to be deciding the guidelines for the newbies and how to choose who is going to be part of the program. I think it will be geographical - it has to be worthwhile to come and work in the office without being too long of a commute.
Most of our MTs will continue as usual. Not all will be mentors, only a very small percentage.
The feedback has been great. Thank you all so much!
Update on the lab we found.
Today was 2 weeks since she found us, and we found her a home, actually had 2 people fighting over her, which I thought was kind of funny considering she was "my" dog. We had decided that if she didn't find a home today we were going to keep her. We still cannot believe that someone has not been looking for her. I told the family that if it didn't work out that we wanted her back.
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