Basically, if you get a dial tone, it's hooked up right. NM
Posted By: MTDays on 2008-03-26
In Reply to: C-phone help, please... - mtinmt
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C-phone help! Dial tone ok, but keys will not work.
There is a dial-tone when handset is lifted. Keys do not work to program, dial, ect. This is the same for 2 different units. Any suggestions?
No dial tone? No foot control? What's wrong? Are all parts plugged in? Is your phone
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I was told I would dial directly into the system/Will I need to get dial up internet service?
hooked on AI
I got hooked on AI 2 seasons ago. Taylor is my favorite--I just enjoy watching him so much. Chris is really talented. Of the girls my favorites are Paris and Mandesa. I look forward to tonight. Hope none of my favs get voted off.
I'm Hooked too.
I really like this show because you get to see people compete with their creativity and hard work. Some of the other reality TV is just backbiting and lying to win. This show is different because the winner will be rewarded for their actual designs and talent, of course when it got down to Tym, Alice and David, it's really hard to pick a winner. All of their rooms looked great to me. I kind of favor Alice, though. We'll see what happens when the viewers vote next week.
My fiance got me hooked on it and now
:o)
Many say they're hooked, are a fan, etc, but
does anyone vote? Not me.
Yep, I am officially hooked
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once I get things hooked up and going
I am loathe to tamper with it!
Thanks! I can't wait till they get it hooked up.
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What a cool site! Thanks. I'm hooked too.
Help please...typing in Word, hooked up my
C-phone and plugged in my foot pedal. Got the message from computer that foot pedal was detected, but it doesn't control the dictation at all. I haven't used a C-phone in years, and I've never actually set one up. Dictation will work using commands on the C-phone but my foot pedal doesn't work. Is there something I need to do to hook it up to the C-phone? I've been searching for an answer, and I'll keep looking, but I was really hoping someone on here would know. I'd appreciate any and all help please:-)
Are you under fluorescent lights or hooked into a Dictaphone? nm
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Her tone was not reasonable.
Believe me, she couldn't afford me anyway if all she's getting is newbies applying.
I read through everything and your tone
did change when you stopped hearing what you wanted to hear.
My first impression of wrong thinking was your statement of being "employed for a year as an IC." That is a contradictory statement. An IC is not employed. An IC is contracted with. The IC decides the schedule and the company, if the work is there, agrees to provide said work to the IC on the schedule offered. The MTSO does have the right to set a turn around deadline because of its contract with its client. If that IC does not (on several occasions, albeit out of your control) meet those schedules, the MTSO still has a business to run.
I honestly feel sorry for both of you. It isn't surprising on the MTSO's part to train someone else while planning your exit. That is common in most industries. It sounds like there is a lot more to this story than has been shared here. I'm sorry that you are in a pinch but at the same time, maybe you have learned something about the business of business. I hope things get better for you soon.
I agree about the tone..sm
Everyone has things in their lives that are not expected and a challenge to our daily lives. Everyone, not just you. Yes, we all can become resentful about those things when they impinge on our happiness, but not all of us bring it to a message board looking for sympathy. You volunteered for work and then vented about the kind of work you got. We all have forms of stress in our lives. It is how we deal with those stresses that makes us grow as a person and spiritually. Sometimes we need to step away from our own self-pity and place those feelings in a direction of thankfulness for what we do have. I wish you many rich blessings in the near future.
The tone was not supportive
I am sorry, but the message was completely overbearing and rude. There would have been many more ways to go about giving the message with being so mean about it. Why be rude to someone who is already upset. That just isn't right.
Not the words so much as the tone
And I am really tired of this same old refrain - MT doesn't pay enough, boo hoo.
Owners set the tone
Owners can indeed be nice, but they also need to set the tone, or the corporate culture, for *nice*. Polite and respectful has to be the clearly stated expectation for behavior by everyone. *It goes without saying* does, indeed, need to be said and reiterated every so often. The idea that everyone in the firm is a client of every other employee needs to be stressed. Some of these things are fairly easy for the owners to check. Ever call your own business as a potential new hire and see how you're treated? Ever call Technical with a problem and describe yourself as a worker instead of a boss? It can be a real eye opener, and it's something owners need to know.
setting the tone...
This is meant for e-mail but it is also helpful on message boards too...enjoy:
http://www.ewriteonline.com/index.php?display=ArticleDetails&id=358
Yes, but the tone of your posts...
is the problem... not what is being said, but how it is being said.
Same tone of denial that was used when the MT world went from
"Oh, it'll never happen," "It'll never work"
Yep, keep kidding yourself, girl! 
I hate the tone of these responses.
They sound so vindictive. Liz is trying to remedy a lot of problems here, so the least we can do is be civil. I think we have all had problems at one time or another with something, but the sign of maturity is to try to iron out the problems and then get on with your life. Harboring strong feelings of animosity is not good for you.
the tone of your post is so familiar
If you somehow follow my other posts, which are mostly just vents, and why you are following them so closely? Who are you???
I would rather not respond to your questions, as your tone seems a little angry
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Your tone sounds 100% whining and bitter.
That's why I call your posts whining and bitter! The other poster stated her case in a mature way, using stats as her back up. No whining, no bitterness. I have not formed an opinion on the AAMT either way to date, but am leaning more pro-AAMT by just the style of postings - those supporting it come off as calm, professional, and mature, while those not supporting it sound emotional, bitter, and whining. Just my opine and reaction to the posts!! Debate much? Its a great skill, and long lost in America...
Your tone makes it very difficult to be supportive. nm
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You didn't like the tone of her voice or her leaving a message?
You're a real piece of work.
Have many friends?
Drug called Spineral lack tone, I looked everywhere?????
HELP
I love it too! I have my emails from work make a ringing tone
and pop up on my desktop,much like Yahoo messenger or IM. It's great. Never miss an email and can respond right away.
So basically she herself is QA?
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I do basically the same as you, but I will
as I type in Word, and this helps with not having to go back and read the entire document. I find that if I notice it right away, correct it, then I can move on, and it also helps if I need to re-listen to the term or phrase. I have also noticed where my auto correct did not expand correctly, and even though my final spell check would most likely pick this up, I tend to be a little more careful with that as well. I am so afraid to go with an Expander because I'm sort of afraid I'll lose that "specialist" touch you speak of.
They are basically just saying
we will make your transcription look good like she looks good.
I don't see what the big deal is. Sex/beauty sells everything lately. It's just the world we live in, unfortunately. Every commercial on TV almost has some type of sexual undertones to it and some very obvious.
Basically, yes and no.
That doesn't help much, does it?
They all pretty much perform the same functions, but some have different types of connectors that hook to the computer and/or equipment.
I've got 2...a USB that hooks to my computer, and one that hooks directly into a Dictaphone. I know some other pedals connect to game ports. Sometimes the software allows you to set up a variety of pedals with different connectors.
It is basically just something you have to
make yourself do. I learned this way as when I started as an MT we were on typewriters, so you had no choice.
I feel basically the same way sm
why waste their time, as well as mine, just to say, "Hey, I'm your new sup"! Come on, if you need a message to figure that out...well, I don't know what to say about that! Anyways, you're right. I don't need anybody holding my hand...that's why I work at home! 
You are so right - it's basically worthless
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But you could basically try 50 lines per sm
report, and go with that. That is a reasonable ratio with the differing times you sated. Would add up to about 1250 lines, give or take different dictators, and the ways lines are counted. Some dictators take FOREVER to dictate 7 mins, others breeze through 3 mins, with lot of lines.
Basically, it boils down to this....
Back in the day, we were seduced!
Now we're being raped.
I agree. I mean as an IC you basically pay
so many write-offs. Hire a tax professional your first year to see what things you need to write off. From then on out, a lot of ICs actually do their own. Employee status simply means the employer withholds tax money, but they also have a lot more control over you as far as set hours and pay for that matter.
I basically tell them I know nothing about that route (sm)
Like you I was an MT for 7 years or so before I ever had kids. And even then I did not have the chance to work at home, nor would I have wanted to, actually. IMO with our work, the choice, if you have high-need babies like mine, is either (a) ignore the kid and work or (b) work when they're sleeping. Which means I don't get to sleep like, at all, because I had babies who did not sleep much.
I would, and have, done what you did the drugstore clerk. You can't tell some people anything.
I personally have told people who asked me, "I wouldn't. You won't make enough money for the aggravation." I've also told them, "If that was your plan, you should have started 5 years ago so you had all that under your belt before you had kids." Depends on the circumstance and how hateful I'm feeling that day. (blush)
In theory, it's basically the same as the other
MSWord version; it just has all the bells and whistles.
It was basically an example of a post on there.
Everything should be checked out first, but just like you confirmed, there are local practices for each state that will post for MTs. I found one myself but I guess I was too late because they never contacted me.
Just trying to help... 
Absolutely, but basically because
It seems ANYONE thinks they can do it. Even those with atrocious spoken English who apparently slept through basic high school English classes and those who have no gift for spelling at all seem to think that if they can play hunt-and-peck on a computer keyboard, they can be an MT.
I reached the point long ago and when I they propose that godawful question, "How do I become a medical transcriptionist?," I give them the most blunt answer I can without being downright rude...
"Take some night classes in basic English and spelling, then you'll have to take a couple of classes in anatomy and medical terminology. That's just to start."
They lose interest quite quickly when they realize they'll have to exert some effort.
basically I agree
I think definitely industry was better before the BOS, when good MTs simply used good English skills and common sense. Some uniformity in the business was an okay concept, but too much of the "rules" make no sense, and changes at the association's whim. Like another said, it **severely** reduces productivity, which works against the patient, the hospital and the MT. I flat refused to pay any attention to it for years, after a hospital supvr told me some of the "rules" in it, and only when I had to for employment, finally got one and now use it.
MDI and Transcend both use basically the BOS rules
unless client requests something else. Sounds more like one of Futurenet's nightmare accounts.
I found basically the same thing - sm
Obstetrics/Gynecology (OB/GYN)
Dayton, OH Doug Moore
York, PA Roseann Freundel --- was on the Residency list in 04-2004. So she has probably completed her residency and has moved to another state/country by now. Also the hospital would have the records I would think, especially since a resident did the delivery. Good luck.
I basically was offered a position..
She said I did excellent on the test. She asked to let them know how many minutes I would want, FT or PT, which I did, and haven't heard a thing since.
Ditto. That's basically what I have told my DH too. - sm
As for those protesting they would not want the money, that is not practical. I would have nothing then other than his 401K (which is quite healthy) and any money from the house if I sold it and moved up to where my family is and where housing costs 2-3 x as much. So that is how my husbands life insurance would be used, which is only $350K, so after I would settle everything I would not have much left as it is. But w/o the insurance I'd be in a very BIG hole. That is why you get it, no its not pleasant to discuss but it is necessary especially when kids are involved. I hope he is around for a long time to come but the odds are against my husband most likely as he has lung and bladder cancer in his family, and some other things as well which will probably preclude him living a long life. I hope that is not the case of course, but it does not hurt to have your financial house in order in case one of you die and leave the other with kids. Even without kids, money is always helpful.
Follow all the same rules basically - sm
Don't let others use your computer, don't discuss any work in specifics (i.e. names, etc.) with anybody), keep work secure whether on your computer, printed out, etc., use secure or encrypted email/FTP if you email your work product, do not let others look over your shoulder while you work and read the report, etc. Just basic common sense stuff in order to keep the information private. Where I used to work had these conference call meetings and we would all log in via the internet and phone and have our HIPAA training every 6-12 months, was a pain in the butt, especially when they decided to stop paying us for the time we spent "attending" the mandatory meetings. HIPAA is not a big deal, as I said, it is mainly common sense.
Linking in radiology is basically when the
dictator dictates two separate exams under one requisition number and just linking the other exam with that number.
It's actually two reports dictated under one exam but you get paid for both exams by linking the second exam with the first. There are various ways to link a report depending on the software so I won't go into that.
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