Electronic sound recording replaces court reporters these days. (nt)
Posted By: You can transcribe these recordings from home. on 2006-02-02
In Reply to: Are you kidding? - anon
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Electronic sound recording (nt)
Court reporters pay scopists (their 'editors') $1+ per page
To do editing for court reporters, a good rate is $1-$2 per page depending upon the turn-around time they request. This isn't typing the entire doc, just editing what the court reporter has already done. Just MHO, but I'd think, then, that if you were typing it all, you'd get more per page...
In our county, 10 days lands you in court sm
excused or unexcused. They found the schools were failing NCLB criteria mostly on attendance. Now you have to show a judge the reason your child was absent (hospital records, etc...). Above a certain age, it is a truancy issue that the student is held responsible for. Below a certain age, the parent gets in trouble.
They put out a very wide net in order to catch the people who simply don't feel like taking their kids to school on certain days and the families with joint custody who simply yank the kids back and forth between different schools. Unfortunately, many people who have valid reasons for the absences are having to go prove themselves in court.
VR decent but long way to go before replaces MT
I was present at a demo of Dictaphone's/Nuance Enterprise and HDI's VR systems. While both were fairly decent, Enterprise even took on one motormouth Ortho at about 50% accuracy, we were told the systems would never replace live people. The hospital I work for is now looking at Enterprise in the next fiscal budget.
Has anyone had court reporter training or looked into court reporting?
I am thinking about taking a distance learning course in court reporting and I was just wondering if anyone has tried it, done it, looked into it and what they have found out. If you have gone to school for it or are going to school for it or know anything about court reporting could you share what you know with me? I have been in the transcription field for 15 years and I thought that might be something that I could bridge over to pretty easily, but not sure. Any comments on this idea? Thanks everyone for your help! 
I use the electronic version as well - no more books for me. All references are electronic! nm
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also curious to see what will happen to reporters like
Lara Logan...I will bet her days will be numbered at CBS. She is a great reporter...but also very attractive, and young.
last time I was in court -- no court reporter
I have taken my ex back to court a few times in the past couple of years and there was no court reporter in the room... In fact it was mentioned that they make a recording of the proceedings and then it is transcribed... I just asked a simple question if anybody knew if this job could be done at home and based on my experience it would make sense that it could be. No need to get nasty.
re-recording
I am trying to figure out how to record to my computer. I can record the dictation from the phone but don't have a clue as to how to transfer it. I just bought a Sony voice recorder, digital and PC link gadget. I have a WAV pedal installed and tried to transfer to a file but really don't know what I am doing! Can anyone help with this???
re-recording
I am recording to a hand-held Sony digital recorder that can be connected to my computer and somehow downloads the dictation. You have to choose a file type and because I have a Start Stop pedal I chose a .WAV file. Nothing happened and I really don't know what I am doing. Instead of spending the $50 I should have bought a used transcriber/recorder!
Re-recording from C-phone
Hi!
Can anyone tell me how to go about re-recording from a C-phone onto a microcassette player? Is this possible?
TIA!
help with recording off line please...sm
Okay dating myself, but many eons ago when I worked for YOG we recorded the work off line onto a hand-held microrecorder and then used a regular old transcriber to do the work. I know I had a grey and a black cord and the only other thing I can find is my index card telling me that I dial in on my Dictaphone...black cord is in the ear phone and grey cord is in the microphone...that is it.
I now need to record work off line for a few weeks and can not find my cords (was 8 years ago) or how I did this.
Does anyone else record off line onto a tape to do at a later time or some place else? I really am at a loss and the one guy at Radio Shack was not much help either...
ANY HELP REALLY APPRECIATED
DotMT
She still has to meet TAT and recording
not a good idea. What if that report is recorded off and the hospital/office needs access to it right away? If she is off somewhere with it on a tape, that could be a huge problem.
IC doesn't mean you can do whatever you want to do! And if recording makes the sound quality such that you cannot produce an accurate report, then I would think that would be unacceptable.
Re-recording dictation....
HI,
What does it entail to re-record dictation. I noticed an ad placed that required this. What do you need and what is the easiest way to go about it. Thanks.
Re-recording via C-phone
C.J. We were doing rerecording with C-phones all the time, years ago. I'm sure it can still be done with ease. It takes time to do it, but there are much easier ways to get the info off of a Dictaphone system these days if the client is amenable.
Funny - this is the major topic of most of my discussions when I first came on line with MT Daily, then MT Stars on the tech boards. Time goes by and the questions remain the same. Is Kent Lenox anywhere around on the boards?
Digital Recording
I need some help on setting up digital recording - I currently use the mini-cass and my clients are wanting to switch to digital recorder. Right now they mail me the dictation tapes, I type them, and email back the work. Can some one tell me what equipment I would need and how I would get the voice recorder file to my computer? I have read a couple of places on the internet and I am more confused now than previously.
When recording a macro in MS Word
what do you do in order to be able to jump from heading to heading; i.e., how do I get from HISTORY: to FINDINGS: ? Thanks for your help.
Docs with laptops instead of recording sm
It's happening, docs typing in only what they feel necessary as they see you and your PMH only as necessary, you may have been through a lot in the past but don't think they care, they only want what they can efficiently store & do themselves. That's a fact! It's sad!
I have a good friend who is a recording artist. I could have SM
any of his music free, and I always get to hear it before it is even on the CD. I could bum music from him or his family any time, but I won't. It is how he makes his living.
I think it is stealing.
Recording files from C-phone to tape???
Hi, has anyone ever recorded files from a C-phone onto cassette tapes? I have an account that is accessed via C-phone. I am going to be going out of town for a couple days and wanted to record some work to take with me. Can this be done? I have a Lanier micro-cassette player and a Dictaphone C-phone. Is there an attachment of some sort that could accomplish this? Thanks for any help you can offer.
Yappy dogs in the background on the recording of the doctor's dictation (his dog). nm
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30 hours divided by four days equals seven-hour days. Most of us have to work pretty much every day
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Working 6/hour days, 5 days/week I make
$42,000.00, but the work is there to make more if I want to. I'm in the southeast.
2000 low days, 4000 busy days
Did 43,000 lines last month. 6 doctors.
You can "make a living" if you work 16-hr days, 7 days
and if you rarely buy anything but food and the barest essentials in clothing. My balancing act is so precarious that all it'll take is one of life's little disasters (rent increase, sick pet, major car repair) to pull the rug out from under me. Not a good feeling at all.
550-650 lph on average. Some days more, some days less. It all depends. nm
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How? By working 12-hr days 7 days/week?
;LKJ
Electronic BOS
If you open your Electronic BOS and do a Control F, you can type in whatever you are looking for and it will take you right to it. Much faster than using the book.
Or Go Electronic
I currently have all of my word books, drug books, and dictionaries on my computer. About the only book that I may ever need that I don't have on my disk is *One-Word, Two-Words, or Hyphenated?* and my anatomy book, but there are some great websites out there, in addition to Google, that can supplement this when I'm away from home.
One of the last places I went to where I actually had to take work with me was Las Vegas. We had a BEAUTIFUL view of the strip, so I just turned the hotel desk sideways so that it was up against the over-sized windows and I just typed away!!! I would rather have been ON the strip, but the view while I was working was definitely different than the trees-and-mailbox view that I get at home!!
I just took my laptop, external ergonomic keyboard and mouse, foot pedal, and headphones. I had to pack the keyboard in my suitcase and pray that it wasn't crushed, but everything else fit nicely in my laptop bag as a carry-on. I think the high-speed connection at the hotel was around $20/day, but I had no connectivity problems with it.
A lady I used to know traveled full-time with her retired husband and so she had a new *view* every week! She had a satellite connection hooked up to her RV and so she would work on the road. I actually think I might postpone my own retirement just so I can have the experience of working in a different state every week!!
Electronic Signatures
The office I work for uses this company's electronic signature.
http://www.crescendo.com/index.htm
What are your thoughts on electronic
When I go to the doctor, he types my visit into the electronic medical record himself as he is speaking with me. I guess it saves them time on dictating the report .
I always say I will train for something else but it costs to go to school. I have been in school forever, off a semester, on a semester. I just hope I can get re-trained before everyone switches to EMR.
anon
Electronic Signature/sm
I just add this phrase to the doctor signature line in the reports "(Electronic signature has been affixed)." I do not have any special program. Is there one out there?
What is an electronic keyfobb?
What is a keyfobb..and why is it worth $500?
I went with the electronic fee - $75.00. Some differences in...
benefits, but all in all it's better as far as I am concerned.
Electronic signature
Where can I get information on electronic signatures and HIPAA compliance regarding this? Thanks!
electronic signatures
http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/faqsec.htm
I found this but there are several other sites available also if you Google HIPAA+electronic signature.
According to my electronic Stedman's.
xxx
Court?
Thought I had a great, lengthy report the other day, for it to be over 7 minutes of one physician talking with another about getting sued by a patient due to overmedicating - the patient overmedicated, but the doctor prescribed the meds. Anyway - have any of you ever had to go to court and testify? This, along with Dr.Infection (almost every report I get is someone who has had surgery and now is infected - and this is not an infectious disease physician but the surgeon), I am wondering if I will ever get called in. I can't believe that none of these patient's are suing. Just wanted to vent and get someone's take on this.
Electronic Medical Records?? What do you think? SM
Ok, so I went to my doctor's office today and noticed that they just installed a computer station for all doctors in the clinic to start doing their own records while they are visiting you! What do you guys think?? Is this the end of our profession or is our profession going turn it to something else..like editing those reports that the doctors have to type.
Is this a real problem or will it be many years from now before it effects us? Let me know your thoughts.
Thanks....
electronic signature software
I own a small home based medical transcription business and have been asked by prospective new clients about electronic signature capabilities. Can anyone recommend a company or any advice regarding my document management needs. I currently have physician offices set up digitally without any electronic signature capability at all.
Thanks
What's the best electronic drug reference? I need
quick look ups - mostly just questioning generic versus brand names!! I thought there was a post on this the other day, which peaked my interest, but not can't find!! Wish there was an on-line site, even if I had to pay for it, which constantly updated. I just don't have time for the free online sources, though I have a few good ones! Any suggestions?
I use the electronic version and love it!!!
When you type a drug name it tells you both brand name and generic info. Also, if you don't know how to spell something but know what it sounds like it will give you different names of drugs that would fit what you typed in.
Electronic Medical Records
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electronic medical record nm
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It's probably an electronic health record.
They probably got an electronic health record where it is basically a point and click system that creates a progress note, does the coding, etc. I think this is going to hurt transcription greatly.
? re Quick Look Electronic Drug Ref
I'm trying to do a wildcard search for the endings of drug names, eg, *sartan. I read the help file and tried ~, (), ?, and nothing is working. I read the FAQ on the Stedman's web site and it appears to skirt the question and refer the questioner to the help file.
Am I correct that the new 2006 QLEDR does not allow searches for just the endings of drugs? If so, what a waste of money that was.
electronic medical records
Does anyone have info regarding EMR rules for doctors. I was told by a physician today that by 2010 that all doctors were supposed to be EMR. What will this do to our transcription jobs? Any info appreciated.
electronic medical records
Here's the scoop on EMR.... right now not all facilities have everything electronic, but they are working on getting electronic on all records, however, there will still be paperbased files. What MTs need to do is to become familiar in the electronic field and not just limit their skills to transcription, because, lets face it today NO ONE stays at one job for years and years, no matter what the specialty, you need to keep educating yourself, better your skills, and move on to bigger and BETTER things!!! It will eventually change, after all, even AMTA changed their name:)
Electronic medical records. nm
nm
I have D&D 2007 electronic version and....
I HATE IT!! It is so NOT user friendly! When you open it, it takes up your entire screen, and the wildcard search feature is crap, in my opinion. Luckily, I didn't have to pay too much for it (got it on a discount through my MTSO), so I ordered the QLEDB 2007 version (updating my 2005 version). Unfortunately, it's backordered.  but when it gets here, I'm taking the D&D one off my computer.... that's how much I hate it! lol
Cheaper is not always better. I'd stay away from the D&D version until they make it more user friendly.
Which is the best Stedman's electronic dictionary?
Which is the latest and best Stedman's electronic dictionary to get?
There's one on Amazon for 44.98 that includes a book and a CD-ROM.
http://www.amazon.com/Stedmans-Medical-Dictionary/dp/0781733901/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2847481-2148145?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180728177&sr=8-1
Then, there's one on the Stedman site for 99.95, but it's only a CD-ROM.
http://stedmans.com/product.cfm/528/210
Which of these (or another?) is the best one to get?
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