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• I need advice Please Help - Tarah
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  • Have been in this field for 15 years. sm - deni
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1.  Is your son in kindergarten or 1st grade?

2.  Did he have problems at his prior school situation for pre-k or kindergarten, nursery school, etc?

3.  What is the nature of the problems, i.e. is it that he's misbehaving, not feeling like the other kids like him or is it that he's having a hard time learning the things he's being presented at his age?

Now that you've thought about these basic questions we need to move it up to another level.  If he's misbehaving you need to try to find out why.  Is it because of peer pressure?  Is he misbehaving because he's trying to draw attention away from the fact that he may not understand an assigned task?  Is he just having a hard time adjusting to school emotionally?  Are there possibly some learning disabilities?

If you believe that he is capable of learning without struggling and the problems are more behavioral then often times those are corrected with setting goals that include rewards for good behaviors and restrictions for bad behaviors.   I  have a 5-year-old bipolar child who understands that when she has a good day at school that she gets a sticker on the sticker chart at home and for every week that she goes 5 days without my getting a phone call or note from the teacher about a behavior problem then she gets to go into the grab bag and get a prize.  For each day I receive a note or phone call she loses TV privileges, and if I get 2 negative communications from the teacher in a week then she also loses privileges to go to the art room at home (her favorite place).   For the grab bag it's a dark heavy duffel bag that I put things in that I pick up at the dollar store, and includes everything from gum to neat pencils to puzzles to games.   She isn't allowed to see what is in the bag, just has to reach in and grab something for her reward. 

If you see that your child is struggling to learn then you need to write the school a letter requesting that an IEP evaluation be done.  This stands for Individualized Educational Plan.  By federal law they will then have to do some screening tests on your child to check for learning disabilities when you request this and will have to assist with whatever needs he may have.  Also if there are known emotional problems then  he would also qualify for an IEP.  

I hope that you're sitting down with your child and teacher and discussing what the problems are. Open communication is the best thing and remember to stay objective.  We always want to think I kids can do no wrong and are angels at school all day.  Also if you don't feel comfortable with the child's teacher then talk to the teacher about that and if you don't feel the issue is being resolved then set up a meeting with the principal.

As far as homeschooling goes, realize that this is a very major step and that you will be required to provide 6 hours of education a day.  If you can do this and work then go for it.  I know a lot of people that home school but most of the ones I know that do this only work part-time or not at all.  

Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions about anything I've said and I'll try to help you in any way that I can.   I've dealt with the educational system for several years as a foster parent of special needs kids so I know pretty well what the rules and laws say in the states. 

AT&T offers unlimited, but there is a 5000 minute limit, so isn't really unlimited. 

You can get a digital phone service through cable company for under $40/mo and it is truly unlimited. 

 I'm looking for an Internet-based software for my home MT service, one that can be accessed from any web browser, can e-sign, auto fax, let the docs' referring physicians go to the site, log in and read their patients' reports, and offer a complete accounting of lines charged on a daily, weekly, monthly, etc., basis.  Also software that will allow the doctors to search transcripts by any criteria; i.e, patient name, their date of office visit, names of meds prescribed, and the like.  Also, one that could also be integrated into EMR without any problem in the future.

Does anyone have any good ideas? 

Also, any idea of the intitial outlay and the per-line charge the vendor would charge on the average?

Finally, I'd be very interested in reading about the type of software you currently use and if you and your clients are happy with it.

Thank you much.

Britta in Las Vegas

There's a very large insurance company here in Boston that wants me to handle their transcription - very little medical terminology, and the typing would be pretty darn simple.  The head of the company seems like a really nice, down-to-earth guy; the work will be plentiful; and there would also be an opportunity to get in with other branches of the company as well doing their offices' transcription.

I know as an IC we are to set the rates, and I normally charge on a per-line basis; however, they are adamant about paying a per-page charge - currently pay $2.50 per page now to a service they detest.

What do you feel is a fair per-page rate to charge them?  I really want to be fair, but I use an Internet-based platform that charges me 1.5 cents 65 cpl.

Any and all suggestions are welcome, and thank you so very much!   

I'll just keeping trudging along. Learning and living.

...they will pay your average pay for term of contract.....

Okay, Patti -- fess up.  What's your web site or fan club address?

Administrator -- We need to give Patti her own board!!! 

I think this advice is great.  Maintain your professionalism and integrity.  You are worth 14 cents a line.  I also live in the Northeast and charge 13 cents a line for a psych account, which is very easy, but if I were doing family practice, I would probably charge 15 cents per line, as that is what the other MTs in my local area charge.  Good, quality, dependable service is hard to find.  I think they will be back.  Get out there and market yourself and find another account.  You’ll be fine. 

Lynn