Hmmm? Well, the subject line made (sm)
Posted By: Frustrated on 2006-06-16
In Reply to: This could quite possibly have been - sm - Frustrated
absolutely no sense. It's quite obvious that I am extremely frazzled right now. I would love to go to bed, but I know that I need to get a head start on tomorrow, so I'm still typing away.
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here is a copy of a reply I made to someone else recently on the same subject sm
This post is mainly concentrating on ShortHand vs your autocorrect/autotext, but you can do anything in Instant Text that you can do in Shorthand.
The major difference is that Shorthand has unlimited storage for your entries. The last time I looked, I had over 20,000. Autotext will corrupt long before you reach that point.
You can have a suggestion window open while working in Shorthand, so if you can't remember the entire short form, you can enter as much as you know and hopefully you will see the entry in the suggestion window. it will show up to 9 entries at one time.
With Shorthand, you can do complex functions, like tell it to open a browser and go to a particular website, you can have it automatically open up your template and position your cursor exactly where you need to begin typing, you can enter "canned text" complete with Word fields and formatting, you can create pick lists for cases when a doctor always starts with the same sentence but then ends it differently, depending on the situation (the patient/he/she will come back and see me in one week/two weeks/six months for a followup).
There are so many possibilities of what you can do with Shorthand that you can't do with Autotext, and it is much safer and much easier to back up.
The main difference between Shorthand and IT is that with Instant Text you can do "continuations." After you have IT compile your work to create new glossaries, it "reads" what you're typing and suggests what it thinks you will type next. It's really cool. Sometimes you wonder how it knew . . .
(how does one know that the Subject line has been exhausted?
If you defer the report to someone else, you are just calling even more attention to the sensitivity of the situation. If you type it yourself, it seems to me, you are then in control of whether the info is disseminated or not. ????
Make sure you use sm (see msg) or nm (no msg) in the subject line, too. nm
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OOPS - put too much in subject line - let me try again
Hold down control key on keyboard then roll mouse wheel forward which will increase the font size. Roll the mouse wheel backwards to reduce the font size. This will also work on some web pages.
could you put NM (no message) on the subject line so we know there is noithing in there???
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Hmmm...my line count has gone way up since I am no longer working on ExText.
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Personally, I post all in subject line so dont
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I wish short answers were in the subject line instead of put inside. nmreally
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oops! Part of my subject line did not copy. Should read:
OP posted ... etc. etc. as above.
if the post were pulled wouldn't there be no subject line to open? sm
They don't just delete the guts, the whole thing would disappear.
Oops, too long subject line, meant to say on the uncased tape.
We also had one or two real winners who taped things to the tape and then wondered why we couldn't get all the dictation done when the scotch tape tore the cassette tape. Oy vey.
How many MTs made more per line 10 years
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Even if you only made 6 cents a line, that's 12.00 an hour at 200 lph.
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Can a decent line count be made
doing discharge summaries alone, multiple,consistent, bad doctors, without working 12 hour days? 
Have you made line quota today?
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I charged by the gross line and made more money that way.
OMG, I never made the connection but I think you're right - sugar = big line counts = $$$$$ Than
Made 11-12 cents a line working for a service in 1989
sucks
Made 60K last year working 50 hours a week being paid on gross line
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i made $15/hr before and didn't stay long because i made so much more on production. sm
that was with full benes too. i wouldn't do it for less than $20, but i think even with $20, i'd want benes. are you in-house?
A gross line is anything on a line is a line. A line set at 65 characters means it sm
has 1-inch margins on each side. The maximum number of characters on that line would be 65 and that includes spaces. If there is 1 character on that line it is a line.
A standard 65-character line usually consists of 65 characters with spaces unless, of course, the employer does not pay for spaces and then it would be 65-characters without spaces.
Anything on the line makes up a line even if just one letter or number. Every line of print is a
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Gross line = each line on page counts as a line, even if it's only 1 word. nm
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Hmmm
If that comes to pass with the hospital that I work for (my full-time job) I sure hope they switch us back to being paid by the hour, or better yet, I hope I will still have a job!
Hmmm, well
the fact that you have to continue to state over and over that you will be making so much money leads me to believe that you won't be making that much money. You must really not have a life if you are working all day to get all of your lines in and then you are on here all night, as well. Sorry for you. If you really seriously aren't no whining, which I doubt, I hope you too don't have children because you obviously are neglecting them as well.
Hmmm, where is your
husband? Better check, I think he is calling me from his cell phone because you are soooooo frigid.
hmmm
Soo much for college... I thought that I was wasting my money. I spent 40,000 on that thing to get a job.
Hmmm...
What I truly want:
1) My retired parents to have more income and be able to travel more;
2) My oldest son to learn happiness is a choice, not just the result of whatever life hands him;
3) My youngest son to keep the same motivation he has now and add a little more self-discipline to his direction;
4) My sisters and extended family to be satisfied and content with their lives and the energy to change whatever it takes to get there.
5) A photographic memory for myself. Hahaha
The list could go on but those are my top 5 and it is a rather personally indulgent list. Hahaha
Hmmm
I don't understand that either. Odd.
Hmmm.
I wonder if I might just be use to stiffer keyboards though.
hmmm.
Yeah, I don't know if I can agree with "just be glad it's video games" either. I tried to think of it that way for a long time, but it has just gone too far. Oh, I forgot to add that once he got off his computer so I could unhook the internet, he just sat there in his chair with a mad look on his face and watched me until I got off.
No, we have our own computers. We share the internet connection through a router though.
I really wouldn't mind if he played the game if it didn't cause so much problems in our household. He really needs to be a father to our children. I cannot work with our child screaming because she isn't getting any attention. He should really help out because I work about 14 hour or more days now.
Hmmm...
I thought Katherine looked absolutely gorgeous in that dress; after all she is not a child and that was mild compared to how they dress in Hollywood! Maybe some people who are not big rock fans don't connect with Chris
but he is a way better singer than Taylor and Elliot, hands down...he aced that song and was amazing. I do like Elliot too but think it will be down to Chris and Katherine. Can't stand Paris or Taylor (gives me the creeps with those jerking movements)and glad Pickler is gone who had absolutely no talent and as the other poster said only lasted as long as she did because of the vote-for-the-worst website! All JMO. ; )
hmmm but if it were to get too
expensive for them wouldn't they just find editors who would be happy to do work for 2 or 3cpl? I just don't see how this would "flush" their profits.
Hmmm - then I don't like her either.
Oh well "So you think you can dance" starts Thursday.
Hmmm....
no thankx
Hmmm, let's see!
Helping them with homework; my aunt did that with her daughter for years. Now she's in college and on her own and not doing all that great on her own. Waking your kid up personally; my mom did all my childhood life and to this day I have an extremely hard time getting up and am not real punctual and often late because of that. Paying kids for chores; teaching them that all good deeds deserve payment. I agree with Inquiring Minds 100%! To each his/her own though! :)
hmmm... this may be it!! Thanks!
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Hmmm
That's odd. I think it only works if you have microsoft office, not just the basic. I can't remember though. It is a great system once you get it to work. :-)
Hmmm.
The only rudeness I have read is from you. If you thought the first post was rude, you need thicker skin.
People, for the most part, are trying to be helpful. People also make mistakes so instead of jumping all over someone who did make a mistake AND apologized, why don't you get over it and move on?
Hmmm
I read through your entire post, which was very long, and it left me thinking a few things.
First of all you really should invest in seeing a doctor. Most hospitals will treat you, and bill you later. At which point in time, you can make payment arrangements. Get yourself taken care of. You sound like you are at your wits end. Well, when you hit rock bottom there's no where to go but up, right?
Then...get a job. A real job that pays you regularly. You don't have to work there for the rest of your life, but you do need to survive. Is it not possible for you to suffer through a regular job to pull yourself out of this misery? Heck...they might even offer you health insurance!
Another thing, I am about your same age, and I have no pity for people that don't want to help themselves. See, life is hard, really hard at times. No one said it would be easy did they? I work full-time nights at a 'regular job,' go to school, and have a family to take care of. There comes a time when you have to grow up and learn to take care of yourself. Sometimes that entails hard work and some suffering. There is no growing or maturing without a little strife. You can get through this. There is life beyond where you are. You have to want it, though. You can't just sit cooped up in your apartment investing your time in something that is obviously not working.
The answer for you is very simple and easy: If you don't like what you are doing and how you are living then *change* it. Start doing something different...or you'll keep getting the same results.
Hmmm
I am running into the exact same thing actually. I won't get paid for MARCH'S work until mid May! I am an IC and even at that I don't even submit an invoice. The company pays me for what their client pays them for. If you ask me, I very much prefer working for companies that pay right on time based on the exact invoice you submit. 
Hmmm, that's odd...
that's not at all what you said in your post above.
Perhaps if posts didn't start out as insulting or trying to get a rise out of people, there wouldn't be attacks. I guess I'm confused, but I don't understand what kind of helpful advice, motivation, positivity or friendliness you were looking for by a post saying why does everyone on here complain, makes me feel like suicide, find a new job, etc.
Maybe if you tried starting a positive thread, one that promotes friendliness or positivity, you'd get positive responses.
Hmmm .... look at it this way
If by saying 2 units of Pitocin, it is referring to it as a single dose, it would be WAS. Whereas, if it were referring to multiple doses, then it would be WERE.
Am I making sense? :)
Hmmm
 Talk about sarcastic ...... ! Take it easy.
Hmmm
CMT but cant do ops? how did you pass?
Hmmm, let's see...
You "told us" what, exactly? All who posted previously were well aware that this could happen again. The point was that it was the first time Lisa had worked with this physician. Giving them the benefit of the doubt was the appropriate thing to do.
Regarding the meeting, no, I do not believe you should be paid for the meeting. Why? Because the meeting should have taken place at the very beginning when you decided to accept them as a client. A contract should have been prepared and signed at that time. Since, as far as I am aware, that was not done originally, then it should be done at this meeting. If it were done at the beginning, you would not charge for the meeting because you would be in the process of trying to negotiate a contract with them (i.e., consultation).
I do agree that you should not listen through and record all patient names before transcribing. From this point on, you need to make it clear that you will need to be paid for everything you transcribe (per your new contract you sign during your meeting), which should have been explained very clearly after the first time this happened.
Hmmm
How about The Daily/Monthly Emesis. lol,jk.
Hmmm, that could be
a problem if left available to anyone, but I don't see why it would be set up that anyone in the hospital setting would have access.
Plenty of companies have classified information that only certain people can access. I would think the information would be protected from those who have no business accessing it.
Hmmm, do you have all day? : )
Sooooo many things ... not pausing at all between sentences. Sometimes certain things could logically be the last part of one sentence OR the beginning of the next sentence, so it's just a crap shoot.
Changing their minds (or maybe not) when you can't tell for sure if you are supposed to eliminate some of what they already said or not.
Suddenly speaking very low or actually leaving out a few words at a time. I have one who does this all the time and will literally grunt (and other odd noises) rather than say some of the words. (You've gotta wonder how some of these people speak in person!?)
Throwing in tons of punctuation (wrong and waaaay more than would ever be in a normal sentence). Why doesn't someone tell them not to punctuate? We don't follow it anyway ... HELLO!!
hmmm...
If you know, or talk to your provider, and find out how fast your satellite line is you may be able to include that information in a cover letter. Many times a satellite is just as fast as DSL, but is considered unreliable in most areas becasue storms and the like can knock them out and then you can't "show up" for work cosistantly. Apply for the jobs and put down that you have satellite - list the company you go through and the speed and find out how often the service goes down in your area. Just knowing this information looks good to recruiters and I'll bet someone cuts you some slack and gets you hired.
Hmmm...
I think no one can afford to buy the darn books anymore since the wages are crappy.
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