I agree. Using on-line sites has worked best for me. nm
Posted By: Becky on 2008-01-07
In Reply to: How about finding some sites online. - That's free. NM
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Anyone know which sites offer on-line video presentations for CEC credits? nm
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Yes I agree! Would love to know of similar sites also...anyone?
I have the WildCam, pretty neat, but I like the interaction with this one! Very unique!
I like drug books even though you can access sites on line. A lab book, the Sted's Ortho Words, a
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Free Ortho sites & ABCZ sites
 Every orthopedic test imaginable.
http://www.mtaccstudent.com/Articles2/OrthopedicTests.htm
This site has a free ABCZ Expander system.
http://medicaltranscriptionexpandproductive.blogspot.com/
This site has free software.....There is Stedmans Ortho Word Book program on there amount other great software.
http://www.4shared.com/dir/3130156/34dfa22c/Medical_Transcription.html
Good luck
Bottom line is they need the worked turned around
quickly. Most companies overhire and one of those reasons is because there are lots of MTs who don't work their usual schedule, take a day off w/o notice, etc., so they have to have extra to cover for that. My company does their best not to overhire, but at times that means we have to work like dogs because there is so much work. I think some companies also offer incentives/benefits based on production and if you can't reach them they don't have to compensate you for them. There are times that work is just slow and a company can't give you work they don't have, but not being able to make any lines is a consistent issue then there is a problem. I would call your supervisor and ask for a backup account and/or look for another position.
Hours Worked and Line Count
I have a question about worked hours and line count. These are remote transcriptionists who are employees--receiving all benefits. The transcriptionists have a minimum daily line count and are scheduled for 8 hours per day. At the end of the week they are paid time and a half for extra lines transcribed. Do most companies require transcriptionists to stay on the system a full 8 hours ? If a Transcriptionist can produce the required line count in 6 hours, can they be required to stay on for their full 8 hour shift ? On the other side, can companies require that the transcriptionist be on the system for only 8 hours and must complete their line count in that time ? Our system does not keep track of time logged into the system, meaning that some are on the system more/less than others. I would appreciate any input into what can be required of an employee when they are working on production. Thanks.
ShortHand worked for me. Don't remember about line counts, tho'. Sorry. nm
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I have worked for BTS for nearly 3 years and agree
with everything said. The pay is direct deposit and always on time. The MT manager is an AWESOME person to work for/with. I too have had disagreements (several) with QA, but overall they are very helpful and do their best to work with you to become a better MT. And best thing is...I have NEVER run out of work.
I agree with two of these. Worked forone and tested forand
another. Got burned on one of them and it was my first national. I then got into another you did not mention JLG. I wouldn't go there either.
Been with my company now for five years and outside of no benefits and being an IC it was okay till recently when things started to change. Not happy at this time and hoping things get back to normal for me. I am hurting because I had a huge problem with Comcast cable internet and I lost a lot of work time. Poor paycheck this time too. Had them out three times and they finally fixed it so far.
Good luck to everyone looking. I feel badly for the MQ transcriptionists. It will be hard to find any place with all the competition.
I agree, easier but I worked on production years ago
as I think the original poster Patti also did and I was, shall we say threatened 1 time for being cutoff from production and having to do paper work because of the fact I out typed the other transcriptionists there- it can be done, I have done it working on production, now is more simple time and I also like using goggle, etc. When working like that years ago I never took the time to read over each report- waste of time- do not do that now. I have been in the situation 2 times in my career of being told how much I make, etc and most did not like. One hospital I worked for in the 80s only had 2 transcriptions for the entire 300+ bed- we never used outside work, kept things up and yet told look what we make! I see lots of people who only do this job so they can stay at home. I stand by my original posting.
I agree - BY THE LINE is the way 2 go...sm
Congratulations on your new Account!!! I ONLY charge by the line, no matter what!! It's just more lucrative I do believe.
I agree with you right down the line (nm).
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I agree completely. Especially the line of
"if the company makes money"! I mean, gosh -- that's ridiculous.
I wouldn't stand for it.
I agree - no shopping for me on BF. I will go next week or 2 or on line. nm
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I agree - font has nothing to do with line count
I just changed font as well down to 11 font because they only have a typewriter and want to make corrections on reports I have printed and they do not have access to the reports (old doctor), but anyway, there is no change in line count. It just makes the font smaller.
I agree with Tinks....no such thing as a 65 character GROSS line....unless
you just so happen to type 65 characters during on that particular line. LOL
A gross line can be a full typed line or it can be one word on a line to complete a sentence that began on the prevous line. But it gets counted as an entire line.
I agree with splitting shifts to get more rest, etc. I just had a baby and my line count went down
for the first trimester, peaked for the second, then back down for the third. My only advice is PLAN for that drop in the third trimester by working when you can in the second, then if the drop doesn't happen, great, you're ahead of the game. I ended up on bedrest and in the hospital, so take care of yourself and I know it's hard, but hopefully the bills will not put too much pressure on you.
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.
Every company is different -- I worked FT for one as an employee but worked a split shift - sm
So I never took breaks. I would work 5 hours, break for about 4 hours then do another 3. Another company I worked for did not care what hours you worked (IC) but wanted a min. amount of work each day, 500 for PT and 1000 for FT-- BUT they paid you by how many lines an hour you put out, the higher the lph the higher up the scale you made per line in pay; they have since changed everyone to a flat rate with incentive. But bottom line, if you are an IC it does not matter what hours you work, though many ask for a schedule and ask you to stick to it, they just want you to meet line requirements daily, i.e. 1000 per day, 1200 per day, whatever it is.
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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I got up early, worked during naps, and worked when DH got home.
You have to be disciplined to make yourself work when baby is napping instead of maybe watching TV or doing housework, etc.
I might also go the route of having a teen come into your home, or either trying a mother's morning out program at a local church/daycare. I've been home since my youngest was born and he has never been in all-day daycare, but I did have him in a mother's morning out program 15 hours a week at a local church. It didn't help a lot with my work schedule because I had an older son in school and was a room mom and tutored other kids, but that might be an option. The only problem with the mother's morning out program is they are around other kids and tend to pick up every germ. I finally took my DS out of the program because he stayed sick. You were supposed to keep them off if they had green nasal discharge and I did, but no one else did. Every time I got him well after 2 to 3 days back he would be sick again. Other than that it was very good for him because he would not have had a chance to be around kids his age otherwise.
Gross line means anything on a line is counted as a line.
You can get an idea in the difference using documents you have already created, assuming you're working in Word. Simply open a document and check the properties. Click on the statistics tab and you will see the number of lines as well as characters with and without spaces. If you're currently getting paid by the line and a line is 65-characters with spaces, do the math and see how that number of lines compares with the number of lines in your stats.
One thing to keep in mind: if you have a blank line between paragraphs, instead of hitting the enter key twice, format your document to give the appearance of blank lines between paragraphs.
It has nothing to do with sites..
Check with your ISP, modem or phone line.
FTP Sites
I use FTPToday.
Try these sites
http://www.drsfostersmith.com
http://www.catster.com
http://www.petfinder.com
PT sites
http://www.galter.northwestern.edu/guides/physical_therapy/
http://www.wisdomking.com/line150036.html
http://www.isokineticsinc.com
http://www.physicaltherapy.com/
http://www.apta.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
Try some of these sites
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=INFINITY+FOOT+PEDAL&spell=1
FTP sites.....
I use FTP Voyager...60 dollars for 2 years....sooo easy to use, encrypted, best I have used so far. Go on their site and see. Rhinosoft.com is the site.
FTP sites...
Does anyone know of any FTP sites that do not have a user fee? I am currently using a software that charges me 0.025 cpl and I find it's a ripoff. I really don't make any money off this software, AND I paid an arm and a leg for this software. Can anyone tell me where I can find an FTP site that does not charge a user fee? TIA.
OB/GYN sites
Can someone tell me of some good OB/GYN sites out there? For that matter, any good specialty sites. I'm fairly new to transcription and still gathering good reference sites.
Thanks in advance!
MTOhio 
sites
There is chemocare.com and cancer-info.com.
OB/GYN web sites
Does anybody have any good web sites for OB/GYN and peds? I haven't done all that much of either one and I'm having a slow go with the acronyms. Any help would really be appreciated!
FTP sites
Can anyone recommend a good FTP site that would be used on my own computer on the desktop. Thank you.
what other sites do you use?
TIA
Many thanks 2 U both 4 the 3 gr8 sites (sm)
I'm good to go!!
It's right on their Web sites...
Visit this site, read paragraph 2 and notice the word global. It doesn't appear they are trying to hide anything.
http://tinyurl.com/6kz2qr
Some different sites here too . .
These help me:
For City/States/Counties: *HomeTownLocator* -- http://www.hometownlocator.com/
For Orthopedics: Really great site. Can use search box or click on any part of the skeleton. *Wheeless On Line* -- http://www.wheelessonline.com/
For Medical Abbreviations: Also has a medical dictionary, drug search and medical instrument search, but I just use it for the Abbreviations. *MediLexicon* http://www.medilexicon.com/
For Chemotherapy Drugs - *ChemoCare* http://www.chemocare.com/bio/
For Medical Dictionary - *Dorlands Medical Dictionary* - http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/misc/A_TOC.htm
For Clinical Trials - http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
Those are some of what I use all the time.
thanks a lot for these sites
I appreciate you taking the time to give them to me!
But, I can access all other web sites
So, would it really be my Internet Explorer causing the problem???
I use to go to this one web site where I could always log on even during them updating the site but many others could not - some could, some could not. I just have a feeling this may be the same type of thing - something with the website itself or else I would have problems with other websites, wouldn't I? I can access any other website I want but this particular one - wwww.weightwatchers.com
I thought maybe I needed to clean out my cache or whatever as they may have changed something where it keeps using something on my computer that is old/no longer valid in order to access the site but wouldn't everything I have done so far have eliminated a possible problem such as that??? I did not actually go in and delete anything in any cache so I don't know if that may need to be done yet and, if so, I have no idea where to go and/or which one(s) I need to do that with.
Thanks so much for trying to help. I sincerely appreciate it.
Any of you pet lovers seen these sites?
http://www.catster.com
http://www.dogster.com
So cute, and so addicting!
Thanks for the sites. I have a question...
I have avoided calling Dell to ask for help with certain issues because I cannot understand them. If I ask them to transfer me to a US office, will they?
cancer sites
I usually use the NIH-National Cancer Institute site. It has listing of clinical trials, types of drugs, different types of cancer treatments. I also depend heavily on the Oncology Word Book by Stedman.
The other sites might as well not exist
They are so self censored that they won't give a company's name, so they might as well not exist. MTStars is the best board on the internet for FREEDOM OF INFORMATION. Posters may say that people are negative on this board, but they are honest and realistic. The other boards are so full of Pollyannas they are virtually worthless -- INCLUDING boards you have to pay by the month.
if they use the BOS on offshore sites.
If so, the AAMT must be making a killing.
I just checked out both of these sites and
there is no rsp.com and the other said the site was under construction. I have heard that VA jobs are the jobs to have, though. Good luck!!
At my clinical sites,...sm
the physicians' handwritten orders are transcribed by the unit clerk into the MAR (medication administration record), or if they are using Meditech they get transcribed into Meditech, again by the unit clerk. Nurses are very savvy on drugs and doses and are expected to question anything that is, well, questionable. A nurse is liable for administering the wrong drug even if the doc ordered it wrong. Both clinical sites I have been at so far were Magnet status - that is a hospital that has undergone extensive credentialing to show superior nursing care. Magnet hospitals have the lowest nurse:patient ratio, which has been directly linked with less deaths and better patient care... just my two cents.
Drug sites
What are some favorite drug sites? Thanks in advance.
Drug sites
My favorite is rxlist.com
?Rheumatology sites sm
Anyone know any good links to rheumatology sites? Appreciate your answer(s).
some good sites
Here are some I use for oncology
chemo acronyms - this same website has chemo drugs
http://www.chemocare.com/bio/list_by_acronym.asp?acronym
cancer terms
http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=46138
types of lymphoma
http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/lymphoma/NHL_types.html
FDA approved onco drugs with good links on page
http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer/approved.htm
cancer staging (TNM)
http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_staging_cancer/unit03_sec03_part04_ajcc_guidelines.html
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