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EXText Word Client - blank screen everytime I give "ok" in the DIS screen
I am using EXText Word Client software with Transnet. I am getting a blank screen everytime I give "ok" in the DIS screen (patient details info screen). I have uninstalled and reinstalled the software an upgraded but still errors out the same way. Are there any EXtexters who could help?

EXText word client blank screen everytime I give ok in DIS screen
Thanks your suggestion was very valuable. At a specified time (which the technical side say, when the net speed is very good), it is working without a problem at all (whereas this was half working and half not working before even at this time), but other times, still the same problem exists.

Actually the blank screen comes every time I give "ok" in the DIS screen (patient details info screen).

Screen blank for me too.
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I'm having trouble, too. Put your mouse on the blank screen sm
and click. It may take a couple of times, but it finally pulls in. I imagine they are trying to fix it.

Unable to read any posts, screen blank. nm
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EXText word client blank screen everytime I login
I am using EXText Word Client software with Transnet. I am getting a blank screen everytime I login. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the software an upgraded but still errors out the same way. Are there any EXtexters who could help?

Screen Resolution/Font/Screen Percentage
My eyes are tired all the time. I usually have my monitor set at 800 x 600 pixels and use Bookman at 10 font in Word at 111% in the normal layout. What might be a better viewing screen setting to use?

to blank or not blank
I've taken tests like that before, and, yes, they seem impossible but point is to stick it out and put all the blanks that are needed because that is the point, to see if you will blank it or guess something st*pid. They know what the dictation is like. I recently took a test where one voice file was horrendous. I had a ton of blanks but I got the job. The other 3 files I still had blanks too. Then again, on the flip side, I've tested for places that had tests like that too and were indicative of their regular dictation, so you had to just test it out and see for yourself because you might be pleasantly surprised that it's not so bad.

Personally, I would blank it. You should
the spelling and for other reasons, i.e. privacy, I think it would be a good idea. Some tests I've taken have asked me to put in three underscores __ __ __ when items bleeped for confidentiality. Even if not asked to, I think that's the way to go IMHO ...

Since you had a bad ESL did you blank or put what it sounded like?
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Blank emails-me, too

I have always used Spybot and Adware SE, but read they sometimes miss things, so I just bought NoAdWare. Was I surprized at the stuff it found compared to the other ones (including Norton AntiVirus, and my server software)! I had 4 "dangerous" and 92 "severe" the very first day...that have been on my system for quite a while.

Since then, I have also been receiving blank emails. I'm now up to 5 every time I receive my mail. I've been getting a lot of junk mail all of a sudden and have no idea why. My favorites are winning the lotteries. If I believed them, I would have a bankroll of well over $100,000,000,000. The other ones where I am named in someone's will. Love it. Dream on.

Don't know what to say or what else to do about it without changing my email addess again, and I sure don't feel like doing that. I just did change it 3 months ago.

In my experience, if you don't know for sure, blank it. sm

It doesn't happen to often with my line of work as I only do clinic notes. I do know which drugs are used for what and the differences between similar sounding drugs. I have reference materials to help if I don't quite understand the pronounciation, as long as I have been given a particular diagnosis for which the drug is used.

If I am completely unsure (i.e. med list for PMH with no given symptoms or diagnosis) I ask or leave a QA note. That is much safer than putting the wrong med in the patient's record and that is the extent of what MT's should be expected to do.

As far as the doctor dictating the wrong side of the body for any reason whatsoever, there is no way an MT could possibly determine in a case of it being left rather than right. In the event of a dictator switching between left and right, that is a red flag to leave a note that simply says, "dicatator is indicating left and then right but does not clarify by end of note."

When my son had his mastoidectomy a year ago, the surgeon came in and drew a big blue circle around his left ear and looked at me and said, "This is the ear that I am operating on. This is his left ear. Are you in agreement with me that I have the correct ear that needs surgery?" Well, I kind of chuckled a little bit as my son looked rather strange at the moment and the doc said, very nicely: "In all seriousness, we are human and we do make mistakes, but I don't wish to make a mistake with your little boy."

No Blank Accounts sm

I heard about this but it sounds kinda strange. Anyone ever run into this kind of account? How do you not leave blanks if you don't know what they are saying?

What about when you leave a blank
and then QA goes in and "guesses" and fills in the blank? I have relistened after QA, and it absolutely sometimes is not what was said, it's just what the dictator "usually says" so QA puts that in. That makes me look dumb for putting so many blanks, and QA look good for knowing the answers.

blank lines also
When I started my surgical/oncology account 6 years ago, the gal that had been doing it charged for blanks, from first line to the last line on letters, consults, etc. All blanks were counted so I just continued, the OM, docs are well aware of it. Also, that is why my cpl is lower than others also, it usually averages out in the wash.

Take out all blank lines
Go through and take out all blank lines and count or put on your line count on your file and see how many blanks there are and subtract. Remember if you have a header though on pg 2 and 3, it does not count those lines. Also I think that Sylcount will count lines only and no blanks. Also when doing your line count in MS word, it gives you the paragraphs and so if it is 20, subtract 20 lines, date to address is 4, address to RE is 2, RE to salutation is 2, etc. Usually there are ten blanks from date to Dear. Good luck.

Leave a blank
Definitely an error on the MD's part

Always flag/blank something so odd it is likely
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Mine will go to QA if I have a blank.....sm
I do sometimes put that in though.

oh, the dreaded blank

I always do much better filling in the blanks if I don't stress too much over it, finish the report, and go back and listen again after the report is finished. So often the blank can be figured out with the context of the rest of the report available.

oh, the dreaded blank

Thanks for all the replies. (sm)
I think I just might give it a try.

Thanks for the replies. I am going to bid on . . .
the CDs. A note is on the listings that the key passwords are included. :) Anyway, thanks. I think I want them and will do as suggested regarding HPI and other materials. Our library said they don't have the program and have no plans to get it. :(

Thank you for your replies.
I think I'll try the frozen peas and see how that works out. It's not so much that the pain is excruciating, it's just constant and driving me nuts. I have had problems for years with numb hands and right rotator cuff tear and bursitis, and now my right arm has to ache. I had an EMG/NCV a few years ago that was normal - which baffled the neurologist since my symptoms had sounded exactly like carpal tunnel to him. So I have lived 8 years with numb hands and 3 years with excruciating right shoulder pain, and I'm only 31. The neurologist told me he didn't think it was the typing causing the problem - HUH? I can't imagine what else it might be. Anyway, didn't mean to write a novel. Thank you guys so much.

Replies
It seems we applied to the same company and got the same replies. I didn't do anything about testing or replying to the email either.

I then got the same email you did about the position being filled.

Nothing like a form letter!

Thanks so much for all the replies. sm

I am going to see the doctor in 2 weeks for a consult. I have been kicking the idea around for several years. One month, it won't be so bad and I think, "I can deal with this." Then the next few months, I lose at least 2 nights of sleep because of having to get up twice a night to change...stuff, and I think, "Why didn't you call???!!!" And also scheduling my life around it and constantly counting days on the calendar, not exactly sure when it's going to arrive. Last year, I got my period in the Atlanta airport on the way to Disney World. I was crushed! Also last summer, I knew I was going to get it sometime while at the beach, so got 2 months of birth control pills and took them continuously so I could skip a period, but the pill has a set of symptoms all their own for me! So, it's definitely time to look into this more closely!

Thanks again!

Thanks for your replies. nm
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Thanks to both of you for your replies :-)
I'm going to try out your suggestions and talk with my doctor also. Hopefully it will get better. I appreciate it!

Thank you all for your replies! sm
Thanks for a very interesting discussion. I wasn't looking for permission to make errors! I just wondered if people believed that MT errors are a huge danger to the patient. It seemed to me that common sense would say that there are more safeguards for the patient than a dictated note in the record. We should be very careful to make our work as accurate as possible, especially to avoid the cascade of misinformation that can follow a patient forever, as was pointed out in one of the posts. Thanks again, everyone for taking the time to respond with these excellent posts.

Thank you very much for your replies.
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Thank you all so much for your replies!...
These help a lot! This is second marriages for both, hence why we decided on Vegas...no big wedding, but it has been years since either of us have been there, so we really don't have much to go on. We will be going the second week of June, so no BIG BLAST either, haha.

Thanks again!!

Thanks for the replies!

Thanks for the feedback. I will just have to find one that has enough space for everything so I am not defeating the purpose of getting one!

Thanks, again.

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thanks for the replies (nm)
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Thanks to all the replies!! :-)
Thanks again!

Thank you all so much for your replies. I am definitely
going to give it a try. I figure even if I graduate at 48, I'll still have a good 17 years of work ahead of me.

I always see lots of ads in my local paper for SLPs and after researching the job it is definitely something I would love to do. I do know I will have to go for my Masters as well which means I'll be in college when my kids are in college. Thank goodness student loans are considered *good loans*:)

Thank you all for the replies
I have heard that sometimes hospitals are hard to get money from at first, contract or no. This is a very small hospital with three doctors dictating, so here's hoping the bill won't get lost between exchanging hands. Thanks for the well wishes too!

Thanks for the replies.
I'll pass them along.

Thanks for all of the replies...sm

I do really need to see a PCP/psych because I haven't been to a doctor ever since my son was born and that was 4 years ago. I am lucky now because I have no medical problems and have not had any my entire life but there is a long line of family history of cancer, cardiac problems, lung problems, etc....and not only do I want to trim down to help my self image but also for health concerns. I want to be here a long time for my son and if I can lose now before something drastically happens then I will be okay. I feel like there is something sabotaging my weight loss. I have been buying the right foods, making sure not much bad food is in the house. I guess it just takes time.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. Food is an addiction just like cigarettes, drugs and alcohol. It is hard to overcome but we can all overcome anything that we really set our mind too and if we have support then that is even better! Thanks again.

thank you for your replies...

Some of the things said have given me MORE cause for thought.

I did not want to start a school. I would not expect to make a large amount of money mentoring.

I just can't seem to let go of the idea that there is a large gap between someone graduating from a training program and having the ability to start working, ESPECIALLY at home.

Again, thank you for your time.

Thank you for your replies
I checked out the Mohawk and will try to go with it.

Thank you all who posted!

Thanks for the replies
My BIL was drinking again today, thank goodness my SIL is sending him off, they are on the phone with all the family and getting it done!!! Praise the Lord. Thanks for the replies I know it sounds as if the kids are not taken care of in this but of course I did not give all the details on this board. Some of you may think "yeah right" but I did not give all the details about the kids. They are definately safe and my husband even said at the beginning "if I have to sit on my porch with a shot gun from now on he will not hurt these kids again with his drinking."
Anyways..thanks again for the replies and Prayers are being answered and he will be going to get help very soon!!!

Thanks for the replies
I got a vacuum yesterday, have been doing research via the internet for a few days as well as asking here. Thanks again!!

Thanks for all the replies....

Thank you to all of you for your replies. I really appreciate your insight on different thoughts to consider, and your experiences with children of your own, as well as the suggestions you made about keeping a food diary to track foods to try to find the culprit. It gives me some different thoughts to entertain as I have been driving myself crazy trying to diagnose the problem myself (even though I know this only makes the test result waiting process worse! lol)

Hopefully, it will be no big deal and he will 'outgrow' it soon or maybe even be put on medication to prevent it or something. In any case, I will keep you posted on the results of the abdominal x-rays. Thanks again for your support! :)

Thanks for replies!

thank you for your replies....
I agree with you both. And yes, I did lose my PTO by going part time. I don't understand how so many MTs can just hop around from company to company. This is truly a hard decision with two hard to get into companies. I guess subconsciously, I am leaning toward sticking with my IC job because that's what I know and am comfortable with. But, I hate to walk away from the other one which actually pays better. I forgot to mention the fact that even with working my IC job only, I will still be working full time hours and I have to stick to a schedule somewhat, but nothing like the employee position. So, is it worth it to work 8 hours without benefits but with the flexibility? Or do I need to buckle down and go where the money is......sigh.....more replies welcome!

Thanks to all for your replies. I - sm

am going to think long and hard on this this weekend. Stability is definitely an important thing. Money can be worked out to be about the same. Flexibility is definitely important. The weights are still leaning more towards the flexibility, just not enough! Thank you all again.

Thanks for both replies
I think I'll give it a shot myself this year. I was thinking I should do what you say, look at last year's and follow along from the accountant's forms. Thanks again. Hey - are you the same Patti going out dancing tomorrow night? If so - hope you have a blast!

Thank you for your replies
Guess will just have to wait until we go live and see.

Thanks! I appreciate the replies. (nm)
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