I contract with several companies/doctors, and I highlight the...
Posted By: wondering on 2005-09-08
In Reply to: Hows does your employer handle descrepancies in dictation? - me
discrepancy (bold it) as well as underline it. I also add a note at the bottom like this:
NOTE: Age discrepancy. (Or medication discrepancy, etc.).
If needed, I am more specific.
Every account I transcribe likes this approach, and my QA people have actually adopted this technique, requiring their other MTs to do this.
I know not every account will find this acceptable, but it's been working well for me for years now.
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Does this mean you don't have a business associate contract/agreement in place with your doctors
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Shift end will highlight the line, but you need F8, then hit period key to highlight full sentence,
You can use F8 and hit any letter or punctuation mark you want to go to. Hit the escape key to turn off F8.
Shift and arrow keys only highlight single characters.
highlight the first word you want, hold the Ctrl key down, and highlight the next, etc. nm
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Google contract samples, basic contract examples, etc.
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Extext highlight
It sounds like you might have toggled off your select function. Press your shift bar and then try to select with your mouse to see if that works.
You can also highlight the text you want
to change and hit Control K - same thing is something is already in all caps and you want to change it to either just an initial cap or to all lower case. It works like a toggle switch.
In Word you can use shift - end to highlight to
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can't highlight text in ExText
Hi all. Today just started an acct that uses ExText/TransNet. I already have Word 2000 on my machine. (Their version of ExText says in 'about' that it is also 2000) When I get in a chart in ExText, I can't use my mouse anywhere on the document or even the vertical scroll bar to the right. I *can* use it on any of the menu items across the horizontal toolbar at the top of the document but CANNOT select bits of text to highlight and move around or copy/paste or whatever. Anyone else hear of this happening? I've seen some other posts here talking about versions of Word (2003?) being incompatible with ExText but I know someone else who is using ExText for the same account and who also already had pre-existing Word 2000 on their machine, with no problems. Is there a setting or something I need to toggle or untoggle or ......?? Any help would be very greatly appreciated, please email me. Thanks so much!
Eldee
You can still highlight your word and press Alt-T-A to... sm
get to the Autocorrect dialog box in 2007. Your highlighted text is already in the With box. Just type your abbreviation and tab to the OK button and hit Enter. A lot of the old shortcuts still work even though the menus are no longer on the ribbon.
Contract/no contract -- same rights
You do not have to have a written contract to take them to court. All you have to do is to prove you have been providing work to him, past statements/invoice will do that, you just fill out the small claims forms and go to court. But first of all I would personally go in and talk with someone about it. Could be the office manager/bookkeeper and not the doctor that is not paying you. He may not know anything about it. And please do not make the "joke" as above mentioned, that is very LOW class, tacky and not professional at all. Especially if you are in a small area -- you need to conduct like a professional. But call and make an "appointment" to talk with the doctor either in person or through a phone call. Some doctors do not know what is going on in their office and perhaps the office manager wants to be paid first. If the doctor does know, then in person or over the telephone inform him that you have no other choice but to pursue the debt just as they would if someone did not pay their bill and if that involves going to small claims court, then that is the route you must take. Good luck. I did take one to court without a contract and won.
If you right click the folder, it should highlight it and give you
a drop down menue with the option to rename. Let me know if that helps...
If MS Word, you don't need to highlight first. Shift+F3 cycles through
change case even if you've already hit the spacebar.
Type whatever word/phrase, bold, highlight, sm--
select Autocorrect, add.
One *does* need to use the Shift key to highlight words as Shelly asked. sm
Ctrl and the right arrow key goes to the next word *without* highlighting. You might want to read Shelly's original post again.
highlight the text and hit Ctrl Shft A or hit that key combo
before you type your text and hit it again when you're done. This works in any Word version.
I don't use the mouse. I use Cntl+end key to highlight a sentence.Shift and the arrow key will do
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Shift right arrow - highlight the entire sentence and delete! Not sure there is a
ctrl key to do entire sentence, but I will look and get back to you.
Well - no. Shift arrow down will highlight my entire line and then delete.
Don't know what you are talking about - I never use F8 in Word.
Try ctrl+shift+left arrow to highlight the last word
then Alt + J to open AutoCorrect, type your Replace word, and tab to OK and hit the Enter key.
Make sure you don't have any extra spaces when you highlight.
Hold down Ctrl and Shift and use right arrow to highlight one word at a time. sm
You can highlight noncontiguous words by holding down on Ctrl and selecting different words.
Just open glo file in Word, highlight all, then change case and save back
to glo file. Use the Alt key trick to highlight just the column of words, then Shift + F3 to toggle through the change case commands. First save your glossary under a different name so you also keep the original.
You can highlight the entire list and use the convert text to table option in Word. You can highligh
You'll want to convert with 4 columns because you have a paragraph between each address. That paragraph will wind up in the 4th column. When you're done, you can highlight that column and delete it.
f8 is called extend mode. I meant Shift right and left arrows only highlight characters. sm
You can find more help about extend mode in Word's help file.
if can't copy/paste, highlight text, ctrl/x, go to shorthand, ctrl/V
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MT companies negotiate with the insurance companies until they get what they want
It is strictly up to the agreement between the employer and the insurance company. Your new employer can tell you what the pre-existing clause is in your new policy. Some require proof of insurance for the past 12 months. It may say something like if a diagnosis has not been made NOR treatment received within the last __ months. Not good when companies negotiate with a pre-existing clause in order to get a lower rate. Better check with your HR with your new company before doing anything. It really gets hairy !
First highlight the text too add, then hit Ctrl+insert+insert..sm
All you need to do then is assign the shortcut name and hit alt+O or click on OK.
HTH
Highlight the text and hit Ctrl-insert-insert...
then all you have to do is type in what you want to use as the shortcut.
Most companies do no use their only files (HIPAA). They use files provided by other companies, serv
If you can get through the test files, then the sound quality on the actual company files is better. And, the dictation is never as bad as the test files, plus you have QA to help with hard blanks.
Hence, the need for a contract
and put it in writing that they have to give at least 2 wks notice or pay up! Wouldn't that be right? Business is business. I bet they wouldn't want someone doing them that way!
No contract
Actually I do not have a contract and usually do work whenever I want, just received an e-mail about the holidays and was not sure if I was actually "required". Have worked for them for 3-1/2 or 4 years but have never received an e-mail about holidays.
My contract
gives me a 72-hour turnaround time. I'm a contracted employee; therefore, responsible for my own taxes. I download the reports on a disk and do not print them out.
This may have been around for a while, but I have never heard of it before. Also, I would think it would be more of a local jurisdiction situation than state jurisdiction if you are working for the local police department. I do not see what the problem would be ... you have a confidentiality agreement, just the same as with medical. I will say, he went through the city attorney and others before proceeding.
If you have more questions, please feel free to email me.
Contract
I've got one I've used for years,just fill blanks with all the necessary info. I could e-mail or fax it to you.
contract
I have been doing this nearly 20 years and have only used a "contract or agreement" once and have never had a problem with any of my accounts with payment, etc. Guess I have been lucky but it has always worked for me. The one time that I did one, they did not adhere to it and we still parted ways. Now a days contracts are easy to break and expensive to fight.
contract
I wonder if you would mind sending me a copy of your contract at radtrans@comcast.net
Thanks much!
If you did have a contract
with this doctor, then you should enforce it. You should not just sit idly by and LET him do this to you. It isn't right and it isn't fair. Doctors thinking that most people don't have the money or the time to take them to court is the exact reason that they do things like this. You have to stand up for yourself. Don't be a doormat!!
IC contract
I recently received my yearly contract in the mail. I am to sign and return it. They have the amount per line filled in. I was a bit disappointed to see that the rate did not change. In other words, no raise.
I will probably just sign it and return it but for future reference how can I ask for more money and how much of an increase would be reasonable?  I am lousy at speaking up for myself!
contract
I have only had one contract in the 18 yers of doing this on my own and all that did was state what I provided and gave us a 30 day notice if either were to wishing to get out of using the service or providing the service. And my accounts have been with me for 6 to 18 years so guess I am doing okay.
What's an oil contract for?
I've never heard of such a thing.
Oil contract
We heat by propane and our bill, too, was going to go through the roof. I pay a little more for "will call" but we installed a wall propane ventless heater and it heats almost our whole house (one floor plan). The rooms that are cold get an electric heater; our little storage building has a wood burner. Like you, where does it stop???
Oil contract
This is a contract for a year's worth of fuel and the company locks you into a certain price, guaranteed. Otherwise, you usually have to pay more if you just call the company to fill up your oil or propane tank whenever you need it. However, you can beat this somewhat if you conserve and don't take their high priced budget deals. My budget was $80 last year; this year it was going to be $165 a month--for only ten months! I said no and we were very conservative here in Ohio, had a mild winter, though, and only used less than half of what we did the year before due to use of a ventless wall heater, electric zone heaters.
Contract
I don't understand your question about the contract ? ? I had to ask for a copy. They kept promising me a copy and promising me a copy. Finally I got one.
As far as their divorce...they were not married very long when the show was taped. I have no clue if the show aided in their divorce or not. Kym and I are friends, but not that close of friends.
No Contract
I never signed anything when I started the job.
I do have a contract
I do have a contract that says I will be paid on the 1st and 15th. I agree that where they go and when they go on vacation is not really my business, other than the fact that I personally feel if they can't pay their bills, they have their priorities out of order. When they cannot pay their bill as contracted, their lack of priorities becomes my business. Yes, my obligations and financial commitments are my problem -- but it would not be a problem if they upheld their end of the contract. But, I agree that I will return the work in a normal timely manner so the monkey is on their back, so to speak.
Contract
A contract may or may not help you much. I have worked both ways and all in all if the business goes belly up even with a contract you are basically out of the money. When I have done a contract I simply state what I will and will not provide, time in which it is provided (TAT), etc. I state what I expect from the company, what they will provide (paper, etc.) and make it very simple. Again basically there is always an out if they don't wish to abide by the contract or want to break it or just not use your services anymore. And in order to enforce the contract you will be in court just like you would be without a contract. But it does make some feel better working with a contract - but again I have been lucky with my accounts and my IC's and we all work togeter and get the job done. I always pay my IC's before myself and if there ever would be a problem they would know about it immediately even if the check is just one day late. But just state what you want in the contract and you really don't need all that legal language a simple contract will hold up in court if it ends up there. Only you know what you expect from your MTSO. Good luck. Patti
What contract?
Do not have contract....
I don't have a contract
x
Contract
After working for a small practice for about 2 months, I was abruptly told one afternoon I wasn't a team player, they were letting me go, but gave me the transcription to do at home--I was and am grateful for the work. I did have presence of mind to ask if I would have a contract, as this is all new to me--have mostly worked in-house, except for a short part-time job. The office manager's reply was, "Oh....we trust you--I don't think we need a contract," which really irritated me--what about my trusting them?! Now I wonder just what category I'm in. IC or what?? I suppose I just don't want this office to think I'm a dummy and of course, need to protect my interests--this is my bread and butter--not a sideline job.
I started looking for a sample contract here on MT Stars, but I suppose the required wording varies from state to state. Does one have to have more than one client to be considered IC?
Appreciate any help!
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My contract
My contract tells my docs that I am off on all holidays, including Christmas Eve and the day after Thanksgiving. It also says if those holidays fall on a weekend, I will take either the Friday before or the Monday after as a holiday. If they request transcription on those holidays, I charge double per line. I've never had them complain to me on this at all. I once had a STAT dictation on a holiday and the doc included a $100 bill in my envelope "for me being a pain in the butt," as he wrote on the note.
? about an IC contract
I am signing a contract for work as an IC. It says Executed by Contractor at _____________, on ____________, 2006.
I get the date part but what goes int the first blank? My address?
If you are an IC then the contract
you signed should stipulate how much notice to give. If not, I would ask. You may want to use them on your resume for future jobs. 
Need an IC Contract example...
Anyone have or know a website with IC Contract examples. I need to type one up by tomorrow, and I am at a complete loss.
Thanks again! This forum is awesome!
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