I wish short answers were in the subject line instead of put inside. nmreally
Posted By: me on 2005-12-31
In Reply to: Why - when it says "nm" pls sm - amazed
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calm, simple, short repetitious answers
"I have to work, I'm on a schedule, I'm still working, I'm clocked in";
and....repeat.
See inside for answers...>>>
"...self-employed contractor? Do you get benefits, vacation pay, do you work from home?"
I am an IC. I have benefits through my husband's work, but we are moving and he is getting another job, so I may be paying for our medical insurance shortly. I work from home.
Now, keep in mind my LOWEST line rate is 12 cpl. Even with no benefits, vacation pay, etc,, I still come out ahead of working as an employee. One thing I don't even want to think about giving up is the flexibility of working as an IC.
Some answers for you inside.
Basically, someone has to have FTP space on a server. You use an FTP software program to upload and download the work to and from that FTP server site.
There are other issues, such as encryption, file size, etc., that you will need to take into consideration. I sent you an email message with my private email address inside so we can correspond on specifics, if you would like to.
Answers inside..........
1. How long have you worked as a medical transcriptionist?
13 years
2. What certification have you received?
Certificate in Medical Transcription/Coding from local community college
3. What attracted you to pursuing a career in medical transcription?
It found me by coincidence, but was exposed to legal transcription as a child and very interested in it and I was already in the medical field so it was an easier transition.
4. What type of environment do you work in (i.e. from home, physician’s office, hospital, other).
Home, but worked in-house at physician's office first 2 years before transitioning to home.
5. What do you think are the most important skills a medical Transcriptionist should have?
1. Research skills (cannot say this enough because you have to be willing to search and figure it out if you don't know it), 2. Excellent grammar skills and understanding of English language, sentence structure, etc. 3. Very disciplined and always willing to learn more.
6. Did some skills come naturally to you, while others required more practice?
Listening/understanding took a lot more practice. Also the ability to be proficient with shortcuts, macros, Expanders took some getting used to (not necessary for an MT job, but sure helps to boost your income).
7. In addition to transcribing medical reports, do you engage in other forms of business writing while on the job (such as memos, proposals, or progress reports, etc.) to clients, coworkers, or supervisors? Please explain.
Not in the home setting; Always typed up memos from doctors or office managers when in house, meeting minutes, safety reports, etc.
8. What do you think is the most difficult aspect of medical transcription?
Sedentary lifestyle, discipline, and more recently the ability to learn ESLs, sometimes "fixing" their grammar.
9. What do you find to be the easiest aspect of medical transcription?
The typing and then the flexibility with a decent income to boot.
10. As a medical transcriptionist, do you often need to collaborate with others to ensure that all the information in your reports is correct?
Not really - if something stands out that I believe is incorrect or doc made an error, or pt name spelled incorrect, etc., I will make a note of it on the top of my reports. It is all different based on accounts though, some have QA for this reason. Ultimately, it is my job to type what the doc says so the errors fall on them, but I do try to help if I see a major error like I had a BP the other day stated as "124/10", which I knew was not correct in the least!!
whenever I had problems, fast answers/fixes by emailing (see inside)
E-mail MTStars:
Administrator: admin@mtstars.com
Webmaster: webmaster@mtstars.com
Support: support@mtstars.com
Short list of satellite companies inside...sm
MQ, Opti-Script, Precyse, Probity, Transform in Wyoming, TRS, and WebMedX, nm
(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.
Hmmm? Well, the subject line made (sm)
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.
could you put NM (no message) on the subject line so we know there is noithing in there???
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Personally, I post all in subject line so dont
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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.
Per report if they're short, per line if take too much time. nm
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See inside for how to access Word's line counter...
Open your Word program and select Tools and then Word Count.
I used Short Keys, not Short hand for Bayscribe, it worked fine.
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Line padding is also adding extra words. See inside.
Doc says: "General. Alert and oriented, no distress. HEENT: Eyes clear. Lungs: Clear."
MT types: GENERAL EXAMINATION: In general, the patient is alert and oriented. The patient is in no distress. HEENT EXAMINATION: The patient's eyes are clear. LUNG EXAMINATION: The patient's lungs are clear.
I kid you not. And there are companies out there that will defend the MT's right to do so. But, would the client's approve of it? I seriously think not.
Ditto, short ERs or short OPs....short anything! sm
And I especially don't like long OPs, they are the most boring for me, and the doctors pause a lot cause they have to think more. I just want to be done with it! Next!!! ; )
Long short forms vs short short forms
Carla,
A long short form is usually easier to remember. So I would definitely assign the short forms as suggested by Kelli:
SmithCThead
SmithCTabdomen
etc
In most Expander programs you would opt for a short short form as you have to type the whole short form before you can expand.
In Instant Text you don't have to type the whole short form: you type the first two letters of your long short form and then you can type any of the following letters.
So in this case you would type smcth for the first one, smcta, and you may also type smhead, smabd
This is possible when you use the Instant Text marker key to expand. If you use the space bar to expand, you may be better off assigning the initials as suggested in the second response, as you would not be able to "jump ahead".
Marianne
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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While we are on subject, how about 1 and 1/4 cm. Is it 1.025?
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off the subject a bit, but sm
if you are now on DQS, did you get paid for that training that took over TWO HOURS of my working time??? I didn't! And my TC said we weren't gonna get paid for it, either!!! That really P'd me off!!! 
I am not sure why, but this subject always (sm)
seems to get a debate going. I posted below about homeschooling and wishing I had been homeschooled. I honestly think everyone should at least try it if at all able. It is a great experience!!
CAN WE PLEASE GET OFF THIS SUBJECT.
Ultimately it is the choice of the girl who made the choice to have sex. For crying out loud, either way she will have to pay for her mistakes. Enough already.
I'm no pro on this subject, but I'm not sure there is
a way to convert it to anything smaller than the MP3 from wav. Are you using an FTP or sending through email? My docs are uploading 90 minute DSS files to an FTP and it only takes a few seconds. The 90 minute file is close to 8 MB, I believe. If you're using email, you might try an FTP server.
Okay, can we all get off this subject
and let it rest for the night? it has been an unconstructive day for everybody on this particular post, except maybe for the ones that learned not to feed the trolls. goodnight everybody. give it a rest already
Oh no, not this subject again...
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Off the subject but
is she bringing paper medical records to a swim practice? Seems to me paper and water don't mix very well!
Yes, you have to the put the subject
spot like I just did. You have to do that each time. Usually you e-addy stays in the e-mail box though. Happy posting! 
and the subject is?
Let us all know what you're tired of and maybe we'll join you...
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.
A bit off subject, but I was wondering
My son planned a trip to New Orleans for the 4th of July. We tried and tried to find a room through travelocity.com, hotels.com, expedia.com, etc. without success. I'm not sure exactly what the site was, but I finally found a hotel room (I think I searched New Orleans.com or something similar) at the Cotton Exchange Hotel which seemed to be a very good hotel by all sites description. It was booked on all these other sites. So I grabbed the room for the guys. However, when they got to New Orleans and showed their confirmation, the hotel sent them next door to the Holiday Inn. What was up with that? Of course, they didn't care one way or the other, but I just wondered why the hotel did that. Thought maybe they were affiliated, but by the description of the hotels, I would rather have stayed in the Cotton Exchange and would have been somewhat disappointed had the reservation been for me. Just curious
Kinda on the subject, but not....
My son planned a trip to New Orleans for the 4th of July. We tried and tried to find a room through travelocity.com, hotels.com, expedia.com, etc. without success. I'm not sure exactly what the site was, but I finally found a hotel room (I think I searched New Orleans.com or something similar) at the Cotton Exchange Hotel which seemed to be a very good hotel by all sites description. It was booked on all these other sites. So I grabbed the room for the guys. However, when they got to New Orleans and showed their confirmation, the hotel sent them next door to the Holiday Inn. What was up with that? Of course, they didn't care one way or the other, but I just wondered why the hotel did that. Thought maybe they were affiliated, but by the description of the hotels, I would rather have stayed in the Cotton Exchange and would have been somewhat disappointed had the reservation been for me. Just curious
my two cents on this subject sm
I have a 6 YO son at home, along with a 14YO daughter and an 18 YO son. When my 6 YO was 4, he went to preschool at a daycare center, five days a week, for six hours a day. He absolutely LOVED it! He learned so much, he grew so much, and he survived very well, thank you. I didn't put my other two in daycare or preschool, though I needed to. It was just not feasible back then to pay for it and work too. This situation worked for us. Now my 6 YO is in school, going into the first grade in a couple of weeks, and has stayed home with me and my other children this summer. He's fine. He's a bit bored, but just fine! Come on people, it's not that complicated. They are kids, they adjust to your schedule and theirs. They WILL survive without your undivided attention for a few hours a day. Give it a rest, already! 
off the subject - loveNY
but where in NY do you live? I'm an upstater who moved to Manhattan
A little off the subject but an example of what can happen when someone - sm
pretends to be you when they are driving. You are probably also going to have issues with your insurance company as well. I am sure you can prove it was not you driving, get the date and time of the ticket, etc. (were you working at the time, and prove it?) license plate (not your car), the cop has to appear in court too for a ticket and with any luck will be able to confirm you were not the woman he pulled over, etc. They have heard it before, have no doubt about that, and know it happens. Get an attorney if you need one.....
VINDICTIVE MOTHER-IN-LAW TAKES ANGER OUT ON CHILD DEAR ABBY: My son "Vince's" mother-in-law, "Dotty," has never had a driver's license because she never learned how to parallel park. She only has a learner's permit.
After Vince married her daughter, "Lynn," Dotty was stopped by the police for a traffic violation. She gave them her daughter's name and address and told them she had "forgotten her wallet." The point went on Lynn's record and her car insurance shot up $150.
During the latest incident, someone hit Dotty's car in a parking lot. Dotty again pretended she was Lynn. The police were summoned and demanded Dotty's driver's license. When she handed them her learner's permit, her car was hauled away and now she has to appear in court for driving without a license with no licensed driver in the car.
When Vince was contacted by the insurance company, he told them the whole story. Dotty thought Lynn would just forget the incident and she'd be home free. She still drives her car every day.
To get even with Vince for ratting her out, Dotty refused to give my grandson his medicine while she baby-sat him. How should my daughter-in-law deal with this nasty woman? -- OUTRAGED IN ELMIRA, N.Y.
DEAR OUTRAGED: Now that your son and his wife know her mother won't hesitate to take out her anger on the child, they should not allow her to be around him again unless both of them are supervised.
My last statement on this subject is the following...sm
As long as there are people who are willing to take cuts in pay, whether by way of bonus or otherwise, there will be pay cuts for the worker, no matter the profession.
Who's changing the subject?
and so am I.
Try to keep up.
Off the subject of VR - but regarding the IBM keyboard.
I thought I was the only MT in existence that still used the "clicky" IBM keyboard. I love it & can't type at all on the squishy, ergonomic, squeezed-in new keyboards - & I have very small hands !! Guess this is a good hint as to how long I've been doing this & what I learned on & got comfortable with over the years (a dream come true compared to a typewriter) :o)
If you ever need yours repaired, I've found a company that repairs IBM or Lexmark keyboards, as well as other brands. They have been great & will replace keys, cords, whatever it needs, for a flat fee based on your type of keyboard (listed on their internet site). My repairs cost $30.00 + tax & shipping (last repair came to $37.25). And, if all else fails, they do make a very similar "clicky touch" cloned IBM keyboard which isn't too bad. When I was at one time down to 2 broken IBMs, couldn't locate another & was desperate - that's how I initially discovered their site & their cloned keyboard -- & the discovery that they repaired IBMs !! Anyhow, they are located at PCkeyboard.com/repair.html --(i.e. Unicomp). You call a toll free number at 1-800-777-4886, (Jim Owens at Ext. 202), tell him the problem, get a RMA number, their address & that's it. I have been very pleased with their repairs with no complaints whatsoever. They have been my lifesaver for many, many years !!
Since we're on the subject of TV
Anyone watching Breaking Bonaduce?
kind of on the same subject, but not really
Just an observation. The ONE good thing that came from Hurricane Katrina is the pet situation. After that, they made it where you could bring your pets shelters as long as they were in crates. I don't know if that will be the case everywhere from now on, but it did bring this to the public's attention, at least. Many people will not leave without their pets. I know I wouldn't.
Here's another thought on the subject....sm
The reason people are concerned with production is because there has been too much abuse in the past. I've worked in both the hospital setting where people were paid hourly and for production pay. Those paid by the hour generally didn't produce as much because they didn't care how much they did... resulting in being more employees were needed to do the job. When one facility I was at switched to having people paid by production it was *amazing* how much more everyone did in their 8 hour shift... and the quality didn't suffer. The # of "yap breaks" decreased significantly because time became money. We went from needing a company to pick up overflow work - usually enough to keeping 3-4 full-time MTs busy each day to not needing any extra help at all.
I've seen MTs "sweat" over a particularly difficult dictation for say 2 hours for a 10 minute report. Why in the world would you want to do that? That's crazy and frankly if you can't "get it" the first time.... certainly the second time listening then the dictator isn't worth spending 2 hours on... even if you're being paid hourly.
Thank you for the replies from everybody on the subject.
It gives me a good start to check them all out...
Way off subject, but I need opinions...
What, in your opinion of course, do you consider being unfaithful to your spouse? I know this is a LOADED question, with many different opinions.
Is it having a full-blown affair (you know what I mean...we are adults here)?
Is it simply talking to/seeing someone without your spouse knowing, but not being intimate? Kissing, talking, becoming emotionally involved?
Do you think one must *go all the way*, to us a teenager's term, before it would be considered an affair?
I really need some help here...I'm going through a very hard time right now and need some support. I don't want to go into my personal details here, but just need opinions...thanks everyone!
Believe me, I know more about the subject than you could dream to know.
I knew about that so many years ago that it's not even worth discussing with you. You don't even have a clue who you're talking to and what my qualifications are, so please stop with your blathering. The point I was trying to make (that obviously escaped you) is that people think if they use Firefox, they're automatically protected against ALL viruses. If you had read the original post, this discussion is about WINDOWS XP viruses, not Internet Explorer viruses. Operating systems, not browsers. Therefore, your post about switching to Firefox had NOTHING to do with anything that was being discussed because it's two different things.
off subject -am I being paranoid
I have some genealogy information on my computer and my grandfather had a very unusual first name and middle name- today when I was going through my junk mail there was junk from someone with that same name- just kind of stopped me in my tracks I didn't open it ---but is that a coincidence How does that happen - I should have better Spyware I guess . maybe Im just paranoid
This is changing the subject a bit, but.....
What about birds? If people had a bird that they had in a cage, and not let FLY for exercise, is that a bad pet-owner? Most bird owners that I know of, have birds in a cage and they let their birds poo in a cage on the paper in the bottom of the cage.
What about cats? Cats are domesticated animals just like dogs and some people NEVER let their cats go outside. They let their cats do their business in a litter box.
I just don't see any difference in this and using the potty pads, and like I said, I have used potty pads with previous dogs I have had. They do not smell if you pick up the dirty pad right away, which I do when at all possible. It's the dog hiking his leg on the furniture which is NOT acceptable to me and I agree--it stinks and I have a terrible problem going on with this---I try to clean it up as soon as I can, but he is definitely ruining my floors and thus why I was asking for advice on the hiking of the leg. We need new floors (carpet) in our house anyway and we are planning on replacing them soon but I need to get the dog re-trained somehow before we get the new flooring or else I'll still be in the same boat I'm in now. I've just got to figure out how to retrain him back to the potty pads. Wish me luck!
Have a nice day!
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