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If your SH copy is a legit purchase, ask the techs at their site. They gave me stepbystep instructio

Posted By: on another machine. nm on 2007-01-12
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The SH people have always been helpful and prompt with instructions. Ask them if your copy is legit.
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That is "web site" in post above. Also, Auto Copy add-on for Firefox will automatically copy
Auto Copy add-on for Firefox AUTOMATICALLY copies what you select (highlight) on a web site to the clipboard.

Then you can paste it in a document.

It just saves the step of right clicking and then clicking on "copy" to put something on the clipboard. Just select it, and it is on the clipboard.

It only works only on web sites-- only copies stuff you select on web sites, i.e. not in other documents.
MT w/disabilities...it's a legit site

My sister does work through them.  She does a lot of VA reports because the VA has to have so much of a percentage of disabled workers doing their transcription.  This organization also has agreements with ATT, FTD, etc, many mail order catalogs type of companies where the work can be done with a computer from hom.


She has been with them for 3 years now I think and it is legit.


How to copy & paste into FTP site?
I can't seem to figure it out?
Print a copy of the form on your printer, fill it out, copy and send it to your computer via fax may
Just a guess. Or print it, fill it out and fax it to her.
for what god gave her in beauty, the devil gave her in insanity.
she is one scary chick to be raising kids.
How do you copy your SH file to text - do you copy each dictionary separately? nm
nm
They seem legit.

When I did an internet search, they were there and nothing stood out with a big red flag. It looked like the startup costs were only like $30. I would be more leery if they had asked for hundreds of dollars upfront etc. They were not listed with BBB..so they could be good..or not I guess, but I think if all you have to invest is time (which sounds minimal) and $30, why not.  Now, if they require A LOT of time and more money, I definitely wouldn't be jumping into anything. JMO


MT University Is this legit?






















































































Got this in email..

I think they are in the Phillipines...  (I didnt know where else to put this.)

*****

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For a detailed course description, go to the home page of MT University (www.mtuniversity.com), click on the Medical Transcription courses link at the top menu bar and pre-enrollment requirements as well as detailed information on the courses offered will be shown.

 

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You also have the option of paying in full for the entire course at US$699 or on an installment basis of US$ 104.85 for four (4) months with an initial downpayment of US $279.60.

 

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        Windows Operating system – Win 98/2000 Professional/XP

·         Windows Media Player v7.1 and above

·         Preferably MS Office 2000 or higher version

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As part of our service to all of MTU graduates,  once the student takes the final examination, he or she will be placed in our master database for mass marketing to numerous MT companies looking for MTs to work in-house or on a subcontractual basis.

 

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It is most definitely a legit company.
Any smart newbie should jump at it. Five cents per line for basically being mentored is not that bad, especially when you consider all the scammers out there who want newbies to work for free or pay for the privilege of working. I'm sure the company will give raises and work the person into a fulltime job.
Yes, that legit way to do it, too. Just depends
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Is this a legit job posting??

Hours: M-F, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
REQUIRES: Expert familiarity with guidelines for medical transcription, excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation and medical terminology skills. Ability to respond quickly to 150-200 e-mail questions a day for filling in blanks in reports. Excellent computer skills including internet searches. Ability to communicate clearly in writing. Position requires coordination of QA programs for transcriptionists and performance of monthly random QA. Coordinator will also act as trainer for new staff and coordinator of departmental cross-training.


How in the world could one person do this job???? 150 to 200 emails with questions?  Perform monthly QA train and crosstrain?????


legit companies, pay.
nm
I just gave notice at my job and all I gave them was when my last day would be. SM

I don't think they even cared why I was quitting.  I called the supervisor to tell her in person and she simple said "I need it in writing and when will your last day be".  Personally, I like things quick and painless. 


and who is to say if these line counts are LEGIT?
NM
Need legit MT school on line... help!

Hey there,


I'm an RN looking to earn some extra income while at home with my son.  I'm finding so many schools on-line that are a bunch of scams!  Can anyone refer me to a legit school?  Does anyone know of a course that would be geared more towards someone that already has medical experience?  I need lots of advice.


His resume doesn't even look legit. The DNA

I wouldn't be suprised if he is doing this for the attention.  His resume is so far off the wall I can't believe anyone would hire this wacko!


I considered your question legit as well
Especially in light of what went down the other night, which you mentioned earlier.
Techs
When I worked for MQ on the new platform, it wouldn't connect. I called tech support and talked to a lady there. She asked me if my phone line was connected and I told her no, I had high-speed internet. She said "But is your phone line connected?" I told her again, no, I have cable. She said, and I am not kidding, "Do you have an adapter to connect your cable to the phone line?" Where do they get these people?
Umm, no the OP, but I read the article and it looks pretty legit.
I don't listen to country music, but even if I did, I'd probably boycott the guy.  A living thing shouldn't be tortured whether it's tame or wild.
I do not copy to text. I copy the spf sm
file to a disk and save the whole thing there, update it occasionally.
mammo techs
As much as you wish the tech would give you a hint, really you shouldn't take their word. These mammograms will be glanced at by the radiologists before you leave to be sure that they can SEE all the areas that they will need to study; however, they will be *reading* the mammo after you are gone (unless you are an extremely slow dresser LOL). The radiologists I worked for took their time and used magnifying glasses and really looked these things over. So I really doubt the tech is going to be able to give you any kind of reassurance.

If I were you I would just stress to the tech that you hope you can hear something ASAP. Maybe she'll relay that to the radiologist.

Good luck, I hope the lump is just a cyst or fibrous tissue. Keep us posted.
Pharm techs
Here's a link to the Bureau of Labor Statistics explaining what pharm techs do and the salary. (Note that it says some of their duties will be replaced by automated prescription-filling machines. LOL! It sees no one is immune!)

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos252.htm

For comparison, see the salary surveys for coders at www.aapc.com and www.advanceforhim.com.




if they're legit, why are older versions still for sale (sm)
If you go to the real Stedman's website, you'll see that even older versions are still being sold - they're not being given away by Stedman's.

At the very least these are bootleg copies that you're not supposed to have unless you paid for them and that means they're not legit in any way.
Did the techs say why? And do whole op notes really fit in the expander? nm
nm
Don't think techs will tip you off, but a word of caution - (sm)

Don't get scared needlessly if they want to "redo" any of the films.  That happened to me once, and the tech left the film up on the board where I was waiting and I saw this huge spot of light and I was absolutely sick worrying about it until I heard from my doctor.  It was normal, and several times since then they have have to "redo" some of the films.  Try not to worry, and be glad that you have doctors who ARE cautious and speed things through.


scary echo techs

  doc says "However, the patient was terminated by technician who felt the patient was becoming diaphoretic and having his symptomatology associated with shortness of breath."


 scribe types "However, the study was terminated by the technician who felt the patient was becoming diaphoretic and having symptoms associated with shortness of breath."


 


Good luck with the techs
I emailed a question last thursday and still haven't heard back.  Time to look elsewhere. Their platform is horrible.
So tired of these support-less techs at companies.

same ole answer- I don't know, not my job.  What is their job?   I can't work, I don't get answers, and it is their software.  First answer when I call the office is call support services.  Call support service and they say it is not their job.  Who it the sam $ell's job is it?  I can't work.


Guess these wonderful techs don't know that without us they have no job and it is possible to work without fancy programs with off the shelf software. 


 


I was told firmly by the Monrovia techs I had to have an XP computer for DQS, and that
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Ask the techs where you work. Probably software issue with their program. nm
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Is there a college in your area that offers training for x-ray techs?

If so, go to the college bookstore and check out the textbooks they have for the x-ray tech courses. There should be lots of good information there.


If you have any anatomy books, study them, not just the major bones, but the landmarks on the bones like the greater and lesser trochanter of the femur, tibial spines, things like that. Also study the muscles, tendons, and ligaments of the shoulders, wrists, knees, and ankles. MRIs cover a lot of that.


There are a lot of online anatomy sites if you don't have any books of your own, or you can check with your local library.


 Good luck! Radiology is a great field. I love it.


Emergency question for brilliant computers techs. sm
I just had a weird experience with my computer.  The screen looked like it was shaking.  I thought it was in Word at first, but the desktop was doing this also.  It was like a wavy line was going down the screen, part of it would jump a little bit, then below it some more would jump.  It was almost like a wave pattern to the side, I could see the edges of the screen moving in and out.  I thought I saw this yesterday once or twice, but decided it was my eyes.  It wasn't, this was definitely real.  It lasted for approximately a minute.  Is this something to worry about?  TIA. 
True! Computer techs are all foreign. Used to be a good-
still have a tech job are usuallyh IC's, with no job security and no benefits. Lots of computer and microchip manufacturing jobs, that spawned the 'Silicon Valley' in California have gone offshore. Now even radiologists have to worry about their jobs, as some places send the x-rays digitally to Philippines to be read.

What I'd like to know is.... What exactly is going to be LEFT in the United States for US to do? Gas station attendant? Nope... most are self-serve, unless you live in Oregon. Wal-Mart Greeter? Hmm... not old enough (or retired enough) for that. Farm worker? Nope. Mexicans have cornered that market. Waitress? Nope. Lots of eat-in restaurants going belly-up these days. Typesetter? Nope. Newspapers are going extinct. Web designer? Nope. Most people can design their own nowadays. Retail? Same as the restaurants. Teacher? Whoa - talk about an underpaid profession! Nurse? Another underpaid one. Not a good choice for us work-at-home recluses. Truck driver? One of the few jobs where they need people, but to make ends meet these days you have to pretty much live in your truck. Flight attendant? Not a good choice for us recluses who hate to fly. Rap artist? Pretty saturated field. Hair stylist? I don't even comb my OWN hair most of the time, and haven't cut it in years. So I'd be pretty useless unless someone with long hair wanted a French braid. Chef or short-order cook? Not if you only cook TV dinners. (Does that count as cooking?) Dog-walker? Nah - I'm a cat-person. Bike-messenger? In my town, most of em don't live very long. You never see middle-aged bike messengers. Taxi-driver? Nope - the Sikhs have cornered that market. Executive secretary? (What? Go back to wearing heels and pantyhose? NEVER!)
The Dictaphone techs are usually great at problem solving. Have they been contacted?? nm
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Techs aren't supposed to tell you anything as they are not doctors, but occasionally you'll fi
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Ask the ShortHand techs. They've always responded back very promptly to my
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Vista is still too buggy & not "friendly." Techs not familiar with it yet. And lots of
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When we would do xrays, would have techs holding in position and talking to soothe and quiet them.
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Computer techs - I want to add undo, redo, and repeat to my IE toolbar which are not listed as an

nm


Several companies still train on site. In fact, we are piloting an on-site training sm
program, where everyone would come in to the Keystrokes office to train for 1 or 2 weeks. We have a large training room and feel that this may be a way to cover all aspects of an account, be right there to answer questions as they come up and have one-on-one contact.

It will be optional at this point and may not be more effective as remote training, but some people have expressed that they miss the training that you get when you start at a hospital.

We are trying to bridge that gap between working in-house somewhere and working at home.

It may seem out-dated in many ways, but sometimes going back to basics is a good step to take!
do we have to purchase a
Do independent contractors working from home have to have a business license to work from home? Please help as this issue has been raised. Thanks for any help!
Where did you purchase? sm
I bought one from Exprescribe like that and never could get it to work.
Does anyone know if you can purchase
a C-phone locally or you have to get them on the web? I am freaking out. A little bit of water got spilled on mine and the buttons will not work now. I let it dry out overnight and it seems fine when you plug it in, but none of the buttons will work!
Does anyone know where I can purchase sm.

VoiceScribe program?  I am offered a position with a company but they only give you a 30-day trial for this program - then after that you have to purchase license for $600.  I just can't afford that right now.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you. 


definitely purchase something

I got a Brother fax machine several years ago at Office Depot for around $80 or so.  I later got an HP all-in-one in 2005 at Sam's.  I don't remember what it cost, but it's worth it if you'll be faxing regularly.  Some of your clients may prefer a scanned version.


You could also compare on-line fax capabilities, which seems to be more current, for obvious reasons.  I can't remember the details, but I've heard it advertised on talk radio.


Just a thought, especially if you'll be doing this regularly.  Places like the UPS Store, etc. charge a good bit to fax, not to mention the inconvenience of leaving the house to do it.


Me too. Let me know if you find it. I will purchase it also. I also don't know whether or not
Good luck.
Need to purchase cphone
Help!  I am trying to get started transcribing at home and I have work to do but I need advice on what type of transcribing phone to purchase.  I have been instructed by my current employer to by a cphone that dials into an automated system to retreive my work.  Please, any advice or if anyone has one for sale.  The cheaper the better or I will buy used.  Thanks.
It is normal to have to purchase your own
provide the PC.  Some will provide the foot pedal if you do not have what is required.  Some companies give you the option of renting their equipment.  It all depends on the company, but yes you will have to have your own resource books.
Anything you purchase for your transcription

You might want to check out some of the earlier posts here as the tax issues have been discussed.  You would probably gain information in that respect.  Also, you might want to have an accountant/tax preparer for your first year.  Some say, you can copy the next year from that first year, but I personally believe in having my taxes prepared for me as these guys are up on things, ya' know.  Most definitely though you will want to get your own freestanding PC because down the road you may want to gain some of your own accounts, so you will need that.  You will be fine.  Some of these people act like you out to take their job or something???  Go figure.  There is always one bad apple in the bunch, right?  I learned that in grade school.  Best wishes in your endeavors.... 


Because of scammers, if you purchase a new pc,
and want ALL the CDs, you are going to have to make a verbal request.