Isn't that interesting. So much for the identify remaining secret. nm
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I can tell you that remaining on the same account with same dictators
helps tremendously. Having to switch accounts and specifics is not the way to make a lot of $$.
I don't think it is cruel to admit your remaining parent - sm
into a nursing home. Those that think its terrible are just concerned with appearances I think, that and guilt themselves if they ever thought about it. My mom put her mom in a nursing home after she could not care for herself. My grandma actually thrived there. They got her off all her medication and she was felt a lot better, even got engaged to get married again, but broke it off shortly before she died. We lived in PA and her mom in FL. My mom's (adopted) family thought she was such a terrible person for putting her "mom" in a nursing home. My mom's adopted parents did not treat her well at all, would never tell her much about the adoption when she eventually found out about it in the 1950s (smell of scandel somewhere, this was 1935) and my grandparents never really ever wanted children. Needless to say my mom has a less than ideal childhood but she took care and upheld her "responsibilities". Some people take in their parent(s) because they want to make sure the $$$ if there is any stays in the family (or goes to them). I know that is the wheel turning in my DHs brain about his parents, though he says they would never re-marry after the death of the other. His mom has told me she will not remarry, but you never know do you. I think he is wrong about his dad though, I think his dad would do the exact same thing my dad did, i.e. remarry within a year of the mom/wife passing and say bye-bye to any substantial inheritence on a re-marriage. In my case I will "lose" (my husband's thinking) out on about $140K which my husband deeply resents unfortunately. It has caused a lot of distention in the last 2 years between me and my DH that is. I am cool with my dad, it's his life and money; and I have pointed out to him a zillion times that inheritence is a gift, not a right. But yes, to be honest it is disappointing, but as my DH expects to get close to $1 mil from his parents I think we will survive (in a way I hope they disinherit him). Greed can cause all sorts of problems. Along with responsibility comes motive in some cases. I do not want to take in either of my DHs parents, but his fear/greed will induce him to have whichever one is left move in with us probably in the next 5-10 years (they are 76 and 71 right now). Sad.
Oh, okay, can't identify myself. That's okay.
I'm still here.
I can identify except...
I don't think I really hate transcribing, just tired of it. I envy any woman who does not have to work and enjoys her home, and I personally can't wait to retire and hopefully enjoy my small pension and the SS when that happens. I've been off work for about a month now (switching jobs; this is the longest period since I was a teenager that I have not had to work). I have been extremely busy and loving every minute of it and while very grateful to have it, I hate to have to start up this new job. If I didn't have to work for a living full time, I'd volunteer at several places, be more active in my church, be outdoors daily in my yard (can barely keep up with that but love it), would walk a lot more, would help out at my nephew's school, etc. Hope I'm physically able to do all this still in another 10 years.
I identify with every single
Very good and clear description of what will happen at this company.
I believe they are taking the bottom of the barrel of hospitals out there and
not putting any restrictions or caveats on the work - instead making the MT
"eat" the loss and MQ is playing the odds.
But if all you get is bad dictators - you will not survive. Probably the reason the
hospital had to outsource IN THE FIRST PLACE - is because of the doctors.
What I've never understood is WHY CAN'T THE HOSPITAL DEMAND
APPROPRIATE AND DISTINCT DICTATION.......IT IS TO THEIR LEGAL AND
MONETARY BENEFIT.
I mean they require appropriate credentials, and timely dictation of reports - just because we are mostly women "typing" is that the reason no consideration has been given to what has been thrown at "transcription"? I have wondered. I know you say "transcription" in a medical staff meeting and the eyes of administrators go DARK and they nearly throw up in your face. The hospital just WANTS IT DONE AND DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING MORE ABOUT HOW IT GOT DONE.
Well, it would be simple if they also spot checked physician's dictation
as part of Quality Assurance and if they were not doing it right - in English - with
English structure sentences - they were kicked off staff just as when they don't
do their charts timely.
simple 
Could anyone help me identify a bug problem? sm
I live in Ohio and have never seen these bugs before. I went outside last night to my backyard and noticed millions of tiny, black bugs on the back of my house, along the brick wall and windows down by the ground/basement wall area. They are a little bit bigger than a pencil tip, very black and almost look like a small beetle. Any help in identifing these creepy critters would be great. I also noticed them today around and on our above ground pool! Thanks for any help.
This is the post that does not identify the
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No. People are not allowed to identify themselves there.
Identifying yourself along with your employer is what I am talking about.
Publicly putting your personal life and identity into cyberspace and attaching it to your employer is usually a big no-no with employers. They have a no representation clause.
What a great post - so much to identify with...
I especially like Lillybelle's posts also. Just recently I have considering the same thing as in letting go some of the 'perfection' as it (literally) does not pay.
However, have you ever heard QA complain? There are a lot of posts right at this site where there is nothing but complaints about how 'lazy' MTs are etc. Not that I want to rekindle that argument, but I always worry about a backlash from QA, even for leaving reasonable blanks...
Ever feel we are backed into a corner? Geeze!
They might if they realized with SS# on medical records, identify theft could happen. nm
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Identify the snake to your local cooperative extension agent and they'll tell you what to do, if
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Nothing is being said. How can something this big be a secret?
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the secret is
You need to have an extremely good memory.
Whether you use SmartType, Instant Text, Shorthand, Fast Type, or follows all of the suggestions books such as "When The Name of the Game is Keystrokes," or www.productivity.com. It will always boil down to having an extremely good memory. Without one, you will never have a high line production when you use the keyboard. --- Knowing how to write macros and templates certainly helps.
Anyone who says otherwise is not paying attention to their own capabilities.
No secret
I work for Spheris and it's certainly no secret it's a 24/7 company. The Indians are busy transcribing in a nice building Spheris built for them over there while we sleep, ha-ha. When I have PC troubles at night, an Indian tech usually helps me through it. Such is the way of the world, whether we like it or not, our business is global. Again, I think that thing you saw was somebody's blog, and I had no trouble whatsoever with my PC after visiting the site several times.
I don't think it's really a secret...
I think it is more of a preference. Many people don't want to learn to transcribe OP notes because it is difficult in the beginning. It is the same with ER reports. Difficult in the beginning, but easy to make lines if you wait it out and learn. Anyway, most MTs already know this information, they just prefer to transcribe other work types. I don't think it's a big deal to talk about it. If you are great at what you do, you have nothing to worry about.
The secret is...
SHE'S LYING.
Share your secret, PLEASE!
Who do you work for? I used to do that, but got a crappy account now. I miss those paychecks.
You have every right to be happy. I'm happy for you (and jealous LOL)!
Oh please, it is not top secret information.
She was just helping me out.
secret shopping
Have you found any shops that will pay you more than $10.00 or less? I haven't!
Ok, here's the Big Male Secret...
We want y'all to think we're helpless and can't do things so we can get out of doing stuff. It works, too! :)
Big Male Secret
It's not a secret, Rad Guy. We just let you think it is.
Shhhhh - it's best to keep it a secret.
Did you ever think of telling the person that hired you? Daaaaaaaaaaa.LMAO
Exactly! Thanks! It's not secret Rosie is the man
in that relationship! Did you hear too that the View ladies per contract are not allowed to cut their hair without prior approval! I wonder if they just added that recently since Rosie is coming on board - picturing that buzz cut she had and all. LOL!
The secret to a good fit.
Make a list of what you want in a job. What do you want to earn and how can you structure the job to conform to what you want? Platform or no platform? Do you want to work from a pool or get a dedicated acct? Don't settle for someelse's idea of a great job. Pick your job, don't wait for a job to pick you.
Next, do your homework. Peruse the job sites and see which jobs have the characteristics you are looking for. Research those jobs. Research how other MTs feel about that company, keeping in mind that one person's dream job could by another's slave labor.
Never leave a job until you have a replacement up and going. Try to ask the pertinent questions before testing. The recruiters I have dealt with have been more than happy to answer key questions, thereby saving company and myself wasted time.
I would love to know the secret...
I have been at this for nearly 9 years now, and working my tail off for an average of 6 hours per day, I still only clear $18,000 per year at 8 cents per line. I have had a good account, so that can't be it. I have worked for 10 cents per line, and really I did no better in terms of lines per hour. I do use expansions. I work without breaking. I can't figure out if it is me or if there are a lot of exaggerated income stories out there. Really, there is no way for me to ever know, is there? I just keep plugging away and hoping for better. Sometimes I swear there is a secret to it, but I just can't figure it out.
Perhaps I just suck?
Secret Santa?
Is the link on this page the right link to enter?
secret to satellite and MTs
Get a static IP address through your ISP. It helps alot!
Trade Secret...sm
There are basically three tests of a trade secret:
1. It is information that is not in the public domain, i.e. is exclusive to the company.
2. Its exclusivity is regarded by the company as providing a competitive advantage or some other benefit of value.
3. The company takes reasonable precautions to protect the information.
Within these parameters, a "trade secret" can be just about anything that a company decides it is, including customer lists, business plans, methods or processes of production, marketing strategies, hiring projections, you name it.
Moneymakers tell us your secret??
Any of you who are making 17 dollars or more an hour in an 8 hour day at the line rates that are posted - and I have ever see posted is jobs that pay about 8 cents a line or less. Please share with us your secrets. A lot of us have been doing this for 15 years or more, and cannot do that in 8 hours. I have a hard time believing it. When someone says how much they make in an hour, or how many lines they do per day, it is the assumption that that is in an 8 hour period since that is what the general population works on a full time basis. My point being, is that it is misleading to people saying that you can make 20.00 to 30.00 an hour at 8 cents (I am assuming 8 cents a line, maybe I am wrong) if you are working 10 hours or more a day. If there is a way to do this please tell us the secrets, because seriously we would truly like to know. I would also like to know who pays 10 cents a line anymore. How do you find them. I cannot - I have searched and searched. We need to all stick together and be honest, otherwise I say let them send it overseas. There are kids in high school making more than some of us.
SS....does that stand for secret service?
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What do you want them to do, talk in secret code?
:+
Seriously? Must be a big secret. I find it very depressing and
very difficult. New terms constantly and staging, etc., are written differently
I don't understand the secret santa? nm
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Secret Santa Question
Is the secret post usually on the Main board or one of the ones above the ------------ line? I tried searching this morning, but don't have time to puruse all of the different boards. I was just wondering if you could narrow it down a bit. It's okay if you can't just thought I'd ask. Thanks!
of course; Spheris Healthscribe, not new, no secret
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Yes. It's no big secret. They talk openly about it.
When they try to keep what they're dictating a secret...
... from the people having the LOUD conversation right next to them. Guess they never figure out that they are also keeping it a big secret from ME. I keep waiting for them to yell SHADDUP! but for some reason they never do. Sometimes I am half tempted to just transcribe the background conversation instead......
Personal opinion: If it's a secret, it's probably wrong. SM
I think you know that. You need to look at yourself hard and weigh your pros and cons. But you don't have to "go all the way" to be having a full-blown affair.
I did secret shopping......made some money but it
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OK...I am secret Days fan. I would never admit it to my family.
She is right! I would toss his rear out too. I just hate that Chelsea. What about Belle and Shawn?? Phillip is an idiot. Will Mimi tell?? dun dundundunnnnn :) If my husband or kids knew I watched soaps they would laugh me out of the house. I would never live it down, but it is fun. Now I started watching Passions too. No wonder I can't seem to get anything done 
Brownie recipe.... Shhhh, it's a secret.....
I got a GREAT to die for brownie recipe of his. This one is much more specific as he wrote the stuff down. Double chocolate batter, chocolate (and sometimes caramel) sauce, white chocolate and pecans on the top... He calls them Suicide Brownies.... would be happy to share if you're interested.
But the secret is most people love oncology.
I'm not sure why, but it is more interesting than most specialties and not usually the downer you'd expect. I think it's just the terminology and (in my experience) very smart, decent dictators. Even the ESLs are understandable because the terms are so long. Four syllables to pronounce means 4 clues, LOL.
Doesn't it say to find the secret post?
I just skimmed it, but I think it says to find the secret post and send an email from that post to enter.
The secret to making a long evening of - sm
transcribing go a LOT easier:
A big bowl full of freshly-made, sweet, kettle-corn popcorn!
Oh....... YEAHHHHH !!!!
Ah, you've discovered the secret of working at night!! Shhhh....
Everyone will be doing the same! I work nights and weekends, have for years and years. Don't worry - you will get used to it, and its GREAT! Most companies will pay a higher rate for nights, you NEVER run out of work as long as you're on acute care, dictators are usually GREAT - don't know why, but have always been for me, and same on weekends. Never a lack of work on my end for over 10 years! You won't find me scrambling to literally pull the dictation out of a doctor's mouth, along with 100 other MTs signed on waiting to get 1 poor report to trickle thru...But remember - its our secret!
secret santa question..I hate to sound silly but...
so when you talk about opening every post, you mean like the ones that people reply to?? like this question ending up in the follow-ups here?
Yes, find the Secret Santa post and click the email link to enter.
GOOD LUCK
I asked a senior citizen the secret to happy marriage = "Chose your fights wisely."
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Well, isn't this interesting
A job ad on another board caught my eye. It stated they pay on a 65 character line plus numbers and punctutation. If they are stating they DO pay for numbers and punctuation, would that not mean that some companies are not paying for those items??? OMG, it just gets worse and worse the way MTSO's are finding new ways to screw the workers. Gee, no wonder we were told to not spell out numbers any longer.
I think it's interesting as well....
While MTs often think it's fine for them to throw out every negative they can think of about a company, they tend to freak to think a company might tell the negatives they experienced about the MT. Why is that? I understand the need for MTs to support each other, it's good for us. Yet surely we arent' so naive as to think every MT is good, skilled, and has a work ethic that should demand the kind of respect they seem to feel entitled to. In my experience, it's not always the company who is at fault, thus I take everything with a grain of salt and make my own judgements.
Yes, she has a very interesting bio
and she seems like she is a genuinely nice person. Just not a fan. (feeling a little less contrary now)
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