MT programs

• How hard is it to get a job? - Wendy
  • as a former MTSO owner - Snow Bunny
    • Once bitten, twice shy. Twice burned, thrice learned. :) nm - SmartAlec
    • That would be all fine and dandy... - SM
      • Average line rate including spaces these days for experienced MTs is - about 8 cpl. nm
        • That is still too low, especially for IC, it's - Peanuts (nm)
        • Not necessarily - I make 12 cpl for a company. nm - Exp MT
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  • do not take this the wrong way, but yes, it is hard to get a job, HOWEVER, - sm - zia

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I found a new company online called MT2B.  It appears that if you successfully complete their school they will offer you a job at their company. Some of the MT courses out there are hard to follow and do not teach you all that you need to know when you first begin job hunting. I know this from tutoring and mentoring new MTs for the past 9 years. This school seems to teach in a more hands on manner from what I understand.  Might want to give them a try. I found them at www.MT2b.com.

This jobs does have a lot of ups and downs. I have been in this business for 12 years and I wouldnt trade it for anything. It has allowed me to take care of my son who has health problems and be at home. I have made good money and not so much money. I see it as...it has its problems just like any other job at home or not at home.  Just have to hang in there and find the place of employment that fits you best as an individual. There are still some good companies out there.  Just have to find them.

Good luck to you

Hi

I have work to transcribe and I can't find any programs that work well to do it.  Instead I am listening to the same sentences over and over at least 40 times, miss a word and can't go back, try to and you go back to zero, lose a half hour listening to what I already had, etc.

Please tell me if you know any good programs.  Working with MS Media Player and F4, typing in Wordpad.  THANKS

Are there free FTP programs?

TIA

Our company is currently using Winscribe dictation system, but they did not buy the transcription side of this, which creates a database and templates and saves the work to a file. 

I am looking for productivity program that works the same way that is reasonable.  ADS may be one but I have no feedback on this. 

Any suggestions.

For about three years, I had suffered with severe asthma and allergies.  I could not ever get any of it under control.  I had to take a lot of steroids during that time and everytime I tried to get in an exercise routine it would just exacerbate my symptoms.  It turned out we had a black mold problem.  I was the only one with symptoms though.

We moved though and now I am in total recovery.  My asthma is completely under control.  I might only take it now once or twice a month, if at all (used to take it 4-6 times a day).  Doctors say I may always have it now. 

I have put on a significant amount of though and really would like to get it off.  I don't feel good about myself anymore.  I eat very well and I am maintaining my current weight.  I just do not get the exercise I need. 

I was really active into Taebo before all of this began, but I don't feel like I can just jump back into that right away.  I need something that would slowly work me back into shape.  Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi - What type of abbreviation program is good?  I used to have Abbreviate, but no longer have it.  Is Foxfire a good program?  Does anyone just use their Word autocorrect strictly?  If you use Word autocorrect - do you know how to copy it and put it on another computer? 

Thanks for any help!!

will make your computer run slow.  I tried One Care, didn't like it.  Also, I don't run PC Tools Spyware Doctor, just put it on when I'm finished for the day to scan computer at night.  The One Care combined with Spyware Doctor are the culprits.  Try turning them off and see what happens.  Good luck.

Express Scribe?  I was just curious. 

Thank you again~

function? 

On my personal computer, I seem to have picked up some kind of virus.  I keep getting popups all over the place and one of them is telling me that I have viruses and I should purchase their program to remove them, which I don't want to do because that program is likely a virus in sheep's clothing.  I was running AVG (the free program) but apparently it did not stop whatever bug I picked up. 

My questions are: 
1.  If I purchase an antivirus program (from Walmart or Staples, for example), will this remove whatever has already taken up residence on my PC? 

2.  What is the best virus program for the money on the market? 

Thanks in advance! 

Do any of you have a prefrence for transcribing your radiology reports? i.e. software program, shortcuts, etc.? I use IT and Syngo, formerly Novius, and just can't seem to get the hang of it, IT does not dock at the bottom automatically even though those boxes are checked. Any suggestions? TIA.

I run Vista.  I know there is a diff way to install programs.  I was told to go the programs wizard and install as "XP" for example, and that helps with installing programs for Vista.

My prob with Vista currently is my 3 in 1 printer won't scan, but I was just glad it was compatible for plain printing and faxing.  I might have to put that disc in there again for the printer but keep putting it off since technically scanning is not a priority for me right now. 

I would love for them to come up with something better than Vista but I'm afraid we'll still have the same trouble with compatibility issues.  I work in Word 2007 but in the compatibility mode since none of my accounts use Word 2007.  What a waste, but hey, I'm making money, so can't complain...  :)

I was wondering what line counting program is most commonly used by I.C.  I had been using Abacus, but unfortunately it causes a fatal error with word, so I quit using it.  Downloaded the trial version of Slycount and their count is about 7-10 lines higher than Abacus.  I have set up Slycount to count exactly the same as Abacus.  So, I cannot figure out the problem.  So, I am looking for others opinions regarding the counting program they are using, pros and cons.

I work using MS Word XP

Thanks,

Cheryl

There is no licensing or regulation on who can work as a medical assistant, so one can even be hired and trained on the job, but these days, most MAs go to vocational school or a 2 yr CC program to learn the job.  MAs most often work in doctor's offices.

CNAs can get trained in 6 wks.  CNAs almost always work in LTC or hospitals. 

The focus of training is entirely different.  CNAs assist the nurses, MAs assist the docs. 

PA vs MA has been well covered already so I skip it.

Okay, I see that there are templates you use for your reports.  And it looks like there is someplace to enter the patient name, etc.  But some of my accounts are clinic accounts where all the patients are put into one line file.  What I mean is, there is not a separate report for each patient, but rather one file for all the patients seen that day.  So does WebChartMD or MPWord allow for that kind of thing?  Or does it force you to make a new report for each patient?

Also, what would be the advantage of using something like this?