Medical Transcriptionist's Guide to Microsoft Word book
Posted By: nellieship on 2007-02-26
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Does anybody have this book? Is it worth the money to buy it if you are pretty comfortable creating macros and such in Word already? Just wondering.... I am always looking for new ways to increase my speed and make things easier. Any info would be great from someone who has this book. Thanks!
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Guide to Microsoft Word
I have this book and I think it is well worth its price!! It gives many short cuts that have helped me immensely in my production. I actually got this book because I was still using WP5.1 and everyone was using/asking for Word. I had always fought with Word even after taking a college course in Word. I ended up using this book to help transfer all my private clients to Word and I think I am back up to, maybe even surpassing, my production rate. I hope this helps you.
MT Guide to Microsoft word
How many of you have used this or are using it? I never heard of it before and was wondering if it was worth the investment.
Medical Word Book by Sloan, Surgical Word Book by sm
Tessier, Dorland's dictionary, BOS, and my very fave I think is now out of print but called Spellright by Rice.
An MT is a Medical Transcriptionist...sm
Here is a link and some helpful information on desertion in the military. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Desertion
Good luck!
You ARE a medical transcriptionist, right?!
Geez, how idiotic can you be?!
It addresses ALL medical transcriptionists. Again, the new definitions for two classes of their transcriptionists have apparently been updated. That does NOT exclude SEs! LOLOLOL
Ya can't see the forrest for the trees can ya?! LOLOLOL
It is a Medical Transcriptionist
and Medical Editor. I was confused at first too but you can do both. They never had ME's before.
getting a job as a medical transcriptionist
I am getting ready to graduate as a medical Transcriptionist from an online school. How long does it normally take for a new graduate to get a job?? I have noticed that no one wants to hire a new graduate..
You have been a medical transcriptionist...sm
for 33 years. You have put so many years into this, and I would not give up on it now. If you are making 10 cpl then I think you are making a good cpl amount and I would not give that up. You can always buy some health ins. Why drive up to 1-1/2 hours one way just to work when you have a good job at home?
Right now jobs are scarce. If you take a low paying job with benies and have to drive a good distance gas is going to take up some of your pay and I don't think you would clear very much. You are thinking right, it would be foolish in these times to give up your job for a low paying job just for benies. Don't get me wrong benies are important but you can buy some insurance or find a job in MT that has benies but I don't think your line rate would be as high. I would stay where I am.
A medical transcriptionist must be able to
translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms.
registered medical transcriptionist - for those
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RMT is Registered Medical Transcriptionist, ...
and CMT is certified. The RMT is available to new MTs without the 2 years experience required to sit for the CMT. Both are money makers for AAMT and don't do much, if anything, in the real world of MT. Sure, there are a few companies that offer a fraction of a cent more per line for the CMT designation, but most MTSOs, as well as the majority of healthcare facilities (from large hospitals to smaller clinics and offices) have never even heard of the AAMT.
Now, before anyone slams me for knocking the AAMT, I am not. I am involved in a research project for a large project and have investigated the ups and downs and ins and outs of MT companies, schools, job prospects and much more. The AAMT just doesn't carry the weight they might like people to believe.
And remember . . . The "American" in AAMT is gone. That says a lot.
RMT=Registered Medical Transcriptionist
A fairly new credential for MTs who are not eligible for the CMT (Certified Medical Transcriptionist) credential yet. You have to have 2 years of experience before you can take the CMT test. With the RMT, you do not.
Updating surgical references - new Stedmans Word Book, Tessier Surgery Book or others - best one in
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Medical transcriptionist melts keyboard with fingertips
Ryan sez, "We have a medical Transcriptionist on staff who has been using the same keyboard for the last 8.5 years. My co-worker replaced it yesterday, and when he first showed it to me I thought someone had taken a blowtorch to it! The most frequently used keys have been completely worn through, exposing the mechanism beneath. Zoom in and check out the indentation on the Backspace key! The keyboard still works fine, so there's something to be said for durability. BTW, it's a NMB Technologies model RT2358TW."
Some people are hard on keyboards -- I tend the blow the contacts on the left side of the board really fast, knocking out the Ctrl, Alt and left side of the spacebar. Charlie Stross's keyboards lose their lettering in mere months, and my pal Seth Schoen types like a machinegun, but I've never noticed any particular wear on his keyboards.
Microsoft Word.. The oold Word used to do this and I'm new to 2003 Word..nm
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read "The Independent Medical Transcriptionist" by Donna Avila-Weil. All you need to know is t
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Atlanta medical book supply store?
I would so appreciate some help. I just started an IC job. I wasn't told I would need a word Expander and medical spellcheck. Every other place I have worked for provided these. I need to get something fast, i.e., in person now if possible!, as I am already working and not very productive without these two items. There was a store I went to years ago in downtown Atlanta where I got some medical books near the Fox theater. Does anyone know if it is still there and the name of it? I don't have any yellow pages and I have not been able to pinpoint anything on Google. Thanks so much!
They are newbies! They can built a Medical Phrase book
buy entering the answers given on the word help board into the
'Medical Phrase Index.'
They will learn.
Isn't it the goal, last not least to facilitate the job?
Why do we use calculators, computers, kitchen appliances that facilitate out work?
This is called evolution!
Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Word help please
For the first time in my 5 years of MTing, I am going to be working in Word and I need to make macros as well as auto text and I am clueless how to do this.
I know it's a lot to ask but y'all are the best. Can someone walk me through the steps. You'll be my new BFF, I promise. :)
Let's see...American Medical Association vs. the AAMT Book of Style..
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The AAMT Book of Style for Medical Transcriptionists, 2nd Edition,
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I do this with Microsoft Word 2000. nm
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In Microsoft Word, there should be a record
of changes made and who accessed the report and made it. SOmeone with more technical expertise should be able to tell you what you do.
Where can I get Microsoft Word 2002? sm
Is there a place on-line where I can purchase it and download it? If not, where can I get a good deal on it? I need it ASAP!
Thanks
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Microsoft Word 2000, NM
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Hi,
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Is this the same as Microsoft Office Word 2003? I need this particular program, and can't seem to find it on the net any place. Any advice?
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microsoft has Word training exercised on the net. NM
might help.
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nt
This is funny blaming it on Microsoft. SmartType only works in Word and they need to keep up with
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