Microcassettes popping

Has anyone out there had trouble with Maxell microcasettes popping from the spool.  For some reason, our office has gotten a batch of tapes that continues to pop from the spool when the physician dictates to the end of side A and then onto side B.  Tapes are popping left and right.  At first, it was just one particular physician's tapes, so we thought it was the machine.  However, now they are all popping, but only if dictated to side B.  Has anyone had better luck with other brands?  Need some help.  The physicians don't want to redictate, so I am losing $ and they are wasting time dictating only to have the tape pop.

• Microcassettes popping - medtrans
  • OPERATE ON THE TAPES! - Me
  • Yes, I bought a dozen or so awhile back and over half did that....sm - AllieCat
    • I should say that my doc fixes his own tapes!!! sm - AllieCat
  • Maxell tapes - medtrans
  • That's why I convert tapes to digital sm - me2
    • They can still break - Patti
      • Very true - nm - me2
  • "Pop" ?? - Patti
    • The end of the tape becomes detached - medtrans
      • Not to insult you, but also make - sure these problem tapes are thrown
        • Thanks! We have been throwing them away and also - medtrans
      • Tapes - Patti
        • tapes breaking sm - Survivor
          • YES you can fix the tapes yourself - Me
          • I am not exactly sure how our office manager - medtrans

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Tendon which runs through and along the ankle 'slips-out' of the channel in the bone in which the tendon normally rests and slides through (kinda like a belt or rope in a pully.  Due to a couple of different reasons the tendon can become disloged from the "process" and get pinched.  The popping is made when the tendon snaps back into place.

You DO NOT want to be picking up tapes. Believe me! You do not make any money when you aren't typing...don't go there. Go to Bytescribe's page on DocShuttle. For under $300, you can get an FTP administrator, and a Client. FTP sites costs less than $50 a year. Get an Olympus recorder and mess with it until you know the recorder and uploading/downloading inside and out. Docs love to dictate on their handhelds (pacifiers), then all they have to do is dock and upload to your ftp site. Cuts down turnaround time and takes care of stats. You will have to have something in place to offer the physician who hasn't used a service yet. Pick what works FOR YOU and sell him on it (i.e. decreases turn around time, can accomodate stats, he has the completed files back in his office for HIPAA purposes, he can make his own corrections without waiting for you to do it, etc.). Put a positive spin on whatever is helpful to you and sell him on it. I even have some of my docs buy the recorders and software, or offer to "lease" it to them for $10 a month. Docshuttle also has a TASP in case you get the guy who absolutely must dictate into a phone.

As far as getting an account is the easy part, but figuring out the equipment, paper logistics is the hard part...that's why most MT's don't become an MTSO or even get their own accounts...harder than you thought,hmm?

If you read the whole thread and all my comments, I said that MTing is a big career choice for women in their childbearing years when they want to work at home. We ALL know that, though some of us want to refuse that reality. It always has been the #1 career choice for women who want to work and be home with their kids. Period.  Of course, there are a lot of other women who choose the career or fall into it for different reasons.  Its like the #1 job new moms or wanna-be moms look into. You all sure blast them when they post on here with a few innocent Qs on how to get into the industry.  You don't have kids by choice - good for you! You and I have crossed paths many, many times before.  Its a great choice for you, and I totally respect it.  At least you aren't having kids and dumping them in day care centers!  That I just do NOT get, and never will, especially when you could have them home with you - at least the choice is there. And as for moms not being able to control their kids, you will NEVER be able to control them when you just ship them out.  No one ever seems to post an argument on that one. Yeah, I couldn't control little Johnny and Sara.  They never wanted to just entertain themselves, or play with each other. All they did was fight and scream and demand MY attention, so...off they went to day care, and now its SO much better when they're home.  They get along beautifully now, and just LOVE each other, and no more fighting...Nope, the only peace is the 8, or 10, or 12 hours a day that they are absent from their home.  Sooo sad. And the poor day care workers and teachers - they get to deal with the disastrous kids whose own mothers can't stand them underfoot, but at least they get paid $$ for it!!  Maybe I'm in the wrong profession.