Need an expander that works with Meditech system
Posted By: tia on 2005-12-08
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I have tried some free downloads of a couple of programs but had problems with them. Had to turn them off and on when I went to different screens or different aspects in Meditech. I do Radiology and basic 4 with access to Meditech Expander which is only good for long repetitive phrases and I often go into the medical charts to look up medicines, etc. This poses a problem with some Expanders as I enter codes to get to the different screens. Please help!
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What is the best expander program for Meditech system?
I asked this question a while back and someone told me ShortHand worked great with Meditech. I have downloaded the new trial version of it and it interferes with certain keys that are used in Meditech. Such as filling out information screens and the save button in Meditech. Things come up that I don't want to come. I want a program that will expand only in the text part of Meditech. Any help would be appreciated.
Meditech is an operating system and Fusion is voice for a dictation system
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The shortcuts expander works with the Bayscribe expander as well.
All at the same time.
Question about Meditech system. sm
I have just started working in Meditech after using Word for years. I find it to be very confusing. Do any of you that have worked in it for awhile like it? My first line count is running around 90 lines per hour. That is pretty low for me on a new platform. Is it a productive system?
need an expander for Meditech
Try Abbreviate - works quite well with Meditech.
expander for MediTech
I have used Shorthand with Meditech now for about two years and it works great.
Best expander to use with Meditech - sm
I never used an Expander other than autocorrect with Word. Can anyone give me some direction.
Meditech Expander on Citrix
Hi all, I have searched the forums and can't find an answer. My hospital recently went to Meditech and I am typing on Meditech through a website on Citrix. None of my Expanders work with the Citrix website.
Any ideas? I have tried Shortcut, Flashtype and As You Type and nothing works. I am ready to pull my hair out. Hope someone can help.
Meditech Expander on Citrix
I have ShortHand 9X and when I press the spacebar for the expansion, I get the Meditech message, just like I pressed F12, asking me if I want to save the text. It doesn't expand.
Meditech word expander
PCSHORTHAND is the only one I have found to work with Meditech; www.pcshorthand.com
Do you use a system for expander?
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Anyone use ShortCut as their expander with Meditech? I don't want to change with my new job
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I believe Olympus is a dictation system, not a program such as Word or Meditech - sounds to me like
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? for anyone who works on Meditech Magic.
I'm starting a new account on Meditech. I've never worked on it. I haven't been through training, but after looking at the manual I have to say - UGH.
I've heard MTs who love it and many who say it is terrible. Can you give me some feedback, likes, dislikes, etc.
Are you able to make your lines in an 8-hour day? Does it have its own spellchecker or can you use Stedman's?
Yes, Shorthand works with Meditech.
I have only worked in one version of Meditech, Meditech Magic, and it is easy to use. There are other versions, though. I'm sure they are easy also.
Just make sure you get a list of what the function keys do in your version.
AsUtype ~ system wide expander
Agree this system is great to use with any expander.
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Mary Morken expander system
I need to make at least $150 a day every day. Where can I find a Mary Morken's method?
Thanks
Instant Text also works with Meditech
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Instant Text works with Meditech..no need
to download anything as IT links to it. IMO, Instant Text is the best Expander on the market, much more flexible than anything else.
I use IT and love it. It works with Meditech, which is my client's application.
No other text Expander could/can link with Meditech.
Instant Text works with Meditech and most any other program.
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Would someone please explain to me how a c phone system works?
I have been an MT for 15 years....started with typewriter! LOL Anyway, am now up to digital dictation with local hospital but am looking for other employment. I'm trying to understand the c-phone system and how cost effective it would be to work using one. I have been offered a job but need a c-phone and unlimited long distance. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for the help.
My company works on a tier system, so
much for the first XX lines and then raises the cpl by 0.05 for each 2000 lines up to a maximum cpl. Also, when extra help is needed, we are offered an extra amount per line that we transcribe.
Some companies offer an extra monetary amount for XX number of lines transcribed over your average, or for lines transcribed by working above your required schedule. All companies are different.
Can't you just use whatever expander works with this &
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Shorthand is by far the best expander and works with everything. nm
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work out an indexing system that works for you and copy (almost) every report into it.
while Ops offer lot of challenges -- that's a good thing, imho, REALLY ...
I keep my op stored in WORD sorted by
(1) client
(2) specialty (general surgeon, ortho, plastic, podiatrics, ENT, GYN, GI , urology, neurosurgery etc) .... and then in word folders
(3) within speciality, within client I name individual reports like this:
470 hernia vental simple
470 hernia umbilical
470 small bowel resection
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470 would be that doctor's id number -- the file holding 470's reports would be named with doctor's last name
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works for me, although I do usually do big time "indexing" until I've gota bunch of copied reports.
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It's really important to NOT consider these NORMALS until you are more familiar with the dictator ... however... this is worthwhile ANYWAY because the joy of OPs is that most doctors say pretty much the same thing in 80% of their reports ... sometimes more. Gastroenterology and GYN are excellent "easy money" most of the time but you MUST pay attention and change every difference ...
All these saved reports need to be updated when you review your QA ... those phrases that doctor mumbled yesterday are probably mumbled 24/7/365 ... follow up and record this information.
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I use Emedicine for my go-to for a lot of things... while they don't have op reports they are stellar at terminology and spelling, hyphens, and capitalization as far as I can tell.
One of the fabulous things about op reports is usually NO MEDICATION LOOKUPS!!!! (although you will spend time finding out the latest heart stents, hip replacemetn component marketing names, etc. ) Most medical device manufacturers have "pretty good" web sites -- use them, rather than relative Google popularity wrt spelling, caps, etc.
Good luck -- there is a learning curve but imho it is more than worth it -- Surgeons understand that their dictation is in essence their "BILL" when it comes to Medicare and insurance -- they have a vested interest in it being intelligible and complete ... they may talk really fast but most of the time, if you have samples, you will find they are saying variations of the "same thing" using the same words/terminology.
Oh, and OP pay better.
Sincerely, good luck.!
The Orator dictation system offered by Bytescribe also works with DocShuttle. I use it as well as th
I thought the price was reasonable. You can export the files into DocShuttle so that the docs can still use the electronic signature feature. I have one facility that uses the system this way. One doc uses the olympus DS-2300 and the other two use my call-in system.
Instant Text expander..Does anyone know if it works with Bayscribe? sm
and how expensive it is? I currently use ShortHand but reading some of the posts below feel I might be interested in trying Instant Text. Do you know if I would be able to transfer my Shorthand abbreviations into Instant Text? Thanks for your help!
POLL: Productivity gain using your expander and what expander you use.
Guess I need to make it work harder.
Full Word is in the Works "Suite," not plain Works.
Works saves files in a different format, but you can open them in Word if you have the correct filter installed.
RIGHT!!! Someone who works 16 hours and someone who works 60 will have a HUGE difference. NM
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Word Expander Programs - Are there any expander programs that are easy to use and learn
that are similar to the MS Word expander? I prefer something very simple. I like MS Word expander; however I have gone over my limits and cannot add any more shortcuts so I need a program that will hold a larger amount of shortcuts. Many thanks.
Emdat works with Instant Text Por V - ony version that works with Emdat - nm
nm
Shorthand works with every program, it works outside the program you use, does not interfere.
nm
Meditech
Has anyone ever used a word Expander with Meditech? I understand that there are several different versions of this program and we use it for Radiology. We have V. 3.25. I was specifically thinking about ShortKeys? Any input would be appreciated.
Meditech
Has anyone ever used Meditech? Is it user-friendly? Fast? Thanks for any info you can give me.
MediTech
No to all of the above questions.
Meditech
Hello ladies. Can any of you give me referral for the name of a good medical transcription service company to work for? I've been with Spheris for almost 3 years and am looking. I've been requesting to change from an intimidating and threatening supervisor for months, and it hasn't happened. MANY PEOPLE are leaving Spheris. I'm just wondering -- can anyone give me the name of a NICE COMPANY to work for??
Thank you very much. Have a nice day.
Meditech
User-friendly? LOL. Shorthand helps.
Meditech?!))!!**
I hate it! Been working through Meditech. A huge hospital account and it's constantly going slow, booting you offline. And, it's been like this for years. They are losing a load of MT's because of it. It's okay for the hospital users, labs, docs, etc. NOT for transcriptionists. You need a dedicated line, not a system that serves a metropolis!
Does anyone use Meditech here?
I work for a hospital and I am forced to use Meditech. There is nothing to help a Transcriptionist except for autocorrect. The F11 key is diabled as well as macros. Any one else experience this problem, and how did you get around it.
Going crazy without my tools. I can't stand not being able to F11 to my next stop, let alone make templates, etc. Autocorrect on this computer is terrible as well. It will only take words in a line, not a paragraph, for example. Sheesh.. Any advice???
Meditech
Yes - Have your supervisor get Smartype, which works well with Meditech in Word program or Abbreviate, which is cheaper. I have worked at a local hospital with same problem and they would not put Smartype on, would do nothing to help at all. Good luck, hope you get somewhere, it is like typing with one hand behind your back isn't it? Pain in the neck and takes so much of your time.
meditech
Meditech does not count lines. It only counts black characters, no spaces.
Meditech
I would charge by the line - at least 12-14 cents per line (if you are the owner of the account)or charge 3.00 per report - 4.00 for specials. I have found with Meditech that this is about the only way to make any money. I had an account like this and found that radiology by the line if there are a lot of specials is the way to go - longer reports - more lines, especially if they use a lot of normals or negatives as some call them. hope this helps - you are probably being way underpaid if you are working on Meditech.
Meditech - What's it like to use?
Companies that have it always seem to want people who are already trained on it. Is it hard to learn if you have learned many different softwares?
Meditech
I have used the oldest version of Meditech, without a spellchecker and the newest versions with Word and not in Word. Even when I used the older version, I made excellent money. You can use ShortHand and with the old version, I used abbreviate. Of course when I used the old version for 8 years, made 10 cents per line and even the newer versions made 10 cents a line in radiology for all. The Cerner will slow it down, but not all the time. It is an old system, but you can make good money using Meditech. I use RadNet now which I love. Meditech is fairly easy to learn and your line count you get out of your main menu for Transcription Statistics, but not until the next day, that is the only bad thing about it. Good luck. It is not the worse platform. I have used 3 different Meditech programs, two of them old and one the newer one.
New Meditech is not like it used to be
Yes, you do need broadband access and internet. So, good thing u've got DSL. The new version is a whole lot better than the dial-up version - very user friendly. Congrats on the new job!
meditech
I have a manual here but no fax machine - is there something in particular I can look up for you?
Meditech
I've used Meditech and it is a very simple, user friendly program. Only problem I had with it was that there were no expansions.
Meditech lag
 I also found Meditech to cause a huge problem with lag and it drove me crazy. The Meditech in Word is better. Have you updated your internet explorer to the new version 7? If so, that may be the problem as I heard it does not work well with some of the medical software for companies, so I have not upgraded mine. There is a web site www.worldstart.com, and they have a message board there, lots of people on the boards and maybe someone can answer your question about the lag time and what may cause it. I stopped using Norton antivirus and have used AVG free as the Norton missed 200 viruses on my computer a couple of years ago. What I used to do years ago is transcribe in Abbreviate and cut and paste into Meditech and that was faster. Maybe you do need to uninstall your program and reinstall, that may help. Good luck. I know how frustrating this is.
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