Some prn at home with own equipment, is there such a thing?
Posted By: workin fool on 2006-02-14
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 Don't know which board this should go on, as I am looking for some company or practice who will allow me to use my updated equipment, ref. materials, etc., but allow me to "plug into" their system when I have the time as long as I put in a certain amt. of hours per week. I have the experience and the necessary equipment but my circumstances do not allow me to commit to certain hours or days of the week, would just have to play it by ear and be glad to have the chance to work. At one time there was a local company (in NE) which allowed a friend of mine to just "plug in" when she could to relieve them of some of the backed up dictation. She was retired and could only give the a few hours here and there but they were glad to have the help. Is there such a thing anywhere today? Some of the things I read on here make it sound like there's a pretty rigid commitment and you almost have to be "chained" to your chair. Anyone out there allowed to work ad lib to help out a good company in exchange for a good worker? Don't laugh now, it doesn't hurt to ask. There are days when I could give them 4 or more hours and days when I can't type at all. You never know. No nasty posters, please. If you hear of any such setup, let me know, be it medical or otherwise.
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???about equipment and working at home????
I have 10 years MT experience and I am in the process of trying to work from home. I haven't done any T in 11 years and I am rusty. I have purchased books, and downloaded needed info to help with MT, I have a foot pedal and a very high tech computer. Any hints would be helpful. Should I have a second phone line? Should I have a C-phone? Should I have a great spellcheck? Should I have expander? Would like to start, any suggestions where? With what companies? Thanks for any and all
help.
I do the same thing except they are home
with me all day. I have the skills to do my job and take care of my children w/o shoving them in daycare. Social graces? From daycare? Okay! The point we are trying to make is that some of us have the ability and patience to raise our children at home and maintain a career at home. If you can't that is fine, but no reason to be negative towards us who can and try to discourage someone else from doing it.
Teenagers good to be home with - I did the same thing
 Once had an argument with my boss working in the office, because my hours were supposed to be 7-3, or 3:30. I was on salary (can you believe that) at the time, and she expected me to stay till 5 or 6. She herself used to practically live there. I told her no, I wanted to be home with my kids, and she said they weren't babies anymore and didn't need me. Well, I left everyday after that by 3:30, and believe U me, it is a very good idea to be able to monitor your teenagers, and I would do it again (God forbid I ever had teenagers again) They are all grown now.
Good thing you work at home
Hopefully one day when you need to vent, you at not treated the way you treat others but what goes around does come around.
tell her if she really does have PP depression, coming home won't fix a thing.
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The first thing you learn about at home jobs is
At this for 30+ years. I think the thing to remember is yes, it is a business, when I am home to w
working. One thing I do to start off is treadmill every morning 30 minutes, just walk, no vigorous jogging too old, just enough to get those endorphins working and then start with my cup of coffee. I don't answer the phone for anyone unless its my mom. She only call is if something is wrong, otherwise I let the machine pick it up. I will if I have personal calls for myself take time when no work or do that rather than lunch for 40 minutes or so. I do the hour stretch. I also use weights, free weights by my desk I use to lift and stretch out my neck and arm muscles. I also use a ball twice a day to lie on and roll out the shoulders. This enables me to keep at it. No house chores. After I am done I do those. My kids are raised, but this job always enabled me to be here at home for them. I worked nights for a long time too broke up my work time when they were younger. So everything at home is workable with the right approach. Just remember, you are working, just because your home don't take personal calls. I don't think I would have done this for this many years if it was not work the $$. Be creative in your own routine have fun with it and make it work enjoyable. We can go out and have coffee in the sun on the deck in our PJs for our breaks, so remember the flexibility factor there.
Maybe that's a good thing - it's a reason for the Indian docs to GO HOME
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My kids have suffered greatly from me working at home with them home. SM
I have been working at home as an MT since my two kids were born. They are now 4 and 5. In the first few years, I had no help whatsoever. Their father was a bum who didnt work or take care of them while I worked. Your children get neglected while you work basically. And babies and young children desperately need your attention while they are home with you.
My kids have so many behavioral problems right now because of their neglect. I would try to set them up with things to occupy themselves, like coloring or a movie, etc.
I finally put them in day care and things have improved, but there are still a lot of issues because of the damage that was done. They still try to seek attention by doing bad things and they dont listen to me because they are so used to me letting them get away with a lot of stuff because I was too busy typing to discipline them in their early years.
If I could do it all over again, I would definitely have put them into day care from the very beginning.
My advice would be to seek PT care for your baby. Maybe you can do some work around her schedule a little when she is home, like when she takes a nap, and then bang out a bunch of work while she is in day care.
I enjoy being alone at home, but I've got one home sick from school already.
One on one with a kid is nice, too.
This summer has been absolutely crazy. I haven't had a moment to myself for three months because all of my kids were home traipsing their friends through the house and yard. My husband switched his work schedule, too, so he's around more than usual. However, I like not having to do two loads of dishes and four loads of laundry a day. There are no toys or clutter dragged out everywhere. I can clean the house first thing in the morning, and it stays clean until everyone gets home at night.
I even got to relax with a cup of coffee and watch TV for half an hour this morning, something I liked for a change instead of cartoons or kids' movies. I signed up for an online class that I've been wanting to take. I can exercise without being interrupted. Yesterday, I went to the mall and spent all my saved up gift cards. I got some clothes, books, bath stuff, and a new coffee mug. My work gets done a lot faster, too. Call me nuts, but I've never had the luxury of being alone in the house for 14 years. It's kinda nice. I love my family with all my heart, but I love having a few hours to myself each week, too.
Except now the cat and dogs have been acting weird since the kids went back to school. They must think that I need someone or something to clean up after and correct behavior on. They're getting into everything and racing around the house behind me.
my take is that she worked inhouse, not at home, and now wants to find out how to work at home. nm
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Forget "per line." Your take-home pay should be taking home SM
roughly what it was before. If it is not, is it because your current pay rate for editing (which in many companies keeps changing as the VR system is developed) is too low or is it because your talents and skills are more for speed typing than speed editing?
If the first, discuss it with higherups, and go get a new job if you don't get the response you need. My last MTSO was secretly refiguring how production was counted to pay us less. I can accept hard reality, it was the secrecy that burned. Sometimes, though, it's just that the learning curves of individual editors and that of the system aren't in sync, and you end up temporarily making less.
If the second, though, recognize it as soon as possible and change to straight transcription work, in your company or a new one, for as long as you can find it.
As for why we aren't paid more for a higher skill, that's just the way the labor supply ball bounces. Best wishes.
equipment
I have done some research and are willing to share if you want to E-mail me and maybe between the three of us we can figure this out as I have 3 different accounts that I want to switch over to digital. So E-mail me and we can share info.
Patti -- pjsword@aol.com
Equipment
We currently use the Audioworxs system and have it hosted by Gacela Group for our tech support. I'd be happy to answer any specific questions about the system. For more information you might check out the website at www.gacelagroup.com.
Equipment
My doc wanted to go digital so I had him purchase the equipment. If you purchase you are responsible for repairs and such.
IC DO pay for their own equipment, etc.
Poster doesn't say what the situation is but you're wrong to state that you don't pay for your tools to do work--I'm an IC and it's my responsibility to have what I need to do the work.
Example of EMR equipment - what do you think? sm
Does anyone have a doctor who is already using something like this: http://www.mdtablet.com/demo.asp
I have such mixed feelings about this (EMR). On one hand, I think the technology is awesome, and I think it makes so much of sense to have our medical info. available electronically (pretty much immediately) instead of a doctor having to request a hard copy and wait for it to be mailed or whatever (like when you change PCP doctors or go to a specialist or whatever).
On the other hand, is every doctor going to be running around with one of these handheld devices in his/her pocket, with all this medical info. on people? What if they lose it? How secure and accurate is the info. really? And of course I won't even go into the effect EMR will have on our jobs as MTs.
BTW, I saw this "MD Tablet" thing in the background when I was watching a story on Nightline. The story was about how the super rich in America are pretty much oblivious to the state of the economy, and still carry on with their usual lifestyle, spending money lavishly. No cutbacks for them to worry about. The one rich guy they were showing is involved in this MD Tablet product. Ever feel like, as MTs, we are sooo on the wrong side of things? LOL 
equipment
Because QAs often have a better equipment.
Not because they know more, they HEAR it better. But not all of them.
The core problem in this profession are crappy dictations and not maintaining their equipment by doctors.
Then why don't you just buy better equipment???nm
Regarding better equipment
Even without better equipment, often when they start listening to your blanks they will be plain as day.
If I have a blank toward the beginning of my report and go back to listen after finishing the report, I will many times understand it as well. There is something about hearing it out of context that makes it understandable.
This isn't always the case, (obviously sometimes it's just plain not understandable), but it happens more than you think.
Equipment
What companies provide equipment?
To all MTs, keep your equipment sm
current, same with software, keep up on today's transcription standards, don't end up like this person above who has stayed comfortable all these years and suddenly needs to find a job.
Ebonics: Not a black thing or white thing. (sm)
I don't think there's any cause to get upset or defensive here. Look it up on line...even colleges are offering courses in Ebonics! ...well of course they are more sociology-type courses, but still, people are PAYING to learn about the why's and how's of this "other" language.
A quote from one of the sites I found:
"UT-Austin's "Introduction to the Study of African American English," teaches students that the sentence, "Nobody didn't leave" is not "mainstream English with mistakes," but rather a legitimate English dialect. "Ebonics: Myth and Facts" and "African-American English" are both offered at Harvard. Penn and UCLA also promote Ebonics as a legitimate dialect in, "Introduction to African American and Latino English" and "Afro-American Sociolinguistics: Black English," respectively."
Here's the link: http://www.academia.org/campus_reports/2002/september_2002_2.html
Help on equipment board please. nm
NM
There is no equipment involved.
I use my own computer. I don't use any of their stuff.
Lightning and Equipment
Had a bolt of lightning melt the components in my Dictaphone several years' ago. Had it plugged into an expensive surge protector. Dictaphone rep said I was very lucky I did not have the headphones on when it struck. Also told me if lightning strikes close enough, no surge protector can handle it.
does anyone have backup equipment?
I have a second computer available, but I'm seriously considering getting a second Dictatphone system. I've already had headsets and foot pedals go on me.
Anyone else?
Back-up equipment
I have a back-up laptop, just in case. Good thing, too. Just a couple of months after I got laptop, PC had to go to the shop, lol. I don't use a call-in system but if I did, I would probably get back-up. I figure if you have the back-up stuff, just in case, you will usually never need it. If you don't have it, you will wish you did.
Equipment For Lease
Hi! I would be doing part time transcription for two months and would need micro casette transcriber. Does anybody know if there is any company that lease transcription equipment. Thanks in advance.
Lease Equipment
Part-Timer.
Do you need a cassette transcriber. I bought one from ebay that works great. Think it was about $80.00 and never used it. Will sell it to you for the same. Or you can try EBAY.
my email:
ray-m3comsys@cox.net
Hope this helps.
ray
Equipment Donation
Does anyone know of a tax charity to donate Lanier transcription equipment?
e-bay, equipment board here, probably any
transcription equipment company.
yes, they provide equipment. NM
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Need help on equipment board..
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Basic equipment
I know I am of the "old school" but I think that you do need to have some basic equipment on hand when you are advertising to do transcription. You don't have to have everything but a basic microcassette is not that much money. Any account that I have gotten -- though it was years ago -- asked me what equipment I had and if I did not have what they needed --they searched elsewhere. That is why I invested in my transcribers starting with the micro, then standard and then mini. All accounts had me start within a week of talking with them. Last year when I was thinking of expanding and had a couple of inquiries when they found out that I was not immediately set up to do digital -- though I told them I would buy the equipment and get set up -- did not hear back from them. So I think you need the basics so that you are ready to go when they ask. Since she has been working for a national already, she has her foot pedal and can do digital, just get a transcriber for the tapes --most of the smaller offices still go with the tapes. But again, I am of the old school and have not looked for new clients for a while. But I sure would not advertise or attempt to get accounts without the equipment and being ready to go at a minute's notice since they might use me for overflow and I could get my foot in the door. A client does not like to hear, I will be set up in a week for you or ten days. Though they can say it, when they want your service and you are solicting for the business you had better be ready to do it. Just me.
Equipment help -URGENT
Is anyone using the Voice Solutions DA-128? If so, could you look at the power source and tell me the input and output voltage specs? I recently moved and lost my transformer! I need to find a replacement in order to work! 
Equipment question
I am about to start an internship. I am very excited but need some equipment. I would like to know if there is a good free word Expander that I could download from the internet. Also I need a foot this is the brand - Start Stop PEDAL POWER for EMDAT Inscribe®pedal. Does anyone know where I could find a good used version of the footpedal? As I have said I am just getting started and I really don't have extra funds right now to buy these but I want to be able to do my job and do it well.
Thanks.
One last equipment question. :)
Does anyone do their transcription on a laptop? .... using a cordless keyboard, maybe? I want to get a laptop so I can work when I travel. This seems like it would be possible as long as I don't need a C-phone or Lanier and all work is done over the Internet. I'm wondering what I would need to look for when shopping for a laptop, since most transcription techies seem to have no idea!
Should provide equipment for doc?sm
Am IC who does transcription for local MDs -- want to go digital - Should I purchase the equipment or should ask MD to do this?? help
Need special equipment
I did some overflow for a company that did this and it was terribly hard to hear, reception was very poor. But I do know that you need to play the tapes onto the digital player or whatever it is called and then download to your computer, upload to the FTP site. And the sound quality is not good at all, at least to me it wasn't. But good luck.
If you have any company equipment or
supplies, you might want to mention when and how they will be returned. Some employers withhold the final check until they have everything back.
As far as giving an explanation, I don't think that details are necessary.
Most companies have an at-will employment policy, which works both ways.
Good luck in your new job!
Equipment forums say you have to really hit
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Questions re equipment
Hi,
I'm thinking of setting up so a local physician can call in to dictate and I can transcribe her work for quick TAT. I've been working for services for the last few years, so am out of the loop as far as equipment. I've researched the Dictaphone Straight Talk system, but I wonder if there is something else "out there" that would be better, cheaper, etc. Any information or suggestions from anyone would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Karen
Questions re equipment
I'm looking for something that will eliminate the transport of tapes between the dictator and me. I know the doctor has a hand-held, but I don't want to have to be fetching tapes and returning them. Any ideas?
Questions re equipment
Now you're talking about things I don't understand or know about. Digital transfer of voice files would be great but I need info on equipment, software, etc. I need to know what equipment is best, wha software to use, recommendations, etc. I need the what, how, who, where, how much on this. I have researched, but I'm getting confused. I thought maybe someone with such a system could provide suggestions, locations, where to buy, etc.
Thanks again,
Karen
Since they have Dictaphone equipment sm
maybe Dictaphone could set them up with Transnet. Just a thought. Don't know the cost, though.
what kind of equipment do you need?
I thought I saw a position posted here not long ago, but Cphone was required. I am interested, too, in case you are not already flooded with requests.
MTs who "steal" equipment
I was just wondering how any of you feel, AS A COMMUNITY...about medical transcriptionists that take jobs, get equipment, but never work and suddenly dont answer calls or emails, but keep your equipment. I am not talking about just MTSOs out there, but even the little ole MT that hires someone to help with an account or overflow. This has happened and I am not sitting and waiting for at least four people to return equipment that suddenly arent available for emails, phone calls, anything. BUT they have hudnreds in equipment. I am not MEDQUIST, so cant afford to just chalk it up. AND PLEASE DO NOT SAY THAT IS THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. I think that just shows the sad state we have entered into to feel that theft from someone be considered a cost of doing business. We are a small enough community that I would hope this is not truly how anyone feels....hey take a job...take the equipment and run. That is just plain horrible.
Why cant this board allow names like that to be posted? Enough is always posted about bad companies, but why not for something like this? Why should others take the chance of this happening also?
THis just really saddens me.
MTs who "steal" equipment
Just a thought, but since they never worked to begin with, maybe they were'nt MTs at all and it's a just a crook's scam to get some equipment to sell for some quick cash. Did these people take a test? Or were you going on their resume?
Barbara
? re: airports and MT equipment
I will be making a trip soon and hope to be able to work some while I am gone. Has anyone experienced any difficulties with traveling with a laptop and foot pedal recently? I would like to take it as a carry on due to the expense of replacement.
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