Sympathy - does that count??
Posted By: GotTheTShirt on 2008-07-23
In Reply to: Getting discouraged.. - Ashley U.
My heart goes out to you and every other newbie banging their head against the wall or gainful employment. It sounds like you're doing everything right. I don't know if you live near any physician offices, but sometimes a well-placed flyer and a polished spiel to a receptionist can get you some work - at least something until you find something better. It's time consuming, demeaning, and exhausting, but it might be worth pounding the pavement and it's experience for your resume! Just don't wear out your welcome - visit the same place once a month, max. I wish you all the luck! 
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you have my sympathy --
can you just take a 'sick' day? a nap?
i'll send a prayer up for you -- God bless.
Sympathy
Nothing worse than a battered ego. If all of us are honest, we've all been there. We're all human, we all make mistakes, even doctors make mistakes. Can't say I've ever failed a test but I've made mistakes and then said, "Did I REALLY do that??!!" You have to take into consideration that it is possible that whomever was evaluating your test may have been what I call a comma freak. Typing 1/2 cc would certainly not KILL a patient. If I had been grading the test, with all other things being equal, I would have simply nicely pointed out that we preferred 0.5 mL and used 1/2 or one-half as in "the patient should take this medication one-half hour before meals." You probably would not have been happy with this company anyway, sounds like they'd slap you up side the head for looking cross-eyed! Don't let it get you down. Good luck to you and all MQ MTs as you either adjust or find new homes.
No sympathy.
Good. I agree!! You can't bark about something and not supply more facts. Seems sneaky and like a disgruntled party.
Heartfelt sympathy but please don't
blame the dogs or call them
'monsters' - they are not responsible for how their owner's raised them.
Please hold the owner's responsible.
And of course, by now, you have made sure your own dogs cannot get out.
I wish you peace.
just can't dredge up sympathy either
so you have a little temporary cash flow problem...get over it. "What do you do when you are so broke you can't even buy ice cream for the kids?" ICE CREAM?
My sympathy as well on your diagnosis
But as a radiology MT you know that the treatment for breast cancer has advanced considerably and many women go on to live long, healthy lives after breast cancer treatment. So focus on the positive for the now.
As far as your coworker, I understand the desire to know the results of your tests, but yes, she should have told you to ask your doctor for the results instead of sending them to you. Then, if she gave the results to anyone else, the HIPAA violation would be entirely on her part. I don't know if you have spoken to her since she sent you the report, but it is possible that she was either caught sending the email or she talked to someone about it and was reprimanded for the HIPAA violation, therefore she is now afraid to talk to you at all because she does not want to risk getting fired. (Just one possible scenario.)
Your best course of action is just not to worry about the opinion of your coworkers. You have a job to do, and that is to concentrate on getting well. Don't let this distract you. Focus on what is important, and "don't sweat the small stuff".
Good luck!
you need to have sympathy or compassion--sm
to be a friend to someone. Yes, encourage them to help themselves, I understand that. Most people DO want to help themselves, but a true friend needs to be compassionate toward that person first, to be able to do that. Kicking them in the behind and telling them to figure it out for themselves is not being an encouraging friend. You said you have no patience for people who do not help themselves. patience is a virtue. everyone learns life's lessons at their own pace and in their own time. Understanding that makes you a friend. having no compassion or sympathy towards them does not.
Poor thing, you have my sympathy. sm
Marcaine, though, is just an anesthetic. It numbs the area so the tendon can "relax." When my tendinitis was at its worst, the tendon swelled and compressed the ulnar nerve, causing numbness in my ring and little fingers -- it was like trying to type with a ham! LOL
I wish I knew a good way to describe the exercises my doctor gave to me. He said the mark of a good surgeon was one who doesn't want to do surgery, and I agree. My first flareup was about 10 years ago, and I haven't been "knifed" yet. 
Maybe there are some examples online of stretching exercises. Good luck to you!
You have my sympathy -- I have flares occasionally sm
and it is no fun -- my ring finger and little finger go completely numb! I have seen a hand surgeon a couple of times, and he recommends frequent breaks, stretching exercises, and high doses of NSAIDs. When it is really bad, I have had a shot of Marcaine in my elbow.
Good luck!
My deepest sympathy to you on the loss of
I know just how you feel. I am also 43 and my Dad died on June 30 three years ago at age 84. He was a prince among men, and I, too, weep when doing reports of patients with similar problems. You just re-live the whole thing. He had always been strong and healthy until the end when he was so weak and frail; it was painful to watch the slow, horrifying transformation. I sympathize deeply with the WAVES of grief that seem to just overcome you when some little thing will trigger a memory. The only advice I can give is to treasure the happy memories and try to focus on the good times. I will never forget watching him take his last breath, but I can't help but smile when I think of something he used to say, a particular mannerism, his love of ice cream, or a million other things that made him the wonderful man he was. I feel priviledged to have known this human being and the first man I ever loved. I will always be his little girl. Time has made the wound better, but I don't know that we ever completely recover from these things. I don't know your belief system, but I do believe that I will see my Dad again one day and there will be no doctors, no pain, no morphine....only his sweet smile and the twinkle in his eye. May you and your Dad be reunited one day as well.
Oh, ugh, attorneys (and chiropractors, IME). My sympathy to you! (nm)
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No, I haven't had a chance yet. I wasn't asking for sympathy sm
and certainly am not implying anything terrible is going on or taking anything away from the post below... just a vent about regular life, but I guess I clearly I can't do that here. Thanks anyway. BTW, I really don't think that was necessary to be negative towards me. I was just needing a place to voice my feelings and I thought it could be done here even if it was not about a particularly difficult situation.
You have my sympathy. I was afraid of that too, but fortunately there is plenty ... whew! sm
I hope maybe work has picked up for you later today.
My wish is that next year be better for all of us. Happy New Year! 
My sympathy was reserved for the women and families they betrayed. sm
I felt no sympathy for the men at all.
No, the problem was HER and then don’t use the kids as a crutch to gain sympathy.
Some of us are not into the reasons she listed for her plight or lack of as we heard from her. I have no sympathy to her, for her, towards her, nothing. I am sure others feel exactly the same as I do. This person trying to get over on you, me and any others she can. What a deadbeat.
Never an easy decision ... you have my sympathy. Pets are part of the family ... hurts to lose them
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Take the character count divded by 65 and that will give you your line count.
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it does not count gross lines...I count 37 and it counts 67.
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Nope, not a higher count. Actually, the count is the same...
I use a word count and not a line count, but because you mentioned it, I ran a few documents using line count, and the count is exactly the same. However, Flashcount has a lot of nifty features. I like it. :)
You need to watch your line count. I was working for them and got reports that had line count of 0
You need to watch your line count. I was working for them and got reports that had line count of 0 in them. They did not pay for templates, they would deduct the template even if it was not used and deleted. I notified them and said they could not change it.
So I asked to be put on another account and they refused. I quit.
I was also promised they would have an incentive plan going into place if you type a certain # of lines. Two years went by and nothing.
I was really disappointed in OSI.
They also offered to pay half on joint AAMT, which they failed to do.
I am glad I am no longer there.
Word count: 824 lines. DocuCount count: 897 lines.
I just counted the same file in Word and then in DocuCount, and DocuCount was higher than Word.
Just as an aside.
Don't count on it
If they can program out the space count, they can certainly pick and choose which characters they don't want to pay for.
Even if you could count on MT as
we know it to be around forever, unless you are a robot or a glutton for punishment you will probably burn out well before your 20 years until retirement. I wish I had used MTing as a way to make a living while studying for a better job, but it is probably too late for me now. I will probably die slumped over the keyboard trying to make a few pennies to supplement my Social Security! 
count me as one!
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Help with MP count
Cannot figure how to use this with word, is there a way to have it come up in the program? I want to count lines only.
thanks ya'all!
WP Count
Chews the heck out of work but it does count... company is based in Carnation, Washington.
They don't count at all, I don't think
As an IC with this company, if I don't submit an invoice, I don't get paid. I wish THEY would do it. Oh well.
Does Fox count as
one of those channels that Bush can interrupt? Boy, if I miss 24 or Prison Break, I'm gonna write a letter to him....
While I don't think you can count on
any industry anymore, you can always count on yourself. If you decide to return home, maintain your other abilities and contacts and expand your options. Additionally, have you spoken to your current employer about the possibility of working at home one or two days a week? Turnover is costly, and they might prefer to work something out than lose you. Good luck to you.
MP Count
Does anyone have the Software for MP Count? (The older version). TU
MP Count
Anyone have the exe file for MP Count? My computer crashed and I lost it. Thanks.
Here's how I count.
I count 65 characters with spaces, tabs, returns, indents, header/footers, and bold, underline and caps on/off. I also use Abacus right now. Abacus will also count all caps or all bolds or underlines but I don't think that's fair. I used my fingers to turn them on/off though so I charge for that.
Count me in!
I would be interested in this. I agree the effort has to be specific to a person or show to have an impact.
Don't count on it
The cost of shipping them would be very high as well as the shipping the reports back as they would probably want them ASAP and so Fed Ex or next day service would be quite expensive. Most of the docs want 24 and a few will go with 48 TAT. That is just the standard. My suggestion would be staying with digital only but it is the dire hard using the tapes that are utilizing a lot of us small MTSO's. Good luck, again check into Fed Ex and see just how expensive it is. I don't think that they will eat the cost as it is your choice not to come in to pick up, again I think the liklihood of a clinic going this way is extremely low. As for HIPAA/HIPPA -- cannot remember which one sometimes, violations, they do mail reports all the time to other clinics, etc. You just have to use safeguards.
You can set it to count that. nm
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Let's count off.
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Add one more to the count
My husband is the worst of them all. Recently when people ask how work is going for me, etc. He will chime in with "She doesn't work!" I have told him if he keeps it up, I won't be working and he'll see the not working paycheck. He also likes to think that just because I work at home that I shouldn't take breaks like every other employee in the U.S. If I take a quick break - I'm screwing off and "not working."
I think it is a lost cause trying to get anyone to understand what transcription and/or working from home is all about.
Not up to the count sm please!
It will be up to the "courts" -- we do not need people like you defaming us. Shame on you! Don't bother to flame me, I won't open it!
I should add that you can only count ř"
reports at a time if you do not have a code to enter. My employer gave this program to me as that is what they use to count lines, so am not sure what you have to do to get the code.
Line Count...
Does anyone know if the Word 2000 line counter is generally the same as what most MT companies go by? I'm trying to see how I do being paid by lines as opposed to report.
Line count. No way, no how, ever. nm
Nope!
I think that's a good count
Personally, I have to think those #s are exagerated. I know there are some whirlwind folks out there, but really: I know of someone who claims 2,000 per hour. I think not.
200-250 is most respectable. I do about half that unless I am doing all OPS, and I'm a fast typer and researcher. I always tell myself slow and steady wins the race.
Line Count
I have worked for SS for a few years and I DO NOT like the fact you cannot check individual line counts. I do not like having to trust someone to be in charge of my line count and I have no way of verifying it is correct. The line counts bounce all of the place. Try it yourself. I have a line count program and one day it is a couple of lines off and others over 10%. Not good and I can't believe they get away with this.
Character count
I have no tip, but my co is also doing that. UGH!
DQS does count spaces
DQS counts everything on your text page including spaces. However, it does not count anything imported into the ADT field. It does count anything the MT types into the ADT field.
My problem with your post is that your office actually reduced your line rate because they said you would be making more money? That is really messed up. Here's why: Even though many ADT fields are autopopulated, these are characters we would normally get paid for. We still have to listen through the dictator giving the information, information I was able to type in no time and get paid for it. Then there are the times we have to do searches and sometimes be very creative with the searches and sometimes have to sift through multiple admissions to be sure we have the right selection. Then there are the times the doctor keys in data for the wrong admission and we have to recognize and fix.
Therefore, this simple ADT field and the fact we do not get paid for it, IMO, takes away whatever production assets the program offers. I have been on DQS for a year and am lucky to produce the same as I was on my old platform. Since I know everything in the text field is counted, the only reason I can figure is the ADT field.
Any MT who was cut back in pay when put on DQS should absolutely be upset because I don't think anyone's production has really been increased that substantially.
DQS does count spaces, but you definitely deserve the 1/2 cent increase.
changes in DQS line count..sm
Apparently, now the ASR count is included in the "transcription" count. As of yesterday, I had to
look under "correction" to see ASR count and as of today, there is no "correction" listed. Hmmm.
line count
When they first started ASR it was under transcription, then they separated it, now put it back. Actually QC is a level higher than QA, at least that is how it has been explained to me, if QA can't fix it then it goes to QC
mq line count
Yes, I was surprised to see that suddenly happen on Sunday, I believe it was. Seems like explanations should be given to us before or at least shortly after making such a change. Maybe their lawyers suggested they do it this way? I have not yet had a pay cut for ASR.
To MQline count
They ahd the system down for 2 hours on sunday to revamp it, that is when the changes occured. Not sure why, but when you go into DocQmanage, there is a little box to click to see all the new improvements (in their eyes)
Count me as a dumb MT if
you want. It made perfect sense to me.
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