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It's good to have a plan, I agree.  I'd like to set up an SEP retirement account for myself because I know social security won't be there for me.

No, I'm just really tired of job hunting.  My perfect job would be parttime with regular steady hours.  I don't care if I'm SE or IC.  It's not about only wanting to work when I want to.  I know that the company needs coverage.  However, I'd like to be able to take a day off when I'm sick instead of being told, "No, we need this work done.  Nobody can do it except for you."  I could even make up my hours, but IC seems to mean you're not allowed to get sick or anything.  It just seems like you sell your soul to the devil just for the "luxury" of working at home.  I'm so extremely tired from everyone demanding from me all the time.  I pitch in all the time when they're out of TAT or someone else is absent, but I'm not allowed to have needs of my own.  The more you give of yourself, the more everyone wants.  I feel as if there's nothing left inside of me.

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I have a question about the Emdat software.  Regarding the cc: box, sometimes, you have to type in the address, because the address is not in the database.  I have found that when you try to pause the audio with either the foot pedal or the "F" key assigned to pause while typing the address, the audion will not pause; it keeps on playing.  You should be able to pause the audio while trying to type the address into the database.  Anyone else notice this, anyone?  Thank you kindly.

why she doesn't get off the darn board and go find something that is more to her liking.  She claims that the equivalent of 15 to 18 cpl doing MT is "entry level" pay at any other job.  Well, what's stopping her from going out and getting one of those jobs since MT doesn't suit her?

This is an MT board and I don't think someone needs to be here bashing MT.  I and several others have stated that we make $35, $40+ an hour doing MT.  I feel fortunate to make the money I do.  In fact sometimes I get tired of doing MT and I would LIKE to do something else, but I couldn't make this kind of money doing anything else, so I'm in it for the long haul.  I started out at the bottom not making much and my hard work has paid off and now I am reaping the benefits.  'Shroom needs to quit complaining and get one of the jobs she mentions that pay so much better than MT, or make herself a better MT so she can make more money. 

and he is NOT alone in this, you could suggest his coming up with normals for stuff he says all the time and then dictate around those.  This is a joint effort with the physician because he will have to sign them and have what he wants in them.  You don't negotiate a lower fee for this either, btw, since it takes time to drop them in and to come up with them in the first place. 

If he has some F/Us for say a total knee, then he could have a total knee note like:  Pt is ____ days postop. I removed the staples from the ____ knee.  Pt is to return in ____ weeks' time for followup. 

WIth the above, you would drop in the canned text and he could dictate Ms. Josy Blow is 10 days out, had staples, return in 2.  Or just 10, right, 2 on his end.  I have normals provided by the company I work for, then I have many of my own.  Some are a full note because they rarely vary.  Some are parts of notes.  Some are just shells with headers.  ANYTHING not to have to type it all! While you have no problems typing them for him, he doesn't like to dictate so yes, you can help him solve his problem AND cut down your work and worry.

I hate Pampered Chef parties and all those that I get invited to where it is really about me paying for junk.

Who else hates these things?

used DocQscribe, but I have used Meditech, Cerner, Vianeta, the Precyse platform (I can't remember the name), Dolbey, and  Lanier platform I think was called Cequence (?). 

Out of all the different platforms I have typed on, I have liked EXText the best.  In my opinion, it's very user friendly, easy to learn, and I really like ESP which is the built in abbreviation expander.  Plus it is very easy to create your own normals which I love.  My fingers literally never leave the keyboard because there are macro keys for everything.  You can use your mouse if you prefer or learn the function macros.  I love it.  I think I'm more productive on EXText than with any other platform.

Found tPosted by not impressed on October 15, 2003 at 17:33:46:

In Reply to:Emdat posted by Heather H. on October 11, 2003 at 10:31:52:

Looked at it for our company as well.....and after using it as an MT for a week, decided it was not for us.....Too expensive, slow (cut my production by half) and uses HTML base rather than plain text base. Our investigation has confirmed that MedPen is a far superior program and you don't have to pay a huge sum up front, then per line just to use the program. EMDAT also outsources to other companies and outsource overseas as well, so please do your homework before you make a decision.
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Posted by happygirl740312 on October 07, 2004 at 09:15:32

In Reply to: Emdat and 4 cents a line - Please help! posted by Mary on October 06, 2004 at 08:12:51:

First of all, let me clarify something for you. Emdat is a transcription platform, and while it is cumbersome to some and not so cumbersome to others, the MTSO who uses Emdat is the one who controls the line rate, etc. 4 cpl is ridiculously low for anything other than QA. Your dictators will vary in quality, obviously, just like anywhere else. If your skills are good and you are insulted by 4 cpl (which you should be), keep looking. Something better will certainly come your way.

I wanted to clear the air about Emdat because my company uses Emdat also; however, our starting line rate is double what you quoted, and I didn't want people to associate Emdat with low line rates.
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Is there anyone out there that can say good things about EMDAT?  I would love any kind of input about it?  I am interested in working for a company that uses it.

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I like Emdat.  I have been using for over 2 years.  When they made the upgrade though, they took out the option to key in word.  I don't like that. But since I have a bad leg on the right side, I can use the hand controls and it works pretty good.  It takes a while to set up your autotext, but again, once it is done, your line count can soar.   

Does anyone know if Voice Recognition software can be used with Emdat Inscribe.  The office is closed and I am way behind in my typing.  I know that it does type on the screen, but I also know that they have had issues with copy and past (although that is not what this would be) before and I did not want to use it if that would cause the same type of problem.