Yeah, all that stuff is hard to deal with. I told my mom years ago to - sm
Posted By: Laura E. on 2006-02-15
In Reply to: similar things happened in my family (sm) - I agree with this
make a list of what she wanted to go to who-- she poo poo'd it saying people shouldn't fight over the stuff, etc.and that should not be necessary. Now luckily my brothers and I have not fought over things, as the only daughter my dad let me have what clothes and coats I wanted (plus my brothers had no desire for this and I was the only one the right size too), though he wanted to keep her jewelry for some strange reason. He did divvy out a few things between me and my 2 sisters-in-laws; but held onto the expensive stuff. At the time he had plans to give it to his then new girlfried, which needless to say pissed me off a lot. He also wanted my mom's fur coats back for the same reason, though he never formally asked he did heavily hint, and I did not volunteer them. He has since married this lady and FINALLY has come to the conclusion that he shouldn't give her my mom's good jewelry, though he has not given it to me as yet which is what she wanted...she told me many, many times she wanted me to have her stuff with a few things to go to my sisters-in-law (which my dad did do). So I don't know if I will ever get her other jewelry or not (I am a gold and silversmith to boot so I love jewerly as it is), my dad might have sold it for all I know, I hope not. I don't want it for the $$ but for sentimental reasons and to pass onto my 2 daughters eventually. One of these days I will get the nerve to ask my dad about it, not the easiest of things to discuss.
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Yes, it is heartbreaking and hard to deal with - sm
We were "lucky" if you can call it that, when Jen (my now 6-y/o) was diagnosed 3-26-05 with nephroblastoma (Wilm's Tumor), we were in total shock. She only had to have 2 surgeries (one to remove the right kidney (tumor engulfed it) and place a Port-A-Cath, and the 2nd to remove the Port after a year). Then 5 months of chemo (14 treatments total). Our insurance covered all but maybe $300, out of about $80K to date. With any luck they will have as good insurance as we did, if not I am sure the hospital has an organization (at least I hope it does) that helps families of cancer patients. Our hospital, MCV (Medical College of Virginia) has a wonderful organization called ASK. They plan events all the time for the families to attend (trips to the zoo, King's Dominion, Christmas party, fundraisers, etc.) for free, and so they can have some fun and interact with the families they see at the oncology clinic. Make-A-Wish has also been good to us, and we have given back by volunteering at some fundraisers where they want people to meet wish recipients (Jenny got a trip to Disney in December). If you do contact them, ask if they have utilized their hospitals resources, if social work has talked to them (they are the one's who give your name to MAW for a wish), at MCV everyone treated in the Pediatric Oncology Clinic is eligible for a wish, regardless of financial status. They have a long haul ahead of them and I am sure have learned a lot about that particular type of cancer, odds, % of recurrence, etc. I hope they have the financial resources to pay the difference (we had some land we could have sold for about $40K if we had to, or borrowed from my in-laws if necessary) or enough people donate to them, but there a lot of others out there in the same boat. One kid's parents at the clinic did do at least one fundraiser to get $ for his treatment, he has neuroblastoma too. But I see kids at the clinic a lot worse off than my daughter and it is heartbreaking and I know I am "fortunate" that my daughter should make a full recovery (92-98%) to the 5 year mark, and I feel bad for those who don't have such good odds going for them, so my husband and I promote VA MAW and the ASK organization and donate to them as well in order to help others at the clinic, as this is all $ that goes to local families here in the Richmond area. I hope all goes well for them though and they will need to be strong and stick together for their daughter, believe me cancer in a child can take a toll on the marriage--depending on how each person deals with it. Things got bad for a while here, my DH retreated, I had to deal with it all basically on my own. I still cannot tell him things as he cannot deal with any bad news, so I could only talk to a couple friend which I did not do because I wanted to talk to no one, so I talked to no one basically, except myself. I hope these people can talk to each other and support each other and there daughter as she probably is very scared and does not understand the seriousness of what is going on. Children adapt very quickly but still need to have some idea what is going on and that is difficult at 3 years of age. I hope she comes though okay and will continue to hope for the best for them.
Yeah really Tinks... must be some good stuff!
Yeah, it is hard on us and her-- at 6-y/o now - sm
she is like a little adult at the hospital. This whole experience caused her to grow up real fast. Really hard to see/deal with at first since it is like she became a different child. But she is doing well and that is what matters the most to me.
Yeah, that's if you're with someone who tries hard to be quiet. LOL
Mine mutters because he can't find something and turns on the lights because he can't see. He finally admitted that he wakes me up deliberately because he doesn't like to be up alone in the mornings. I used to have to make coffee for him and drive him to work at 4:30 a.m. He loved that. I was so tired and cranky because I can't go back to sleep once I'm woke up.
i don't send stuff to editing. i have been doing this for years. it's easy money and my QA r
And I got all my hair and my BP is fine.
Someone told me years ago.....
"consider the source".....therefore, I don't get upset or bothered by obnoxious posts by others. Apparently they are having some problems that THEY need to work out. Actually as I go through this board, if I see a "title" that looks inflammatory, I don't even open it up. I don't need to ruin my day because that person is having a bad day. That truly is a good thought to keep on hand....."consider the source"......that goes for business as well as emotional!! Who cares what some maladjusted person may say....I don't!!!! 
this is what I was told over the years.
It started out disc. Somewhere along the line someone decided they wanted to differentiate between the eye and the spine, so disk was created.
orbital disc
vertebral disk
then aamt changed it to disk all around to stop the confusion. (Kinda like the old verb follow up, adjective follow-up, and followup noun.....OH, just do followup!)
but in the end your account will have the final say and they all have different requests. Since what they say will marke me right/wrong in QA, I go by that. currently disc has been requested across the board to match up with their report templates.
and like the Eglish language itself, theres 10 exceptions to every rule.
don't attack, I'm not saying this is the law, written in stone somewhere.
about 23 years ago a dentist told me I needed 4
crowns at about $800/each. Changed dentists a couple of times since and no one has ever told me I needed crowns.
I did and was told that 6 years of editing experience wasn't enough?!?
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Wonder if you scrub them too hard. I wear my soft ones for 2 years at a time! nm
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Yeah, QT. Same account for 4 years. nm
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Yeah I did. 13 years and going strong. :)
Yeah, as a matter of fact, for the last 12 years SM
one kid or the other. LOL.
Just kidding, mine are pretty good, but that daughter of mine, OY!
I'm horrible with math myself but was told several years back by a pretty reliable source
that w/o spaces is about a 17% reduction in pay - and I would say the figures you gave pretty much leads me to believe this may be true.
Heck, yeah! Good pay for 1-1/2 years experience.
It is an okay deal - TR 11 font is small. Not as good a deal as Courier.
Personally, I would have to think really hard and compare reports and line counts, like the other poster below suggested, before I would jump right into it. It is probably 75-80 characters to a line +/- the single character lines you get for initials, and 2 word lines you get with op reports such as Surgeon:
IV Fluids:
Anesthesia:
etc.
It probably is comparable to 9 cpl with a larger font.
Good luck in whatever you decide.
Good Luck!
Yeah! After 11 years of it, I'm so sick of it I could literally scream, and that's no joke!
And these docs who dictate faster than the speed of sound, like they could give a rat's butt because they're in too big of a hurry to get out on the golf course, I like to strangle with my own bare hands. I'd like to tell them all what I really think about them. Truly, I have zip respect for 99.9% of the doctors out there today, who seem completely incompetent. How they manage to get out of med school I'll never know! 
Yeah, I used to years ago but no heavy usage, what killed by brain cells
not getting high. Granted if I had done it a lot, maybe so, but I have 1 good friend who got high every day, she has a Master's degree and is a respected Speech Therapist, though we tease her about her specialty, "swallowing".
Hi, Deeni! I did Lanier for several years and was always told that Lanier....sm
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I was told I needed 2 phone lines, but was told I was dialing into the doctors' system. What woul
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anyone watch deal or no deal?
I love Deal or No Deal.......nm
Tax guy told me to hold 30%. After first year when got idea what I would be making, he told me
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I told you once, I told you twice, eTransPlus is going down the drain!
Don't expect communication from anyone, we are only little "peons."
I think I smell either VR on the easy stuff, or offshoring of the easy stuff.
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Yeah, yeah, that should be "your work..."
Yeah, baby, yeah.
We are here for the long haul.
I am about where you are I think. There is just always something new to deal with and it just gets
worse and worse. Every new thing they implement just seems to make my job more difficult and ends up costing me money. I am thinking of just going very part time and then looking for something else. I have a feeling a lot of people are doing this.
I don't know what the big deal is.
When I've had "regular" in office type jobs, I've been subject to a criminal check. All it seems to be, however, is a standard form they send to the local sheriff's office. I had a mickey mouse job in bank operations last year, no access to anything confidential or cash, and I had to be photographed, fingerprinted, drug tested, credit and background checked.
Now that I am an MT, I am amazed at how easy it is to get hired and gain access very quickly to facilities, doctors, patients and their information. All I had to do was pass a transcription test and supply a SS#. Yeah, I'm sure the big national I'm with probably ran some type of credit check; but it was still a heck of a lot easier than getting that job in bank or any other job I've had for that matter.
Why it isn't a big deal
MQ MTs (of which I am an ex) have an option.....find a decent company who can provide a consistent work flow or just deal with MQ and quit whining! Our neighbors to the South have no choice, not only have many lost everything they own, they have also lost their jobs. Reflecting on THAT, those of us fortunate to have been spared really have very little to whine about doncha think??
Same here. What is the big deal?
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Unless you want to deal with
maladjusted adult children for the rest of your life, who have very little to offer you because they can't figure out how to live a good life, if I were you, I'd get out of there tomorrow. Don't worry, you won't have to explain to him. He probably can't believe he has met a woman who would accept that type of behavior. It will not come as a surprise to anyone that you leave.
Yeah yeah, there were some good times mixed in there somewhere but they are canceled out the moment he treated your daughter with disdain. Your allowing it just proved to her she is an unworthy person. The one child who might take care of you when you get old is going to not be there for you (and believe me, you will need her).
if you can deal with it...sm
for a while and it pays your bills, take it, at least until something else comes up. it seems you have more pluses than negative right now. good luck
what is the big deal?
It directly specifically answered the original question and is a direct link to the credentialing body without naming names or bashing anyone?
what's the big deal ?
remember that some day when YOU need a favor.
same deal here
same deal, it works well in radiology where there are so many normal reports. i think its a cost saver in the long run for the facility but when the docs are training on it, if it learns something wrong, it stays wrong, so the docs are not big fans, esp older ones
Exactly! What's the big deal?
Why would anyone be offended by that?
What was the deal with her....sm
sprawled out on stage like that while singing? At least she wasn't humping the stage like a couple of weeks ago but she didn't dress or act like one would when singing that type of song.
I don't know if that is such a bad deal...
Gas may be expensive and you may have to buy your own paper but really, is it such a big deal?
Think about the perks of it. You transcribe for all the same doctors, so there is no "sneak attack" of the backlogged account that suddenly ends up in your queue and you have never worked before. You know the area and all the area doctors and facilities, so you don't have to spend all that time researching that elusive reference dropped casually in every report. You also do not have to deal with the headaches of your company's server being down, your DSL connection being interrupted for repair, or trusting your company to make sure all of your reports are being credited to the proper MT number so you are actually being paid for what you transcribe. You have also probably worked your drop-off route to hit the grocery store, post office, and bank, and everyone goes there anyway.
Personally, I would see getting out of the house every day as part of my "paid" job a perk, because although I am pretty happy with my profession, sitting in front of a computer 8-10 hours a day can be pretty tedious. Besides all of that, I am struggling to break 3K a month.
I would definitely do it.
IF he will deal with it, that is best
my sister married a man with 2 kids and she had 2 kids...all about the same ages. His son was a handful. I will never forget the Thanksgiving he was playing around at the table and set our great, great grandmother's tablecloth on fire. My sister looked at the fire and did nothing. I could tell she was MAKING herself do nothing (she may have had a Valium later, I don't know). Her husband put out the fire and took the boy out of the room. My sister still gets upset about that tablecloth, but today he is a pretty great kid and he respects my sister a lot.
what's the big deal?
What's the big deal about asking if anyone needs part time help or if anyone knows of anyone doing any part time hiring?
....just no big deal. nm
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What is the deal with EHR anyway?
I have never worked in a doctor's office or hospital, and if I had maybe I would understand better. But I do not understand why the EHR being used in doctor's offices eliminates the need for outside transcription. Do they just check a few boxes on a form to document the visit or do they have transcription done in the office? I have done clinic transcription before, and some of the reports were very detailed, and I can't see how all that information could be documented without someone to type it. It seems to me that if corners are being cut (and I understand offices think cutting transcription costs is a valid way to save money) that it will come back to bite someone sooner or later. My doctor has just gone to the EHR, and while I was sitting there talking to him he was typing on the computer and could barely look at me. (I think he was just printing out prescriptions and lab test requests for me). Also I had several concerns, and he commented that I might have to schedule another visit. His office is affiliated with a hospital now and I think they are only given so many minutes to see a patient. I just think it is sad that the clock and saving a few dollars can determine patient care (although I do not see those savings being passed on to the consumer).
The big deal is
the doctor obviously does not know how to write his own macro (i.e. create a set of instructions whereby the computer is instructed via a couple of Keystrokes produce sometimes lengthy text/formatting/special characters, etc.) and he wants her to just give him the one that she created.
Obviously, he knows how he wants the document to read in the patients chart; what he is looking for is a way to lessen his workload, but he does not have the knowledge that he needs in this case.
I don't really see the big deal...
For goodness sakes. If it wasn't for the doctors, we wouldn't have a job... Why is everyone out to get the doctor? Times change. People move on. No one really owes us anything. I say give him the macros and charge him your line rate for them. They are after all his dictation to begin with. You simply transcribed them into your pc. You didn't dictate them, the doctor did.
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