You're very lucky and obviously aren't looking up addresses or having to relisten to slop over
Posted By: over, etc. nm Turtle here on 2006-05-28
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well aren't you lucky!
I too had a great job for 7 years paying me a great wage that I was happy about. Then two months ago I was underbid and lost that account. So maybe there are good jobs out there but im gonna bet they are far and few between. Just wait until that happens to you and see how you feel about it then.
If you're experienced, try for 9cpl or higher, and you're lucky to get that! nm
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You're very lucky! I know what you mean
about not complaining though. It's terrible when there is no work, but it can also be terrible (stressful) when there is too much. But, like you said, need the money...lol.
You're so lucky you can do that!
I wish I could work a few hours, then stop and come back to it. Unfortunately, my job makes me work a daily straight 8 hour M-F shift, so I don't get that benefit. I REALLY wish I could find a company where I had flexible hours, but I lose all my benefits with this job and I need them.
It's soo hard to stay motivated everyday doing this for straight 8 hours. 
wow...you're very lucky
You're very lucky to get this as an employee. Keep it! nm
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If you're lucky, you might get offered 8.5 or 9 cpl. nm
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You're lucky if you DO hear anything.
Most companies won't even acknowledge applicants. They don't even dignify us with a courteous email stating, "No thanks." We're just nameless, faceless means to an end for them. Peon lemmings who exist only to earn profits for them.
Changing Excel 2003 Addresses Into Word 2003 Addresses
Hello !
I have a large amount of addresses listed on an Excel 2003 spreadsheet. I need these addresses for Word 2003 letters. I end up copying the address from Excel and pasting it into Word, but as you can imagine, the pasted address is in a straight line and I end up having to type the address so it displays correctly for a letter. Does anyone know if there is a simple way to change the Excel address format to a Word letter address format? Thank you for your help.
A lot of us here still don't make $10 an hour. You're lucky. nm
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You're lucky. I get lots of work but have
That's IF you're lucky enough to be able to make 200 lph. Many accts are
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Let's get real. You're one of the SLIM minority who was lucky enough
to land a job that pays you extra for the CMT. 90% or more of services DON'T give a hoot about the CMT and they're not going to give a hoot about the RMT either!
You're really swift, aren't you?
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You're pretty full of yourself aren't you?
your problems, your point of view, your way, your outlook, your, your, your.
frankly unless you know exactly what everyone is up against personally, financially, physically, emotionally, your "advice" is exactly worth what we paid for it. ZERO. Now don't waste your typing skills trying to talk down to us again. No one is buying into it.
Well those things aren't "fudging" -- they're being more SM
efficient. I started out that way too. I never had a spell checker until 1990. I don't call it fudging at all.
If you're so brilliant then, why aren't you in a better line of work?
1. Surgeon.
2. Attorney.
3. College professor.
oh, and yes, my brilliant one - what year exactly did you graduate with your Ph.D. from Harvard?
LMBO
You're using your puter to chit-chat here aren't you? Why can't you let him have some fun t
Make sure there aren't other taxes that you're overlooking.
Some communities/counties have occupational privilege tax, 911 tax. Some sales require you to collect a sales tax on your service. The best advice is to check with a tax preparer AND visit your state's revenue website to make sure you're not missing anything.
and now it's OUR fault that the docs aren't more careful when they're dictating?
Hey, they're making 100 times what we do, so it's their responsibility to be aware of what they're saying, not ours.
Foot pedals break easy. You're lucky they supply one. I have SIX different ones gathering dust.
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You're really proud of the 'former bank manager' thing aren't you
Why do you use that name? Just curious.
You're incredibly fortunate. Many of us aren't even getting offered 8.5 cpl for years of exper
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Only I always call it being a maid - cleaning up others' slop.
 
Yes I know what you mean. I just turned in slop from a sloppy dictator, verbatim.
You cut my pay, put me on a schedule with no work, you get what you pay for. Slop. I don't even try to fix it.
You're lucky they work for you. I've never gotten a refill to work right, ever.
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Those aren't SH functions. They're Word functions, or
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No. If I have had a particularly tough ESL, I might relisten to
that paragraph but never a whole report.
Speed up the sound when you relisten. nm
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I know this has been discussed before but how long does it take to relisten to reports that you have
typed. I know some people do that and some dont. So far I have done okay on QA but if I dont I was just wondering how much extra time per day you figure you need to relisten to reports. I usually do about 30 to 35 medium length reports acute care or 1800 to 2000 lines. What errors do you find mostly when you relisten or is it not worth the extra time it takes. Just curious.
I go through the entire dictation first, then go back and relisten
for any blanks. Sometimes by the end of the report I've learned the accent and can fill in the blanks.
I only relisten if I was falling asleep while typing. -nm
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Do you relisten to your entire reports after you finish each one or how do you
edit your work before you send it in. Do you reread each one. Sometimes I think you can miss a word if you dont but not sure how to edit before sending without making minimum wage.
Do the majority of MTs reread or relisten to all the reports you do and how much time does this take
or I suppose rather which is more effective and takes less time. Do you do this for every report you do. Do the big nationals require this. I suppose it depends on your QA score if you need to do this.
How much do you make hourly if you relisten. What type of perfection are you looking for?
I mean I listen very carefully as I go along and address issues as I go. If I took the time to relisten, I would make half of what I make right now and I can't afford that as a production transcriber. Seriously if you relisten, what is your hourly wage to produce a report considering all things.
QA that is so picky it makes you go back and relisten to the whole thing.
when it causes people to live in fear of losing their jobs because they get a major error from doing a new specialty, you wish you weren't helping out on the new specialty, and tend to turn off the computer.
Full audio relisten before sending in work
The hospital recently hired a new supervisor for the transcription department. The MTs were just informed that there are quality issues. They have requested that the MTs perform a full audio relisten to ALL reports before sending them in. Not a read over or proofreading on the fly, but a 100% relisten! I don't mind doing this on shorter reports but some reports are 10 minutes plus. This is going to be incredibly time consuming. I feel like speaking my mind, but I like the company I work with and Christmas is coming and this is not the time for me to be out of a job. Does anyone have any advice on how to handle this situation? Thanks!
proof, slow down, and relisten to the entire dictation...sm
until you see that you are not leaving out the little words. It worked for me!
As far as addresses...
Depending on the state you can get a medical address book, which is a lot easier. Lists all docs, hospitals, nursing homes, etc. in alph. order.
I could do better (only 3 years exp. here) if I did not have to look up addresses - sm
I have good days where I average 200 lph sure, but a lot of the accounts I do require me to look up the doctor, so I have to go to AMA, or the hospitals directory on-line, etc. That really eats time. I limit it to 5 minutes generally then move on. I am also guilty of not being totally focused so that does not help as well. My goal this year (once the kids are back in school, 12 more days) is to buckle down and get serious. My goal is $100 a day which I know I can do and still have a fair amount of free time (afternoons off basically). But is it nice to hear of those who do well. Thanks.
should say email addresses (nm)
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sorting addresses
I usually use MSWord and tables, and sort by fields, but you can do the same in Excel also. Hope this helps.
Do you have addresses? I would send them a
this in court. Others have done this and it works well.
letters/addresses
Can someone tell my how to format a letter so that the Dr.s address in the letter will automatically show up in the envelope box without having to add the envelope to the document?
i don't find mistakes if i spot check. so i don't relisten. costs money you know.
paid to type and listen once as i type.
We do have our QA fill in names & addresses
All of our clients provide us names and addresses of referring physicians. Our QA maintains the lists, and we only ask that our MTs spell them phonetically. QA then corrects any mistakes.
As far as patient names, some doctors spell them for us and some do not. For those that don't, they get their reports back with their patient names spelled phonetically, and it's up to them to correct any mistakes.
Do not post e-mail addresses or (SM)
other personal information, such as names (first and last), or phone numbers.
Do not post e-mail addresses. (SM)
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I agree. Can't believe that no one else isn't looking up addresses, resident's names, new m
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I have to be careful with addresses, get "vagina" when I put in "VA" - sm
have to keep on my toes....even if I delete it smartype will put in some other va....word, so I just try to be extra careful when doing addresses. Kind of funny though.
The e-mail addresses are invalid a lot of the time and
they don't usually use the same e-mail address twice. They put all that jibberish in there so you can't pick out a word or phrase to put in your filter that will block them out.
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