steps to becoming an IC
Posted By: JB on 2006-03-31
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Just need someone to tell me the steps that need to be taken to become an IC. I would love to have more flexibility in my schedule/hours than a national company can give. I have a few people who have found out that I do transcription and seem interested if I would work for them on the side. I would love to, but don't know how to get this going. Do I need a business license? If someone can either tell me what steps to take or where do I find just plain, straightforward information, I would appreciate it.
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steps......and usually remember...say R U....sm
in your 50s? This happens in our late 40s and 50s.....*L* - I call them brain *_arts*........don't know if you can type the word for flatulence *lol*
Steps for control T.
When using control/T to close out the Control/S document, you must make sure the Control/S document is fully open and that it is the document on top. The document you see should have "read only" next to the patient's name. If it is not on top, control/T will close out everything.
Here are the steps: When you open Control/S, pull up the doc you want to review, etc., it comes up first. When you go back to the document you're transcribing, the Control/S document goes behind your working document. When you minimize your working document to Control/T the viewing document, it will go to a split window, and then you have to make sure the reviewing document is on top before you Control/T. I hope this makes sense--You can't Control/T with a split window or both documents showing at the same time. You must click on the read only document to open it to view so there is no split screen and the only document you see is the read only document. Otherwise, you close out both documents.
Follow these steps....
You have 3 keys at the top of your C-phone, press the one on the far left with PROGM above it. Then press KEYS (far left button also). Select progm key comes up, press the button you are wanting to change (the one causing you to disconnect). It then will ask you if you want to revise, answer yes. Then press the multiplication sign X on the far right of your keypad (also labeled select). Then press the Stop button located on the bottom section of your C-phone. This is what works for me, hopefully this will help you too.
That's too many steps in a dialog box.
Word 2003 has a List Number style already formatted at the left margin that you can assign a keyboard shortcut to, then switch back to your default paragraph style after your list with Ctrl + Q.
Or you can turn on automatic numbering in the AutoCorrect/AutoFormat as You Type tab. Type your 1 and period and auto numbering starts. You'll get the auto indent, but you can hit Alt + Shift + left arrow to move the list to the left margin. You can shorten that shortcut by assigning something like Alt+L to the OutlinePromote command in the customize keyboard dialog box under all commands.
correct - they took global steps and is why they
since they are NO LONGER DEALING WITH ONLY AMERICAN MTs, their name is no longer AAMT -
Please recognize this. Thank you.
You need two macros. Just record the steps
to change to higher level, and the second one to change it back. Be sure to assign shortcut keys to each.
I fell down my steps in MARCH of 05 and my tailbone still ...
hurts a lot of the time. Both soft and hard chairs are hard to get out of, depending how long I have been sitting. My sister said about trying an inflatable pool ring, but there aren't many to be found this time of year!
Thanks for the link. Interesting. Looks like they skipped a couple of steps. (nm)
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I am taking baby steps to achieving the life I want.
Reducing food intake and increasing exercise slowly. Turning a hobby into a potential career. Yeah, right! Who am I kidding?
Does anyone like the new Healthgrade website after they upgraded - it only takes 4 or 5 steps to
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Do away with automatic numbered list. See inside steps.
Tools, Autocorrect, AutoFormat as you Type, uncheck Automatic Numbered Lists.
Tell us the exact steps you are taking to create your AutoText. sm
How many letters are you assigning to the shortcut name? You can't have 5 entries with the same name. Every name has to be unique. For example, if you assign abcde to an entry name, then create another entry with abcde as the name, Word will not know which name you want and you will get nothing.
Also go to Tools/Templates and Add-ins and tell us what shows up there. Some add-ins block Word from saving anything to the normal.dot (like Adobe, Norton, and Winfax Pro). Are you in fact running any of those programs? Some add-ins don't show in that window and you need to check for what's called COM add-ins.
you can try a test to see if your normal.dot is corrupt. Close Word and Outlook if you use that. Search for the normal.dot and right-click the file in the search window and rename the file to normal.old. Open Word and try to create an AutoText. Does it save now? If it does, you can use the Organizer to transfer your other customizations to the new normal.dot and then delete the old one. If it still doesn't work, delete the new normal.dot and change the name back on the old one.
When you fall down a flight of steps and announce, "I have eccymosis over the lateral malleolus.&
Enclosed are the steps involved, my point of view only. Very long post. sm
1. Make sure you have the qualifications. If you have EXCELLENT spelling and grammer skills, good typing skills, complete attention to the smallest details, and willingness to work HARD and learn constantly, you may have what it takes.
2. Realize that you will not learn this career in 1-2 years. That is a good beginning, but then you will have an "apprenticeship" period. This runs anywhere from 1-3 years, depending on the job you get, the training available there, and your ability to branch out and absorb a constantly changing field.
3. Do your homework on the training schools. Some schools offer a program that will actually help you get a job when finished; others have a reputation that will allow you to hire with some companies as a "newbie." Don't waste money on a school that gives you a certificate and sends you out on your own. You may find it difficult to get a job without experience, and can't get experience without a job. I am not recommending a school. DO A LOT OF RESEARCH. Every school has "lucky" graduates, so get a consensus from MANY graduates.
4. If you expect to make a fortune, look elsewhere. You will find "exceptions" that make anywhere from $50 to $100 thousand a year. Most of us with a lot of experience make anywhere from $30 - $50, depending on your speed and stamina. Without stamina, you'll burn out or develop physical problems in a couple of years.
5. VR will never replace transcription. However, it takes a lot of knowledge to "proof" VR reports, and as the machines get smarter, we also must have more experience to catch their errors. I do not foresee us being replaced by machines. It is possible, though, that the wages will not go up because of this, and most MTs will stay on a plateau. Not easy, when cost of living keeps going up, but right now it is a reality, so consider it.
This is my view of the MT field, and its future. I have 18 years experience and have worked on the web for 9, since being outsourced from a hospital. It's a rough field, but not impossible, and I'm happy with it. I only have 10 years to go, though. I'm not sure I would start it now, if I were younger. You have to have a lot of determination. Good luck to you.
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