The very first day I transcribed, I transcribed psych

Posted By: yep, easy and boring, but also lots of ESL on 2006-03-25
In Reply to: Huh. The psych I've transcribed has been easy and boring. - Misha

ESLs. I had no MT training, no mentoring, and I did 600+ lines. Prior to that I hadn't typed in years and probably could type 35 wpm on a good day.

I'd suggest browsing through a psych reference book. Put as many abbreviations as you can in your expander. I have certain docs that always dictate the same tests and H&P tend to have a lot of the same info in them. If you don't already get a spellchecker and that should help some with not having to look so much stuff up.

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How much lines per hour? - Paul Anthony
- I remember my first job quite a few years ago and making about $2 an hour until I learned...sm - vtmt
- It depends on the training... - Dee
- I would highly suggest getting Stedman's Smartype and Spellcheck -sm - XXX
- average MT can type 200 LPH...but...nm - these are only averages
- Is this acute care? - Misha
  - Not acute care but psychiatry - Paul Anthony
    - I love doing psych notes - sm
    - Huh. The psych I've transcribed has been easy and boring. - Misha
      - The very first day I transcribed, I transcribed psych - yep, easy and boring, but also lots of ESL
- I would suggest - sm
  - Thanks Guys - Paul Anthony
    - You just have to create - sm
    - autocorrect saves me! - not a fast typer
      - I printed a list of mine and I study over them and - lay the list beside me while I am working.
    - You can create your own in Word with Auto Correct. - nm
- How *many* lines per hour...do you have a - spellchecker. What is the hold-up?
- 350 lines in 8 hours? - sm
- If you need extra practice typing itself... - try
- It's called experience, Paul...and that is why it is so valuable $$..nm - Old MT

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Huh. The psych I've transcribed has been easy and boring.
There weren't a lot of shortcuts possible, but it was mostly typing regular English.

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