A bit long, but please read, at least, the end if you are up for an experiement

Read further into his proposals and you will not be happy. sm [2008-12-01]
It will hurt any business owner to be in business in the U.S. If you have employees in India or anywhere else, you do not pay taxes, unemployment, health insurance, benefits, etc. I think that it is going to be more cost effective to not have U.S. employees and have to decide if I will close my doors or join in the offshore hoopla. I do know that they work hard and do not call in and will work all holidays. With 48 employees, I had no one that would work the holiday or the holiday weekend and I had to pull four 18-hour shifts in a row.

I think you should read the post again.. [2008-12-01]
And now doesn't want to pay. OP never stated that they didn't want to pay. You really jump to conclusions. She has not worked with this physician before. It most likelywas a simple mistake. Why jump straight tothe idea that they are expecting her to work for free or will burn her? Do you really believe that this office will now go around and tell everyone that Lisa works for free? Do you really believe that? There is a difference between working for free and giving someone the benefit of the doubt when most likely they made an honest mistake. And, no, it has nothing to do with being a doormat. Here is that definition: One that submits without protest to abuse or indignities. Every person who has responded to her posthas, at a minimum, suggested that she make itvery clear that she will not accept this scenario again -- that would be protest. I'm sorry that you have been burned before, but that's a big stretch at this point in this particular situation.

It depends...if I am super focused I don't read through them... [2008-11-26]
but if I feel like I am not concentrating and just typing I will type a few paragraphs and then re-read them...but not fully re-listen to the dictation.

In 12 years of MT'ing I've never re-read an entire chart. Edit/read as I type. nm [2008-11-26]
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My thoughts on cherrypicking - newbies please read [2008-11-26]
Cherrypicking isn't right for the obvious reasons. But another thing, and this is what I decided early on, it's best to just sit down and learn to do those hard dictators, especially if there's QA or somebody else around to help you. Because someday you may be in a position where you HAVE to type that dictator, either because it's assigned to you or it's a stat and you're the only one available. It's too late to say you can't do it, especially if you've been on the account for a long time and are expected to know the dictators by then. I don't ever want to be in that position. That's just my opinion.

Proofing Help Pleeeez! (long post) [2008-11-24]
I am 53,divorcee with 1 child in college, been MTing for 32 years. When I started out I was one of the best in my field, accurate, at my peak was making close to 50,000 a year, only one job and only 40 hours a week. Now, here I am going through menopause, working 12 hours a day (1 full-time and 1 part-time) and barely making ends meet. My production is at an all-time low, and I'm working on my 3rd or 4th job this year- I forget, it's been so many, for various reasons why they didn't work out. But, now I find myself, going into my third week of employment with this company, still in QA, making stupid grammatical errors, and leaving out words, that I am not aware of. I would like to say one of my problems is that this is a huge Children's Hospital with a lot of procedures, diseases, and terminology I have never heard of, but I cannot really say that, as most of my errors are gramatical, i.e. not putting comma or semi-colon where it belongs, leaving out it, and, but and they. I am beginning to feel they may not keep me. I am 1 pay check from being homeless, now jobless, already uninsured, as I could not afford the Cobra. I have applied for jobs completely out of the MT field, so far with no luck of being hired. I put in an application last week for a State Job with excellent benefits, paid by company, and although the salary is 22,000 to 36,000, if they call me, I am definitely going to take it. I figure I have 15 more years before retirement, and if I can tap into the retirement for the next 15 years, that would be a help, as I don't have any 401K to fall back on. Anyways, if you guys can give me some proofreading tips that will not take away from my production, I would greatly appreciate it. Most companies don't offer a training pay that would last at least 2 weeks, which would be a help. So here I am trying to make money, which is virtually impossible when you're training on a new account, new company, new software and everything. Help Guys.

How long on average does it take to type 30 min of dictation? [2008-11-20]
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if you read what i posted... [2008-11-18]
I did not say they had to supply work or that I or anyone else could demand work at a particular time, I simply said the MTSO cannot dictate specific hours that any MT has to work if they want to consider that person an IC and not an employee. If they tell the MT when that person has to work, then that is not an IC relationship but an employer/employee relationship.

been doing MT for a long time!! [2008-11-18]
I still love the world of medicine and the language of medicine. I think if you don't have that love for it, you will not be able to suffer through the highs and lows of this field, and there are plenty. I am in my 16th year and have done everything from MT to QA to teach, to supervising, and I still love to sit down and transcribe. If you have a good company or a good hospital to work for, there's always plenty of work which makes for the ability to make plenty of money. You will get faster and faster as the years go on, and if you don't have a ShortHand program yet, get one. You'll never make money without one.

You know, I read your post... [2008-11-17]
I am also an IC that works from a pool. I have two accounts on my own. Part of being an IC is the flexibility. I would say dig in early in the a.m. if that's when you are most productive. If the kids have a question, then lend an ear but if it is a matter of you having to leave your workstation for whatever reason, then either tell them to find an alternative this minute or you'll be able to take them at such and such a time. Here's what happens when you go from what you are currently doing to trying to work a schedule, you can't stay focused. You are so used to the interruptions that once it's quiet, it's hard to stay focused. I am feeling ya' and a lot of people will post here that you should only be working and not doing other things, but other things are part of life and what makes working at home work. A little play on words there, but I think you get the idea. I get hugs from my 8 year old and questions from my 14 year old and quite frankly sometimes I don't know if the 14 year old is inside or out, but he's so used to me being here, that I know he's fine and making the right decisions.

She just cant read fast enough. It makes her sad :( [2008-11-16]
nm

Great post, definitely worth the read... [2008-11-16]
I also like to recommend to people looking for extra income to try selling on ebay. You're not going to retire rich but it will bring a bit of extra income in.

I work and do not have time to read such long posts, do you?..nm [2008-11-16]
nm

Do you even READ before you post??? (sm) [2008-11-15]
The OP CLEARLY states that she has applied SO many places in her post. Do you even take the time to freaking READ people's posts before you fire off those rancid pearls of wisdom??? Geez, people like you are what's wrong with society today...a complete lack of compassion or empathy for anyone other than yourself. Maybe one day you'll be in the OPs shoes. With any luck, those who reply will offer you just about the same amount of sympathy, decency and basic courtesy you offer others - NONE.

Been in this biz a long, long time, 30+ years and....sm [2008-11-15]
I love/loved MTing. However, things have changed so much during these years. The job definitely gets easier; don't have to look up much, can decipher ESLs much easier, in other words, you get pretty comfortable with things and you have confidence in yourself. The more experience you have the easier the job, but.... I actually made more money 10 years ago!! We didn't have speech recognition and you actually got paid for headers/footers, demographics, carbon copies, etc., you got paid for what you did fairly; today, I am not so sure. You will feel burned out at times, but that passes and you find you like your job again. Good luck to you!!

I don't remember. It has been a long,...sm [2008-11-13]
long time since I had daily work available to me. I don't even remember. You know I seen on the world news last night that health care is slowing up because of the economy. Even people with health ins are not having surgeries, tests, or just simply going to the doc because they can't afford the copay or deductible. I know work has slowed.

It has been a long odyssey [2008-11-09]
One of the things I thought might be a good alternative to mousing was the HP Touchsmart computer, which did not work out as well as I had hoped, but now I'm stuck with it. It is a really cool machine, but I do not use the touch screen much at all. I use a rolling laptop desk that I purchased from Wal-Mart (I think it was $69, ordered on-line and picked up at the store). The Touchsmart is a computer/monitor in one and it's pretty heavy, but the laptop desk does hold the weight (barely). I do have to be very careful rolling it to and fro, but if you've got a flatscreen monitor I'm sure it would do fine (although you would probably have to be just as careful due to it being so lightweight). Funny how some folks are about helping others out. A lady I have done some work for was like that and I just never understood why (mostly not sharing templates that she already had made up for the doctors I was working on for her), especially considering how willing and happy I was to share much information with her (like she was not even familiar with using AutoCorrect for expansions, forget about Expander programs). What comes around goes around, I suppose. Please forgive my rant!

i feel disbelief/wonder. been at it a long time [2008-11-08]
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Sorry, I didn't read the question or the answers SM [2008-11-06]
well enough. An insomniac visit. It's a question worth asking in case someone has come up with some clever system for BPs.

I would jump on it in a heartbeat as long as [2008-10-31]
it is a reputable company.

Long reports, dead air time [2008-10-29]
Does anyone have any good tricks for dealing with the long reports with huge segments of nothing? On top of that, the people I am dealing with are ESLs so that's slowing me down enough already. At this point, all I do is speed up and fast forward but am wondering if there are other ways to compensate for this issue. Seems like someone would teach them how to pause when they stop dictating!

I'm like this all of the time! And now that I've read this [2008-10-29]
and became aware of my chair position, I have to adjust again! I think it's just one of those little MT quirks we all have.

Good thing I proof read LOL [2008-10-25]
I was just proofreading my reports before I send it and instead of typing that the lady hit her head on a window, I typed she hit her head on a widow. Ha Ha. I thought to myself - hope they weren Okay, having way too much fun here.

Sorry. Didn't read your post correctly [2008-10-21]
I don't use the compile feature, but build my glossaries as I go along. Never cared for the results I got with compiling.

I don't know how long it takes YOU to go to the bathroom... [2008-10-19]
but 40 minutes sure is enough time in 8 hours...give me a break...

Just venting about TAT.... [2008-12-04]
If these hospitals are so picky about turnaround time...These docs come in on Saturday night and dictate 50 charts from the last 6 months that they haven't done, every report is 15-20 minutes long, and by cracky, they had better be typed and on the chart within 48 hours, or the transcription company gets a fine. OK. I feel better now.

Not our problem... [2008-12-04]
As MTs, it's not our problem so why worry? As long as we do our 8 hours, why worry about what the doctor is or is not doing. I just wish that the powers that be remind them not to be eating while dictating and also be sure they are talking into the microphone and not off in space somewhere.

I know. It is nuts. It's even [2008-12-02]
more nuts to read MTs on here defending poor little Indian MTs trying to steal our jobs. Maybe they'll see things differently when they get pink-slipped.

I understand your point... [2008-12-01]
but just because you have been burned before does not mean that every MT is going to be burned. Sometimes we need to take chances in life, especially if the benefits outweigh the risk -- the benefits being money and possibly a long-term account, the risk being burned (but that only needs tohappenone additional time and then she will know the truth).Inthe tough economical situation that many are facing, I suggest biting the bullet thisone time and waiting it out.

It is 10 reports transcribed for free. [2008-12-01]
The OP states the account goes through transcriptionists. I wonder why? The OP states later on in the thread they go through transcriptionists. I'm trying to protect Lisa from getting abused from the get-go. All she has to say is my charge is and go from there. Too bad if they were already transcribed. Does that mean Lisa should take the loss? NO. Absolutely not. Again, read above where the OP states they can't seem to keep a transcriptionist. To the OP: Charge them! You won't regret it. If you are an IC, you have every right to charge them. Plus, look at rockinMT's post. She bent over backwards for an account and what happened? It turns out she was spending more time than it was worth. These are all my opinions, and I am trying to give my opinion on what the OP should do in regards to reports that she transcribed and should, yes, be paid for since she was not aware ahead of time and especially because it is a new account. What do I know? Ya know? I mean really? Just looking out for the best interest of the OP, but hey, that's just me.

Question about comfort [2008-11-30]
I had read somewhere about noise-cancelling headsets being uncomfortable and hot on the ears. Any problem like that with the Bose?

ESCRIPTION INFORMATION [2008-11-29]
Just within the last 2 weeks, I was unable to pick and choose the reports that I loved doing inmy queue anymore. WHY? I wasn't sure at first. Then after 2 weeks, I finally IM-ed the trainer for our company and asked her, thinking SURELY she would know since she was the one who trained us in Escription to begin with,what was going on? I was told she didn't know and referred me to my immediate supervisor. Ok.. so I wrote her an email and she came back with the reason they did that was because the OLDER jobs were being missed and the TAT was in jeopardy (I knew this was a crock because most of those reports have dates on them that were dictated 3-4days earlier) and she said it was also because they weren't able to send us the STAT reports that needed to get through to a random Editor to do in ahurry. I knew THAT was a crock too becauseInever had a problem with them sending those in my queue as welland did them whenever they wanted me to. Okay.. so I deducted those2 replies as meaningless andwas still leftwondering WHY they did it. No one had an answer for me, but... lo andbehold.. this past pay period was a real eye-opener. I was given a WARNING letter by my supervisor because she said my production per hour fell short of my rate per line and they had to give me minimum wage (according to what itisin my state of course)and that 3 of those WARNING letters ina 6-monthpay periodwere cause for termination. Shesaid it was in the manual. I looked andfound nothing in therepertaning to any of that.This is actually what she emailed me: If after payroll is processed your lines per hour multiplied by your line rate is less than minimum wage, that is what puts you at minimum wage where our company, by law, needs to pay you at least minimum wage. It is possible that one can type 4000 lines, for example,in the pay period and not be paid minimum wage, so long as the number of hours they worked did not put them in a minimum wage situation, i.e., 80 hours compared to perhaps 40 hours. Okay so why didn't someone say this to me a while back and where in the manual does it say this? In any case, aside from being monitored after wondering WHY we can't pick and choose our reports, I started thinking back to the days when I made 9 cpl for editing for another company.. then I was talked into coming to the present company I work for now and was given 8.6 cpl because they were just starting a new Speech Team and I was excited to say the least.. I finally have the dream jobI wanted! Well.. thereagain, I spoke too soon and then my immediate supervisor, the one who tried soooo hard to get this going, was demoted to QA with a cut in pay because they wanted to do away with speech forever. Needless to say, she left.. I was the only one left on the Speech Team and DID stay at my rate which was fine. It was then that I left for a month to try another company and I found out they were worse. Long story short, I came back to present company and then ESCRIPTION came into play... 5.5 cpl.. well.. okay.. the platform is better and I think I can do okay.. then more people were hired and NOW it's 4 cpl. I am struggling every day to make ends meet. Even if you were to get 15,000 lines per pay period, that is only 600.00 BEFORE taxes.. that's still poverty pay. Part time, you need only 6,000 per pay period and full time at 12,000. You aren't making jack crap. My co-worker and I get picked on and singled out when we ask questions or challenge them about our pay and find errors in the way the ADJUST it for Escription. Yes, they adjust our pay and we just figured out that our PTO time isn't the 10.00 per hour as promised but they calculate it on the last 6 pay periods.. Didn't use to be like thateither.. it was always at 10.00 per hour. Back to the pick and choose thingee.. Yes, I think they DO keep thegood ones for the clique. It's likehighschool.. you are either with the IN crowd or you're an OUTSIDER and notgood enough to join the GANG.... it's sickening... I have looked high and low for a decent paying editing job out there and there is none to be found..There has to be a better way than this??

Nationals who outsource to India [2008-11-29]
Will the nationals in this country face financial hardship if the Obama/Biden administration cuts tax incentives to companies who outsource their MT work to India? I know of one company who outsources and they are not doing too well financially and their CEO resigned not to long ago, no reason given. I know a lot of MTs refuse to work for companies that outsource but many domesticMTs do work for them and maybe now is a time to bail out. Any thoughts???

Sounds okay [2008-11-28]
It sounds like a good alternative to DD, as long as you don't have to pay a hefty fee.

Depends on type of prepaid card sm [2008-11-28]
I have a Visa debit card through ADP. They are the payroll processing company used by Medquist (which is where I got the card initially) and many other companies, not just MTSOs. The only fee involved is $1.50 per month to have the card and fees for using it at an ATM, which is the same as if it were through a traditional banking account. I can also transfer the funds to my saving account if I want or set it up to have a certain percentage put on the card and the rest in the bank. I have had this card for about 3 years now and love it. However, if the card they are wanting you to use is like the ones you can get at grocery stores, Wal-Mart, etc, stay clear. They require fees for almost everything from getting your money loaded onto it to using it for each and every purchase. As far as not wanting to give out routing information for direct deposit, why is there such a worry? So long as the information is given only to your employer, there shouldn't be a problem. Unless this is only a short-term job, I don't see the big deal.

Fighting Fractured English [2008-11-28]
Blanks are not your problem. Poor dictators are. It has become a standard in the industry to make the problems of an ineffective dictator and make it an MT problem. This is not and was never an MT problem. We are required to transcribe in English, and the oral work coming in needs to meet an acceptable English standard. I've been in the business for 15 years, and frankly I am sick of it. Having exhausted every other resource to resolve this problem it is now time to fight back and sue these companies and the facilities who have made this our problem. We are TRANSCRIPTIONSTS, not TRANSLATORS OR LINGUISTS. If we are required to translate, they need to cough up the average salary of an interpretter which by the way is $200,000 a year. I dare say none of us are making that as MTs. The time has passed when someone else's disability directly impacts our paycheck when it is not our skill in question. Enough is enough. If you or anyone else is interested in pursuing this stand up with me and make your voices heard. Send me an email. I will keep your information confidential. The industry will never change as long as we continue to allow them to abuse us. NO MORE SWEAT SHOP LABOR. THEFREE RIDE IS OVER.IF THESE COMPANIES AND HOSPITALSWANT IT TRANSCRIBED IN ENGLISH, GIVE USA MINIMALLY ACCEPTEDORAL ENGLISH TO TRANSCRIBE.

But the terrorists were in the US on 9/11 [2008-11-28]
I am not defending Indian MTs, per se, but terrorists were here in the US... So, I guess I'm not getting why you feel that would mean our medical records are in jeopardy. My heart goes out to those people. They did nothing wrong. I did read something that the attacks were meant for the US and Britons that were in India.

now you did make me laugh....sm [2008-11-28]
because i haven't thought of Bosco since I was a kid - and it's been a pretty long while since I was a kid!!

by doing the harder dictators you.... [2008-11-27]
get valuable experience and when it comes down to it, YOU are the one who looks good and has more potential for raises and promotions because you can do those and do them well when no one else can. Also, you are the one that they'll see can ultimately do ANY type of report/dictator without hesitation or problems. So let them cherrypick. They're only hurting themselves in the long run. (that is, if you work for a company who actually appreciates it's employees!)

Not only that. sm [2008-11-27]
It is not only blatent theft, it is cheating, lying and or course stealing. In my 25 years I have found that few companies do anything about it - as long as they have a few professionals who will transcribe what comes their way. My sister worked for WebMedx and said their platform was cherry-picking proof, but I don't know if she has had enough on-line experience to really tell.

I'm thankful to have a job at all [2008-11-27]
To my fellow MTs on Thanksgiving Day. A poem that makes me realize how blessed I am to have a job at all in this economy. Even if it's not perfect, it's a paycheck. Hope it touches the heart of all who read it. BE THANKFULBe thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.If you did, what would there be to look forward to?Be thankful when you don't know something,for it gives you the opportunity to learn.Be thankful for the difficult times.During those times you grow.Be thankful for your limitations,because they give you opportunities for improvement.Be thankful for each new challenge,because it will build your strength and character.Be thankful for your mistakes.They will teach you valuable lessons.Be thankful when you're tired and weary,because it means you've made a difference.It's easy to be thankful for the good things.A life of rich fulfillment comes to those whoare also thankful for the setbacks.Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,and they can become your blessings.~Author Unknown~

Well, on the other hand, I would like to apologize. [2008-11-27]
I have been at this since 1979. The changes that have occurred over the last 25 years have been dramatic and mostly, they have been oppressive. Now, I know I will see e-mails stating that this is the greatest job in the world and who could ask for more than being able to stay at home and make a living. It is more than that. This is the only field where the wickedness comes out of coworkers to the point of disdain toward their comrades. I don't understand it. It is not like this in any other field. Mostly, the team work that is necessary for feel like there is a common goal (giving the client a perfect report in a timely fashion)and a common enemy (QA which dissect our reports, turning even the most seasoned MTs into self-doubting, defensive and trembling people who, of course, realize they are on the brink of losing their jobs). The past performance however perfect is wiped clean with one bad QA result. Supervision becomes god-like, determine how much income we will make, how well we will enjoy our work and how we feel about ourselves depending on their feedback and encouragement. There isn't much more to say about this job - it does pay well but comparatively speaking, after 25 years in the same field, you could say, we have not had a raise. Speed typing engines keep our production up to a level that gives us a decent wage. Say what you will about this job, but it is always going to have good and bad days. Over the years, our hearing will diminish, tinnitus from noise exposure, carpal tunnel from repetitive movements, the innumerable physical conditions which result from sitting still for such a long time (heart attacks at 50 have occurred to two of my comrades), isolation, depression. And it is not going to get any better. Trying to consider that I am working to help a physician perform his duties as he treats his patients is what I personally focus on. It helps to be fascinated by medicine. But, to the new MTs - I apologize for the bad and hope that the good makes up for it. I hope you realize that the patient is why we are here, so be sure that our report is accurate so that proper care is provided. The personalities in this field can be abrasive, and it may be that reason why they turn to solo work but again, that goes with it. Best advice is to keep to yourself, not gossip nor listen to gossip, type every report like it is the only one, and realize that the money, even 60 thousand a year, is far from enough to compensate us for doing a job that is so rarely appreciated by the CEOs, that our line count and bad QA score over a 30 day period can take us out of a job we have been in for 20 years.

It depends...if I am super focused I don't read through them... [2008-11-26]
but if I feel like I am not concentrating and just typing I will type a few paragraphs and then re-read them...but not fully re-listen to the dictation.

I tend to proof my reports as I type, [2008-11-26]
during pauses in dictation I read the paragraphs above and also while spellchecking. Unless it is a difficult report, I do not relisten.

cherrypicking [2008-11-26]
I need to vent. I work for a really nice company, have been with them for several years, and really like my work. Lately a couple of new people were hired, and it is obvious they are cherrypicking. Tough dictators get refused/sent back to pool. On our platform, we can tell when a job is sent back. If you are one of those people, why do you think you have the right to pick and choose your work and leave the crap for everyone else. it is only fair to take the jobs as they come. We will all get some good, some bad. Would you like the shoe on the other foot - you get stuck with all the crappy dictators? I am asking here, please do the work as it is assigned. Play fair, will ya? I have seen people post on this subject before but had never experienced it. Now I know why prior posters were so PO'ed about it. It kills the line count for the day, every day, while the new kid on the block is raking it in. Whoever you are, I hope the boss confronts you and assigns you all the junk for a while or fires your butt so those of us who have worked there for years can continue with the jobs we have loved for so long. You are ruining it for everyone else. Okay, vented. back to work. wonder what is in the pool now.

My thoughts on cherrypicking - newbies please read [2008-11-26]
Cherrypicking isn't right for the obvious reasons. But another thing, and this is what I decided early on, it's best to just sit down and learn to do those hard dictators, especially if there's QA or somebody else around to help you. Because someday you may be in a position where you HAVE to type that dictator, either because it's assigned to you or it's a stat and you're the only one available. It's too late to say you can't do it, especially if you've been on the account for a long time and are expected to know the dictators by then. I don't ever want to be in that position. That's just my opinion.

When I first started at this, my [2008-11-26]
supervisor told me if I was uncomfortable doing a certain type of work to leave it until I was more comfortable. Same with dictators. I didn't do it long, just a week and would try the odd work I never did before in between the good stuff. Could this be the case with your company?

a few qualities I'd appreciate.... sm [2008-11-26]
1. Return emails in a timely fashion, same day. If you don't have a definitive answer for me on something, write me back anyway to let me know you are working on it. This way I won't continue to bug you, not knowing if you've received it/read it/deleted it/forgotten about it. 2. Don't continually tell your team how busy YOU are. We all have our jobs and we all have to get a lot done. When you tell me how overrun you are every day, I don't have faith that you can get ANYTHING done, and being busy' starts to become a whiny excuse. 3. Make yourself accessible. Don't tell me your phone extension and then always have it turned to the dead-end voice mail. 4. Don't tell me about your fabulous vacation unless I ask you about it. Company email is not the place to announce to the whole team your fantastic time off. Come back to work ready to work. 5. Keep it professional. Workers slack when supervisors attempt to be chummy. You will get taken advantage of if your team thinks you are buddies. I could go on and on, but that's a good general start.

Same as SM and MTMommyof2. Proof on the go, SM [2008-11-26]
come to the end and sign off. Unless I'm feeling fuzzy or the report's a toughie, then I relisten as long as it takes until I have as good a report as I can make of it. People who type and then reread, much less relisten, must be incredibly fast typists to be able to make a decent living. But whatever works.

Keeping reports... [2008-11-26]
There was a thread this week about someone saying they kept reports as a sample of their ability. Everyone claimed this was against the HIPPA rules. Well here we have an ad, and I hope I don't get in trouble, for posting this, but see below: Let me know if you have experience in the field of neurosurgery and if you can, please provide work samples. If I get the information and qualifications quickly, we may have a chance to win this contract, and work for you. Thanks! Now, to me that sounds like you would need to send sample reports. Am I wrong here? I guess this proves that it is okay to save reports as long as the demographic information is deleted and it becomes basically a sample report. Just my 2 cents...