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see link inside [2009-07-03]
http://upin.ecare.com/
You can search by state, specialty, or beginning letter(s) of name or any combination of those.
FoxFire --shoot, link showed the entire website smt [2009-07-02]
I thought I had the home page of FoxFire
So click this one below takes to home page
Text and Word Expander Software for Windows or Mac
Download this Word Expander program to create and use keyboards shortcuts that expand text and expand words. Get this software to speed your typing.www.nch.com.au/fastfox/index.html
Oh, I think the "Services" link is even better! [2009-07-02]
''Health care jobs have been maintaining its strength and reputation despite the age of economic recession. Many people have been suffering from tension how to continue getting economic security. New kind of deceases has been surfacing everyday and pollution has added fuel in it. So, various types of specialized health care professionals are requiring everyday.''
etc., etc., ad nauseam
Somebody really needs to get on top of curing all those ''deceases,'' you know?
http://www.medicalcrown.com/healthcare-positions.htm
''If you are having require qualification, soft skill and deal the stress full situation easily then no difficulties to get this job.''
A lot of it almost resembles the jumbled, nonsense text you'll see in some spam e-mails.
http://askbobrankin.com/nonsense_words_in_spam.html
Darn link didn't work [2009-07-02]
http://www.simplyhired.com/job-id/ejcvz4zx5o/office-administrator-jobs/
LINK on Hughes.net [2009-06-28]
I just noted it did not post. Check it out and see if maybe their technology is more advanced.o
For Pete's sake, you're not terminating a pregnancy, you're just typing a report after the [2009-06-27]
It's already been done before you even hear about it, and NOTHING changes regardless of whether you or someone else types it. Sheesh.
Establish Link Options [2009-06-26]
the User Account Control setting will not have a negative affect on the functionality of your software programs. If i-Type is not linking to IT, you may need to establish the link options first, and then they should remain linked from that point on.
H&P report [2009-06-24]
Hi I'm new here and not sure how this works quite yet. I'm a student from Allied Medical School almost done with my MT course. I'm doing a HP report and under the examination the doctor is talking like it's supposed to be paragraphed but also put some headings in there as well. I'm a little confused as to how to type it out. Example: VITAL SIGNS: His pulse is 112. Respirations 14. Blood pressure 157/86. For general appearance he appears quite uncomfortable. His face is flushed. Non-toxic and no respiratory distress. Neck is supple. He demonstrates full range of motion of his neck without pain or (cervical spine) tenderness to palpation. CARDIOVASCULAR: His heart rate is down to 100 beats per minute. It is a regular rate and rhythm. S1, S2, and no murmurs were appreciated.
Please tell me I am not alone. Just got a report back where I made a MAJOR mistake. (sm) [2009-06-23]
I normally try to be very, very careful, but I don't know what happened, but it did.
Feeling a little shaken regarding my skills and attention span right now.
Please tell me I am not the only one who has made an error and had the client send the report back.
I typed a report on the wrong patient as the doc keyed in the wrong info, SM [2009-06-23]
He later said the correct patient's name and I SWEAR to this day I made the changes but somehow the report when through without the correct patient and changes made. I still remember that incident.
Also- that report was CC'd to [2009-06-23]
an apology/correction letter sent with a corrected report to all five CC'd physicians, at the request of the psycho MD whose name I screwed up.
My director said just do it and forget about it.
I agree,that MDhad some other issues going on there, for sure, besides being accidentally referred to as Dr. Stupid.
2 hours on ESL report [2009-06-20]
Argh! She is my worst dictator, dictated about a 22 minute report and I still ended up with 5 blanks even after going over the blanks again and again. I believe she is Russian with such a thick accent, it I feel bad for her patients.
addendum--here's the link [2009-06-18]
http://health-information.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/editorial.aspx?CTIID=1845
Is it common for doc's to change or add more information to their patient's original report af [2009-06-18]
prior? I am an IC for four doctors, and they are constantly adding or deleting information from their already signed reports. Is this the norm? They keep telling me it is because of insurance issues.I was just curious. Thank you.
Report him [2009-06-17]
I would call JHACO and report him. The AMA might slap his hand.
It's a scam. [2009-06-17]
However, you can uninstall it using the regular method.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081107161323AA72yjL
Only report him if you don't need your job anymore. [2009-06-17]
I wouldn't do anything because it really doesn't involve you. I find whenever I try to do the right thing, it comes back to bite me in the bum. Learned to mind my own business. Doc will get his one of these days.
This link still seems good from when I posted this before... [2009-06-16]
see link to post below
I once had a report where the doc stated [2009-06-11]
That's funny Cranky. Reminds me of an older doctor I used to transcribe for.
The patient is feeling so daggone good, he doesn't need me anymore.
The patient states his stream is so good, he can hit the wall from across the room.
Seeing as this doctor was always dictating some off the wall phrases and at times flirting with the older female patients as he dictated the reports in front of them, I'll never forget the time I sent a report to QA to confirm his stating Patient comes in today with his rascal. Here I was thinking umm, is he referring to the man's wife?? lol
Duhh, moment for me as he was talking about the man's wheelchair.
That doctor used to have me laughing.
Here is a LINK to look over sm [2009-06-09]
I did not click and read but did notice it said won't work. In ExpressScribe under setting/files there are about 20 or so file types to CLICK, don't recall that one, but check it out. I just googled you term Real Media and ExpressScribe
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Real+Media+file+in+ExpressScribe&btnG=Google+Search&rlz=1W1GGLJ_en&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
try this link [2009-06-05]
http://www.medgen.cjb.net/npi/search.asp
I've found a slew of doctors with just entering a few letters under the Last Name section and then clicking on the state.
HA! A doc told me he listened to his report once... [2009-06-05]
and he said he couldn't make out what he was saying! He said, I don't know how you do it.
And I thought to myself, Neither do I.
How long should it take to type a 36 minute dictated report? [2009-06-05]
I was just wondering as I talked to a woman that said it took her a really long time to type this report the other day.. I have never actually timed myself, but thought I
In 8 hours? Were you able to read over the report before you sent it [2009-06-04]
or did you just correct it and send it on?
PAID PER REPORT [2009-06-03]
I'm paid per report based on what type of report it is (XR/CT/MRI, etc) BUT if the report is abnormally long then we can charge double for that report. Most of my reports are about 1 page or less (mostly less) but if they go to 2 or more pages, I charge double for that one.
I have a feeling this is the norm for radiology. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong.
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE - sm [2009-07-04]
It's easy for docs/MTSOs to tell us we have to look up, check, double-check, demographics ad nauseum ... it's not taking any bread out of THEIR mouths. I still don't see how this widespread abuse of MTs has allowed to go on so long .. there must be laws stating having to get PAID for any work done when that work is REQUIRED to be done. But they all do it, and it's very profitable for them.
Likewise, I always thought it was unfair for companies to require us to stick to a schedule, punch a timeclock, so to speak, log in, out, Leads/supes keeping tabs on our time WHEN WE'RE NOT BEING PAID FOR THAT TIME. If they want me to sit by my PC and wait for work, they can damned well PUT me on the clock. Other industries are paid for standby. I spent many years temping as an MT for a temp agency -- to make sure they could fill the order if a call came in for a temp, they's have 1 or more stay in the office for maybe half a dayon call and get paid per hour. I'm sick of hearing about this BS flexing, Full QA (only for MTs, not for dictators).These terms weren't even heard of before the advent of at-home MT'ing.
As for myself, I'll only go so far looking up another doc's name. I ONLY do it because if I leave more than 2-3 blanks for their stupid names (the rest of my report might be 100% perfect) -- it automatically goes to QA, who can't fill in the omitted nameblanks either ---but, since they need to justify their OWN salary, will nitpick the rest of my work apartvia commas, hyphens, semicolons versus commas, you all can identify.
Beautiful--- needed a new search site - sm [2009-07-03]
as Choicetrust.com just went to the dogs. Loved that site, had numerous ways of find a doctor, but it has gone pay, have to order report on the doctor. It used to show on initial page entire doctor address, latest date at that location, and their entire address history as a doctor, was fantastic. No more. --- thanks for the info.
Hysterical [2009-07-02]
I hope this link works. I was browsing looking at various sites that I access for jobs. If you want a good laugh read the ad for this job, make sure when you get to their web page to click on about us. LOL Brings a whole new meaning to english. Note the name looks like a normal American name as does the company name. Ya wanna bet?
I am going to scream! [2009-06-30]
This doctor dictates an entire ER report, and when he gets to the plan, he says to start over, then says the patient left without being seen. Ugh!
In 1979, instead of Google, we had - [2009-06-29]
an office full of fellow MTs that we could call on to listen to things for us, or ask questions. Even more valuable was an extensive file of SAMPLE DICTATIONS for each and every doctor, with typical problem-areas of their dictation highlighted in yellow to make the search for what the heck they were saying a lot faster.
Also, once we got up to speed on an account, it was far more cost-effective to keep us on that account, rather than continually switch us around like the MTSO's do today. It seems like now, you no sooner get up to speed on an account or a specialty , than the company puts you on a different one.
Same goes for software. You no sooner get dialed-in to it, figure out some shortcuts on it, and are making it work for you, than they change it. And it never fails, whenever they do, the change always seems to benefit THEM, and take away some feature that had been working well for the MT.
I think that part of the reason employers are cutting wages isn't simply to 'compete', as they're telling us. It's also a way of forcing MTs to produce more. I have to produce more in order to still make a living after my pay received a substantial hit from the MTSO this winter. In order to up production, I've had to cut corners in terms of going back and re-reading my report before sending it. Now, I have to just give it a quick once-over glance, hit the 'send' button, and hope for the best.
Pay good, and you get it good.
Pay bad, and you get it bad.
I guess they want it pretty bad.
I've found that even when using a PC instead of - [2009-06-29]
a Selectric, production isn't THAT much better. Why? Because with the Selectric, you just typed. All the different software, platforms, multitude of passwords to remember (and forget!), system slowdowns and crashes, demographic look-up features that are as slow as molasses, etc., just add to the time it takes to produce a report.
I also notice that doctors are less careful nowadays about backing up, corrections, addendums, insertions, etc. than they were before. In the past, if a doctor said to 'Go back add this sentence to the H&P section above', with a typewriter were would have had to crumple the report into the wastebasket and start over if we did that, so we were allowed to put that sentence in at the bottom as an addendum.
Even with macros and templates (if you're really LUCKY, that is - I have few to none that I can use on my accounts), you can produce and produce and produce, and all that seems to have gained is a cheapening of the end product. If it can be mass-produced, it's cheaper. Same seems to be holding true for MT, which can now be 'mass-produced' by allowing anyone with the ability to pound a keyboard do the work.
1979 vs 2009 [2009-06-28]
First, don't get me wrong, I definitely think we should be paid more.
However, in 1979, you were likely using a typewriter, no such thing as computer and delete/backspace, no such thing as Google, no such thing as sending in reports with the push of a button, which makes things much, much quicker and efficient, which makes more typed. We should have better insurance, though.
I imagine it took at least three times longer to type a report then than it does now with computers, Google, better references, et.
Would this help? [2009-06-28]
There is a section on this site that has physical medicine and rehab terms. Also, another that lists a few of the common orthopedic tests. Not sure if this is what you are looking for - you can check it out. Here's the link.
http://medicaltranscriptionwordhelp.synthasite.com/
Instant Text imports your Quickscript file [2009-06-28]
with a few clicks. See:
http://www.textware.com/it5pro/importerpage.htm
Then you can set up Instant Text close to the way you have been using Quickscript to make the transition as smooth as possible.
Later on you may want to explore all the unique features Instant Text offers.
Use link below to see our policy about our unconditional thirty day money back guarantee:
http://www.textware.com/order/policies.htm
SM [2009-06-27]
Now, first of all I have ran across some WONDERFUL QA people in my time, but some of them are just people on a power trip and that is difficult.
Anyway, speaking of QA..............so on one job I had in the past, the RULE was, the doctor was SUPPOSED to spell the patient name, as there was no way to look this information up. Now IF the doctor didn't spell that patient's name (Doctors did not spell it more often than not), we were told to give an INTELLIGENT GUESS as to how to spell the patient name and type it the way it sounds. So, my QA person would actually CHANGE MY INTELLIGENT GUESS ON THE NAME SPELLING, I mean what! That was ridiculous at best! That is basically saying to me that I am not intelligent enough to guess at a spelling of a name.
It would be simple things, such as I would spell a woman's name Teresa and she may change it to Theresa. Just basically her trying to look good I believe, but in all actuality, if the doctor's KNEW we didn't have access to pull up a patient's name and they STILL refuse to spell it, then actually we should have just left it blank, not even a guess, and they could re-read the report and make that INTELLIGENT GUESS themselves, since apparently some of us MTs aren't smart enough to guess at a name spelling.
WHEEWWWW, that felt good to let that out, ha ha, thanks for this thread:)
I used to feel the same way....... sm [2009-06-27]
until I realized that my transcribing the report had nothing to do with the patient's decision to terminate her baby's life. It also had nothing to do with the morals or lack thereof of the physician and staff performing the procedure. It was merely an after-the-fact record and nothing more. I realized that my belief system was not diminished by the fact that I had put words on paper. It may sound callous and like I have become hardened to the situation, but please don't think that. I still cry everytime I get one of these reports.
Hughes [2009-06-27]
I have seen this advertized on TV, don't know a thing about it. But might check it out to see if any better e., some technology the other satellite service
link
see message [2009-06-26]
As an IC, you pay fed and state taxes quarterly. you can go on their websites like irs.gov and whatever state you are in. you can find info there, as well as the vouchers to download. At the end of the year, you should get a 1099 from whoever you work for, to report your income. Whatever you have paid into the quarterly account during the year, will be deducted from what the tax forms say you owe as to how much income you reported. As an IC, SS tax comes out in the form of Self-Employment tax, which is about double what people who have jobs where taxes are automatically deducted pay. Mine ends up usually being about twice what my fed would be. That is how your SS taxes are paid, through the self-employment tax. There is a Taxes/Finance group on this board, you may get more info there.
Establish Link Options [2009-06-26]
the User Account Control setting will not have a negative affect on the functionality of your software programs. If i-Type is not linking to IT, you may need to establish the link options first, and then they should remain linked from that point on.
Making less per hour in 2009 than in 2003 [2009-06-26]
I have a part time job of 30 hours/week and a doctor account part time.
On my doctor account, I am paid per report and get to use a lot of templates. It is common to get 9 second dictation jobs, just fill in patient name and dates, save and close. I still make $30/hr for this.
On my other job, I am on a very user friendly platform, produce clinic work at 8 cpl, everything over the internet, and make $20/hr.
Just a few years ago, I was on a platform just a couple hours a day making about $25/hr and the rest of my time was working in a DOS environment. I never, ever worked more than 6 hours a day (sometimes less) and my 2-week check was over $1400, averaging over $26/hr.
I'm older now and have to work an extra two hours a day 5 days a week to earn the same money. It is no wonder people are leaving this industry in droves. I still have another 6 years before my youngest doesn't need daycare so I can get a job outside the home, so I need to make MT work for me, but wow am I getting tired of hitting the keyboard. I've been in front of a computer for 30 years now. Now that I have passed all my other bottom lines, I wonder how much longer I can last before I really will leave. I have always said that if I can't make $20/hr Txing then it is time to find something else to do. I know a lot of people would love to earn what I do, a lot of fresher, younger people would, and I don't mean to sound ungrateful. Just hope my body and mind last a few more years.
blunders [2009-06-25]
Oh YES.... I had a doc come running into the office with his face all purple, mad as a wet hen, looked at me and said, Did you type this report? I politely said yes, but knew something bad was coming. He said, I'm an opthalmologist, not a gastroenterologist... I take care of eyes, not sh__t ! I had typed scatoma instead of scotoma... OMG. I was sooo embarrassed. That is one word I will never, ever, ever forget.
Very interesting. May I ask how that is seen as a moral issue? sm [2009-06-25]
I understand being against the procedure and the beliefs that follow that. I myself am against it; however, I don't see how transcribing a report about it would be morally wrong. Upsetting? Yes, very. Not trying to be rude or anything, I'm honestly quite curious.
Thank you for any insight.
I agree with the other poster [2009-06-25]
What does typing it have to do with your morals? That's like saying the anchor people on the news are responsible for the crimes they report.
Are these reports regarding the acutal procedure details? If so, I can see why it would be very upsetting, but you should not feel responsible in any way.
You need to find another profession [2009-06-25]
Why would you take something like transcribing a report personally? Do you watch news and hear about murders and take that personally also? Your job entails probably a lot that you personally would not like but to not transcribe a report because of belief system? Time for you to go to Wal-Mart.
I am so sick of all of this. [2009-06-25]
This has to be the most underhanded, greedy,bold-faced attack on our salaries that I have seen in my lifetime. It is just a ploy to keep more money in the MTSOs grubby hands.
Our fingers are still hitting that spacebar. Our fingers are still hitting the tab key.
How about this -- we don't touch any keystroke we are not paid for!
But people will stay and people will take it until all the work is eventually offshored to some otherstinking country.
I can't wait to finish school. I have had it. I already left my MT job with a national for a smaller local hospital that still pays an hourly rate. But I am just keeping this job until I get through school. And it is not related to medical or typing or transcribing or anything close.
This industry has become one big scam!
The problem is [2009-06-25]
There are so many companies claiming you can make all this money from home so it has become so appealing to people who want to work from home. That's why I got into it but that was 19 years ago and things have changed so much since then. Most of that time, I worked for a hospital so I did not see how the industry had gone array until a few years ago when I relocated. It's so bad that I'm contemplating going back to my home state just to get my old job back and make a decent wage.
I see everyone talking about how speedy they are and that's fine but what about quality? I think its hard to be productive when you know you aren't being paid much for your hard work and from one report to the next you have to remember if this company wants this bolded or not, or can I type this word or do I have to automatically remember to change it to another. There's not much real transcription going on these days. Sure, VR can be a blessing at times but when you get paid less than 6 cpl to clean up a computer's mess-ups, it's awful.
I miss old transcription.
Instant Text software and Windows Vista [2009-06-25]
I purchased Instant textsoftware about 6 months ago. I have a new computer now with Windows Vista and while the software worked properly on Windows XP, in order to install the software on Vista I was told by the company turn off my user account control and if I do that my software platform I-Type will not let me in to link the program to it. Anyone have a clue? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!
Air card, Meditech, Fusion, boonies [2009-06-25]
Yes, I know there are lots of questions and answers about one or more of these issues most of which I've read, but I need to make sure before I end up signing something that I can't deliver.
I have a Sierra air card in the middle of nowhere. Will I be able to link to Meditech specifically and receive Fusion voice files through a VPN in a timely manner or will one or the other or bothbe so slow as to be inoperative? I've worked with it doing FTPs and photo downloads and it's slow but not glacial.
Has anyone had specific Meditech related problems going over the 5 gig limit with their carrier?
Thanks and lots of hugs in advance. f
You made me think of a funny... [2009-06-24]
back in the day, a coworker of mine would deliberately type Penis for a patient's last name, which was Pennix (the doc always used the patient's name in his dictations, so it would come up quite a bit). The MR director finally had to come back to where we were, slapped my coworker on her arm with a chart and told her laughingly to cut it out. The patient was in the hospital a lot, so when we'd see my coworker chuckling, we would always ask her if her report was on Mr. Penis.
It just happened to me [2009-06-24]
As everyone has said, it happens, try as we may to be perfect, we screw up, systems screw up all we can do it try to keep it to a bare minimum. That being said mine was a classic in that I was told that it is a HIPPA violation to make an error on a report. I thought to myself as I heard those words...NO to make an error is not a HIPPA violation, to not correct it according to HIPPA protocol is a HIPPA violation. If you used that theory every one who ever made a mistake would be in violation of HIPPA. Mind you this entire report was messed up by a system error and promply ended up in Dr. default meaning it went no where. No one saw it, no one was able to sign it, it was not distributed so I am still trying to figure out how this person figured it was a HIPPA violation?
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