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Posted By: Wundering
Some of these supervisors and MTSOs must be the most unhappy people in the world and must hate themselves. No way a normal person could send out horrible hateful notes to their staff. Wish they would get some professional help, just for their own sake.
What is your annual salary working at 8 cents per line? nm -
Posted By: New poll
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Sample OP NOTE specifically ORIF -
Posted By: Judy
Does anyone know of a good site for sample op notes, specifically ORIF report
NEW MT GETTING DISCOURAGED -
Posted By: Sara
I have completed my transcription course with an "A". I have had med term, A&P, study of diseases..... I have been a medical records coordinator for 5 years. It is very discouraging looking for work as an MT with no experience (on the job). If anyone knows of anyone who is willing to give me a chance, I live in orange county, California and am looking for PT work from home.
How do I list references on resume SM -
Posted By: cb
when I have been working for national company for 15 years and cannot, obviously, list my immediate supervisor or any QA people I have encountered? The references I have are from several years ago. Are they still valid?
I'm really confused and upset about this. Do companies expect a list of 3-4 references with names and numbers?
Thank you.
Sign on Bonuses -
Posted By: mt
When are sign on bonuses, relocation assistance, usually paid out?
Newbie to board - what is a flame? nm -
Posted By: CD
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What virus program/internet security do you use - always used Norton, but a computer tech told me -
Posted By: Panda antivirus was better - any opinions?
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drug and urine test -
Posted By: anon
Hi everyone. Need help . Someone told me that Ephedra shows up in urine and blood tests as an illegal drug. Took those tests today. I take Ephedra twice a week to help with weight loss. Will it really show up, does anyone know?
Nother question. Is there a place we can look at sound alike words that are tricky in MT like -
Posted By: MQMT
perineum, peroneum, peritoneum and the like to brush up on those words.
Where can I get Microsoft Word 2002? sm -
Posted By: abbot
Is there a place on-line where I can purchase it and download it? If not, where can I get a good deal on it? I need it ASAP!
Thanks
About "US qualified MT shortage" and s/m -
Posted By: ncmt
claiming that MTs won't work nights and weekends, I don't know about you, but at my job, God forbid I have a technical issue that's not between 8 AM and 5 PM. It's the office staff that won't work nights and weekends, not the MTs.
No work so far this a.m. and I am glad (shame on me). sm -
Posted By: NN
Had a lot of family over and grandkids yesterday and an old cocker spaniel that sheds like crazy. My living room carpet is green and looks like it has angel hair spread lightly all over it. Me thinks I could stand to do some housework.
I am sure there will be work later, but in the meantime I can play around here and then hit the floors at least.
Have a good day.
I saw on internet that Target has a division I -
Posted By: was unaware of, Target India. Discuss.....
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Anyone STILL in New Orleans??? -
Posted By: KYradMT
If so, GET THE HECK OUT! We don't want any MT's to become statistics. Hurricane is a comin'.....
When typing, do you rest your --sm -
Posted By: Dee
wrists on the keyboard tray or hold them up in the air? Am having arm pain and have tried both ways but do not notice any difference.
only 1 alert from MTStars since Sunday?? -
Posted By: MT and worn out
Is there something wrong with the site or have the storms from Michigan hit the MTstars website? It seems like I should have more than one alert from this board. Is anybody else having the same trouble? Just wondering and trying to stay dry. (As best I can since Michigan has had 4 days of rain and more forecast).
Pay per line -
Posted By: Angie
Any idea how much at-home transcriptionists make per line? The hospital I currently work at is considering sending the transcriptionists home to work and want to pay per line but need some information on how much that should be. Thanks!
Independent contractors -
Posted By: MsMT
I was wondering if someone could give me an opinion. I have had 2 ICs working for me for about 5 years. I have paid them by the line all the time a very good rate, which I cannot continue to do anymore. I still have to go over every bit of their work after all this time and there are still errors and I am so tired of this but have not had the chance to look for anyone new and don't have time right now to try training anyone new. Would it be unethical to pay them less per line or convert to a page rate that would be cheaper. I feel like I am throwing money out the window but until I find someone new I just have to do something short of getting rid of them. Is it unethical to just cut their line rate or pay by the page a cheaper rate.
Family interruptions - how to stop them -
Posted By: RTN
My family works outside of the house, but if they want something done they call me to run an errand, or they stop by just to chat or want me to run an errand with them. They think I can do it because I'm home. Does that happen to you?
My company told me how user -
Posted By: somebody lied to me
friendly Meditech Magic was. I have only worked on one system that was worse than MM and that was at YOG. How anyone gets their lines in I'll never know.
How to politely "fire" an account -
Posted By: Any suggestions?
Good evening!
I am an IC, and just started with a FP dr on 9/22. I want to lose this account! He is such a cheap AS@! OMG, he wants to know the exact character count and the way he pays it only equals out to like 5 cpl!! My name is getting around town (good rep) and I want to go about this professionally. Just cant come out and say, "you try and find someone who will work for your pathetic rate!" I was thinking of just telling them my main account has expanded or something like that.
Thanks,
Wont work for pennies
For DSL users..... is it possible to use a C-phon -
Posted By: Anon
and still have your home phone hooked up and running for calls? I remember trying to get a fax machine to work about a year ago and I ended up getting a new phone line for that because it ended up being too much trouble and SBC was of no help. Any suggestions?
Question about GoToMyPC.... -
Posted By: Thanks!
Is it possible to use GoToMyPC using a laptop with Vista installed and connect to your home desktop computer using WinXP to download files to the laptop?
Outlook express 2003 email problem -
Posted By: sammypot
I have a large email in my outbox that will not transmit and I cannot cancel it. It contains pictures from my digital camera.
Embarq could not help, Microsoft wants $49.00 up front to help.
Has anyone had a similar problem and know how to fix it?
Thank you.
Transcend -
Posted By: Meghan
Can anybody tell me if Transcend allows you to be "flexible" with the hours you work (meaning, are they very strict about keeping certain hours or are they more lenient about having a flexible schedule as long as you get your hours in)? Also, do they require you to work one day on the weekend on a regular basis? If so, do they give shift differential? Thanks for your replies in advance!
Rewarding career making up to $60,000 doing MT -
Posted By: angryMT
work. How can that be. Am I missing out on something here? Sounds like false advertising to me!!!!
eScription -
Posted By: pistol2me
I am trying to find out which companies use eScription platform. I have worked on this plarform for a while, but the company I am with is just not what I though it would be. Any info available out there would be appreciated very much.
Chartscript and expanders -
Posted By: curious girl
I have downloaded Instantext given to me by the company I work with. It isn't showing up on Chartscript. It is like it doesn't recognize it or something. Is there a way you link this to Chartscript or something I am not doing? I am lost without an expander.
does anyone else work for a service where you have to get your line counts from a website?(sm) -
Posted By: SP
I presently work for two services. For service A our line counts post to the company password-protected website. However, that isn't a problem as the program we use shows us our line counts as we go along. Also, the line counts are available to us, from the program, within five minutes at the most after finishing the job. It also posts to the website within that time frame.
However, for service B we have to completely RELY on the website for our line counts. I'm not sure how the site works or how the jobs/counts get posted to that site but there are ALWAYS times where this site is down (usually around the end of the payperiod so we can't tell how much we've typed at any giving moment.) Also, we cannot verify whether those counts are right because we do not have access to what is considered a line (other than the standard "65-character-including spaces"). Does anyone else work for a service where you have to get your line counts this way? What do you all think.
NEED HELP QUICK..... -
Posted By: regarding Infinity foot pedal.
I had to unplug my Infinity foot pedal from its USB port today and now my computer will not recognize it. I had this problem once before and I cannot remember how I fixed it. Finally I have some work and now the pedal won't work. HELP ME PLEASE.....thanks a lot.
Trouble with Philips foot pedal.... -
Posted By: please help
I just installed the Philips foot pedal and configured the pedal about 30 times but still in order to play an audio clip I have to press the fast-forward pedal. The Play pedal is the rewind and the rewind is fast forward. I was told that I needed this pedal as this was the only pedal that worked with "the system" but I have the same issue if I try to use my wav pedal. (My wav pedal works fine with other applications). Not sure what in the world is going on....DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS??? 
Is this right? MUST HAVE: 2 years' experience -
Posted By: hmmm
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Geez, the pay keeps going down. SM -
Posted By: Anony
Just saw an ad on the MT Jobs board for an experienced Transcriptionist (of course, they want the best) and the pay is 8 cpl for a 75 character line. What's with these companies?
Wasn't there a post on here about letting companies having you banking information -
Posted By: should we beware of this?
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RE: Can someone help me - how do I set up the jump code in Word?? -
Posted By: Kris
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Is any one running ExText with Word 2000 and EditScript with Word 2003 sm -
Posted By: Carrie
I am interested to know if anyone is running two platforms with a different version of Word on one computer.
I am running eScription's ES with Word 2003 and want to run ExText but their version of Word is 2000. Has anyone done this or doing it now. If so, have you run into any problems.
I can't seem to get a straightforward answer from the Techs at either company. I can't just load ExText and jeopardize it interfering with eScription.
I am interested to hear any and all comments. Thank you so much in advance for any help!
Article about Spheris in the local paper yesterday... -
Posted By: nashvilleMT
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051125/BUSINESS01/511250360/1003/ARCHIVES
Need to vent!!! -
Posted By: tiredwornoutMT
ARGGGHHH!! I have a TASP that I use for my clinic account and this clinic account dictates every day, even holidays. I never get a break. However, this weekend, the TASP "misplaced" my dictation voice files. I have not had any dictation since Friday, 09/01. I e-mailed them over the weekend and I heard nothing from them regarding what was going on with my files. Now, just a minute ago I received an e-mail stating that they files would become available over the next hour! They have compromised the TAT for my account, put me in a work bind because now all those files are going to need to go back right away to the clinic, etc., etc. Any advice on how I should handle this with the TASP? I think they are not providing good service and is this possibly a HIPPAA violation? I am not sure..any input would be greatly appreciated! TIA
Are there any places that rent C-phones? sm -
Posted By: possibly looking
I don't mean companies that you work for, but some independent company that you could rent one from. I had one for a long time, but then the company I work for went to wav files, and foolishly, I got rid of my C-phone. Now I have an opportunity at another company that requires a C-phone, but they don't supply them or rent them. Before buying something and then finding out the company stinks, I thought it would be nice to rent one. Maybe this is a farfetched idea, but thought I'd ask.
Thanks.
from an MT into a English Teacher -
Posted By: LITTLE MT
Am thinking of getting some education units (degree hopefully) to become an english teacher. I have been an MT for roughly seven years, five months give or take including schooling. But since i feel that Big Company (fourth down upper left panel of your screen, starts with "m") that says they dont outsource, but we cant be be so sure. I feel that the work is not anymore paying well right now. (maybe im just not getting the big breaks) I feel that i have to check my alternatives - cause im not getting any younger. Its tough out there but i think that god will provide.
I posted earlier about small print -
Posted By: Needing assistance
Well, got that fixed and I be darned if now the screen seems to be flickering between pink and white. It is not just my eyes- driving me crazy and trying to work, almost impossible. i had tried several things including going into properties and trying to reset the font size. Can anyone else give assistance? I am not enjoying today. Thanks!
Discouraged and disgusted -
Posted By: stargazer
I have a training course, a 3-month internship, and 4 months employment into this line of work and I here I am only making 2-5 cpl. I apply for jobs, but they won't even let me test. Why is this profession so hard to break in to? It seems so incredibly impersonal and these human resource people seem so curt and rude, like you're not a real person. Today I feel like I've made a huge and costly mistake getting into this business. Anyone out there considering it should think twice!
Are you an IC? -
Posted By: Snow Bunny
I posted the link on the Company Board, but I don't think it posted correctly. Here's the full link:
HELP! -
Posted By: Newbie MT
Can anyone out there tell me what a decent line rate would be for a new graduate? I just gradauted and will be applying to companies and wanted to know what an average rate would be.
Thank you! 
Need techie advice about Express Scribe and FTP -
Posted By: Eric
OK. So, I set up Express Scribe to automatically import new dictation files from an FTP server. Now it seems there are these strange ".sta" files popping up in my work folder. I assume these are safe to delete? Does this happen for anyone else, and if so, is there a way I can get Express Scribe to stop doing that? Thanks!
I need advice on a new monitor and mouse.... -
Posted By: Rita
I have finally decided to replace my old monitor. I was wondering if anyone has bought one lately, what brand and where. I would like to go to a bigger monitor and I'm thinking that if I don't go to a flat screen, I simply won't have room for the "regular" ones. I don't want to spend alot of money, was hoping to get one for under $200.00. Also, I would like to have a spare mouse, which I don't have now - are the wireless ones working well for those who have one?
moderator -
Posted By: anon
what the heck is going on with the main board? people asking about companies etc?
Q&A TIME! -
Posted By: Sher
Anyone have information on Allstate Transcription and having to go through AIM for $99. for mentor program? Recent newbie here, got a list from several MT's.....applying at all of them......but Allstate says I have to go through mentor program for $99 with AIM.....is this a legit thing? Please someone, have an answer or two for me....hubby concerned about the paying for mentoring......???????
Saying Buh Bye to national company -
Posted By: yen2772
I got hired FT with a local large hospital today, working from HOME. I was PT with them and got the go ahead today that I am now FT. Yeaaaaa!
Just had to share.
Saying Good-bye to Nat'l that I work PT for. That will be nice. WIll only have 2 jobs instead of 3!
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