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Question about using two computers...sm -
Posted By: Technically challenged!
I need to figure out a way to hook up two computers to one monitor and one DSL connection where I can just easily switch back and forth between the two computers. I know this has been discussed before, but I can't remember how you all do this. If someone could explain what I need to get and what I need to do, I would be very appreciative. Thanks for any and all info you can give me.
Why is it that when I work evening here/there, all reports are 15-min. ESL dictations that no one fe -
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When a post is moved to the --sm -
Posted By: Debra
appropriate board, why are the reply/replies not also moved? Researched the post about an angle, found it, and posted it. When it was moved to the word board, my reply was not included.
% of accuracy -
Posted By: Patty
I have only been doing medical transcription since August, 2007. Can someone please tell me how to determine your level of accuracy? I have seen before where companies require 98% accuracy. Is this the norm? I feel that I am above 98% but how do I know for sure?
Need help with this please... -
Posted By: wise1
Where is the setting that will allow more than one window open at a time? When I have something up and start another page it closes the first page, and I don't want that... but can't find where to change the setting... THanks in advance.
Fascinating website for anything GI -
Posted By: MT Glori
I came across this website this afternoon and am completely mesmerized by it. If you have an interest regarding anything gastrointestinal, you'll love it. There are more videoclips and pictures than I've ever seen before - everything from "accessory pancreas in the gastric antrum" all the way to "Zenker's diverticulum", not to mention links to dozens of other GI sites.
http://www.gastrolab.net/welcomel.htm
Okay, arggghhh, got to vent a little .... -
Posted By: Victoria
this morning about this PA that I am doing. She dictates 6-7 minute office notes for orthopedics, cannot pronounce ANY medications, does not offer to spell them even though you can tell that she is looking right at them and then wants to question why some medications are not capitalized and some are. ARRRGHHHHHH. On top of everything else, she dictates so fast at times that she runs everything together, which you cannot understand no matter how much experience you have, changes her mind in mid-sentence but does not bother to let you know that she is changing her mind, etc., etc., etc.
What happened to the good old days when the PA was the better dictator than the doctor? 
DocQscribe -
Posted By: nomind
 I was wondering if you can explore DocQScribe without having jobs download?
Thanks.
Question for all who type on a Word-based platform. -
Posted By: MSMT
Does anyone else use F3 to go from expansion to expansion? For instance, I have gent that expands to gentleman, then I hit F3 to go to gentamicin, F3 again to go to Gastroenterology, etc., etc. My question is this: I am typing on ExText, and I have been making these entries, but in the morning when I turn the computer on they are all gone and I have to start over again. In ChartScript they "stick" and in ExText they don't. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get them to stay? TIA for any suggestions anyone may have.
Work At-Home Scams -
Posted By: Heather
Sorry, I put this on the Biller and Coder Board by accident.
Has anybody clicked on the add that comes up on the top of this page from time to time that asks you if you want to make major money working part time at home. I clicked on it and it said something about Rebate Processor Positions. I figure it is another scam and I should not have clicked on it, but I am getting sick of making pennies per line for the past 10 years doing medical transcription and getting no where. Anyway, I was just curious if anybody knows anything about this potential scam??  Thanks!
Medication website -
Posted By: Denise
Anyone know of a good site to go to for a list of medications? Thanks!
Where are the $20-$30/hr jobs? -
Posted By: puzzled
Just wondering if they are out there. So far I make $10/hour or LESS and it's not going to pay bills. thanks.
ICs, anyone work part of year as -
Posted By: KittyC
and then change over? I have become totally spoiled. Started IC late in the year so about 2 months total but now is a new year and I am pondering about going to a part-time employee rather than me having to do the tax but wondered if I could wait just a littleeee longer before I have to give you know who all my money???
Software to Use to Set Up Digital Transcription Service -
Posted By: salliesue
Hi Everyone,
Looking for assistance with setting up a digital dictation transcription service. What is the appropriate software to use for the digital dictation, transcription, downloading voice files, typing reports, uploading reports to facility, HIPAA compliance, etc. Would like to do this without spending a huge amount of money, but at the same time want to be secure and compliant. Any and all assistance would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Back end speech recognition. -
Posted By: scared of any changes
Can anyone tell me if this is a difficult job? Would this be much different than proofreading my own reports while listening to the sound file? What is the going line rate for something like that? Is it better pay than regular transcribing?
Thank to all who can soothe my nerves!!!!
How do you get along out there without sm -
Posted By: jams
DSL? I don't see many that will allow satellite. Forget dialup anymore. Anyone come up with a solution that works?
Slow with this doc -
Posted By: sm
I have had this doc for a while now, but I am so slow with him. I noticed that I have to stop the dictation at least once every sentence, sometimes more, and it just took me ten minutes to do a 2:50 dictation.
He talkes very fast and quiet but other than that he is great. Although he talks fast, he is pretty clear and I rarely have to look things up with him, other than to CC at the end of the dictation which is almost every report.
I do not have this problem with any of my other docs, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? I have his favorite sayings in my expander, but just cannot seem to get faster at his reports. Thanks!
My pet peeve -
Posted By: MSMT
I absolutely HATE it when, after having used docfinderplus.com (which is quite handy), I minimize it and then shortly after that I get scared right out of my chair when a "commercial" comes on.
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Posted By: Moderator
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re below: working out of schedule -
Posted By: greedy MT
i work all different hours throughout the week and on the weekends. I dont ask permission to get on and type whenever I want. My company knows when I am typing and when I am not. No one has ever complained about the money I make them. I don't ever think about any other MT when I am trying to feed my family. I think about what I need to provide for them and how I need to go about doing that. If an MT cannot get their line count in during their scheduled shift, then that MT needs to be more flexible with their shift and work different hours to make up for it just like the rest of us.
Who should I work for today? DQS or other? -
Posted By: XanaX
I'm skeptical about DQS today. I have the option of working for one employer running the DQS platform, or my second job with another company, which is not on DQS.
Allison B. of WI you won the last Scavenger Hunt dinner. -
Posted By: Administrator (see inside)
Please send an email with your mailing address and we will send a gift card to you. Congratulations!
So what do you do to keep motivated to type during the work day? Sometimes I find it so hard to... -
Posted By: KYMT
stay focused. When you're working at home it is soooo easy to turn on the TV, take frequent breaks to answer the phone, talk to hubbie, play with the kids, take a hot bath, play solitaire on the PC, surf the net, post on a message board, etc.
I just wondered if anyone had any miracle cure for the wandering mind?
Just needing a vent. -
Posted By: Frustrated!
I've been job hunting, testing, sending out my resume for 2 weeks now and no bites.  I'm not a new graduate. I worked for 2 years but have not worked MT for a little over a year now. I have 3 toddlers and finally am able to have enough time to work full-time again. My family really needs the extra income right now and I'm finding it very frustrating that so far I am not able to contribute. We live in a very rural area and driving into town for a job plus daycare for 3 toddlers would kill any income I'd get.
I get answers from companies saying I have a good resume, experience, and even tested well but they are only hiring people with #+ years RECENT experience.
*sigh* I'll just keep looking, emailing/faxing resumes, and testing... one will want me eventually.
/rant.
Radnet - Does anyone know how -
Posted By: grannymt
to change the size and color of the screen in Radnet? Changing the settings in Word doesn't work for the RadNet screen. Please help.
Imail, can someone please tell me: sm -
Posted By: MQMT
Where/when did we get the notice about Imail being shutoff and how/where to access the new system. I have looked thru all my imail and snail mail correspondence and have found nothing? Did anyone else not know this was going to change? I can't believe I missed this.
correct letter closing -
Posted By: elonmt
Help, does any one know the correct way to close a letter that is being dictated by one doctor for another doctor.
maybe...(beautiful thoughts) SM -
Posted By: RJ
Maybe... we are supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
Maybe... when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the new one which opened for us.
Maybe... It is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.
Maybe... The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything they have.
Maybe... You should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of and want to do.
Maybe... There are moments in life when you miss someone – a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child – so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real.
Maybe... The best kind of friend is one you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word...but when they walk away you feel as if it was the best conversation you've ever had.
< br> Maybe... You should always try to put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person, too.
Maybe... You should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.
Maybe… Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.
Maybe.. You shouldn't go for looks; they can deceive; Don't go for wealth; even that fades. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.
Copy autocorrect from WP to Word...HELP! ...sm -
Posted By: Debbie
Is it possible to copy the autocorrect in Word Perfect and put it into Word, on the same computer? Really didn't want to write everything down and re-enter, so any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks, Debbie
No sponsors this year? -
Posted By: wow
One giveaway all week and tomorrow is Thursday?
I wonder why when a department is outsourced/offshored sm -
Posted By: MSMT
the physicians never have a say in it even though most of them don't like it? They are the ones who bring in the revenue, after all, so why shouldn't they have a say in what goes on as regards patient care?
this is kinda fun.....sm -
Posted By: casey
Shortcut to: http://www.njagyouth.org/Liberty_.htm
CONGRATULATIONS! Janice L. of Southlake, TX on winning an MT Magnet & Mousepad courtesy of MTStuff! -
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Northeast Transcription -
Posted By: Carol G.
Anyone here work for Northeast Transcription?
Sermon Transcription -
Posted By: Dawn
Has anyone heard of transcribing church sermons? I see an ad for one. Is this something new that churches are doing?
If you aren't interested, don't open this. -
Posted By: This is from Jodi
 I'm back to work. I have moved into an apartment - 2 bedrooms. He has moved down to be with his family permanently. The kids are doing okay. I'm kinda stressed out right now because he is really putting the pressure on me to move down there near him so he can see his children more frequently. I don't want to move down there, it's two hours from here, and I say if he doesn't want to put a little bit of effort in for his children, then forget it. There is no point in moving down there away from my church and family. That would be highly self destructive at this point. I'm just getting sick of him. He's trying to make me feel guilty about our small apartment which he calls the Projects. It is not the projects, but even if it were at least IT'S NOT WITH HIM. I'm trying to get work done, but the quarters are cramped. I typed when they took a nap yesterday and I will again today. I appreciate all of your prayers. The nastiness ran me off last time and I don't intend to check in here much, unless I have an MT question. Better to keep my personal life to myself I guess. Just wanted to give an update. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers that I stay strong and move forward for mine and my kids' sake. Thanks!  Jodi
Acct doesn't want to comply w/HIPAA -
Posted By: non-compliance (SM)
For those with their own accounts, what would you do if you had a fairly large "well known" account that refused to be HIPAA compliant in transferring of reports...that it was okay to not use 128-bit secure encryption, etc.?
Positions -
Posted By: Audrey
Is it 11 o'clock position or 11:00 position? Which is the corrent way to type that?
It's a sad day when a highly educated doctor can't -
Posted By: even pronounce simple medical words...sm
I'm talking epistaxis here, ok...not that hard of a word. She won't even put forth the effort to pronounce words correctly, especially medications, which in my opinion is downright dangerous. I wouldn't want her for my doctor...way to dangerous of a dictator. BTW, I never, ever guess on a medication, even if I am confident about what she MEANS to say...so always end up sending hers to proofing...okay, I'll get off my  now...good day all!!!
help on word board please! -
Posted By: nm
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Autocorrect Bolded Headings -
Posted By: Help please
I spent quite a bit of time yesterday entering bolded headings into Autocorrect using the Formatted Text button rather than the Plain Text button. I go into WORD today and all my Formatted bolded entries are gone. What did I do wrong or what can I do to make sure these entries are saved? Would appreciate any help. Thank you.
Re: MQ letter/phone call -
Posted By: wondering MQr
Has anyone heard anything definitive from a supervisor regarding what is coming in this early October packet? Rather than speculate what "might" be coming, I'm wondering if anyone has spoken to their supervisor and gotten some sort inclination as to what's coming.
Katrina in Mississippi/Alabama -
Posted By: Dano
Does anyone know of contacts in Mississippi/Alabama that are needing help for their people who have lost everything? We chose to donate cash to the Salvation Army. By the time I got around to cleaning out my closets, neither the SA or ARC were taking clothing donations and I'm one of those people who is very bad about buying things and then never wearing them so much of the stuff has tags still attached, not exactly junk. Now that it's gathered up, I'll just donate it to our local Helping Hands but would like do whatever we can do to help the people of Miss/AL in particular. It seems they are the "forgotten refugees." At least in our area, we see very little about them but did see a news clip last night that looked like they were as devastated as NO, if not more so. Surely they need help too? TIA for any info.
Has anyone heard of Openoffice.org? -
Posted By: Renee
In a search for Microsoft Excel; it seems I have found the generic version of Microsoft Office, available for less than $20.00.
This is called openoffice.org and has EVERYTHING you could imagine for creating documents, etc. I'm all about saving pennies, but I don't want to make a big mistake with copywrite infringement or putting bad software on my computer.
Anyone familiar?
I have an offer of 9cpl per gross line from a -
Posted By: hospital. How much higher is that than sm
... 9 cpl per 65-character line with spaces? What do I ask to find out how that line is defined?
platform outdated, demos cumbersome -
Posted By: Joan
Could the person who posted about the company they work for having a slow outdated platform, having to fill in a lot of demographics, cc complicated, etc., please Email me. I think I am in the same boat. Thanks.
Golden Isles Transcription? sm -
Posted By: Curious
Can anybody tell me anything good or bad about Golden Isles Transcription. They have an opening for oncology account. Thinking about jumping out of the Medquist boat. Anybody?
Advice on going from IC to employee -
Posted By: anon
Hello all, just got hired by a new company, and will be going from being an IC for 13 years to being an employee. Also going from part-time to full-time. Circumstances at home necessitate this move, but I'm a little worried about the change. I'm used to setting my own hours and not working a full day. Any tips for making my day more constructive? I'll be working 8-4, so it'll be normal work hours at least.
Does anyone work a part time job that is NOT transcribing or related to the transcription field? -
Posted By: forever parttiming
If so, what??
Corrective Eye Surgery Question -
Posted By: Help
Who has had RK and LASIK? I could save for a few years and pay for the LASIK or I could get the RK done and it would cost me a whole $10, my insurance pays the rest. My sister says no way, RK isn't good enough. I've talked to several people who have had RK and they love it, had no problems. I don't know as many who have had LASIK but the few I do were happy as well. What's the difference and any advice on which way to go? TIA!
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