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KVM switch help - sm please - Posted By: Curious

I know I can switch back and forth from my laptop to my main tower via a KVM switch as I heard about it a few years back on this board. Could anyone write below or e-mail me as to how I can set it up and how it works for you? Where did you get yours and how simple it is to use. I would like to stay in the middle of my report and research a subject without leaving the screen I am working on, i.e., one screen, one keyboard, two computers. Thanks for any info,, I really appreciate it.

Did you notice the posting on job board - Posted By: A bit suspicious

for the company hiring new grads? I would be highly suspicious since they didn't give the name of the company. It may be a legit company, but.....

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?

some info on spheris...from nov 2005... - Posted By: waningMT

If you go to the site, check out the picture of the India facility (how nice it is), and the 1500 employees to be hired there, if not already, as this was from Nov 2005.

What a company, huh? It is like it is there GOAL to take over all transcription, and ship it to India for cheap labor. They are the 'walmart' of MT...

Friday, 11/25/05
Spheris hopes boomers help it become tops in industry

Medical transcription company adding second office in India to help with expected work increase. By TODD PACK

Staff Writer

Taking note of the aging population's need for more health care and a marketplace that is wildly fragmented, Spheris Inc. is taking aim at becoming the country's largest medical transcription company.

With the oldest wave of baby boomers about to turn 60, the number of checkups, outpatient surgeries and hospital stays is going to rise steadily over the next few years, so there's likely to be more doctors' notes to transcribe, said Steve Simpson, president and chief executive of the privately held company.

Doctors often need their recorded notes written out in a matter of hours, even in the middle of the night, so last month the Franklin-based company said it would increase the size of its work force by about a third.

Of the 1,700 people it planned to hire, 700 would be based in a new office in the southern India city of Coimbatore. It already has offices in the larger city of Bangalore.

Simpson said recently that the decision to open a second facility in India was more about making it easier for Spheris to offer its services 24 hours a day and less about saving any money on salaries. When it's midnight in Williamson County, for example, it's 11:30 a.m. in Bangalore.

"The goal, really, is just to lead the market," Simpson said.

Spheris wouldn't disclose earnings, but Inc. magazine this month named Spheris the country's fastest-growing health-care IT company, listing its revenue as $152.7 million. Spheris was 16th on the magazine's overall list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies, with three-year growth of 2,710.8%.

Created two years ago when Total eMed, a Franklin-based provider of electronic medical transcription services, bought the larger EDiX, based in St. Petersburg, Fla., Spheris is the country's second-largest medical transcription company after Medquist Inc., a publicly traded company whose shares are held mostly by the Dutch electronics giant Philips.

MedQuist hasn't reported earnings in more than two years because of a probe into its billing practices. It reported 2002 revenue of $486 million.

"In the medical transcription industry, you could range (in size) from David to Goliath," but there aren't many companies approaching the size of MedQuist and Spheris, said Elaine Olson, executive director of the Medical Transcription Industry Association, based in Chicago.

Last year, Spheris bought one of its closest competitors, Avicis Inc., for an undisclosed sum, but executives said the company doesn't plan to grow by buying smaller rivals.

Rather, it intends to grow one client at a time.

"Clearly, the best opportunity for us to grow is to grow organically," said Jim Panoff, Spheris' executive vice president. "We're telling our story, which is a story of partnership, which is a story of balancing service and technology to create a solution."

Doctors dictate their medical notes by phone or computer. Spheris employees download a recording of the notes from a secure Web site and transcribe the notes, which can then be printed out or added to a patient's electronic medical record.

Simpson said there's no shortage of potential customers. He estimates that companies such as Spheris provide only about 48% of all medical transcriptions, while most are still done in-house by someone on the payroll of a doctors' office, surgery center or hospital.

"I think the decision to outsource is the easiest part, because that's usually being driven by pure economics," Panoff said. "It comes down to (health-care providers asking themselves), 'Do we have the ability internally to continue to provide this service? The dollars we're spending, are they going up or going down?' "

When competing for a big hospital's business, there are usually only a handful of companies large enough to handle the account, but because so many different departments have a say in the final decision, it can take months to win a contract and weeks longer to close the deal, Panoff said.

With sales expected to keep growing, Simpson is considering taking Spheris public in a year or two.

"The focus really isn't going public," he said. "I just see that as a vehicle to really help offset some of the debt the company has incurred in its acquisition and recapitalization � and give it currency for growth if acquisitions were to come up on the technology side or even the work force side."

In November 2004, two private equity investors, Warburg Pincus and Soros Private Equity, acquired ownership of the company from Parthenon Capital. Simpson and other Spheris executives also invested in the recapitalized company.

Simpson said, "There's plenty of opportunity for a company that can meet the customers' expectations and continue to improve service and turn-around time and quality." �

On the granparents topic..what would you do.sm - Posted By: wondering mind

In our house, the kids have been raised that if they do something wrong then we should hear about it from them, not someone else. This helps to foster responsibility and open communication so things can be discussed as the growth and get into mishaps of the ages.

Hubby's mother has always wtached the kids while we are on vacation. This year I was a bit leary and so I made other plans, which he had a fit about it would hurt her feelings, blah blah blah. I left STRICT instructions for my good friend to be called for ANY trouble with the kids as she is not known for being good at standing up to the kids...hence the worry with 3 teens.

Anyway, we get back from vacation, everyone is weird the first night we are home. The kids all go off to school the next day and even weirder is that my MIL stays in her room until hubby is up. THEN she comes out bawling and blubbering about how we should not be mad. After 30 minutes of her crying jag it comes out my son was arrested while we were gone. She did her ususal, no punishment, no in trouble of any kind and let him sit on his ass while suspended. To top it all off, AFTER she leaves I find out he was suspended AGAIN only 3 days later and nobody bothered to tell me this...I am told by a daughter who informes me she waited for her bother to tell me or her grandmother as my son had thrown the origial mail to me away. I just blew up..to say the least...suspended twice and arrested in 10 days....whole new territory to me and all she can do is cry about how we should not be mad at him and not to punish him. Really?

Now, I REFUSE to let my children go there as I do not feel she has any idea what dangerous behavior is and even when she had the names and numbers of others to deal with any problems decided to hush things up and not use them. To top it all off, SHE told my children not to say a word to us when we got back....basically having them lie to our faces when we asked how things went, etc. when we got back. I am sooo furious I could spit. Hubby cannot believe I will not let her have my children any more and says I am insane.

I want other opinons if YOU would entrust your children to someone who pretends such activites did not happen and sweep it under the rug and break huge house rules of being truthful with the parents. She pulled the "if you love me you won't tell your mom and dad" crap and do not feel she can be trusted with supervising teenagers for any time whatsoever.

New with the company - Posted By: Accustat MT

I have heard they 1/2 line rate per paycheck? Is this correct? Confused

Instant Text question - Posted By: jmr

I just started using Instant Text and need some help. Is there any way to customize the order of the singles abbreviations in the word list? For instance, when I type the letter B, I would like the word BUT to be the first choice in the word list. Right now it is BEEN and I cannot figure out how or if I can even change it. I know how to reorder the phrases in a glossary, but this has me stumped. Thanks.

Recommendations on schools - Posted By: Charlene

I am looking at the online schools and am getting overwhelmed. Can anyone tell me your thoughts on the best schools for training and support? I have looked at VLC, Career Steps, Allied, MTec, and Andrews plus a few others, one offered by IHA as well. They all seem ok......some offer more actual transcribing hours, not as much text material, tuitions vary vastly, and they all seem to follow the recommended critera.

Look what I found!! - Posted By: lac

Found this search engine on one of the other word boards. Its a search engine for MTs. Tried this and its just fantastic when compared to Google normal search. Link at the bottom of the page.

I checked the archives and there isn't much on TRS. - Posted By: How are they to work for?

TIA

was anyone else offended to get an e-card from a free site from team leader that was - Posted By: ho, ho, no go

blanket message to everyone. I thought that was low class. You can send an e-card to casual acquaintences, coworkers, etc., but I do not think a blanket 1 message fits all to employees, bosses, or family is appropriate for Christmas. I would rather have had nothing than this thoughtless piece of nothing.

any MT to paralegals? - Posted By: kris

I have recently been thinking about going back to school in the next year or two, when my youngest starts full-day kindergarten...thinking of going for my Bachelor in paralegal, as I am interested in that area. I already have an Associate in Bus. Adm. Is there anyone out there that is, or was, in school for paralegal, or actually working as one?? The school I am considering actually has a Saturday program just for "working", non-traditional-student, women just for this. It is very expensive but I would most likely get decent financial aid. It's such a big step and kind of out of character for me as I just usually go with the flow, stay with what's familiar, rather than really put myself out. But I am looking at my future, and MT is fine for now but not in the long run, financially speaking, among other reasons. I do have two young ones (8 and 5) and trying to think if I could do this...I am 37 so I have a lot of working years left, and wanting more rewards for my work, financially, emotionally, benefits, retirement, etc.

Thoughts?

Burnt out - Posted By: need advice

Hi Everyone,

I am not coming here to sound like I'm whining or complaining, but I am just completely burnt out, stressed, and an emotional wreck and need advice because I'm sure we've all been there. No one understands our jobs. I'm definitely not trying to say I have it *so bad and worse than anyone* because I think we all have it exactly the same. What do you do when you get burnt out like this? Would it be a good idea to just take a *break* from transcription for a while?

I have been doing this for 3 years and just can't seem to get ahead. My motivation is there (most of the time) but my line counts just aren't. Most of the time I am making less than minimum wage. I struggle through 60 minutes of dictation, only to have a piddly 400 line count after about 8 hours. My doctors seem to like to spout off partial or wrong company names that people work for (completely irrelevant to the report), activities, job titles, work equipment, street names (of all things), school names (out of state), impossible to find without at least 20-30 minute doctor name searches as much as they can (always mispronouncing or an out-of-state doctor because my accounts are basically on the border between 2 states). Join the club... I know. I definitely love transcription and who I work for..but I am just incredibly frustrated at my paychecks along with the amount of time and effort spent on a check amounting to $200 every 2 weeks. I am always working/at the computer "on call" on my days off...as most of us are.

I do have a daughter at home who has become VERY demanding (she is not the reason I decided on this career; I have a huge interest in the medical field and didn't want to be a nurse or secretary, anything like that). She is in preschool, but my work has been coming later and later to the point where I have no choice but to do it while she is home. Talk about adding to my stress.

I actually just let it all out last night. My eyes are all swollen today from bawling last night. My husband asked *are you done yet* after me only trying to vent my frustrations to him for like 2 minutes (that just set it all off) - and was fed up with me and told me to *just quit because I don't want to work* that phrase skyrockets my blood pressure. He doesn't get it. The transcriptionists work is never done and we never get away from our jobs!!

He is never home due to his job, which he loves and says is a cake walk. To be honest, that actually makes me jealous and even more irritated. I just wish he knew for one second what my life was like! He has a 2 hour commute, gets the GI bill every month, and loves to work overtime and trust me he makes enough for us all to get by smoothly. Still, EVERYTHING is on me...EVERYTHING...on a constant daily basis. I have 3 dogs, 3 cats, 3 goats, and a daughter to take care of, along with the house, cooking, and all of the chores that go along with it...which I wouldn't trade for the world, don't get me wrong, I just feel like I don't have the time for anything other than my job and my daughter's attitude is really starting to reflect it and all of my family sees it, just not my husband.

What gets me is...he and his parents can and are 100% willing to pay SOMEONE ELSE to take care of my daughter and do MY JOB with her...yet, here I am struggling to do a million things at once and only coming out $100 ahead of preschool. Would they think about paying me? Lol, I highly doubt it..and in fact when I brought it up to my husband last night, he laughed in my face and called me crazy. Well, what is so crazy about it? I taught her everything she knows!! Yet his parents will still comment on what a great job preschool is doing for her. It is the pressure from his parents (who both happen to be school teachers) and my husband would never go against their decisions. Don't get me wrong, I would never expect/want to be paid, lol...it is just a hypothetical situation. If it is good for someone else, why can't it be good for anyone else?

I think that was actually the start of my frustration..when he started his new job because he got lazy around the house and with our daughter! When he gets a day off though, you better believe it's a day off!!! He does whatever he wants with his buddies or whatever, while I sit at home and deal with the same things when he is working. When he gets home from work, he has the nerve to ask me *what did you do all day* because my paychecks dont REFLECT the amount of time that I am actually in here working my butt off...and neither does the mess of my house.

Any ideas on what I could tell my husband to help him understand at least partially what I, we all, go through in this field without him basically telling me to shut my mouth because him not listening to me is really getting old.

Another question for QA folks - Posted By: Mimim

I typed "laparoscopy fundoplication" instead of laparoscopic. Would you count this as a misspelled medical word or typo? Thanks.

wisdom teeth question - Posted By: no name

My 20 year old daughter had her wisdom teeth out on Friday. She went to have the stitches out and told the dentist that she has no feeling in part of her lip. The dentist says it is rare but it may never come back. He said that you can go to Boston or New York to reconnect the nerve which is a lengthy process and has to be done in 2 months. She is in college (a little hard to do). I keep telling her to give it more time, it has only been 5 days maybe it will get better. She is hysterical over this. Has anyone else run into this with wisdom teeth.

I feel dumb asking this question, but here goes - I space or two after the end of a sentence? nm - Posted By: Shelley

nm

is there a way - Posted By: to connect to a system via satellite?

I would not be downloading wav files. I would need to be able to connect directly into a digital system (i.e. in the hospital or service) and stay on line working. However, I'm out in the boonies where cable and DSL are not an option. All that's available for me is satellite. Vonage does not work with satellite. Neither does AT&T CallVantage.

Any information would be extremely helpful at this time.

I just lost a friend because I did not take her test - Posted By: Tatum

I met another MT while working for Diskriter a while ago. We both were fired from Diskriter and we decided to stay in touch through emails and instant messaging. We both took a break from the MT field after being let go from Diskriter. Well, she called me out of the blue and asked for my help on a blank because she was testing for huge company. I said yes no problem. Then, she sent me her whole test with about 10 blanks and the file. I was appauled. I did not mind helping on on 1 blank, but 10 and then she wanted to me to proof read the report. I really do not think she is a very good MT and should not be hired, but I also think she abused our friendship, and I really do not like her any more. I did not take the test and told her that is all I could here, and she is wondering why she cannot find a job. I hope all the companies run from her.

next blog entry is up for those of you who like it - Posted By: mg

http://violatingamerica.blogspot.com/

24 was awesome tonight except - Posted By: b

I can't believe Tony is dead. What a bummer. First Michelle, then Edgar and now Tony. I wonder who will be next!!!!

Need unlimited LD for C-phone in WA, suggestions? - Posted By: MTwa

thanks in advance!

A question for the QA folks - Posted By: Curious MT

I realize that every company/employer is different and some want verbatim transcribed. At my company, it's never been specified, and so sometimes I trust my judgement to change things as I see fit, and other times, I flag a questionable item and explain my thought process to QA. Oftentimes, when I do the latter, QA just leaves the questionable item as dictated, and does not respond directly to me regarding my question, which makes me feel ignored. This leaves me feeling frustrated and feeling like the report may have returned to the doctor not 100% accurate.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about, but it's not necessarily the best example from a cesarean section note:

Rectus muscles were then separated in the midline and the peritoneum identified, tented up and entered sharply with Metzenbaum scissors. The perineal incision was then extended superiorly and inferiorly, with good visualization of the bladder.

The bolded word is obviously incorrect and should be peritoneal. Do you think QA and everyone else concerned would appreciate if I just used my brain and fixed this without taking anyone else's time, or is there a chance that using my judgement and changing it would come back to haunt me if this report were pulled for a QA review and someone saw that I didn't transcribe what was dictated?

I'm not a newbie. I'm been in the MT field for almost 8 years.

Word Expander Confusion - Posted By: Jill Valdez

Okay, I am not a veteran transcriptionist, but not new either. I have never been taught the use of increasing productivity by word expanders, macros, etc. I have been doing some research, downloaded some trials, but I am still very confused. What is the difference between purchasing an Expander or just adding words to autocorrect already built in the computer? What is the best program to get? Can anyone take the time to enlighten me? Thanks in advance. If once taught, I think I could really catch on, but I am confused!! Jill

Subcontractor pay - Posted By: sophie

I do some subcontracting for an IC. My checks are usually different from the amount on my invoice by a little. Sometimes a little more and sometimes a little less. Shouldn't my check be the total on my invoice?

Anyone else have holes in their pockets? It seems like I can't make enough - Posted By: workinMT

money anymore to keep bills paid up. Am I the only one in this shape, sometimes it feels like it.

Is there ONE pedal I can buy that will work with ALL platforms? And where do I shop for a pedal? - Posted By: TIA - nm - stl

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PIP INSURANCE - Posted By: Eileen

Everyone who lives in Florida should be aware that the PIP insurance as we know it is soon to expire on 10/1/07. Please go to the web site http://www.wpbf.com/index.html. In the center, scroll down a little in the middle is a survery that asks Do you think personal injury protection (PIP) should be eliminated? Please go on line and vote NO. Send this email to everyone you know. We want hundreds of votes.

Also, please send a letter to Governor Charlie Crist,o to Speaker Marco Rubio and Senate President Ken Pruitt. You can find their email addresses on MyFlorida.com. It is very important that they add this to their agenda on 6/12/07 for their special session.

Thanks for your help.

anyone working for JLG - Posted By: freeflyer

Anyone working for JLG? Could you please Email me? Thanks.

Anyone else having trouble with Yahoo IM and Vista? - Posted By: Buddy keeps getting booted out of installation. nm

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Joke of the Day - Posted By: msbeanctr

It's a beautiful day in the neighbor. Sun shining, have been outside with my short sleeved scubs, sat on the porch drinking coffee. TAT is 15 minutes, life's good. Check e-mail and my lead thinks so too. She sent this joke and I had to share it...

THE SHORTEST FAIRY TALE EVER TOLD

Once upon a time, a girl asked a guy "Will you marry me?"

The guy said, "NO!"

And the girl lived happily ever after and went shopping, dancing, drank cocktails, always had a clean house, never had to cook, had sex with whomever she pleased and farted whenever she wanted.

THE END

New year & getting OUT - Posted By: Soon-to-be-ex MT

Fifteen years ago I decided to take night school for medical transcription and supplement with a college semester for anatomy and physiology while working as a dishwasher at a local hospital early day shift.

Every day I got up at 4 a.m., worked my 8 hours, went to school in the late afternoon/evening, got home at 11 p.m., then started all over again the next day.

I was a walking zombie from being so tired, but I knew it was only temporary and I believed it would be worth it in the end by having a respectable career and earning a good living financially.

All I can say is ANOTHER bad decision on my part.

Here I sit over 15 years later trying to squeak out work from 3 different companies, making less than I did when I was fresh out of school 15 years ago.

Had I known the MT business would turn out the way that it has, I NEVER would have wasted my time (of course).

I wish I had gone to school for something else!

Well, it's the new year, and I've had it. Some way, somehow, I'm getting OUT of this miserable so-called "profession" (LOL, profession, lol) THIS YEAR. Too many years wasted.

I'm too old now to be stressing out every day hoping to make at least enough money to barely pay the bills. Take this sucky job and SHOVE it.

Happy new year.

byte count versus gross line-sm - Posted By: curious

Does anyone know how to compare byte count versus gross line pay?

Thank you

One advantage we MTs have over - sm - Posted By: (More thoughts on outsourcing)

most other people in that we know how to WRITE. A friend of mine used to call it "The Power of the Pen", and it's true. Even when you don't get the exact response you wanted when you write a letter, the fact that you were concerned enough to do it at all does NOT go unnoticed. It raises questions in the minds of those to whom they were written. And we have to KEEP AT IT. Some of those with thicker skins (and skulls!) need to be reminded again and again that this country has a big problem with other countries profiting from our generosity, so-called "political correctness", and their general perception of our overall naivete. With enough talking, blogging, letter-writting, petitioning, and educating of the American public, it might be possible to bring offshoring of American work to the forefront of the next election. People need to be made aware that NO job is safe.

It's sickening that big US firms are taxed to the MAX when it comes to offshoring. What a huge windfall for THEM. Instead, those of us that they are screwing are expected to pay the taxes that support our country's infrastructure.

If this trend continues the way it has for the past 10+ years or so, there will be no need for another country to take ours over militarily. We'll all simply be BOUGHT.

EMDAT question - Posted By: Nellie

I have read on here that some of the transcriptionists who work on the EMDAT platform actually work in Word and then copy/paste it back to EMDAT. How do you do this? In regard to a foot pedal which one would you use? Are there problems doing this? Thanks for any info.

QUESTION FROM MT FOR HUGHES NET - Posted By: FRAN

FOR THE PERSON ASKING ABOUT HUGHES NET, SO FAR I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. FRAN

To anyone doing 1600-2000 lines per day - Posted By: please share the wealth!!!

Just wondering what exactly your day is like, how many breaks, do you have tons of macros, on average how many hours do you spend typing, how often do you get up. The biggest question of all, don't you get hand cramps?? Anything over 1300 and my hands start cramping/getting numb! Just tell us your secrets, I would love to produce at least 1800 daily!!!!

what is CHERRY PICKING ? - Posted By: luv2type

??

Criminal History? - Posted By: rob

Can a person with a criminal history, felonies within the last 7 years, still work as an MT?

Hateful notes from supervisors - 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.

More about laptops, would you share? - Posted By: jus me

What brand do you have? What specs, actual screen size, hard drive, RAM, ports? Do you have a parallel port for your foot pedal? Do you have a docking station? I'm looking and am curious what everyone else is using.

One of our friends' child just passed away. - Posted By: sad for my friend

What do you do for someone in this situation? I know to send a card and go to the service. I don't think flowers are a good idea because people send so many that it's just a hassle to find somewhere to put them until you have to throw them away. Money, a cooked meal? I spazzed out and didn't know what to say to them except we're here for you. I can't believe I got up this morning griping about my own situation when so many other people have so much that's worse.

My keyboard problem (is it a full moon?) sm - Posted By: Lyndia

I can't get one to last more than a New York minute!

I bought TWO HP keyboards the Saturday before Christmas. As of yesterday, I have already killed one! It was squeaking and didn't type out things I know perfectly well I had typed. I would have had over 2000 lines if I had not had to back up every word to fix it.

I don't like Microsoft keyboards, the punch is too hard. This HP, the punch is very light and I like it, but man, they don't last. I am hard on keyboards, it is true and they last about 2 or 3 months if I am lucky. I hate the ones that are too clicky and noisy, if you know what I mean.

What are you all using? I have to do something and my budget does not run to a $100 keyboard right now. Help me please.

FTP sites - Posted By: Medtyper

Can anyone recommend a good FTP site that would be used on my own computer on the desktop. Thank you.

MT pet peeves - Posted By: peeved pet

I can't stand it any longer. I have to vent! I have two pet peeves that are driving me crazy.

Number 1 is music playing in the background during the dictation; not the overhead "elevator" music that's piped in....I'm talking a radio sitting right next to the dictator! Number 2 is the dictator carrying on a conversation with others in the room....laughing, telling jokes, discussing weekend plans, while the dictation system is running. I have to sit here and listen to the whole conversation because I don't know when he or she will decide to resume dictating. Ahhh....I feel so much better now.

fighting for work - Posted By: frustrated in CA

I am currently working as an IC for a company who uses WinScribe. I only work a few hours a night, but I spend so much time during the day looking for work that I am wondering if this transcription stuff is really worth it. I like the doctor's I transcribe for and the company seems pretty nice, but I have a life other than work. If I decide to leave the house for the day, I will probably not have any work to do during the evening. Is this what a lot of companies are doing now? Does anyone know of a good company that will just give me some p/t work without having to be trapped at home all day long?

Line count today? - Posted By: Curious

Hey All! What is your line count up today? Maybe we can inspire each other!

Those w/2 jobs - Posted By: mt

How do you all do it w/o sleeping at the computer desk?! Did you just luck out and get one job to fill in when the other one is slow and the company is flexible? Or do you work 7 days, 8 +++ hours a day? Also, who knows of a good company w/o a bunch of esl's? It seems like most of the larger accounts have a lot.

Can someone tell me where you post your resumes on here. I dont see a place for them. - Posted By: MT

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Word 2007 not compatible - Posted By: moon1010

I was so happy when a friend surprised me by buying me a version of Office 2007 so that I could have Word 2007 (I'd been slugging along using Word 2000 which was sooo slow).

But now that I'm actively job hunting, I'm seeing more and more ads stating that various platforms are NOT compatible with Word 2007!

Does anyone know why?

Got my chuckle for the night, doc talking about breath sounds - sm - Posted By: Laura E.

and how the lungs were clear, etc. then the next sentence is "the patient is currently not breathing", just funny after the previous sentences on his lung sounds. Also diagnosed at age 2, however the child is only 14 months old, hmmm, nice trick there! Presume he means 2-months but will have to question it though since he did not say!