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hypertype -
Posted By: Diane
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any info on Hypertype? How is the platform, how are the dictators ( any ESLs), how is the pay? Thank you very much!!
VoiceScript -
Posted By: Siren
Anyone use VoiceScript? Is it a lot like VoiceScribe? My company is going with this and I am just curious.
Radiology dictation....do any of your radiologists use handheld recorders anymore? -
Posted By: MTing
Or is it mainly phone and through the PC? Thanks!
Flash Drive Pain -
Posted By: Lisa
I plug the flash drive in my computer. I select my Start Stop pedal. The list comes up. Is there a "hidden" list in another file, perhaps, where the doctor says all these patients have already been dictated? Now that I've listened to all three flash drives, they are telling me all the patients are on one of them that I had already typed. Is this possible??? Thanks. Pardon my stupidity, I am a tape person, if you can still believe that.
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.
Anybody else having trouble using -
Posted By: Instant text
I just cannot get the hang of this expander. I am not meeting production as a result. I also continue to get not so great QA scores because of 'expander' entries that are not intended to be in the doc.
Thinking of a career change. -
Posted By: sm
I am thinking about going back to school but I want to start off small. I looked into CNA classes at a local community college but I also found they have medication aide classes. I was wondering if it would be appropriate to call a potential employer and ask if there is a big job market out any of these, what they pay would be and what they expect out of their workers. I really know what a certified nurses aide entails, I was one 10 years ago but not quite sure about a medication aide.
Need a really good crockpot spaghetti or something Italian -
Posted By: Marcia
Hello all you great cooks, I am looking for a crockpot spaghetti recipe or it can be something else Italian for a big group that you have made and know is really good!
deleting words from word dictionary -
Posted By: michelle
Hi there. Does anyone know how to delete words from Word 2000 that I haven't added. They have words like wit in there and I would like to access their dictionary and get rid of some of them as I make common errors of some words. Thanks for any help.
have any horseback riders here lost their nerve -
Posted By: sm
after being hurt and got it back again? i have no problem getting on as long as all goes well, but when my horse spooks or something i feel so danged unnerved, which is totally new to me after all these years. does it just take time or should i hang it up?
schools -
Posted By: Michelle
I need help deciding which MT school to use? I am debating Career Step, Mtecinc and Andrews? I want to be sure I make the right decision.
Has anyone experienced diminished hearing from transcribing with headphones/headsets? sm -
Posted By: T
I don't think I hear as well as I used to as I'm always asking DH to turn up the voice on the television, and he used to play in a rock band! He would be more likely to have hearing loss. Just curious as there has been a lot said lately about MP3 players and hearing damage.
rad pay -
Posted By: anon
Just was informed we will be going on production from hourly pay. Offering us 2.25 a report, is that good and what do others make?
Vytorin -
Posted By: Margaret
the doctor prescribed Vytorin for me and told me to take it at night. However, I have a hard time remembering as I take my other meds in the morning. Can I take it in the morning? What is the reason for taking it at night? Thx.
RS23 Foot Switch -
Posted By: Computerguy
We have an Olympus RS23 foot switch which works fine with our old computer running Windows XP home with 2 USB 1.1 Ports. We installed a new Dell Inspiron 9200 with Windows XP Pro and 6 or 8 USB 2.0 Ports. We are using DSS Player ver 6.3 software and I have downloaded the most recent drivers (that I can find) for the foot pedal. However, when I hook it to the new computer it is not recognized. If I hook it to the old computer it works fine. Is there some sort of compatibility problem between the Olympus RS23 and USB 2.0 ports? That is the only thing I can think of that might cause it to work on the old comptuer but not the new one. Any suggestions or ideas? Do I need to buy a new foot pedal? If so, what should I get. Thank you for any responses you might have.
Anyone else love to watch House on Fox? -
Posted By: Susie
I love that show
name removal -
Posted By: LH
How does one remove full name from posting??????
a poll of sorts -
Posted By: teaser
How many of you have looked at your medical record? The office notes, the OP notes, the physician calls...
and how many people do you know that have done that as well.
My answer - I asked for mine about 5 years ago. My dermatologist -just this year (all handwritten... LOL) and my kids. I know of no one else.
Global Trans in Florida -
Posted By: ever heard of them?
I posted this on the company forum, but no one replied. I thought maybe it was overlooked. Does any work for or know anything about Global Transcription in Florida? Thanks a bunch
Autotext Question -
Posted By: Shelly
After you enter something in Autotext, is it possible to edit it? Also, how do you add -year-old? Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays!
Somebody please help me!! -
Posted By: Please!
 I was switching back and forth between documents and Word asked me if I wanted to save changes and I hit no when I meant to hit yes and ALL of my work is now gone. Is there ANY way to recover this?
Thank you so much!
Are there really schools out there for medical transcription -
Posted By: need info
that mentor you and help you find a job when you complete their course? I don't want to pay the money that these places charge without knowing that in the end I will have a job. Do any of them have internships where they place you with a company? I need accurate info as I don't have money to throw away and want an MT career. Thanks.
Really need Ortho help on word board. Thank you. -
Posted By: Ortho help please
nm
Anyone else find if you are an IC that you cant get -
Posted By: YoungsterMT
the lines in because there is no work but have contracted a certain amount of lines. What are you to do. Ask to do less lines or move on or just do what you can and see what happens. It seems things are okay until more hiring and then running out all the time. It just goes round and round.
Tax Question... -
Posted By: Taxes
IC I am worked 2nd job made less than 5,000. Question is, can I deduct my new computer, the tech support, the Norton, and my phone bill for this under the CEZ schedule for state tax??
Platforms? -
Posted By: Kimberly
I have never heard of a platform many of you are speaking about. Could you please explain? Thank You!!
I was just notified my hospital is switching to DQS, any tips or warnings (sm) -
Posted By: quietmoods
Also, what type of expanders can you use, if any. I've been on DOS for so long and use Smartype. I'm looking forward to it and dreading it at the same time. Truthfully, any pointers you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
I have a Word document question. -
Posted By: another IC MT
If anyone can help that would be great. I have header and footer boxes that are really large, so now they are throwing off my already existing templates. When I went for help in Word, it tells me how to make them smaller, but they just keep going back to the regular size. Is there a way to change this across the board for all of my preexisting word documents? 
mt needs assistance -
Posted By: c phone information
I have worked with just about every type of platform, and never with a c-phone. New account is now working with this, and I would like a leg up on any training they may offer - This is a personal and private account, so not sure how good their training or information will be lol - can someone email me some basic information on the use of the c-phone? I will surely be so appreaciative.
Use perseverate in a sentence. -
Posted By: sm
:)
I thought this was funny.
Doc dictates: "The patient perseverates. She was able to follow simple commands. She was able to name and repeat simple phrases and simple objects. The patient perseverates."
And then the doc adds: And if I said that before, I'm perseverating.
meditech -
Posted By: Chica
Hi I was wondering if ShortHand works with meditech? I am not sure which Meditech program I will be using. Also is meditech hard to learn and pick up good speed with?
How Do I Know if My Computer Has a SoundBlaster Compatible Sound Card? -
Posted By: tabitha
I am new to this site, and I love it already! It will definitely come in handy for starting up with my MT job again.... Its been about a year.
Just had a question for those of you that might be more computer savvy than I... which isn't hard.  For my new MT job, I need my computer to have a SoundBlaster Compatible Sound Card.
Say what?!
I have no idea how to know if my computer has this already or if I need to purchase it. I don't wanna sound completely dumb before even starting the job fully by asking this question of them.... eek!
Plz help! Thanks!
Dox Platform anyone? -
Posted By: matss
Hello. I'm interested in finding out if anyone has worked on the Dox platform? If so, what are your thoughts and any tips on increasing productivity? Thanks much!
Ovarian cyst removal - has anyone gone through this? - sm -
Posted By: MTSO
Any of you ever had to have an ovarian cyst removed? I'm told I need to have a left ovary cyst removed, along with the left ovary. If anyone has been through this, I am interested in what to expect recovery wise? It is a simple process where you are up and about within a day or so? I can't afford to be out of work more than a day or so, so I am a little worried. Any advice? Thanks!
On this tight budget, I do not have cable. What is the latest on Katrina? -
Posted By: No cable, no newspaper person
The message boards have disintegrated into name calling and absurdity. My local stations are not running any news. What is going on down in New Orleans? It is 5:41 PST here and I have just read on a message board they are predicting 10,000 deaths? Surely this is not so
if so many MT companies are bad... -
Posted By: wondering
i.e. don't pay on time, lousy platforms, too many ESLs, etc., how on earth do they manage to stay in business?
Help staying awake and productive -
Posted By: Freebie
I have real problems staying awake, focused and productive. I am alone all day, I think I get enough sleep, and I keep the TV on in the other room for another voice, but I get bored and can't keep my concentration and then I start web surfing and my productivity goes in the hopper. Any suggestions on staying awake and focused? 
Need help with starting a website and FTP -
Posted By: DJ
I have been able to get my own account. I have been using hypersend but I would like to get a website and FTP. Big companies do it and it looks so much better. Is there any step-by-step help out there to do this? I'm totally ignorant on how to make a website, what the best prices are, and then use an FTP for the client.
Anyone here using QLDB 2008? (sm) -
Posted By: Curious
Can you do wildcard searches for drugs if you don't know the first letter? For example, can you use *s*ax to search for "Fosamax"? I have QLDB 2005 and I have not upgraded because someone said you can no longer do wildcard searches without the first letter (which you can do in the 2005 version). If this is so, I won't upgrade because this is a feature I really need sometimes. I wonder if there are any other electronic drug references besides QLDB.
Thanks
Any p.r.n. IC work? -
Posted By: Angie
I am employed but am looking to make some extra money. Does anyone know of any MTSOs that use MTs p.r.n. or on our own time?
Merry Christmas -
Posted By: oldtimerMT
Merry Christmas to you Sherri and thanks for sticking to your beliefs. Although I am Jewish, my children have always known both Christmas and Hanukah and are the bettter for it. Christmas is infectious and it is one disease I am grateful to have been infected with. Although we understand and worship both (hubby is Christian), we also honor and respect the right of all to believe and celebrate as they feel. Politics has no place interfering with the feeling of caring and generosity that people show more prevalently during this time of year. Christmas spirit has nothing to do with religion -- it has to do with spirituality. If the truth be known, I feel that the spirit of caring and giving is shown year-round in many ways to many people, and I don't hear people complaining. It takes many good people in this world to help those less fortunate.
Paid by the minute? -
Posted By: Just Wondering
Does anybody know how getting paid per dictated minute works? Thanks!
Lanier -
Posted By: Lanier-er
If you use a calling card to dial into the hospital system using a Lanier, do your phone card minutes start to decrease immediately or only when you have the foot pedal down and are listening to the dictation? I hope this question makes sense? Tx
Snippy MTSO Ads -
Posted By: Zippymt
Is anybody else getting fed up with the snippy MTSO ads for help? One in particular said "If you aren't off of QA in a week, then you should not have applied." Maybe it's time we took the business back.
Katrina has stopped 1 of the 2 oil/gas piplines from delivering to our state....sm -
Posted By: Georgia Gal
Right now they have no idea when it will be back up and they're warning everyone in Georgia about potential $3.00 and above for gas by the weekend as well as possible gas shortages. The governor and energy officials are working on trying to get emergency shipments from other sources.
I'm glad I have a full tank and work from home - hopefully I can ride this crisis out but I know others don't have the work at home luxury.
This gets my goat! sm -
Posted By: TechSupport
Is it just me, or does it annoy anyone else to see something like this on a transcription company website:
"Welcome to XXX Transcription Services, an outstanding, customer service based company hiring only the most experienced and highly trained medical transcribers in the United States."
I need hardly point out that for a transcription company not to know that a transcriber is a machine and the person using it is a Transcriptionist really makes me wonder about that company. Okay..I need to cool down.  Thanks! I needed that.
Foot Pedal -
Posted By: Browne48
I have a foot pedal that resembles the Start Stop foot pedal(with UBS connection). It does not work with Express Scribe. My old pedal, the Dictaphone clam shell is about to bite the dust and I want to be able to use this foot pedal. On the back, there is a label that says "Infinity", but it is obscured by a newer label put over it that says "DA 130 INet iPlayer". Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Does Shorthand conflict with AutoCorrect? -
Posted By: anon
Question for you all...I'm using ShortHand and also AutoCorrect but I've noticed something weird happening with Shorthand. If I have a sentence in Shorthand and it expands in my document, sometimes it misspells a word in the sentence by leaving out one letter or it smushes 2 of the words together in the sentence, even thought it's not like that in the Shorthand entry. Any ideas why this could be happening?? The only thing I can think of is maybe Shorthand is conflicting with AutoCorrect. Should I not run the 2 programs together? Any help is greatly appreciated as this is really slowing me down. THANKS
Emdat foot pedal driving me CRAZY---HELP!!! -
Posted By: see msg
I just started with a company using Emdat, and purchased a pedal through start-stop. My complaint is this, I am used to a pedal that you hold in for play and release for pause. This pedal you tap for play and tap again for pause. It is seriously screwing me up!
Is this the only way this will work? :( Is there nothing I can do???
Does anyone use Mediacom's digital phone service? sm -
Posted By: Gwen
It is available to me but I do not want to switch until I know more about it. I know some of you use Comcast, so if any of you have any advice for me on the digital services, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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