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Question about working on Hospital accounts - Posted By: stay at home mom

I have over 5 years of experience unfortunately it is all clinic experience. Are there any companies that will hire a Transcriptionist with this much experience but not in the Acute Care field? I really would like to start doing those types of transcription. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you.

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!

Please do not feed the troll. - Posted By: Administrator nm

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Bruised rib? Help! - Posted By: SM

I just noticed yesterday that my right rib is protruding more. When you palpate around it there is obvious swollen tissue (?) on the outside. It does not hurt, there is no bruise or tenderness. There is no bite mark or scratch. I don't have insurance until April 1 and I'm sort of scared about it. Any ideas or suggestions? Is it possible it is just bruised without any tenderness? It isn't hard, but just what I would consider inflamed.

SoftScript's Software versus Meditech - Posted By: Kelly

I have heard of possibly using SoftScript's platform/software/interface for Meditech. What can anyone tell me about this interface?

Right now we type in Meditech for each individual report before we type it. It takes FOREVER! Then we have to file the report electronically when we finish typing it. It is a very slow process.

I wanted to know if this interface I am hearing about for Meditech from SoftScript is anything like straight typing or is it a lot of inputting information?

Has anyone typed in Meditech before and now works for SoftScript or used to work for them who can give me an opinion as to how much quicker it might be?

Any relative information would be helpful!

Need help setting up formatting in MS word - sm - Posted By:

Computer crashed and died and now setting up my backup computer. I need to fix it so I don't have 2 spaces after a period. It is doing it automatically and I cannot find where to "fix" this. This is Word 2000 that I am using on a computer with XP Pro. Any help with this would be appreciated, it is driving me nuts (I am ending up with 3 spaces after a period as I am so used to spacing it myself).

Doing a 25 minutes consult report.... - Posted By: AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

How many MTs have a completed Bachelor's or higher currently? - Posted By: Amy

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New computer, getting set up, what about email from cable? - Posted By: Questions

I have a new Dell computer, finally came, having set up but wondering, I have charter cable and will I need to get Charter over to do the email or can a person installing my computer do that for me? Anyone have something similar? The reason I am getting it done for me is I need to get the cable checked out as far as connection issues and then thought if cable guy needs to do both, then after the computer ready to go can kill those 2 birds with that 1 stone. TIA

Word AutoCorrect question - Posted By: Lynn

Hello

I just bought a new computer and I want to put my Word AutoCorrect entries on my new computer. I know this can be done. Can someone please tell me how?

Thanks.
Lynn

My daughter head on the radio yesterday - Posted By: AMERICAN IDOL FAN

that Constatine M. is dating Kelly Pickler. Maybe that is why he was in the audience. Did you also see Jasmine in the audience?

Need Info on Company - TranscribeATL - Posted By: justplainnosey

I searched the archives for info (good? bad? etc.) on this company but can find nothing. Anyone know? Are they good to work for? Platform good? Pay on time? TIA

If you use Earthlink for your ISP read this..... - Posted By: Cindy

EarthLink to cut 180 customer service workers
Work to be outsourced overseas

By BILL HUSTED
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/26/05

About 180 EarthLink employees in Atlanta will lose their jobs as the Internet provider completes a move to outsource customer service and technical support telephone lines.

EarthLink cut 1,300 call center employees in 2003 and another 1,300 in 2004 as it began farming out the work to call centers in India and the Philippines.

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The latest cuts eliminate the use of EarthLink employees to handle customer calls, said spokesman Dan Greenfield.

The job cuts will take place between August and September. Greenfield said EarthLink would provide severance pay based on seniority as well as assistance in finding new jobs.

EarthLink will be left with 1,020 employees in Atlanta and 1,800 nationally.

Using overseas call centers instead of American employees saves money, the company said.

When the plan to use outside vendors was first announced, Garry Betty, EarthLink's chief executive, said the company was "making hard decisions that are necessary to ensure the ongoing viability of our company."

On Monday, Greenfield said that the latest cuts were needed "to allow us to compete in a very dynamic marketplace."

The overseas call centers handle both customer service and technical support questions.

COPY AND PASTE, IS THERE AN EASIER WAY? - Posted By: Lisa

The doctors I transcribe for are specialists so I do a full consultation but the doctors only want part of the consultation sent to the referring doctor so I copy and paste part of the dictation to a letter. This very easy, but very time consuming. Is there an easier way than to copy and paste for every letter. I am working in Word.

Dental insurance - Posted By: sbMT

Can anyone recommend a good company for dental insurance?

TIA!

Thank goodness for Mike Gallagher for... - Posted By: (sm)

backing those insane idiots from Topeka off of protesting the funerals of the Amish girls killed in the schoolhouse. He offered them money and anything else he could think of to keep them from going to PA..and then realized what they want is to "get their word out"...as if any sane person would agree with ANY of their beliefs. So he gave them an hour of airtime on his radio show today in exchange for them staying away from the funerals in PA. I just wonder would these people be so open and welcoming to their church protesting a funeral of their own family member and saying their death is justified based on the twisted reasons they spout out of their mouths...and as sick as they are...the answer would probably be yes.

Does anyone know--Is Sean Carroll at Webmedx.. - Posted By: Curious

the same Sean Carroll who was CEO of a company by the name of Transquick out of Atlanta about 10 years ago? Just curious.

Convert 9 pin to USB? - Posted By: MT NW

Help please! Does anyone know where to buy an adapter to convert a 9 pin pedal to usb? Appreciate the help!

Trying to take a test in Express Scribe and cannot get my foot pedal to work. I dont want to - Posted By: waterbaby

cause a problem in DQS with the foot pedal either. Any suggestions. I have the foot pedal that you use for DQS. It is an Infinity foot pedal.

Whine alert! 8 cents/line is killing me! :( - Posted By: SM

I have 17 years experience. I'm an IC, was getting paid 10 and 11 cents a line for the last decade or so. After that work basically dried up, I started looking for more work. No work to be had at at 10 cents a line anymore, rarely find anything even at 9 cents.

Decided to take an 8 cents/line job. Hey, I was gettin' hungry. I swear....I type, type, type, type, seems like all day and all night and still not making the money I need to pay my bills and eat!

I know, I know, people justify 8 cents a line by saying hey if you can do 200 lph, that's $16 an hour. Yeah, that's great for those who aren't used to making up to $30+ an hour for the past 8 to 10 years! Man, I'm soooooooo tired of typing, so burned out, just very unhappy.

I can see now how some people are happy with MT and some people aren't, just depends on what you've been used to compared to what you get now. Sad.

I really don't have any other skills to do anything else, and I'm dying here as far as finances, killing my hands and other body parts trying to make money at this 8 cents a line...maybe could've done it 15 years ago when I was younger but just not able to type like a demon day and night anymore.

Let it be known that this is the end of my vent. I have no idea what I'm going to do

Since it is very clear--sm - Posted By: none

That the beloved Ms. Kikki is back and really trying to cause havoc again on this board with her rude comments to everyone, I can only suggest that we do not take her bait and give her fuel for fire. She seems to have it is for a select few on this board and also seems to love to attack what people eat. Maybe if we do not acknowledge her rude comments, she will get tired of it and go away again. Either that, or we all stop posting anything for a day or two and she will have nothing to make rude nasty comments on. Just a thought. If we stick together, maybe we can get her to leave.

To those that lease puters from MQ with DQS on them, what brand do they send you? Thx. nm - Posted By: wandering

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Wow, on Discovery Channel - Preg woman delivering suffers leak of amniotic fluid into mom's - Posted By: blood stream, causing her blood to turn to goo and

mom having an allergic/anaphylactic reaction.

Heart can't push the goo through.

Body went into shock.

She couldn't breathe.

Her blood began to clot.

Docs did emergency C-section in 6 minutes.

Then mom went to cardiac arrest.

Then another catastrophic thing happened.

Paula began hemorrhaging massively from every part of her body....from eyes, ears, nose, every incision, every bump and bruise. All her blood clotting factors had been used up.

Docs poured blood clotting factors into her.

The baby's chances of survival were at 50/50.

Mom was then noted to have unusual swelling in upper abdomen.

Surgeons reopened c-section.

Astonished to find 1 gal of clot-filled blood. With the clots removed, her blood quit clotting.

Of the 10% of women who survive, most are brain-damaged. Only 1% survive without any damage. She turned out to be in the 1% luckily.

A day later she was holding her baby and was OK.

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All this started with her first labor pain of her second child. It was the leak of the amniotic fluid into her blood stream that caused her to immediately start to feel like her throat was "closing up" and she couldn't breathe (anaphylactic allergic reaction). She passed out pretty quickly.

interpreter phones in the ER - Posted By: ER MT

How does that work in the ER when they need an interpreter for a patient? I'm thinking there are on-call interpreters (or translators) for specific languages but I'm curious if anyone knows anything about this.

Don't worry about a thing - as soon as - Posted By: Linda

you meet your quota, go above and beyond your quota, the company will present you will new dictators and/or clients, and BAM you're right back to the start. That way the money goes in their pocket - not yours. Seen it happen time and time again. Good luck.

I need a land line and I need it now-suggetions? - Posted By: panicattack

I moved and I can't get a land line for (perhaps) another week. I've already lost a week's income because of the promblem (THANK YOU, CHARTER!!). I need a quick fix. I am open to any and all suggestions to getting set up on Friday with a land line or VoIP, even if it is with Vonage for a week until I get my land line phone to work with my DAC phone. I just moved into this apartment on Monday, but I let Charter know on 1/4 that the previous tenant had turned in her keys, but until she pays the outstanding balance -- heck, she probably hasn't even gotten her final bill yet!!!), they put a "freeze" on phone service. I got that unfrozen yesterday by going into their main local office with my lease agreement, but I have already lost a weeks' pay because of this and I need a quick fix. They installed my ISP and TV today. I REALLY need to work this weekend.

I am probably in real jeopordy of losing my job.

On top of this, when my son and his roommate came over last weekend to help me pack, they told me they had both lost their jobs to a family of Indians who had come in and bought out their store's owner. By our State's examination, only one passed the English literacy exam so she is the only only who can answer the phone. Since the 4 Indian brothers need the managers' positions and they bought 4 stores, 4 managers (my son any his roommate and 2 others) are out of jobs and another 25 or so have left because of the new managers' incompetence.

Please offer help in getting a land line so I can work. I am feeling so overwhelmed and it is hard to think with this kind of pressure. I'm thinking of installing Vonage's VoIP for a week until Charter can get their act together and I get their service. It's hard to reach other services like ATT when I don't have a phone to contact them. Charter changed their protocol for getting land lines last week (just my luck) and did not tell my installer/sales rep of the changes. They are telling the independent distributers it is because of having to reset 911. I call that baloney.

Can I get a cell phone? How would that connection fit together? OMG, I am so in panic mode. Please kick around some ideas so I don't have to start job hunting after 1 week after moving.

Question about using a laptop with Escription. sm - Posted By: searching

I can't use Escription on my desktop. I am thinking about getting a backup laptop. Have been studying the field, but I am not a genius when it comes to computers, just plugging along. Exactly what kind of specs does it take to run Escription? Can I use Office 2007, or do I need the older 2003 Pro version? It wouldn't run with my 2003 Basic. How much memory and hard drive space, what type processor, etc.? I believe I need XP, not Vista. Any info appreciated. TIA.

Subcontractor..help with various issues - Posted By: wimt

I need some advice on how to handle having a subcontractor. I have a subcontractor now helping with one of my accounts. My process is that I have a separate checking account and separate savings account for business. All of my checks from work as an IC go into this business checking account. I then transfer to the business savings account a certain percentage for taxes. We'll then transfer most of the remainder to our household checking accounts. That way, I can look at the business checking account and see my deposits and know exactly what my income is. Anyway, now that I have a subcontrator, I don't know exactly how to handle everything. Do I just keep track of what I pay her and then claim it as an expense at the end of the year? Will I have to give her a 1099? I guess I should only hold back for taxes on the percentage of the money I keep now. I'm just confused on the whole process. I could use any advice...or a point in the right direction for where to find information on this. Thanks!

A challenge to all MT's....sm - Posted By: dinosaur

I feel that we've said it all - the rest is just blah, blah, blah! Yeah, we need a place to vent but how about we challenge ourselves - each and every one of us try to find someone in the public eye to whom we should all individually write! If someone, say, at 20/20, 60 minutes, etc. were to get hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of well-written and well edited letters enunciating each and every point; from why all off-shore transcription should be illegal (it is against HIPAA), to how little we (the transcriptionist) is really getting paid, to how much each IC or at-home employee actually saves the physician or hospital or clinic, etc. than we will have some attention put on the industry. Another big point to investigate is just how much these national (and international) companies pay their chief operating officers, etc. What used to be a viable career has become nearly impossible to continue. If anyone thinks that a national effort to attact the necessary attention to our problem is a good idea, respond here and let's see if we can get a letter written that we can all forward to our state senators as well as to the media. A MEDIA BLITZ will either make us or brake us - we'll either get what we deserve or we'll all lose to off-shore transcriptionists (which we're doing anyway)! A one day work strike nationally would work well too and would get a lot of media attention! Particularly on a Wednesday (middle of the week) but all need to agree to lose one day's pay...but don't worry, the companies will be desperate and put us all to work on the weekend to catch up (at our regular rate, of course)! What do YOU think?

Lanier hook up - Posted By: Pulling my hair out

I purchased a Lanier 230 and come to find out it did not come with the required cables to hook this stupid thing up. I got the base unit with large display, the power supply, the foot pedal, and the VTI but no cables. Can someone tell me what cables I need and how to plug it in so it will run properly? The only thing that came with it is the quick check brochure on how to program it. Nothing is mentioned on hook up.

Thank you in advance everyone. I would like to get to work on an account but don't even know how to get started. I figured posting here would get a quicker response. I don't want to go bald... hehe

I pose this question to companiesMTSOs. - Posted By: just trying to understand from your point of view!

I would like to know why companies/MTSOs don't hire QA people and pay a decent hourly wage and let them be the ones to plug in all these physicians' addresses for the reports. I, as a transcriptionist, spend precious transcription time hunting for names, some of which are impossible to understand, before sending it to QA (because, I'm sure that is what is expected of me). I really dislike having to send a report back without the name, but sometimes it's impossible. I have to search by how I think the name is spelled, or by the city (if given) the doctor is in and search through the whole city trying to find something that resembles this name. I even search by first names if I can't understand last name, and there is the issue of how the names are spelled.... some impossible! I know I could turn out many more lines for the company/MTSO if I were not having to look for these doctors addresses and a QA person paid an hourly rate wouldn't mind the searching. I guess the bottom line is the companies/MTSOs don't care if the Transcriptionist spends hours looking for these addresses because they aren't paying them for it anyway! Someone tell me if I am wrong, please!

Any Nip/Tuck fans out there??nm - Posted By: MI-MT

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Does anyone use a Herman Miller Aeron chair for work and if so, do you like/love it? nm - Posted By: dreamer

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Do PA's get paid to dictate by the line? SM - Posted By: Betsy Cross

I am doing a 25 minute preop of a patient admitted for removal of two lipomas.

Anyone with JLG, what expander do you use? I have something but find it's not (sm) - Posted By: quietmoods

working well for me. I haven't been able to figure their's out (don't laugh!) correctly and I'm looking for something else to supplement it/replace it so I can get my line count up higher (only working there part time). What Expander works for you???

Allergy tests reference? - Posted By: ns

Does anyone know of any good online reference I can use to look up allergy tests? Specifically looking for something where I can look up different types of weed, grass, tree pollens that may be tested with prick test or intradermal tests.

Been asked before - Posted By: Patti

When will that buzzing noise stop. Am off of here until it does. I know that this has been asked before but it has been 3 days since it has started. Driving me nuts. Will try again next week to see if it has stopped.

Where is a good place to - Posted By: buy MS Word? sm

I am looking at IC jobs and most require Word 2000 or above. I have a Dell computer and it came with WP. I need the full version, not an upgrade. Does anyone know of any deals online? or is it best to go somewhere like Staples?

TIA

To Admin - See message - Posted By: MT

When I go to www.mtstars.com, my norton antivirus blocks a browser exploit. Norton says the risk is MSIE ADODB. Stream Object File Installation Weakness. Is this a virus on the site?

All This Talk About Offshoring--Remember to Eat! - Posted By: Ashamed and Disgustedd

OK, so I'm 15% lbs or so above my ideal weight, BUT I have given myself PERMISSION to gain about 5 lbs due to all this stress about MTSO's offshoring, especially MQ, because I NOT going to take up smoking again.

Went to Home Town Buffet today with my family (I had a coupon for lunch). Yes, and so I had 2 of everything, 2 salads, 2 main courses (barbecue chicken and steam fish), yup, and 2 deserts. Anyway, if I were on Nutri-System, even they have weekends off.

IM I SOUNDING GUILTY?

Well, my main point is, keeping MT in America and working on a Patient Privacy Bill of Rights is going to take time, so lets PACE OURSELVES.

Don't forget to eat, bathe or take your vitamins and meds OK.

Everyone:

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To Gary from below (sm) - Posted By: MT wanting editing

Are you using Dictaphone SpeechEXT or something else? Thinking about applying for an editing job due to carpal tunnel.

I know about CTS, but do any of you have neck pain? SM - Posted By: MT17

My neck is killing me, I guess from staying in the same position for hours. I am starting to feel a knot in my neck!

Thanks.

What happened to my post? :( - Posted By: sm

I posted yesterday about help quitting smoking. I can't imagine how something like that would have gotten nasty. Was it deleted? I didn't even get to see any responses and was really looking for help.

What is your process for checking your work - Posted By: just wondering

Just wondering what everyone does to check their own work before they send it off. Do you read back over the whole thing, read after each paragraph, ....

anybody have any good PT sites/books?? - Posted By: JanieB

I do a lot of PT reports and some of the exercises dictated are not very clear and spelling is unknown, and having a tough time finding reference material on the web. I have the Dorland's Orthopedics book and that helps sometimes, but wondered if there were other things out there that other people use??

Operation Christmas Child - Posted By: cs

Just wanted to say that I commend you, MT STARS, for the efforts put forth in bringing Operation Christmas Child to so many children who, otherwise, might not have a very merry Christmas. We often forget those less fortunate, but you seem to rise to the occasion every time to help those less fortunate. I hope everyone will support this extremely worth cause and help MT Stars in the effort to bless a lot more children at this very special time of the year. KUDOS to you, MT Stars. Merry Christmas to All.

Can someone tell me how Speedtype compares to Shorthand? - Posted By: Just me

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Attention: Romey - Question about Aeron chair (sm) - Posted By: Dixiekaye

You had answered my previous post concerning the Aeron chair and I am really convinced that I want one. But how comfortable is the seat after several hours? I am sick of foam that packs down. I bought a molded gel cushion that looks like a honeycomb, but even this gets "hard" after a while. Would appreciate your comments.

Does Anyone Have Work? - Posted By: MooseLips

The company I work for has seemingly dried up work-wise ever since the end of August or so. It's gotten worse and worse and now none of us are getting our lines/hours in. Allegedly it's the same way on all the accounts with this company. This has rarely been a problem with this company before (and has always been short-lived before) so it's puzzling.

I've been kinda looking at these Boards to see if everyone else is in the same shape but I'm really not seeing anyone in crisis mode out there. The bosses are saying it's maybe because of "everyone" being uneasy about the economy and the upcoming elections, etc., but if that were the case it seems like all my fellow MTs out there would be sounding off on here about making NO MONEY, too!

Personally I think the real reason is that more and more of the jobs are going to India, leaving us holding the bag. Yes, I work for a company that sends work over there but due to not having access to high-speed internet I don't have much choice except to work for a handful of companies that I read all kinds of complaints about here.

Guess I'll go buy a lottery ticket...

s/l hal elavil elevated - Posted By: kjlange

This is a patient in for mid upper gastric pain. Doc gives last menstrual period date then what s/l "hal elavil elevated" while patient has no known history of peptic ulcer disease, gall bladder disease. Any ideas?