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Just wondering if any of you have tried the "quality" sets?  I only ask because if you have not compared, you might not know what you are missing.

I keep bugging you all because it seems when I make investments that are supposed to help, it is about a 50/50 success.  Some help; some were not worth the money.

I need to get faster.  I am okay with certain accounts, but others slow me way down, so I need to make every improvement I can to make the slow accounts a moot point (at least).

Thanks again for all the help! 

Anybody else out there against hunting.  The reason I ask is that I know hunting season is coming soon and it makes my skin crawl knowing all those cute animals are going to be shot dead with either a gun or arrows and butchered up.  I am an active participant with PETA and often do protests. 

This should be illegal.  We need to save our animals.  In my opinion, hunting should consist of the animals having weapons as well!

Does anyone use any of the word/phrase autocompletion software programs for MT work?  Which ones work productively?

Thanks

Insta Text can be purchased for less than $180.00??????

Does anybody know if I could run these 2 platforms on the same computer: Voicescribe and Spantel.  I am thinking about a 2nd part-time job and was just curious. 

Thanks.

I have been unable to uninstall DocQScribe for a year now from my computer. 

Has anyone else had these problem or can help me remove DQS from my computer.

I have already tried to removed from the program's list under the startup button as well as the add/remove program section.  I keep getting an error message not allowing me to remove the program from my computer.

Thanks.

TIA. 

This is why VR just won't make it, I believe - actual verbatim dictation from my consult tonight:

The patient is missing 3 toes on the right foot. The great toe, the toe, the great toe, uh, uh, uh, the great toe on the left, uh, the toe, the great toe on the left is missing. Very poor uh, uh, pulses, very poor uh, peripheral, uh, poor pulses, very poor, peripheral pulses.  

YIKES!  I started to giggle after the third "toe" and just wanted to share....

I've been working now for nearly a year.  Mostly I have done podiatry and clinic notes.  I'm thinking of making a change to radiology or neuro/phsyc.  Any tips on how to do this?  I know podiatry terms and rarely have to look anything up anymore, but there doesn't seem to be much work out there for the subspecialty.  Any advice would be great.  I've been applying to every ad I see, but no replies yet. 

I know a lot of new MTs go into acute care, but I'm finding I am far more productive working with one specialty rather than acute care or clinic notes. 

Any advice?  Thanks.

Oh, working in-office isn't an option because of where I live.

Is there a setting in Express Scribe where when you let up on the pedal it rewinds?  Is it in options somewhere?

TIA

 I'm looking for an Internet-based software for my home MT service, one that can be accessed from any web browser, can e-sign, auto fax, let the docs' referring physicians go to the site, log in and read their patients' reports, and offer a complete accounting of lines charged on a daily, weekly, monthly, etc., basis.  Also software that will allow the doctors to search transcripts by any criteria; i.e, patient name, their date of office visit, names of meds prescribed, and the like.  Also, one that could also be integrated into EMR without any problem in the future.

Does anyone have any good ideas? 

Also, any idea of the intitial outlay and the per-line charge the vendor would charge on the average?

Finally, I'd be very interested in reading about the type of software you currently use and if you and your clients are happy with it.

Thank you much.

Britta in Las Vegas

Anyone have or know a website with IC Contract examples.  I need to type one up by tomorrow, and I am at a complete loss.  

Thanks again!  This forum is awesome!  

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I am applying for a new job, and before I can start, they say I need a new specialty book (which I can understand) and the latest drug book. I don't have the money to buy those books right now.

As an MT with years of experience, I am perfectly capable for doing my job without a brand new drug book for a few weeks until I get paid. I know how to research and verify drugs without a current drug book.

Do you think requiring a brand new drug book is reasonable?

Been there 2-1/2 months.  Love it.  Plenty of work.

Issue:  Spaces.  Recruiter said no spaces.  Trainer said no spaces. 

On the line count screen, clicked on one of my reports, then had an option to look at payroll stuff on it, so I did.  It added up not only every single character I typed but spaces AND carriage returns (I had 719 spaces and 56 carriage returns) and used that number divided by 65 for my line count.  NO KIDDING.  I am surprised.

Who knew?!  I'm excited! 

I can't seem to figure out how come i can't get the full list of forums (left column) as i have on my job computer, put onto my personal computer...i used the exact same address in the address bar ...any help would sure be appreciated! 

For those of you with contracts.  When the terms of the contract get changed without warning and without you signing a new contract, why do you keep working?  Basically, to continue working, you are agreeing to the new terms.  Why do you not pursue legal action at that point?  I realize lawyers cost money but there are legal associations to help people with little or no funds.  Or try Google to get info on how to pursue this yourself in small claims or some other legal forum.  It is illegal for one side to change a contract without a meeting of the minds.

I was noticing in looking at posts of folks who need word help that often they are stumped by the most BASIC words.  Sometimes I notice that words within the posts that the poster DOES know are even misspelled.  Don't mean to bash here, but how are these people qualified to do medical transcription?  Could this possibly be contributing to the decline in pay we are seeing?  Shouldn't QA be telling these folks to work in-house somewhere for more training? 

I remember when I first started I thought the dictator was saying "AT&T" when he was actually saying HEENT.  That's how green I was!!  That was 15 years ago and I worked for FOUR YEARS in-house full time before I tried ANYTHING at home.

I want to talk about why so many MTSOs pay late.  We have all read the posts about complaints of independent contractors receiving late payments.  We have all read that some people feel these companies that pay late do not know how to manage the company.   I would imagine that many of these late-paying companies have not received their payments from their accounts, and they themselves are waiting for their money, so that they have enough money in the bank to pay the contractors.  I suspect that many of these companies do not pay late intentionally and maliciously.  I think they have a problem with cash flow mainly because their accounts may be slow to pay.  Many of these MTSOs probably do not have bank privileges to allow them to write checks to the ICs (while awaiting their payments).  So what do we ICs do when this happens?  Just be patient and understand this is the nature of the beast?   We are at the mercy of the accounts and their payments to the MTSOs.  What can the MTSOs do to improve their situation with cash flow?  Some people post notes suggesting to quit, run the other way, and find a better-paying company.  This is not always that easy to do.  This seems an unfortunately typical problem.  Doesn't the problem lie mainly with the hospitals and clinics themselves, who fail to pay on time to their MTSOs that serve them 24/7/375?  Suggestions?  Ideas? 

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I have never transcribed these type of reports and may have an opportunity to in the near future. I have over 12 years of multispeciality experience as an IC and am just wondering what the pros/cons might be of the these types of reports.

TIA.