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I am totally confused as to what section of the religion board to post on.  There is nothing for general Christianity or perhaps Quaker pursuasion, etc.

I also have no idea what I am, liberal or conservative or what.  I liked it better when you could have a real discussion.  We exchanged ideas.  I know sometimes they got out of hand, but I don't like any of these boards now.  They are just plain too confusing now. 

I just wanted to send out a very special thank you to all of you who pulled together today with Sheri in order for my children to be able to have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS this year!!  I thank you all from the bottom of my heart!!  Just when you think this world has become so cold, along comes special people who know just how to warm your heart again!!  Once again, THANK YOU ALL!!

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas (I know my children will because of all of you)!! 

Sheri:  You are an angel from above!!  ((HUGS))   

Okay.  I just got laid off.  I've been using Meditech server macros for years.  I doubt that they will let us copy the macros off their server, so I have three questions.

How long did it take you to get up to speed loading your Expander from scratch,

and

if you could take your macros with you, is there some way to import them into any expander brand available, and

is/are there brand/s that are more universal than others?

I know from experience that autocorrect is less than easy to export, at least in my personal experience.

Thanks for your help.

My hospital is switching over to E-scription and I have heard you can type more lines with this system than a regular system.  My question is how?  I figure typing is typing, why can you produce more with this system than something else?  We haven't had training yet, and maybe once I go through that I will see how it is possible, but I thought I'd ask those of you who already work on it first.  Thanks!

I was hoping someone could help me a little. I have been an at  home MT for the last six months and loving it. Yesterday my phone company calls and informs me that the "unlimited" long distance plan that I have been using ever since I started working, that I am now in violation because of my long distance number I have to dial into for my work. I use so many minutes a month that they consider me a businesss and the plan does not allow for business use. (they just want more money for the minutes I use- so much for unlimited). They suggested switching to a different plan and paying per minute for long distance or switching  my line to a business line and still paying per minute.. which would cost over $200-$300 a month just for long distance..... any one have any suggestions. I figured I couldn't be the only one dialing in long distance to do work?

Thanks for any help you have.

Val

Well, I did it!  I start with SoftScript at the end of the month.  Although there are fears and all that, I have done the right thing getting out of the unhappy in-house job I was in.  It's a big gamble, but I feel right about it.

I'm posting here to tell you if you want an in-house job, check the job board at a certain hospital in Central Illinois, near Morton, IL.  A big, Catholic hospital.  I think there are actually 2 Transcription jobs open.  The benefist are great.  The rest of it is OK to absolutely unbearable.  You'll see.  I don't think I'm allowed to name the hospital.  But the job is on the job board of the hospital web site.  Good luck, I guess.  Pray for me, as I will for everyone who gave me advice. 

When I am doing ASR, I am wondering if I over-edit?  For example, in the lab section, if the doc says: Hemaglobin is 10.  Hematocrit is 36.  Platlets are 220,000.  If I was striaght typing, I would have those in one sentence without the "is" in there... so in ASR I edit this out. This is just one example. The client has stated no preferences at all.  I am feeling frustrated by not being able to pick up more speed with the ASR and I think this is the reason, my over-editing?

So I am looking for some opinions. When doing ASR, do you just let stuff stand as is, whatever they say goes, or do you edit to make it look pretty .

I'm tired of wearing out my jeans (not to mention that they aren't that comfortable to sit in all day) and want to be more professional than working in sweats -- I used to work in Medical Records and wore scrubs, and I loved them.

Hubby caught me surfing ebay for scrubs and laughed at me -- he didn't see why I would wear a uniform if I didn't have to, but the way I see it -- it makes me feel more professional and is a comfortable and effortless solution that is better than bathrobes and slippers.  Am I crazy or silly for wearing a uniform to work when I work in my dining room?

Any other scrub-wearing MTs out there? 

What can anyone tell me about VR? I have never used it, but I am about to start working for a company that does.  Thx!

What might WPW stand for?  All he says is 35-year-old female with a history of WPW.

TIA!

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 like using keyboard versus mouse commands.  I was wondering if there are any commands for centering rather than having to mouse up to the top hit center and then type in....

thanx.

tiffin

Found this nice custom search engine a while back. Used it a couple of weeks and it really works, better than using normal Google search. Sharing with y'all. See link below.

or what is a straight line???