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I am making the switch from straight transcription to VR editing.  Just curious to know how many lines you all average.

Thanks

what the going rate is in Arizona.  I have 20+ years experience.  I used to charge between 14 and 14.5 cpl, but now that I'm going digital everyone wants a discount.  Is 14 cpl a fair rate for a digital account in Arizona or is it too high?

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I have a new computer!  Yea!.  Now I need to get all my Flashtype information to it.  What do I need to do?  Do I need to purchase another program for this computer and if so how do I get my stored information from the other computer?  I can't imagine that I would have to retype all my information again.

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I have always had my WAV file pedal plugged into a COM port at the back of my system, and never had a problem with it. I recently plugged in the Stop-Start pedal for EMDAT but never used it. When I disconnected the Stop-Start pedal, I discover that my WAV pedal is acting in the same manner - tap the pedal to listen and tap it to stop the dictation. I tried "resetting" things in ExpressScribe and I also rebooted my system, but things will not revert back to the way they once were.

How do I get my WAV pedal to respond the way it used to?

I guess I've been lucky to work with some wonderful MTSO's in the past! I've been an MT for over 10 years, but am just now looking for new work and have not worked for big, national companies before. I posted the other day about testing with companies, and I did and got 2 job offers. Yea!...you'd think.  Ha! 

I thought I'd get offered a decent wage, for starters. Two companies offered me positions, one at 6.25 cpl and the other at 5.5 cpl. Both of them say they go up, the more lines you have. Unless they go up...like double...forget it! At least one of them additionally charges a fee if I don't make my anticipated line count during the payperiod (and I had to make my schedule a month in advance), as well as a bi-weekly service fee for using their software.

Is this what I have to look forward to????? I guess my head has been in the sand, because I had no idea this is what people's contracts had in them. No wonder no one is making any money. Honestly, is this standard? Sorry if I seem so out of touch.

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Bought this and am looking for more information on using the hot keys. Called tech support, he was not very helpful, went to their website, downloaded manual. Seems like I am just not able to use all the features, especially hot keys.  Anybody have one and can tell me more about it? Its ergonomic with the builtin touch pad.  Thanks

I have had my own transcription service for several years now.  All of my doctors are local and everything is dictated on microcassettes.  I am looking into going digital and I have heard that there are phone in services that you can go through for a charge every month.  Does anyone know who would be a good service to use or how this works?  If anyone has any info on this I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

I just can't seem to make any money working at home with the kids talking to me constantly with transcipriton so I am thinking about switching to something I don't have to listen to.  Maybe medical billing.  Any advice anyone? 

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Anyone else experience this problem with their C-phone?  Is there a problem with my C-phone?  At first I thought it was my telelphone line and called the phone company.  They sent a technician out to replace the lines and check the house, but the hum is still there on the C-phone.

It's driving me batty!

It never fails to amaze me that there are so many MTs out there willing to post nothing but negatives about their current and/or previous employers. No matter what company one works for, there will be positives and negatives. Maybe if we  all take the positives and focus on them, we will find that the negatives are easier to deal with.  

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She wants to study at home, but I went to college for it like 15 years ago.  I don't know anything about computer courses or whatever.  I don't just want to "google" it.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks. 

Jodi 

I have been a medical Transcriptionist for 25 years and worked for Medquist for the past 9.  Since 01/06 things have only gone "downhill."  I have had a job offer from "webmedex" and I was wondering if anyone knows anything that might be of interest to me about this company...pro's and con's.

Thanks for all your help in this matter!

I am wondering what the proper protocol would be if I ever came across a report that was dictated on one of my family members. 

I just started doing transcription for a hospital in a really small town--the ONLY hospital in that town--and it just happens to be the same town were most of my family lives.  I know myself well enough to know that I won't break any rules of confidentiality.  However, is there anything in the *laws of transcription* that say I legally am not allowed to transcribe reports dictated on relatives??

I am afraid to ask my supervisor this question, as I really like this account and don't want her taking me off of it.  It's chopped full of *standards* and the line count/pay just doesn't get any better than this.