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Arizona fires - Posted By: Getting nervous

You all have probably seen the horrible Arizona fires on TV. I can see the smoke and flames from my house-- and could be in its path if the wind changes. There is a meeting at the high school tonight regarding fire info. Even though I am SO tired of doing transcription, I would much rather be home doing it than attending a fire meeting--

I'm thrilled! After much, much searching on VRBO.com I finally found a 2 br condo in the heart of - Posted By: Lyn

Destin, FL, for 7 days!!! I've been searching and searching, but to no avail. These condo owners crack me up! I would either get NO response or a "Sorry, week not available. Try another week." Or the famous, "Yes, it is available." And then I respond to that and never hear from them again! I guess they decide they don't want to rent to us. I always sign my emails with a very professional-looking signature such as, Jane Doe, Medical Editor, MQ Corp....and then my phone number! LOL Makes me look so much smarter!! And it's true!!

Anyways, I am so happy for myself and my family...7 days on the Gulf of Mexico. I work on a laptop so I don't plan on taking any time off since I've already gone away this year to Disneyworld. Plus, they have wireless access.

www.majesticsuncondos.com

Check them out and make sure to stop by if in the area!!

Re: Orthopaedics - do you type "disc" or "disk"? Thanks! NM... - Posted By: Meg

need letter help - Posted By: anyone?

Okay, it's been a long time since business english 101, can anyone tell me where "return receipt requested" goes on the body of the letter, and isn't it in all caps? I am thinking it goes just below the address to whom the letter is being addressed, but just not positive about it. Thank you!!!

HAPPY CANADA DAY TO ANY - Posted By: JayRae

OTHER CANADIAN MTS OUT THERE!!!!.

Married? When did you know that your mate was "the" one for you? sm - Posted By: Poll lady

I just got engaged and knew the minute I met him that he was the one for me. He felt it too - we just waited until we dated a while before making it official.

How about you?

How often do you usually end up replacing.. - Posted By: (sm)

your headset? I am getting a little tired of paying good money for "top of the line" metal stethescope headsets, just for none of them to hardly last a year. Is that about a typical amount of time the rest of you see or do you tend to have them last much longer?

Resumes - Posted By: ET-MTSO

I have been advertising for an MT, but some of the resumes received are appalling. There will be misspelled words, incorrect word usage, etc. I advertised for a few years experience and although these resumes show that they have the number of years required, there are still these types of errors. Now, of course, for me I will not hire anyone with multiple errors in their resume. But, here is my question I guess, I will thank everyone for sending a resume once I have filled the position, but on some of these (and I cannot do all of them of course) that just need a few touchups, would you take the extra minute to let them know what they could do to improve their resume? Not downgrading them by any means, but just let them know maybe what knocked them out of getting the position you had available or maybe just letting them know about the errors. I would love opinions on this please but really more for can I help them or will it just tick them off?

MS Word question. Please sm. - Posted By: A bit computer challenged :)

Okay, I'm working with MS Word on one account and have their toolbar and everything installed. If I take a part-time job also utilizing MS Word and they also require their own toolbar, etc., will that muck up the system or is it the norm to have more than one installed? I know it may sound silly, but I really don't know.

Thanks for any/all help.

PROFESIONAL GROWTH & ADVANCEMENT - Posted By: with AAMT???

I am a newer member and was shocked at the typo I found in the current issue of JAAMT. Maybe they hire editors?? Their actual full page ad for AAMT continues the above typo in my subject line. We should join their passionate group, as they will connect us to all the tools necessary for our PROFESIONAL growth. Oh my! I am a freak about typos in documents, and that just is too much. Tossed that issue in the trash.

Anybody working for AssistMED? Good? Bad? - Posted By: Thanks.

Researching.... - Posted By: Michele

Hey all....

I'm inquiring about a company called "Trans am Associates, Inc." based in Florida. Does anyone have any information on this company? Are they legit? I'm being offered training and a 'guarenteed' job, but it has a price tag and I'd rather confirm prior to shelling money out.

Thanks!

Michele

Change in speciality - Posted By: ANON

I have been doing radiology accounts for 5 years now. I recently got offered a job doing acute care, ER, etc. I have never done that type of work before and I am a little worried about it. I was wondering if anyone has been in my situation and what advice they can give me. I am hoping it will be pretty easy to learn with the resources I have. Thanks

To: MTME Re: Best online companies - Posted By: tekgirl1

I have thought about that. Right now I have cut my hours to 32/week through FLMA because my husband had a car accident and is in rehab, so that wouldn't be an option for me right now. Thanks.

Keyboard and mouse. Is there such a thing as a keyboard that has a mouse on the actual keyboard? - Posted By: MTSO

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Rental Fees - Posted By: Employee

I noticed that several companies are charging their employees rental fees for equipment/software. If one was in-house, they would not have to pay a rental fee. How are these companies getting away with this? Why would you, an employee, agree to pay for their equipment? The only time you should pay a rental fee is if you are an independent contractor. As an employee, you do not pay to work for the employer, they pay you!

I am just amazed that companies are actually charging their employees to work for them!

Need Word Help - Posted By: Jay

I have an ergonomic keyboard that I attach to my laptop when typing at home. It is attached through a USB converter and then to a USB hub. I have never had any difficulties until recently. What is happening is it seems like certain keys (I have no idea which ones) start spellcheck and sometimes when typing fast for some reason words that are spelled wrong get marked as ignore or are added to my dictionary so then I can always type it wrong and spellchecker does not pick it up. Does this make sense? Has this happened to anyone else? Anyone if any ideas to try? I am wondering if it is some sort of bug versus something I inadvertantly programmed the keyboard to do. Thanks for any help anyone can provide. This has started to drive me crazy and affect my QA.

HAPPY EASTER! nm - Posted By: by

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question - Posted By: lilbell

I am finding myself a bit puzzled. I am thinking about starting with a co. that pays 8 cpl 65 char. w/out spaces. They use MPCount. I feel 8 cpl is better than 7 despite the "no spaces" it would essentially be 7cpl. I tried the count with Abacus and it is a few bucks difference in my 1/2 days' worth. Anyone have any thoughts on this or have used MPCount? Thanks

Does Anyone Know of A Good Medical Spell Checker For Word? - Posted By: MTMichal

Hello,

I am new to these boards and I am curious If anyone knows of a good medical spell check for Word? TIA :)

Autocorrect turned french! - Posted By: help!

Out of no where my autocorrect is french! Anyone know how to turn this off??

Scared about future - Posted By: MT4eight

Hi all, I've been wondering this for some time and especially these past couple of weeks when work has been low, I'm 33 years old, do you all think MT is a profession I could retire from? Or do you think that MT'ing is going to be phased out before my retirement age? I'm just worried about in the near future when I'm in my late 40s, early 50s, I will no longer have a job and then what will I do, it will be too late to start over. Does anybody else think about these things or am I just being crazy?

Looking for black keyboard that letters don't rub off. - Posted By: mt

Been through several, haven't found one yet that numbers didn't rub off. I have this one approximately 2 weeks from Logitec and I can see signs already where the letters and faiding.

line counts - Posted By: Crystal Peterson

My company has their own line count software and you can check your line count as soon as you are finished with a document if you want. They pay per 65 characters. I have noticed that they are rounding down the lines. Say it is 42.49 lines, they drop the .49. Is this legal? It seems that we should get paid for the partial lines as they add up over a course of time. Is this something that is common?

Thanks in advance for any info.

creptius: is it crepitance or crepitans - Posted By: nm

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helpfulness rating..just a thought.sm - Posted By: pop

It would be nice to have a "helpfullness" rating on these messages. When
I go browsing for movies I have an option to rate the reviews as to their
helpfulness, i.e. "Readers found this review helpful" The post simply
shows how many readers rated it as helpful as in your post showing the n
number of views. Just a thought.

Sugar free candy suggestions? (sm) - Posted By: Good daughter-in-law

My father-in-law is diabetic and we are visiting him tomorrow. I'd like to find him some yummy candy before I leave town. Wal-Mart is the closest store to the interstate that is 24-hour. Any suggestions for what I could find there? Thanks.

Wow! Now I know what everyone - Posted By: mt

complains about! New to MT, the QA is so inconsistent! And from the same person! And then they make it look like it is your fault! HUH?! You just told me to do it that way?! WT*?! Help!? Any good companies out there, that have consistent QA (and not nitpicky about a comma!) that don't try and make you look like it is your fault?! Keep changing things and then you get yelled at for doing it wrong?!

What would you do when testing? - Posted By: JustMe

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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.

Find Physician Link - Posted By: Dinosaur

Hi All--Wanted to share

COMPANY Ads - Posted By: Kathy Stryk

Do these companies really expect to get "experienced" MTs to work for them when they offer to pay 8 and 9 cent's a line? what on earth do they pay "newbies?" I made more than when I started out 18 years ago! give me a break. come on, MTs.... do not lower yourself to that rate of pay. you deserve better than that and the MTSOs expect better MTs than those who will work for 8 or 9 cents a line.

If I become an IC from SE, how much more.. sm - Posted By: TNMT

would I have to make per line to offset the increase in taxes I would have to pay? As I understand IC (which is not much), I would be responsible for all my taxes versus SE where my employer is paying a portion? I know this will probaby vary but if someone could give me some idea it would be really helpful. I see so many more IC jobs offered but feel at 8-9 cents a line it would not be profitable at all, more like 6-7 cents a line after taxes. I hope I'm wrong! Any help would be greatly appreciated! TIA

MS Word Still SOOOSlow - Posted By: Bonnie Wild

I am posting again for any add'l help with my MS Word Program - still slow on opening and closing of the program. I have added memory, checked for any extra "normal" templates and about anything else I could find to do. I do have a lot of autotext entries in MS Word and think this may have something to do with it, because when I accidentally deleted them once, MS worked fine. Any more ideas??? Thanks Bonnie

Thinking of trying a wireless modem from Verizon - Posted By: medtype

was told it should work as long as I have cell phone service at my house, which I do. All I have is dial-up at home and I'm so so so tired of the slow, slow, slow connection. Plus I can use on my laptop too. Hoping this will be faster. Just wanted opions if you got'em. Thx.

Focus Infomatics Job Posting - Posted By: Concerned MT

I thought I read something on this board at one time that a job ad for Focus was taken off because they are headquartered in India. Just curious because I saw they have a new job posting on the Job Seeker's Board.

Need help on word board, please. TIA - Posted By: Help, please?h

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hearing - Posted By: janett

Have a hearing problem, anyone know if or where I can get a headset specifically for hearing deficit.

word help - Posted By: blue

status post subtotal pancreatectomy with s/l pierced toe procedure. Found Bristow but that is for the shoulder. Any ideas? Sorry this is not on the word help. I tried to post there and it says I typed the wrong characters when I try to authenticate.

What if you don't have professional references? - Posted By: Applying for a job

Hi all! I just applied for a job and the questionnaire asks for professional references. I don't have any.

Working at home, I only had contact with immediate supervisors, and all the coworkers know each other only via chat forums. How does one handle the professional references issue? TIA.

MQ using new recruiting firm. sm - Posted By: MT3

Anyone else get a totally unsolicited letter from a recruiter? The initial letter sounded wonderful, lots of promises, great bennies, etc., no company name. When I wrote and asked for information, it turns out this person is recruiting for MQ and singing their praises. When I said I would not work for MQ, as they offshore, her reply was:

"There are many companies who outsource overseas, I am curious how you found out which ones do and which don't. I cannot think of any national who does not source overseas outside of MedQuist's new changing."

Personally, with all the lawsuits, MQ had no choice left but to change. Cheating clients, cheating MTs, sending work offshore and the list goes on. And this person thinks we are too dumb to figure all this out. I mean, how in the world could any of us possibly know or be concerned about what MQ has done! It's insulting. The fact is, this person is ill-informed. There are many nationals who do not outsource offshore and who have taken an oath not to. Also, many clients are writing clauses into their contracts that the work is not to be offshored. MQ thinks we are a bunch of idiots. That has always been a big mistake on their part.

It's baaaaack.... - Posted By: The Indiant Employment Agency Ad is back! nm

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busness DSL or cable - Posted By: Jana

When starting your own accounts is it necessary to have a business line set up in your home office? I know it is more professional, but is there a law that would be broken by not having it when you start out?

Not the OP below but - Posted By: dorothy

am also getting ready to sell my house, just curious, has anyone ever sold their home to one of those places that buys homes quickly? If so was it a reasonable price and a good experience or a nightmare?

E-MTS or eTransPlus - Posted By: anonymous

Can anyone recommend which company they would go with between E-MTS or eTransPlus? I am currently being offered positions by both and want to make a good decision. If anyone is or has been employed with either, please post a comment. Thanks!

For anyone you has an LCD monitor do they come assembled or how much assembly is needed. I am - Posted By: MQMT

getting one next week and am not very good at assembling things.

Expanders for Dummies - Posted By: Irish

Over the last several days I have been reading about Expanders on this board. A few names mentioned have been Mary Morten, Barb Grow etc. I do have IT but am still learning to use it. Many advised to Google ABCZ.

I am sure this is all good advice (always is), but I always wonder what in the world are people talking about.I am not new to transcription but I am new to production. My mother is seriously ill and I chose to work at home to avoid placing her in a nursing home. My pay is still VERY LOW and I look at these boards for help. I must admit, though, that most times the posts (not medically) are way over my head.

Can someone steer me in the right directon?

Thank you and may God hold you in the Palm of His Hand!! (green for Irish)

What equipment for starting own business? - Posted By: sis

MY SHRINK KEEPS ASKING ME IF I HAVE TRIED GETTING MY OWN ACCOUNTS VERSUS WORKING FOR A NATIONAL....(we are working on how to better handle life stressors). (MQ?) Anyway, I always tell him, yes, I have thought about it and I do know of two MTSOs as aquaintances. I told him I am getting closer and closer to sending letters out to these MTSOs letting them know I am working as an MT and ask if they have any overflow work, to keep me in mind. I told him I thought that would be the first step as I don't have a clue as to what equipment they use and how you go about the whole deal versus what I am doing now (wav files over internet).

I am sure some of you who are or were MTSOs could clue me in as to how it is done, equipment wise, and what is involved. I already know about the tax issues as we have had two small businesses previously. Is it still done with tapes that you pick up and what kind of equipment for that, or can it be done over the internet as per the nationals?

Thanks,

In the dark here.

Anyone out there redictating? - Posted By: Tired Hands

Is there anyone out there redictating their reports with Dragon Naturally Speaking? I am seriously thinking about trying this but wondering if I need to spend the big bucks to get the medical version or if I can just get the standard or preferred version and teach it the medical words myself. I know that it would probably take some time to get used to it and get all of the words in there, but there is no speech recognition on my employer's end for my accounts and my hands are oh so tired. I would love to be able to get speech recognition working for me so I could even just get a little break for my hands. Thanks for any help you can give!!

Update from earlier this week re: mammo and ultrasound - Posted By: PAMT

Had a visit with the surgeon this afternoon. There actually is a 3 mm lesion behind my nipple. I didn't get a chance to write down what he had written on a sticky note on my chart, plus it was upside down, but I think the word was hypoechoic. Anyway, I have an appointment for a ductogram for next week and then we'll go from there.

I think my poor husband is on the verge of becoming an basket case, but I told him no sense in getting worked up until there is actually something to get worked up about. I told my sister I actually feel better NOW than I did this morning.

Stay cool, everyone!