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Question about Spyware. sm - Posted By: searching

I can't find a technical board, so here goes. I was evidently infected by Spy Sheriff about 6 weeks ago. I kept rerunning my Norton, and the red button with the white x finally stopped popping up constantly. However, when I make a new Word file, I get a second file that looks like a ghost file, with a tilda and a dollar sign in front of it. Now I am having trouble with my internet connection cutting out, having to reboot frequently, and my emails are not always going through. I'm not sure if this is related. I have tried to find info on this "virus," but there is so much conflicting info I don't know what to believe. Has anyone had this problem? Do I still have the spyware? Can I get something that will completely wipe it out, or will I have to wipe my hard drive? Will that even work, if I have to reload my ShortHand and Word? Any advice appreciated. TIA.

Does anyone else still have-sm - Posted By: Super Frustrated

an extremely low workload? I thought it would have picked up by now from the 4th, but I've got nothing! I'm going crazy here.

What companies besides MQ use DocQscribe? nm - Posted By: Job seeking... TIA

dd

my observation on some recent posts - Posted By: debbb

there is the thread about podiatry, posts about companies, posts about cherry picking, ESLs taking over, this company is the best. How many hundreds of us are on these boards??? Its a good thing we are all individuals - and there is so much work out there because one type of person could not do all the types of work. Not everyone wants to work for big corporation - not everyone wants to run their own MT service.

Some of us hate short little clinic notes, some hate long operative reports. Some love radiology, others want to type IMEs. Never work for a company that IMs you all day vs this company never gives feedback.

Where I recently worked - we always used to leave behind certain reports for the late shift person, stuff we all thought she loved until one day she complained - how come I HAVE TO DO ALL the _____ studies.. Its kinda funny- you might think someone is cherrypicking all the CT's and they think they are doing you a favor by leaving short reports.

Of course NO ONE likes the really awful individual dictators, whether it is ESL or chewers, the accounts that have a million details or QA that keeps changing. I think most of us know you have to take some bad with the good and when you TRY to do the tuff stuff, the good stuff becomes easier.

So when someone comes to vent - cut them some slack - who cares about typos here - we all know that when we are working, we use our spellchecks and pay attention to details.

When I take time to answer on this board, it is never with judgement - I always try to say "in MY experience, psych reports are bad because ..." or when I worked for XYZ company, they did not count lines correctly. You cannot make generalities about a profession as varied as this one.

I come here for information AND entertainment - it does take a certain type of person to do this work - that has nothing to do with the skills involved - and I think we share an understanding of each other, even as we argue over everything. We all saw a part of ourselves in the recently posted "You Might Be a Transcriptionist If..." and we all laughed as we shook our heads.

Sad to say I am about to make the decision to try a career change - I cannot push myself anymore (after almost 30 years) to produce enough lines to make the money I need - thats not to say it can't be done these days, just that I don't want to/can't work that hard anymore.

bandages - Posted By: Suzanne Sydnor

what is the best reference to use for surgical bandages?

Demo expander - Posted By: Abby

anyone know of a demo for an Expander other than "shorthand" demo?

Thanks,

Abby

Could people in the Amherst office tell me - Posted By: MT in UT

whether the accounts they work for are local to their area, or do you do accounts that are across the country? The particular account I work on, I trained with all the ladies on it a couple of months ago on DQS (we all worked on it in another office w/o DQS), and so far, we have a lot of work.

Wondering if the problem with lack of work just depends on which accounts you work on and not necessarily a problem as a whole.

Will I not get paid if the hospital isn't reimbursed with Medicare/Medicaid? - Posted By: Unknown

I was told by a coworker that California is in so much debt that I may not get a paycheck if CA goes bankrupt because the hospital I work for will not be getting subsidized any longer....

could this be true?

Microsoft Office - Posted By: Paulette

Hi:

While moving, I lost my Microsoft Office 2003, Teacher/Student version, I paid over 150 dollars for it, and I was wondering if there are any other office programs a little cheaper that are compatible with doing transcription?

Help please :) - Posted By: 24/7 MT

This is probably a long shot, but does anyone have the settings to program a PC Dart TTU-200 to work with dictaphone call-in equipment?

Ever heard of this transcriber? - Posted By: Sherrie

Has anyone ever used/heard of a Digital Voice Model DVI-115 work station C-phone? It was just shipped to me for a new acct I am starting and I have looked and looked on the web and can't find a manual. Can't really even seem to find this machine anywhere. Thanks

I have a small C-phone with - Posted By: C-PHONE AUTO BACKUP

just the two dials and keypad. I desperately need to know how to adjust the auto backup to rewind when I hit "play" for 3 seconds. Contact administor was what Executive Communicative Services said but their C-phone looks like a telephone. You know what I mean.

Help - I have a doctor who is so very difficult I am about to go crazy. I am not kidding. Seriously. I am swearing up a storm here.

Any other companies utilizing DocQScribe other than Medquist - Posted By: Just wondering

Anyone know?

abbreviation help - Posted By: MQMT

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

TIA!

Need to vent - Posted By: l

I am a relatively new MT. I have typed many reports today. None of them are from my primary accounts. All of them except 1 are new docs to my ears, many of which are the horrible mumblers and speed talkers. Samples do not help. OMG, am I going to survive? Oh well, back to typing.

Has anyone else dealt with this? Maybe I'm wrong but it is irritating. - Posted By: Why should I?

I'm tired of suddenly getting email messages from people I email all the time announcing that they have a new process for ME to go through so that I can be "approved" to send email messages to them.

I got this notification after sending an email to a short list of friends and relatives. It wanted me to verify who I was and why I was sending mail to them and verify the numbers I was seeing on the screen and verify my name and my email address.

Maybe it seems trivial but I think it is ridiculous. What's next? Will we have to get "approval" to send something in the mail?

I understand blocking spam but really now, these people know who I am. I maintain MY list of people, why can't they?

Thx for listening!

I interrupt... - Posted By: MTBlab

this regularly scheduled broadcast to

SCREAM AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE,

SING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS, TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT!!!!,

THROW A FEW STEDMANS AROUND THE ROOM.

Okay. We now return to our program.

Oh, I just spent an hour on a 3 minute note and left about 11 blanks and I have been doing this for 17 years. It was really really bad.

Is SS Really That Bad - Posted By: Job Offer From SS

I am a recent graduate from an MT school who is being recruited by Softscript. I've been reading the posts from the new person at Softscript and there's nothing positive in the replies. My decision is between Softscript and another company. Is it really a horror story? I haven't accepted anything yet.

American Idol - Posted By: flutterby

I missed the first 6 minutes. What did I miss???

VR Questions - Posted By: VRRR

I have read on here that SOME people actually enjoy VR, while I know MANY do not. My question is, does anyone actually make a GOOD LIVING with VR that is even comparable to typing if say you do mostly VR? How many lines are you capable or have access to editing per day to make this living? Thanks so much. I am supposed to start VR training, but really am wondering if my time would be better used testing for new jobs.

THAT'S IT! WE DID IT!! Please do not make anymore donations. THANK YOU!!!! - Posted By: Sheri Steadman, Administrator

Does anybody else ever have days that you just - Posted By: wannie

absolutely depise transcription? Usually I enjoy my job, but today McDonald's, Hardee's, Pizza Hut, cleaning toilets, etc. is looking better.

FTP site - Posted By: Too Old to Learn

Is is difficult to learn how to operate a FTP site and how would one go about it? It is all new to me and I'm a bit apprehensive.

Report changes - Posted By: ltlv

Has anyone ever had someone go in and change your reports? I don't mean change a small word or the wording of a sentence. I am talking about taking out information and putting in information that the doctor did not dictate, making the report incorrect for the patient's records? I found this happening to my work and need information on the legal ramifications, as well as how to handle this.

For those on VR - Posted By: have you ever?

Have you ever just deleted the mess VR brings in and typed it yourself? I know it pays less this way, but is it worth it?

Anyone able to find Quick Look drug reference 2006 - Posted By: electronic...sm

If so, where did you purchase it? Out of stock at the places I have checked.

TIA.

Can't hear you, doc, over Harry Potter (sm) - Posted By: Purple-Hair MT

Could you get your kids to turn down the DVD?

BTW, they do sound pretty young, but I still think HIPAA would frown on your dictating while sitting beside them, especially since you're a psych consultant, and this patient is one weird potato chip doing some pretty kinky things with cleaning equipment.

[I loathe the new Dumbledore. If he doesn't settle into the role (dumbledore is a bumblebee, not a wasp who throws Harry up against trophy cases), the end of the sixth movie will have us all begging Snape to blast him.]

Barely working 20 hours a week...sm - Posted By: blondie_1147

I have worked for this company for over a year now. I love the account. I love the work. I am used to it and don't want to think about going elsewhere but I am not making squat I don't get paid by the hour I was just letting you know that is the amount of time I am getting to work due to the fact there is not enough work. I have never been able to get full time work here but more that this. I don't know whether to stick it out or look elsewhere. I only have 1-1/2 years exp so I don't have a lot of options with less than 2 years exp. I don't know what I should do. I have asked about a secondary account, but they said they don't need help on any of their other accounts. Anyone else in this boat? What to do?

Transcend - Posted By: Meghan

Can anybody tell me if Transcend allows you to be "flexible" with the hours you work (meaning, are they very strict about keeping certain hours or are they more lenient about having a flexible schedule as long as you get your hours in)? Also, do they require you to work one day on the weekend on a regular basis? If so, do they give shift differential? Thanks for your replies in advance!

Computer question...sm - Posted By: OldeMT

I installed a new wireless keyboard/mouse last night, upgraded Windows media player to version 11, and now I'm not getting any sound out of my right earphone. I've checked the audio settings on the control panel and all the settings are right. Speakers seem to work fine, too. This happened on two sets of earphones. It's being a real pain only hearing on one side, anyone have any ideas about what this could be or how to fix it?

Many thanks!

Anyone here rent a computer from MQ? I have a ?... - Posted By: MT

Did you fill out paperwork before you rented the computer? Did they immediately start deducting the cost from your pay for rental?

I've never filled out any paperwork for my computer, it was just mailed to me. Haven't seen rental deductions either. Did I do something wrong?

well, I interviewed for an in-house job Monday - Posted By: sm

She said by today, Friday, she would let me know if I got the job. She told me I was high on the list of being hired, but she was still interviewing. It is already nearly noon and I have not heard a word. I looked at the job board and the ad for an MT is gone. Is that bad news for me?

What do you make of this? - Posted By: Don't know what to think.

I applied for an IC position with a company and about a month later they contacted me and wanted to know if I was still interested in the position. Mind you, this is on-call work, so nothing terribly steady. Anyway, after a great phone conversation, they sent me some samples of the work to be done and they said to let them know if it was something I would be interested in taking on. I listened to and read the reports, and I was very interested and contacted them via e-mail the following Monday (phone conversation on Friday). That was first thing Monday morning and I didn't hear anything by Wednesday, so I shot another e-mail, just making sure they got my first one. Still nothing. Now it's over a week later and I still haven't heard. I'm very disappointed because the work was going to be good and the pay was good too.

I'm confused as to why they would bother sending me confidential information (after I signed a confidentiality agreement) and then not get back to me. I was going to call but my husband said not to bother, since they didn't seem to be interested in returning my e-mails. What do you think might have happened, and what would you do in this instance? Like I said, I'm very disappointed, but at this point they are really showing lack of professionalism so maybe I wouldn't want to work there anyway.

Can some one help with medication list format? - Posted By: Tara

if a doctor transcribes a medication as Actose 45 mg q.d do you transcribe it as Actose 45 mg daily?

Any rose gardeners out there? Good roses that are disease proof and smell good? - Posted By: Knockout Rose

I heard good things about Knockout Rose but they don't smell too much like traditional rose. Supposedly blooms all season.

take a short break for a song - Posted By: Snow Bunny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFyFDjnz43Y&feature=related

(don't be shy ... you won't regret it)

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?

Yes, you can Transcribe Privately in public - Posted By: NightOwl

1) Use your own USB wireless access card, NOT the public WiFi. They cost between $40 and $60 per month and are available from Cricket, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, USCellular, Alltel, etc. If you can get a cell phone signal, you can transcribe. I've transcribed in my car parked at a Pilot station before. When the battery ran low, I plugged it in to my cigarette lighter adapter and kept typing. (I did have to turn the car on while recharging).

2) Invest in GOOD headphones that keep your dictation IN and external noises OUT.

3) Buy a 3M privacy screen for your laptop screen. Once installed (it's a cling-on thing) NOBODY can see your screen EXCEPT YOU.

People work on laptops in public ALL the time, and nobody cares. If you have a privacy filter on your laptop screen, nobody needs to know that you're working on confidential information but you!

text expansion? - Posted By: Jessica

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good text Expander program. I have never used one before, and there are so many out there, I am just looking for some advice as to what might be a good one, easy to use, for a person who has no experience with text expansion. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes...sm - Posted By: passing through

I would really love to hear from others who have diabetes and any tips on how to live with it. I just got my testing supplies, a diet guidelines, but now have no idea what to do from here. Of course my health insurance as of tonight at midnight ends for two months, as I had to switch companies, so hope that does not cause any problems, but we will have to see. Please feel free to email me or post here. Thanks.

Transferring Bayscribe Productivity Tool into Word - Posted By: Sandy Lykins

Does anyone know if it's possible to make the Bayscribe Productivity Tool work in Microsoft Word? Or at the very least, transfer the expansion list into Word's expander?

Best expander to use with Meditech - sm - Posted By: radgirl

I never used an Expander other than autocorrect with Word. Can anyone give me some direction.

AAMT Style Guide!!! (Phooey) - Posted By: help?

Is there a "quick" style guide available on the net? I don't have time to pick up an AAMT Book of Style before I test. I've done this for 30+ years and have never been corrected by the physicians but this national company wants things done in the AAMT standard. Every physician I've ever transcribed for asked me NOT to change a thing and AAMT style be dam--d. But, nationals have their own way of doing things (testing!) and while I certainly know what I'm doing - I'm not sure that I'll do it the "AAMT way". So, any help you can give me is appreciated!

seasonal allergies - Posted By: snuffy

Has anyone who has hay fever ever tried any "natural" therapies which help? I take Claritin and/or Allegra but hate the way they make me feel, plus cannot shake this headache !

Scam companies/schools that recommend them - Posted By: MTTOMANY

In regards to scam companies mainly Toth�I also wanted to add this note . . . there is a school (a small one) that provides passing students with a list of places that hire new grads. I cannot say the name of that school, as I have seen them advertise here and I don�t want to point fingers. Anyway, I do not know if she still has Toth on her list for newbies searching for potential jobs, but she did at one time. She claims she checks out the companies before she lists them, which is false. I personally informed the school about Toth because I along with four other MTs who had taken her course were cheated out of pay. She told me she didn't put Toth on the list � that she checks them out etc. Not too long after that a new grad approached me because she found that Toth was on the list and wondered if it was the same company that had cheated so many newbies. I told her that it was and she didn't take the job. At least I saved one MT. J Anyway, please do your own research when applying for jobs. Some schools don't care. They just like to say that they have a high percentage of working grads (they fail to mention the grads are not getting paid)! Please use caution. The best way to learn about the good places is by word of mouth. Okay-Thank you and have a good night. I am getting off my soapbox now.

OMG! Admin really outdid it with this counting software. Thank you SOOO much! It's really super. - Posted By: Ann Bailey

Feedback on Netscript@arkansas please - Posted By: maninmanila

I am about to sign contract with Netscript@arkansas. Anybody had experience working or dealing with this company? They said they are going to pay me intially 7 cents per line and move me to 8 after a month. Is that reasonable pay rate? Thanks for any feedback you can give.

2005. - Posted By: Robyn

2005 was a good year for me. While I realize many people suffered through Hurricane Katrina and many families lost loved ones in Iraq or Afghanistan, their losses have given me the ability to teach my son about life, its ups and downs, its joys and sorrows. I leave 2005 behind with memories of hugging and laughing with my loved ones and being thankful that we are all still here. I have a job, a son, a wonderful husband-to-be, a dog, and the rest of my family. Yes, I've lost loved ones this year and faced what I consider to be "hard times" though not as hard as what others have faced. But I still see the lesson to be learned; not to take anything, or anyone, for granted. To say what I want to say to my loved ones, and do what I want to do for them. I may not have another chance.

Work picking up? sm - Posted By: Curious

I am curious to know if everyone's summer slump is over and the work is picking back up.

Burnt out...what do you do? - Posted By: Just Cj

What do you do when you just can't take it anymore? I feel so burnt out in this field right now, but Im kind of stuck here at the moment for personal reasons. What has helped you get out of that "rut" when you feel burnt out?