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If so, GET THE HECK OUT! We don't want any MT's to become statistics. Hurricane is a comin'.....

I was recently laid off after 6 years doing transcription for a surgical/imaging center. I had to transcribe all imaging and surgical procedures. I would like to test my skills so I can be up on the recent changes. Is there a web site for this. I have 20 years experience in all modalities having worked in the hospital setting for 8 yrs, rehab etc.. Any ideas would help.

a few days ago, and just wanted to mention here that if anyone knows about the AAPC on-line class I would appreciate their input. I just noticed that not too many had viewed the message and thought the board does not get as many visits as some of the other boards here.

I'm using ExText (Word based?), ran spell check, and accidentally clicked on 'Add' (adding a misspelled word) when I meant to click on 'Change' (to change it to the correctly spelled word). I know, I know, I shouldn't be using the mouse, I should be using the Keystrokes anyway, right?. LOL

But now that I have a misspelled word in spell check, how do I remove it? Does anyone know? TIA!

Is there a way you can import addresses into ShortHand all at once, instead of one by one?

set on fire by her ex-husband. It's an amazing story and brings tears to my eyes to hear her talk about how thankful she is to be alive and that beauty comes from within. We could all take a lesson from her.

YOU'LL LAUGH when you see the MT struggling to understand English speaking MDs who can barely put a sentence together, foreigners who can barely speak English, food chewers, side talkers, paper shufflers, sneezers, nose blowers, coughers, chokers and the like.

YOU'LL CRY when the American MT is faced with dire consequences such as eviction and malnutrition from the incredible shrinking paycheck and the amazing dwindling workload.

YOU'LL GASP IN HORROR as vital medical records are outsourced to strange lands to be typed by people who barely comprehend, write or speak the English language.

Coming this fall to a TV near you! American MT! You'll have to see it to believe it!

Getting ready to start doing VR through EXText. I watched a demonstration of the VR editing process and it looks horrible! From what I saw, it is not as simple as listening to the report, taking your foot of the pedal, and making a change. There is a process of alt+s and then highlight the word to correct, etc... It just looked very VERY tedious and unproductive. I currently transcribe using EXText and have used EXText since it was first marketed, so I'm very familiary with it. The VR portion of it is very new to me and seems like more of a burden than anything.

Then I was told that iChart will make the VR process much simplier and I'm wondering if this is true?

I have experience with VR using Escription and with the FutureNet program and both are so simple to use. The Dictaphone software just looks completely complicated and I can't see making any money using it.

Anybody who has experience with iChart, Dictaphone VR and EXText and would like to share their opinions and give me some more info, would be greatly appreciated!

I am trying to find out why my eye keep watering (only on one side). Has anyone been allergic to Mary Kay. I have been using it for 20 years but for the last 5 months my eye won't stop watering. Doctor said it must be allergy to something. I do not wear mascara or eye shadow.

intraseptal -- meaning interictal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The PAs are the worst -- but some MDs just as ignorant....makes me crazy!! How come some of them graduated is beyond me.

I have just started working in DocQScribe and cannot get the volume to increase. I think I might be reading the instructions incorrectly. I am trying to use control, number pad, ++ key. Is this correct? what number on the number pad should I use? Should I try control ++ at the same time? Any suggestions to get the volume to increase in DocQscribe?

I just found a website with a huge list of free Expander shortcuts if anyone is interested. here it is

Dozens killed in India terror attacks

There now are reports of as many as 80 people dead -- a number that is likely to rise -- in apparent terror attacks aimed at tourists and travelers in Mumbai, India.

Reuters is reporting that at least 250 people have been wounded in the attacks, which appear targeted at tourists. In addition, Indian television is reporting Westerners are being held hostage at at least two hotels. News networks and wire services are reporting there have been at least seven separate attacks in the city, largely at luxury hotels and restaurants.

"I heard some gunshots around 9:30. I was with my friends. Something hit me. I ran away and fell on the road. Then somebody picked me up. I have injuries below my shoulder," Reuters reporter Sourav Mishra said from a hospital bed, Reuters reported.

The Times of India reports there have been eight separate attacks, including a major terror strike at a large passenger railway station.

Our coverage is here.

(Television broadcast capture of a fire at the Oberoi hotel in Mumbia courtesy NDTV, via AP)

Update at 3:57 p.m. ET: According to the AP, gunmen are known to have attacked a major train station, a well-known restaurant, two luxury hotels and a police station. A previously unknown group calling itself "Deccan Mujahideen" has sent e-mail to news organizations claiming responsibility for the attacks, the Times of India is reporting. The AP now lists the death toll at 78. There are multiple reports that attacks are continuing.

I could use some help. I have an opportunity to do some work for a doctor in CT, but I live in Maine. I have heard that there are encrypted e-mail programs that may allow me to get sound files but I do not know of any. I have also heard that FTP programs might work. Can anyone help me with some ideas of how I could get the sound files across the internet?

I had a TVH/BSO in Sept and was put on a HRT patch. I now do not have insurance for 90 days and am going to have to discontinue the patch until I get my insurance back. It was a $40 co-pay when I did have insurance, and there's no telling what it will be without coverage. Can anyone tell me what effects this will have on me? Will I just maybe get hot flashes? I'm thinking that will be all, or maybe mood swings, and it won't hurt me just for this temporary basis.

Along the same lines, the doctor really did not discuss this with me at all, and I'm confused about what I read. Does the HRT protect me against osteoporosis and heart disease, or does it contribute to it?

I didn't know where else to turn, than to others who might have been in my shoes at one time or another. I am a recent graduated from a community college for Medical Transcribing. I got into the field after seeing all the MT jobs from internet searches. I started the classes, graduated and was ready and excited. I put my resume on every MT website I could find, even before I graduated. I got offers here and there from FocusIinfomatics, and another "no-name" companies who offered services of an intership with a job placement at the end. Neither one worked out, I dusted off my shoulders, moved on and joined forums and emailed my resume till I couldn't type anymore.

Basically this all leads up today. I am a "newbie". I am aware most people require 2+ years of experience, but isn't there someone out there who will let me put my foot in the door before they shut it? Before my "internship" no longer responded to me, she let me know I had either no errors, or only one or two minor ones. I got excited thinking, I'm going to get a job offer then, but nothing. So I am just a little discouraged. I don't want to be anyones free work anymore. I know if given the chance I can prove myself to MT Companies out there.

If anyone has adivce or two cents, good or bad, i'm ready to hear it. If I am not on this box looking for a job, im researching everything MT. So please fellow MT's let me know that others use to be in the same spot as me and there might be people willing to take on a "newbie"

Started this year as independent. Tried to reach tax person, not there. Now when I send in my federal taxes, are social security taxes paid out of that or am I supposed to send those somewhere else? Thanks.

Are there ANY companies out there who will pay you what you are worth? I've got 5+ years experience and only getting 7 to 8.5 cpl offered. It's not a question of whether or not my work is good or bad, it is definitely good. I have read where so many of you are making much more money than that and I would like to know WHERE to find such a job? I would even be happy getting paid by the hour at this point (if it's enough that is). I simply want paid what I'm worth for all my hard work! TIA!!!

For those who have worked for either or both companies my question is: Which is better to work for, MedQuist or Spheris?

Does anyone use the DocQScribe platform and think the line count is correct? When I worked at MQ, after switching to DQS, my line count went down, down, down. They did later reimburse us for an inaccurate line count, but this makes me hesitate to work for any other company that uses DQS.

To anyone using this NOT working at MQ - it is set up so you can only get 2 jobs at a time and when you sign off your job it is automatically sent? (I hated this feature at MQ) Would appreciate any comments about this.

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