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If you had the choice would you....sm - Posted By: passing through

go hourly as a QA Editor or stay production as an MT? I have the chance to take a job as an QA/editor making between around $14+ an hour. I know I could make more as a production MT, but then you have the worry of work flow, ect. I was just wondering for those who made the transition if you like the change or ended up going back production. Thanks.

2-4 hours of dictation a week - Posted By: IC MT

IC MT with 13 years experience looking for a few hours of clinic, hospital or general dictation to do per week. Anything available?

Just got a letter in the mail from MQ stating that they will be paying 80% of our base rate for ASR. - Posted By: MQMT

So this is the start of the new pay plan the rest of which isnt out yet. We will lose 20% of our line rate for ASR starting October 1.

Bluetooth headphones - Posted By: MxS IC

Just wondering if any one uses bluetooth or wireless headphones. My new laptop has bluetooth ability. So wondering if some of these dandy bluetooth headphones will work for transcribing. Motorola has a pair that goes behind the head, into the ears... they advertise mainly for cell phone and ipod use, want to know how well they will work for sound quality transcribing before I spend over 100.00 on a pair.. Thanks!

She is single but has a significant other named �Mark.� - Posted By: period inside or outside parenthesis? Quick answe

coming back to MT--??? gone? - Posted By: Lynn

I thought I had posted this question on this board, but the topic seems to have been removed. Anyone know why?

My plan to increase my income - Posted By: anon

Real estate. I just took a new MT job during second shift hours. I'm going to real estate school (doesn't take long). My plan is to do the real estate thing during the day.

They even have a program that is certified (Georgia) that I can take online. I know it will take time to start getting listings and closings once I get my license, but at least it's a ray of hope.

Anyone getting "Hung For The Holidays?" - Posted By: RadGuy

U know, by American Idol's bad singer William Hung?

Is Escription 3 compatible with - Posted By: MS Office 2007?

I have MS Word 2002 and I know that it is not compatible with Escription 8 which is what I am going to have to start using Monday. I have a Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 disk that came with my laptop. So....my question is.....will MS Word 2007 Home and Student work with Escription 8? My next question is do I need to uninstall my MS Word 2002 before I install MS Word 2007 or will the Word 2007 overwrite the 2002? Any help with this would be wonderful

How's your work load going Monday, January 9? - Posted By: Good, bad or UGLY?

Just wondering if we are all in the same boat, sinking because of India oursourcing.

My DH has decided to become a Pampered Chef demonstrator. - Posted By: NYer

Does anyone have any info on this? Is it a good way to make some extra money? I said NO, he decided to do it anyway.

Any advice?? - Posted By: Sue

I need some advice.....I am 41 years old and I feel stuck. I took a transcription home course study here locally 13 years ago and did psychiatric transcription for 4 years and then I have done chiropractic transcription for about 6 years and I'm currently doing transcription for a research company.

I almost feel like a newbie because I don't have all this experience with things like discharge summaries, the basic 4, OP notes, etc. I love transcription and feel like it is my thing and have always done well with it, but I feel like I almost need to start all over again with taking a new course, such as Career Step or something of that nature, which I would rather not have to do unless there are no other options.

What do you think? I've also only transcribed via tapes/microcassette tapes, so the wave files are all new to me. So.......what would you do?

american transcription solutions in Clearwater FL - Posted By: barb

Does anyone know anything about American Transcription Solutions in Clearwater FL? Is this a good place to work for???

How long does it take to get used to a new MT job? - Posted By: Sunny

In your experience, when you got a new MT job, how long did it take for you to get used to the new platform, docs, etc.

Why do we MT without - Posted By: demanding what is a line?

WHAT IS A CHARACTER?

WHAT IS A LINE?

WHAT IS THE FORMULA A COMPANY IS USING TO PAY.

It doesn't appear MQ is paying by the old line like was AAMT - so what is the formula they are using. I want to know this. I want to be able to check on them. I am a contractor. I want to follow my pay.

A building always "extends" out his bills from the lumber company to make sure he hasn't been overbilled for wood, and the same with concrete. THAT'S BUSINESS.

I have a real problem with national transcription companies not wanting to treat contract people as BUSINESS PEOPLE. We are not their minions. We are business men and women.

This is insane!

Does the general work force work "by the hour".............and not know what constitutes an hour?

Think about it.

Then realize we need to demand from these nationals to have in writing several things like

--what is a line..are they paying by the line - what is a line? Our old contracts we signed with MQ was the old AAMT line and I don't recall signing a new contract yet they have changed the platform we are typing on suddenly - nice slippery slide there.

--I want a program I can buy from a third part to double check line length any given time I want to...day, night.

--policy when there is bad weather, line failure, no work, and how it affects bonuses we are eligible for etc.

--where does WORKMAN'S COMP COME IN if we are an employee and work from home?

just things like that.

why are we providing a service and not know how we are billing?

looking for a job - Posted By: maddy

Looking for a good at-home company to work for, any recommendations..

Poll: Is your abbrev expander (any type) mainly (sm) - Posted By: jess wonderen

single words, terms/phrases, or part/full reports? Mine is a little of all, but mainly just single words and terms/phrases.

Are all those "hacker-free" shopping sites relatively safe? nm - Posted By: shopping away

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Probably a ridiculous question about pasting resume...please see message. - Posted By: Outta work IC

When applying for a job, you know the small box that you are given to copy and paste your resume into? I noticed when I do this that ALL formatting is lost. Does the document retain its format after it is sent or do any of you sit there for an hour and "fix" it in that small box? Forgive my ignorance. I know this is probably a ridiculous question, but I need a job and don't want to send my resume all chopped up.

Thank you!

Question about DQS - Posted By: Ollie Woo

When I cut and paste in DQS, it is single spaced, different from the rest of the document. Does anyone know if this prints out to the client correctly. I haven't been using this feature because it doesn't look right and my main account is very, very picky about every little detail.

Not enough pay... - Posted By: ME

It gets me that these people only want to pay 7 cpl and want experience in heavy ESL...I won't work for that!

NO WORK AGAIN - Posted By: amherstMT

Here I am again able to do every work type as an MT/ME with 6 accounts and no work again. Are they trying to acheive TAT to the second? Very impractical. I have been on the same primary for years and know that they did not have to contract with them for real time TAT to get their business, this has NEVER happened to me before. It was always a rare occasion to even get a report from what use to be my 2 back up accounts, unless they needed help. Now with 6 accounts running out of work is a daily occurrence.

FlashCount question. SM - Posted By: MissouriMT

I have to enter my client information (name and address) every time I generate a new invoice. Is there a way to save the client information so I don't have to type it in every single time? Also is there a way to enter multiple clients and choose the correct client from a list and have it auto populate?

It takes so much time to generate invoices when I have to type client info in every single time!

Hughesnet - Posted By: mtathome

I did an archive of this, but did not get a really good answer to my question. I am considering satellite interneg, as that is the only high speed option where I live. I do not dial into a network, but download my dss files as e-mail attachments. I have Directv already and only lose service temporarily during heavy rain. If anyone is working with this already, how much faster than dial-up is it? I have an office where I have DSL 10 miles from here, but I would love to move everything totally from home.

Monitor... please check out an ad...sm - Posted By: Concerned citizen

on jobs.mtstars.com... Two inappropriate ads placed. Both came up under search under sears all and Workers' Comp.

Thanks for maintaining a great board and your attention on this!

prosthetics/orthotics reference book needed - Posted By: omt

Does anybody have one for sale or know where I can get one for a reasonable price? I've just started doing occasional notes for Prosthetics and I'm not having much luck finding reference materials. I've checked Barnes and Noble and ebay and have Googled like crazy, but I really don't have $150.00 to spend on a good reference book, especially as I only do this account occasionally.

Thank you!

Any advice for dealing with picky eaters? - Posted By: Going Nuts!

OK, I'll try to explain this the best I can. My boyfriend has two children...one is a girl who just turned 18. The other is a boy who is 15. These two children will not eat ANYTHING! The girl is pickier than the boy, but still he is bad enough on his own. I have an 8-year-old son who will eat more of a variety than these two put together.

I am really getting tired of eating the same old thing every week. They will eat chicken, pork chops, burgers, hot dogs, pizza, and steak. It gets very old. My boyfriend and I love italian food, but if we make it we have to cook something separate for the kids (not including mine) to eat!

The girl doesn't like ham. OH, but she will eat ham that you put on a sandwich...but if you cook a ham, she turns her nose up?!?!? She likes baked potatoes, but not mashed?!?!? The boy would live on pizza ANYTHING if you let him.

I know that since they are older there isn't much I can do about it. Plus, they aren't my children, so I feel strange saying much about it. Their dad tries to get them to try new things, but they won't do it. In my opinion, he doesn't really try hard enough. My son has always been made to try at least a bite of something new...if he really doesn't like it he doesn't have to eat it, but most of the time he thinks it's good.

I just am sick and tired of the dinner menu choices being so limited. My boyfriend is a great cook (I am a good cook too, but he loves to cook, so he does most of the cooking). I'll ask what's for dinner and then almost feel sick to my stomach when it's chicken AGAIN!!

If anyone has any advice I would appreciate it. I think I needed to vent about it more than anything.

Is there no scavenger hunt post - Posted By: nellieship

again until this weekend... am I reading the post from the admin right from above? My brain is so completely fried that I just wanted to get a second opinion on this before I waste any time looking.

Is Vista and Lotus Notes compatible? - Posted By: mamacita

I just had Lotus Notes installed on my PC from my company. If I upgrade to Vista, will I have to get them to re-install it and is it even compatible?

Thanks!!

Instant Text software and Windows Vista - Posted By: KCGONECRAZY

I purchased Instant text software about 6 months ago. I have a new computer now with Windows Vista and while the software worked properly on Windows XP, in order to install the software on Vista I was told by the company turn off my user account control and if I do that my software platform I-Type will not let me in to link the program to it. Anyone have a clue? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!

Will Vista work with DocQscribe? - Posted By: tiredfingers

Hi! Going to purchase a new computer - can anyone tell me if VISTA is compatible with DocQscribe? TIA :D

Anyone know how if possible to correct...sm - Posted By: casey

a document in Word and have the correction and the error show in some way so I can return to MT, and she can see the error and the correction. Is it even possible to somehow correct, then get rid of the errors easily so I would then have a finished product???

MDI - Posted By: Cathy Carney

Which MDI is the right one to work for? I have heard that one is very good to work for and one not so good. Is the good one the one in Maryland or the one in Alabama? Thanks in advance.

Grey's Anatomy is the Best!!! - Posted By: Big Fan

LOVE IT!!!

Numbers - Posted By: cs

How do I copy a numbered list in Word. Such as a diagnosis list...cannot get the numbers to copy. TIA

Need a cure! - Posted By: dyin here ...

I'm having a major CHOCOLATE HISSY-FIT right about now! Chocolate is stuck to my brain right now like white on rice and stink on a monkey. Help! Is there a cure to get CHOCOLATE off my brain? Please don't tell me to go and buy some and eat some. That's the problem. I need a CURE! Anything??????? How do I get through this? Aagggh! I am grateful for any suggestion, no matter how wacky.

Stedman's & Vista - Posted By: WhereTheWindBlows

Does anyone know any tricks to get Stedman's OB-GYN Electronic Word Book to load onto Windows Vista?

This is the only Stedman's book that I cannot get to load on Vista. I contacted Stedman Support, but they said that it just isn't compatible. I find that hard to believe, as all of my other 21 electronic word books from Stedman's loaded just fine.

Any know of any tricks to get it to load?

Line counting: Is there a way - Posted By: to take the # of minutes and translate to

approximate # of lines? I am very curious. I am unable to see the # of lines I type daily using the system we use. I love the company I work for and trust them as the number of jobs and number of minutes are usually higher than what I come up with each pay period but would like to see how the number of lines calculate between the two of us. Thank you in advance.

Outsourcing topic on Good Morning America this morning.... - Posted By: nm

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You know you are a transcriptionist when... - Posted By: allinadayswork

You know you are a Transcriptionist when...you tell your four year old daughter to get ready to go to bed and she looks up at your from her favorite toy (an old keyboard) and says "Let me finish my report first. "

Lanier hook up - Posted By: Pulling my hair out

I purchased a Lanier 230 and come to find out it did not come with the required cables to hook this stupid thing up. I got the base unit with large display, the power supply, the foot pedal, and the VTI but no cables. Can someone tell me what cables I need and how to plug it in so it will run properly? The only thing that came with it is the quick check brochure on how to program it. Nothing is mentioned on hook up.

Thank you in advance everyone. I would like to get to work on an account but don't even know how to get started. I figured posting here would get a quicker response. I don't want to go bald... hehe

outside job - Posted By: Typer

I was curious as to opnions. I am negotiating a job at a hospital through an agency. Have a couple of my own accounts. Was wondering if that would be a good move. I very rarely see outside transcription jobs anymore and what is a good hourly rate? I have years of experience.

Need help with punctuation and caps - Posted By: Going crazy

I have MS Word 2003. This program has always capitalized the first letter after a colon (:) and for some reason today it stopped. I cannot figure this out for the life of me. I have been in Tools, etc, and see nothing that addresses this problem. If anyone has had this problem and knows how to correct it, please enlighten me. LOL

TYIA

new reference books - Posted By: Tracey

I am in need of reference books and looking at Stedmans Medical and SUrgical equipment book. I see the fifth edition is out, that must be the newest edition?

Also looking at Stedmans Ortho word book, fifth edition but dated 2005. Is this too old to consider purchasing? How do you know when a new edition will be coming out?

Thanks

I am so mad - Posted By: need to vent

How in the world can my company be looking for new employees when I sit here for hours a day with no work and for some reason my supervisor will not give me a second account? Is anyone else in the same boat? AAHHHHHHH!

Starting a company - Posted By: tradmt

When starting a transcription company, if it is going to be a pretty small operation, does one need to go through all the hassle of submitting all the paperwork to the state etc...?

I need a car in the worst way - Posted By: Has anyone bought car on Ebay?

Anyone know the best place to start? My 1995 Bonneville has almost died on me. The car is in great cosmetic shape, but the new tires, fixing a window that won't roll down and putting a new air compressor (I think) is gonna cost me more than I think the are is worth... so I'm car shopping. I'd like a Maxima, Accord or Camry(a couple to three years old) for a good price but not sure where to get the best deal. Anybody have any recommendations?

To all the dictators out there - Posted By: CB

SLOW DOWN! This is not a race. I cannot stand it when these dictators talk so fast that you cannot understand them. You know who you are, especially the cardiac dictators!!!!

Thanks for letting me vent. I get frustrated when my production goes in the toilet!

TAX question..deductions??sm - Posted By: unided

I am starting or trying to start my own business at home
but in order to do that I had to buy my own pc and use
it to take an online course at home in my spare time.
I work parttime for a national MT co. I want to deduct
the cost of the pc and the course from last year's income
which I earned as an SE (several W2s). Both the course
and the pc were bought in Dec. 05 using a small-business
credit card. I don't expect to finish the course for a few
months and only then will be able to "market" my new skill.
My question I guess is..when you purchase something by credit,
is it "totally deductible" in the year of purchase or do you
only deduct the payments in the year they occur? Thanks.

I May Get a Radiology Customer and Need Advice - Posted By: David

Can anyone advise me on radiology transcription. I've never done it. (I have a small MT service and would try to find someone to do this work)... I'm looking for advice on:

-- Pricing, I understand you usually charge by the page and not the line.

-- Is it advisable to pursue this, since I have never done it. I hear Radiology is "a different animal" - Good/Bad idea as owner of a small service to pursue this?

Thank you,

Dave