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Posted By: me
I want and need the job I am applying for so badly, but I am scared to turn the test in because I don't want to fail it. I just keep checking and checking the test over but not sending it in. Three were easy, and one was hard because of a slurring doctor, so I had had to leave a lot of blanks and am scared that I might not get it because of that.
Anyone use RadNet? -
Posted By: MTperson
EZ platform? Type in Word? TIA
medical transcription bloopers -
Posted By: Snow Bunny
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- The patient comes in for a lesion on the penis which has been present on and off for 2 years and seems to be getting smaller.
- Patient comes in complaining of hoarseness. The patient apparently lives with his wife and does a fair amount of talking.
- The left side of his cranium is missing.
- He does have well-known hemorrhoids.
- Reflexes in the upper extremities are normal and symmetrical. Lower extremities show an absent right ankle compared to the left.
- I also gave her a back book to start doing exercises in.
- He does have a fairly high stress job and appears in the clinic with his lap-top computer today.
- The patient wishes to establish with a neurologist with the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
- She is on SEPTRA right now for a sinus infection which she was given over the phone.
- She has not been taking the medications that were prescribed. She notes that smoking marijuana currently helps most of her symptoms.
- The patient reports that since she had a colonoscopy, she has noticed some problems with her short term memory.
- 28 year old male comes in requesting a work release for his foot.
- She reports some hearing loss, with difficulty hearing her husband.
- She has a long history of asthma; usually she has found that this is exacerbated by being around moles.
- During our exam, this man was shaking: basically he was shaking his right leg when I was watching, and he was not shaking his right leg when I was not watching. According to the EMT who brought him back in to the room, when he went outside to get the man he looked completely normal, walked in unaided with no problem, sat down in the room and began shaking and having what he calls "spasms and seizure-like activity." He has good deep tendon reflexes on the left side, which he did not shake until at the end of the exam: I think he may have forgotten which side was supposed to shake and which side wasn't.
- Her next complaint is abdominal pain that she notices only when the wind blows on her abdomen.
- He describes the ear pain as being in the ear.
- ALLERGIC TO MORPHINE, VALIUM, AND HER RELATIVES.
- This is her first period since vaginal delivery of a three month old baby.
- The patient fell while rollerblading on his left hand.
- Fracture to the proximal phalanx of the right fourth toe on the right fifth foot.
- Multiple strains and sprains secondary to motor vehicle accident of the neck, shoulders and low back.
- The patient cannot touch her shoulder blade with her right shoulder.
- The patient was taken to the microscopic room.
- The pain starts right after he eats meals located around his belly-button.
- The patient presents for follow-up of thoracic back strain, which occurred 03/16/96 while twisting in the dishroom.
- Patient comes in to Urgent Care feeling concerned because at work he feels slightly confused and disoriented. At work he usually carries on 3-4 conversations at a time, and now he only is able to carry on one conversation at a time.
- Admits to being hypochondriacal about things recently and in fact she has had to stop watching the TV show "E.R." because she gets every symptom that she sees.
- Her husband had received the "husband of the year" award two years ago, but has since moved out and is living with a church secretary.
- The patient was standing in the kitchen, leaning against the sink, waiting for coffee to perk (drip) and a throw rug slipped out from under him and his foot hit the wall.
- ...has a cousin who developed curly hair after having a child.
- They will be following up with Dr. Knackstedt in July of this year just to check on his ears.
- 15 year old boy was accidentally hit with 5 BB gun shots while he was jumping on a trampoline.
- (Re a 5-year-old Urgent Care patient:) Active young man who is very conversant with respect to dinosaurs.
- The patient has a brother and sister who are normal.
- She will now be living with father and strep-mother...
- Mother comes in for consultation re beast-feeding her infant.
- She has actually not felt well since her daughter was born three years ago.
- About 8 a.m. this morning was the last time she had an inhalation.
- She reports that, since the auto accident, the pain in her low back is much improved.
- She has had two flares of the previous sinus tract I identified. She states it is related to having sexual intercourse, and since stopping that she has had no further problems.
- She fell and hit her left forearm against a rock which remains painful and swollen today.
- He sustained injuries to his forehead and face when he fell from his glasses.
- I recommended to mother that she get an over-the-counter ear removal preparation.
- 48-year-old male with left index finger laceration which occurred 45 minutes before he presented to the Urgent Care department on a piece of glass.
- She gets headaches with her migraines.
- I recommended MIACALCIN, 1 puff in each nose on a daily basis.
- ...and has two cousins identical to her father...
- He also has external hemorrhoids, which he says he likes to keep to himself.
- ...he is seen today with his daughter Judy; but I guess not with his boy Elroy.
- Healthy-appearing child with upset mom.
- She also complains of pain in her right ankle. She says she is not sexually active.
- The patient complains of low back pain. She is able to move all of her legs.
- The patient reports a fatal reaction to IODINE in the past.
- The patient wonders if she can fly as far as her ears.
- She was also given an in-the-ear hearing aid whose patient was a husband of ours.
- She was the diver of a car going approximately 25 MPH...
- The patient was given Dr. Davis' car and instructions were given to him to follow up with Dr. Davis within the next week.
- FAMILY HISTORY: Significant for a half-brother of unknown origin. Past medical history is significant for a basal cell carcinoma on her head which was removed recently.
- After a suicide attempt, the patient was given a choice of admission to the Johnson Unit or vacation with her sister.
- He has been monitoring his blood pressure. Does not drink. Does not use much soap.
- She will lie down, feel a bit better, cook her husband's breast, then her own breakfast, eat, still feel tired and no energy until after lunch.
- She is 15 years old. Chronic runny nose for 20 years.
- Stepped on a TETANUS SHOT.
- He has some concern about chewing on vacuum tubes when he was an electronic repairman as a child.
- Eat before the meal.
- He did develop perianal skin irritation with some skin rash extending out onto his bucket.
- She has had 3 pregnancies, 1 liver birth and 2 spontaneous abortions.
- I plan to see her in two weeks and reassess her injured parts.
- She apparently has had a cold for several weeks, but just started to turn green the last couple of days.
- Husband is somewhat negative and difficult to live with. She is not interested in a trial of medication for this.
- She did suffer loss of consciousness and was told by a chest x-ray that she had a lung contusion.
- The patient has not been using METROGEL because it was too drying and her face peeled off in chunks.
- She has had surgery when her husband was in the Navy for hemorrhoids during a pregnancy.
- She does admit to bruxism with what few teeth she has.
- She smokes one glass of alcohol per week.
- . . . concentrated on chest, abdomen and all four lower extremities.
- He was evaluated in the Emergency Room where he broke some ribs.
- The patient has complaints of problems maintaining an erection for over a year.
- Despite both standing and lying down, I was unable to demonstrate a hernia.
- The patient had a trial of PROZAC on which he became violet.
- Examination of the remaining hand is within normal limits.
- The wound is doing fine, without complaints.
- She is not clear on why she has seen me in the past, but states that whatever I treated her for had cleared up with whatever treatment I had given her.
- Exam demonstrates a chile who is modestly febrile.
- Basically what happened is she hit her right knee against her chin, biting her tongue causing her neck to be thrust to the left. Now she has pain in her left arm.
- He is employed as electrician but does not really remember any specific incidence which could have precipitated his hemorrhoidal problems.
- The patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
- On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it had completely disappeared.
- The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1983.
- The patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.
- She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December.
- The patient left the hospital feeling much better except for her original complaint.
- Because of her complaints we gave her an endoscopy so she could look into the problems she is having.
- The patient complains of post-coital spitting.
- She now wears a 42, cup size 8 bra. She may ultimately be a candidate for reduction.
- She was the belted driver in the back seat.
- He does want the TV louder than his wife.
- The patient was found to have an extremely small facial nerve for the size of his body.
- This is a 48-year-old white female black lady.
- 19-year-old vehicle involved in a female accident.
- When not inebriated, we have always found David to be a delightful and cooperative person.
- Elderly male, seeking physician with hearing deficit.
- Otherwise, I have recommended rechecking in a few weeks just to make sure that the ear is completely gone.
- She has breast-fed the baby with frequent loose stools.
- She was the driver of a car that was seatbelted and turning left . . .
- She did have a female sister who committed suicide.
- Apparently the next day she developed this rash on her hands, and the feet had gone away.
- Would like for mom to contact me in about a week to seven days if it is not a lot better.
- "It should be noted that from now on ________ will be weighed with gown and panties only.
- At work yesterday, she was lifting a 5-gallon bucket of pain.
- Last time he ate was about 8 hours ago when he had a bowel of cereal.
- She was seen at Sacred Heart emergency room last night for an episode of profound weakness and lightheartedness.
- She is under some increasing stress in her household due to the presence of three teenagers.
- His appetite, as far as his parents are concerned, is probably normal in terms of volume, but he is the worst eater of the mother's children.
- A 78 year old woman told her PCP "I just KNOW I have BEGONIA".
- This man says that he thinks he has a sinus infection. Recently, he laughed with his mouth full of lasagna and got some of it up his nose.
- This man was seen by me a month and a half ago and got over it.
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$220K year ER doc says pt has bit of irritation and redness -
Posted By: when she pee. Why am I paying for FCAT testing? (s
This guy who can't even speak English is being rewarded by MY COUNTRY'S MEDICAL SYSTEM for pigeon English. Here's the ditty I just typed ( no I'm not going to clean up his jibberish)
*She had sex last with condoms last week but the condom did not broke out and no secretion around her vagina. According to the patient she had before that one sex that was like 4 or 5 months ago. She took a Monistat over the counter which helped her secretion but she still has a little bit of irritation and redness whenver she pee.*

Forgive the last message, but WHAT do I have to do to make 40,000 -
Posted By: FLmt
a year. After 18 months at 0.07 cpl with appx 1200 lpd, I am SO frustrated. What a I doing wrong? TIA
Would the name Ardell be M or F? (nmsg) -
Posted By: me
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For Speedtype... Please help -
Posted By: SM
Can anyone tell me how to find the AutoCorrect entries in MS Word (name of file) to send to Speedtype for conversion into Speedtype?? TIA!
Need some good advice, please... -
Posted By: Dottie
There's a very large insurance company here in Boston that wants me to handle their transcription - very little medical terminology, and the typing would be pretty darn simple. The head of the company seems like a really nice, down-to-earth guy; the work will be plentiful; and there would also be an opportunity to get in with other branches of the company as well doing their offices' transcription.
I know as an IC we are to set the rates, and I normally charge on a per-line basis; however, they are adamant about paying a per-page charge - currently pay $2.50 per page now to a service they detest.
What do you feel is a fair per-page rate to charge them? I really want to be fair, but I use an Internet-based platform that charges me 1.5 cents 65 cpl.
Any and all suggestions are welcome, and thank you so very much! 
Is MTATHOME.com a good training school? -
Posted By: Hunter
Hi everyone. I was just wondering if MTATHOME.com is a reliable and good training school for me since I am looking to make a career change to Medical Transcription. Anyone who has been apart of there training program, your comments would be greatly appreciated. I'd just like to get some feedback on this company to see if I should go with them as my training school. Thank you.
-Hunter DuRant
s/l radioblation...? -
Posted By: Laura P. Cash
Would this be correct instead of 2 words? Thanks
Do You Want It Bad Enough? -
Posted By: Food for thought (SM)
Do You Want it Bad Enough?
Why aren't you focused? Because you just don't want it bad enough! That's fine but don't get all upset when you are not at the point that you would like to be in your life. Don't complain to others that you wish things were different for you and don't sit around feeling sorry for yourself. In the end it is you who makes the choices in your life and it is you who must live with the consequences of your decisions. So, if you want things to change then you simply must find that drive from within you (trust me it is in there somewhere) and release it from its cage. Consider the following hypothetical scenario: A messenger from the future has come to warn you that you will die within 30 days if you do not accomplish a specific mission. How would this situation effect you and what would you do? The answer is simple. You would do everything and just about anything you had to do in order to achieve your mission. Think about this. When faced with the appropriate challenge you are able to find the passion and burning drive to reach your goal which means that we all have it within us all the time! We just don't choose to tap into it. This just goes to show you that if you want something bad enough you will do what it takes to get it. Take this opportunity to ask yourself...... DO I WANT IT BAD ENOUGH? If you are not where you want to be in your life then you know what the answer to the question is.
Mysis Platform -
Posted By: I would like some information about the Mysis plat
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Pay -
Posted By: medv
Does anyone know of any MT companies that pay hourly instead of by the line?
Thank you Admin for the cute cursor--sm -
Posted By: nn
I just love the cute little christmas tree! kind of brightens everything up! Cute idea!
voicescribe -
Posted By: Paula
Has anybody used this transcribing platform? How do you like? Does it have a word Expander program included with the program?
Please click on Santa's House for Christmas Angels above to donate and help -
Posted By: kids receive gifts (sm) Administrator
for Christmas. MTStars is matching your donation, dollar for dollar, and on Dec. 1 everyone who has donated will be able to pull a gift from Santa's Bag!
Thank you!
Administrator MTStars
Spheris -
Posted By: Sandy
Can someone tell me anything about how Spheris counts lines?
I've been working for them for a few months now, and I just cannot get my lines up. I've been told it's a 65-char line, including spaces, but I'm not so sure. I've been an MT for nearly 8 years and the least I do is 200/lph. Now, I'm fortunate to make 75/lph.
I also do IC work for someone at 8.5/cpl and never do less than 280/lph with them (and most of the time 300+). I wanted to work with Spheris as a back-up account (part-time), but it doesn't look like it's going to be worth my time, as I can get extra work most of the time from the other company.
I was sure I'd be doing better than this by now! Has anyone else had this experience with Spheris?
Article in Advance -
Posted By: jami
Did anyone read the article in Advance: Is Mandatory Credentialing Next?
The article says: "we have more and more companies paying premium for credentialed MTs." Is that true? The author is president-elect of AHDI. You all know what that is? Never heard of em. Or is it that new organization that used to be called something else, what was it... I think it had the words Medical Transcription in it. Maybe we should write a letter to tell about the reality of working out here.
Vonage and c-phone -
Posted By: Technically declined
Hello, Anyone has vonage and a c-phone attached and working? If so, how is your quality. I currently have Bellsouth/AT&T with their DSL for cable, whenever I use my c-phone my internet acts flaky. DH wants to switch to Comcast cable for internet and vonage..will save us money that for sure. Any comments?
I have heard so much about -
Posted By: MTing not being paid as much
and wages dropping. But then I see others posting they are producing 300 or 400 LPH. Even at 7 CPL, that is 21 to 28 dollars an hour, which I think is a good wage.
How to research a supposed law in California saying I owe taxes for work there even though I live ou -
Posted By: Emily Ayn
My boss said that a law was passed in California (not a new law apparently, but a law that wasn't "enforced") saying that out of state employees that work for whatever in California have to pay California state taxes? I can see why this would make sense and why it wouldn't. However they just sent me the form, but are now saying they aren't really sure I do have to pay now, but fill it out anyway. Well I don't want money taken out that is mine! Any ideas how to research this with that little information? Thank you!
Question about MQ -
Posted By: XQ
Why on earth would anyone continue to type for them? I worked for them for 10 years and left over a year ago and am very happy with a new company. Are MQ MTs just masochists?
Anyone know how to transfer auto corrects from SmarType to word? please..nm -
Posted By: AzMT
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How does income tax work when you're IC? -
Posted By: Eric
I was offered a position from a company as an IC, and the contract had a clause about being responsible for your own tax deductions, etc. As I have only ever been an employee, I am not entirely sure how this works. If you are IC how do you pay taxes? Thanks!
One of those that just makes you scream. -
Posted By: Get Outside
OK. My current dictator seems to feel the need to do dishes while he dictates. I can hear water running (loudly) and crockery banging about. And, of course, he's on a cordless phone with static. Grrrrrr I know it could be worse, but why can't they just think about how these extraneous sounds make it difficult for us to accurately transcribe their dictation???
Proscript -
Posted By: Mom-CMT
Anyone heard of Proscript or currently work for them. Any input appreciated!
Thank you, Administrator and Moderator !!! -
Posted By: his posts have been reported...SM
And hopefully he has now been blocked. You guys owning and running MTStars are THE_ABSOLUTE_BEST !!!!
Has anyone ever lived overseas?....sm -
Posted By: AmF
A friend of mine is moving to Italy and I am really considering going with her. Just wanting to know if anyone has lived outside of the US (not necessarily in Italy, just anywhere).
Thanks
What transcription platform do you work on? sm -
Posted By: Just curious
Hi all! Just curious about the platform you work on and if you like it? If there was a "dream" platform, what would it be? What would you change on your platform if you could? Don't be shy, tell us what you think. :)
The sister of a co-worker of mine passed away a few weeks before Christmas. Can I still send a *sm* -
Posted By: x
sympathy card without looking stupid. I have been off on medical leave and various reasons have kept me from getting the card out but I really want to send one.
Re: Dragon Naturally Speaking -
Posted By: need advice about Ebay...TIA!
I have been seeing a lot about the Dragon Naturally Speaking program. I am interested in buying. However, on looking E-Bay, there are tons of versions. Is it always best to get the latest version? and is that version 8? I have seen almost all versions on E-Bay, but need advise on buying. Any help anyone can give me would be immensely appreciated! And thanks in advance to anyone who responds (in case I don't get back with you soon)!
New spell check. Opinions needed. -
Posted By: ILL MT
Hey, I'm trying to buy a new speller. I've found Spellex, Medispell, Stedman's (obviously), etc. Does it really matter which one I buy? I'd like to download it.
Question... -
Posted By: RadGuy
If I make $1.35 per report doing radiology, what would be the equivalent line rate? I'm mathmatically challenged. In other words, what if I want the same rate of pay as I have now, what would be an acceptable line rate as I apply with other companies? I've never been paid by lines so its all Greek to me. Any help would be appreciated - I don't know what is good or bad as far as line rates.
Compound modifiers -
Posted By: SM
For some reason i am having a hard time with these. Does anyone have an easy way to remember quickly?
Thanks!!
those cherrypickers....... -
Posted By: early bird
are at it again. I can tell when they are doing it because the platform software slows down, and then I get one dictator from one account, and then one from another account. I guess SOME of the cherrypickers just do not like the harder jobs. Oh well, the larger jobs I like. Faster quota that way! Hail to the cherrypickers, keep up the GOOD? work.
PLEASE HELP i need advice -
Posted By: chelle
Ok i'm an independent contractor, i asked my boss for more work. He assigned me to a new doctor and it consists of a bunch of small dictations. I have to label each one, and the appointment schedule is really hard to read. It takes me all day long to complete these jobs, and it is super frustrating, and I don't make that much money from it because it is so tedious. I need advice, should I ask to be taken off the account? Is that rude since I asked for more work? I'm making like 4 or 5 dollars an hour right now on this account. Is it okay to ask to be taken off a certain account?
whoever posted awhile back about Tahiti Sweetie -thank you! -
Posted By: ER MT
My 18 yo daughter and I went to Bath & Body Works - I bought one for her and one for me - what a treat ! Yum !
how do I print my shorthand entries -
Posted By: sunnyMT
Anyone know how to print up all the entries in the dictionary?
TIA!
Sunny
i hate when our line count site goes down -
Posted By: medhead
I like to know how much i've typed. The line count site at my job has been down for days. I hate that.
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Posted By: brandy
Im new to this. very cool.. sometimes i feel like im the only Transcriptionist in the world.
Vista -
Posted By: ER MT
Has anyone heard much about Vista, good, bad or otherwise? I'm wondering if it's worth getting.
To Very Concerned Re: Transform sm -
Posted By: :)
I work there, have for about a year. I got that same paper and now I cannot find what I did with it. Do you think it is something we should be really concerned over? I cannot find it to see what it was about. Thanks.
asr funny -
Posted By: mini-haha
Dictated: The patient's insurer will be contacted.
ASR: The patient's Ensure will be contacted.
If you think that can be done, I have some Bosco that would like to talk to you.
Hours per 1200 lines -
Posted By: ML
Just want to get some feedback on how long it takes to do 1200 lines. I did clinic notes and was an IC for four years and work on and off throughout the day, so I really never had to work straight through the day to produce. I am now going to do acute care-hospital work minus lab and radiology reports. I have about four years experience.
Thanks,

Anyone know if coding would pay as well as MT? Is coding being outsourced too? -
Posted By: wondering
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Dictaphone VR -
Posted By: nn
Has anyone out there edited Dictaphone VR? Considering a job, but not sure if I could make more than I make typing. Thanks.
to ANIMAL ADVOCATE -
Posted By: romey
Please note my response to your query waaaay below where the original thread started, again thanks for your interest.
1099-MISC -
Posted By: Monica
I am an IC and received 2 1099-MISC from the companies I work for, but the amounts were off by $2000 each. Has this ever happened to anyone else?
Need a home remedy -
Posted By: one-eared MT
I am hoping someone out there has a home remedy for me. I went swimming 3 days ago and immediately got a clogged ear. I tried Debrox for the last 3 days...nada. Went out and got some Swim-Ear today...again nada. I don't have insurance at the moment so I really dont want to go to the doc for this but I am tired of trying to work with one ear. Help?? Anybody got any ideas????

This is why there is such misconception (sm) -
Posted By: Hayseed
about why working at home is thought of as not working at all! I just found this article as a HEADLINE on my Yahoo home page today.
Seven Ways to Be Happier at Work:
1. Telecommute. Sometimes a good way to find happiness is to just stay home. Would you enjoy playing tennis with friends during the day? Rolling on the floor with Fido? Watching daytime soaps or CNBC's stock ticker? Who cares as long as the daily work gets done? Pitch your boss on telecommuting. If he or she resists, offer to go on a short leash; for example, agree to submit twice-a-day work progress reports.
Here's the link for the full article: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/103034/Seven-Ways-to-Be-Happier-at-Work
There's a reason why it's still called WORK at home and this kinda rubbed me reading it, because I think a lot of people, new to this line of work especially (transcription from home), fail at it. To make a decent paycheck, I have to be glued to my keys for 8 hours a day--not a few hours here and a few hours there. What's your opinion of the above statement?
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