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has anyone--sm - Posted By: kps

besides myself, received an email today from someone in India requesting *free* training in medical transcription and not to be paid until three months after completion of training, as this person has no way to support themselves?

I received an email such as this in my email this morning. I did not respond and sent it to the webmaster as *spam*. I am just wondering if anyone else got anything like this, and if not, why I was singled out.

Any info on Demesys, they are not paying me - Posted By: Andrew

Is there is anyone who is working for Demesys? I will really appricate any information regarding this.

They are using Demesys as their workflow system name.

I am working for them from the last two months but have not received even my first paycheck yet ...........Thanks!

Please help me>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Bayscribe Screen got Messed Up - Any help? - Posted By: Dave

Hi,

I accidentally hit a key or keys (maybe Ctrl.-something) and now my Bayscribe screen has tiny text appearance, hard to make out some words. It does not appear to relate to the "Customize" button in the upper right corner. No matter what I choose there, it still looks the same, or nearly the same, Just tiny type for all text and headings, boxes, etc.

Thanks a bunch,

Dave

Transcriber--which is best? - Posted By: Joanna

Hello--I am getting ready to graduate from MT school and am researching transcription equipment. Can anybody give me some advice about which brands are the best? I don't need a top of the line machine, but I definitely want something that works well and that I won't have to replace in a couple of months. Also, while I'm researching all transcribers, I'm also very interested in digital transcribers. Thank you!

Thinking of buying a laptop..any raves or complaints about yours??nm - Posted By: noname

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This may be a stupid question but.... - Posted By: sm

what is a troll? I keep hearing things about troll alerts and hoping someone isn't a troll and the only troll that I know of...I used to collect when I was in junior high with the different outfits and the different colored hair that stood up. LOL.

How to go wireless? - Posted By: IHateWires

I am so sick of all the wires! I have a cable modem, router, mouse, and keyboard all with wires, a laptop in my house with a cable modem plugged in by Ethernet, The wires drive me batty!

So what can I do to eliminate some? If I want to use the laptop in an area of the house not near the modem, how can I use the wireless net on it if we aren't in a wi-fi zone? Would a wireless router work?

Okay, hubby and myself on a weight - Posted By: loss plan, walking every day

even tho this is a fattening occupation, sitting on my rear all day, so I take several breaks and take 15 minute walks with the hubby and puppies (one of them is getting quite portly) so we can get in an hour of walking that way and I can still type and don't get so stiff.

Dinner tonight is low-fat lasagne and steamed carrots. Yum.

Dieting can be an adventure. I get recipes and think of ways to cut the fat and calories, make them healthier.

Law Enforcement Transcription - Posted By: DW

Tired of MT. Do you know of any companies hiring for Law Enforcement Transcription or similar? Want to try something new. Debra

MT-grad-job hunting-need help! - Posted By: Toni

Hi Everyone,

Recent grad here and an option after grad was to train with Scribes(a company that has an account set up with the school-Canscribe,to allow students to transcribe reports which get passed on to Editor for screening and feedback. Basically like you are on probation until they tell you that you no longer need it, but you are not paid, it is just training. I was just on my 3rd day when I was told that there was an aquisition pending and the training was on hold till furthr notice and to feel free to seek employment. I have been reading a lot on this forum about companies the school has recommended I apply to, such as Medquist, Spheris. I am confused and scared. Please guide me in the right direction to avoid a bad experience. What companies will give recent grads a chance? Appreciate any advice.

Toni

Thunderstorm!!! - Posted By: scarrrd

Is it safe to work during a thunderstorm/bad lightning? I am SCARED!!!!

Looking to strengthen skills... - Posted By: KR

I have been in the field for 7 years with the same account (IM and Family Practice.) Looking to strengthen my skills. The areas I feel I need improvement in are grammer, proofing (something I have done very little of), and a stronger understanding of terminology. If you have any advice on where to go from here. I do not need a full transcription course, but does anyone offer a "refresher" and/or practice dictation in different specialties. Thanks so much!!

Is this right? - Posted By: Working on production in-house

Our supervisor told us that we are going to be working on production just like the at-home MTs do starting soon. We all will have the exact incentive plan to the letter. There will be no need to clock in and out just log on and work for however long we want. If there is no work, there will be no pay. We have about 900 minutes of work to do and 13 MTs to do it.

I have 2 in daycare. If I cannot get work in an allotted time like between 8 to 5, I am just SOL. I don�t have the money to pay a baby sitter for longer hours, it is killing me already. I just have a bad feeling that those of us that can only work 8 to 5 which is the majority is going to be sitting around twiddling our thumbs and when all of a sudden a job comes up, we are all going to be fighting over it. I really think if they are going to pay us like home MTs then they should set us up at home but �there are too many MTs at home already.� Then again, if I were at home I would probably be chained to the computer. Is this how nationals work? I am thinking of going national.

I saw on internet that Target has a division I - Posted By: was unaware of, Target India. Discuss.....

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need help on abbreviations board please...thanks - Posted By: CajunMT

Need GYN help on word board ASAP! Thanks! - Posted By: omt

malvayocism?

acute care basic 4 - Posted By: Teri

what exactly does acute care basic 4 mean? I mostly do ortho and PT and am looking for more work, willing to branch out but Ive only done it for 1 1/2 yrs and not exactly sure what that is. thanks

Working for MedQuist. Evacuee! - Posted By: Michelle

Hello!

I am an evacuee from New Orleans - but really a suburb of New Orleans. Doing well in Lafayette, LA. Work for Medquist. Want to know how I can get back to work. The house I am staying at has NO COMPUTER and NO HIGH SPEED INTERNET!!!!!!!! I might have to by a lap top. Any suggestions on where I can set up work.

Am at another house catching up on E-mails so I might take me a while to get back to this message board.

Any MT from Youngsville, LA near Lafayette or Baton Rouge?

The number I am staying at is (337) 856-0092. Rather you would call me on my cell phone at 439-4040, but if not call the first number and I will call you back on my cell after I get info.

As for my situation in Metairie - outside new orleans - neighborhood doing well. East Jefferson Hospital by my house. Cousin an ER nurse in lock down working there. Can look out the window to give reports on my neighborhood as several family members live in same vacinity!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Flooding but not as bad as in New Orleans itself or St. Bernard. Will be checking my house on Labor day and getting out of town after that!

Thanks for your help!

Michelle :)

MTs who type in a recliner or bed? - Posted By: Where do you put the pedal?

Isn't it awkward to type in bed or a recliner? Where do you put the pedal so that you are in a good comfy position? Are you using a pedal or the keyboard for the audio files? I am just trying to picture this?

Please see word board for - Posted By: breast exam question pls...nm

Who wants playback speed increased on DocQScribe? - Posted By: Taking a poll again - MQ

Sorry to repeat this post, but was hoping for a better response, so have moved it to the top again.

Over the past months I have been trying to convince superiors at MQ of the need to have the playback speed increased even more than we are able to at the present. I proofread all reports and when you have a slow dictator, it can take forever. If you agree, please make a post and maybe that will convince them to do something about it.

felony in past - Posted By: anon2

A lot of people in the medical field are very self-righteous and judgemental as well as hypocritical. Apparently this is not a field to go into unless you're perfection like they think they are. Sorry if this upsets some people on this board.

AAMT Book of Style question... - Posted By: Marilyn

I am looking for the AAMT Book of Style. I was trying to get a used on on Ebay, then came across a CD for much less. Does anyone know if the CD has everything the book has? Also, are there search features on the CD? I am thinking a CD would be even faster if I had to reference something, if all the info is on there. Thanks in advance!

extext esp help please!!! - Posted By: KK

Hi, New to this!!!!

Other than ctrl, ctrl, is there an easier way to use the ESP on Extext? If I highlight what can I do after that to do it faster?

Also, if I'm creating one....how do I set it up??? ....example..... {bold on}HISTORY AND PHYSICAL:

Thanks!!!!

Illinois IC tax question - Posted By: pat

I will be taking my taxes to a professional this year but am getting conflicting info as to IC status. I work full time in house as an MT and have started working as IC for company in Florida. Another MT told me her tax person said she does not have to claim IC work if she made under a certain $$ amount. (I also file jointly with my husband). What is required for my ic acct? Would like to know what other Illinois MTs do.

Thanks!

Going out on my own - Posted By: Saucha Versace

Just getting my first account without help on my own and need some advice as to what ppl, character, and sending back and forth setup. Can anyone help. I have been working from home about a 1 year and now are going on my own and need some friendly advice. Thanks

Insurance and layoff question. - Posted By: MTinIL

There's a possibility that my boyfriend might be getting laid off from his job. Apparently, because the company he works for has less than 20 employees, Cobra does not apply here. Any help? I have no idea about any of this. TIA!

can someone help me please... how is D5 quarter-normal saline typed? - Posted By: pyo

TIA

Anybody know if Shortcut for Windows works with Chartscript? nm - Posted By: MT in GA

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Divorce will be final in 2 wks, can I stay on my ex's health insurance? - Posted By: M

My ex is willing to leave me on his health insurance. Is it legal to do this? Will we get ourselves in trouble if he doesn't take me off?

Help! Have face-to-face interview for at-home hospital job tomorrow and ....SM - Posted By: MT looking

I want to ask the most comprehensive questions I can so as to make the best decision possible. I work for a small national right now, pretty happy but would like better benefits, especially more affordable and better insurance. I already know this hospitals pays .09 cpl and .11 if you do more than 1200 lines per day. It's been so long since I've been interviewed in person. I need you guys to help me make a list of questions to ask so that I can just get it all down on paper and make sure I'm not missing anything. I know they use ChartScript and Lanier and that they provide the computer. What else exactly should I ask?

Forced to work scheduled shifts..no flexibilty..what gives??? So frustrated. - Posted By: Frustrated

I started MT two years ago for a medical clinic of about 100 doctors. I am now working at home. I get paid hourly 10.50/hour. My employer will NOT let us work flexible shifts. I have to work a standard 8 hour shift with a one-hour lunch break that is unpaid.

I got into this field because I wanted to work from home and have FLEXIBILITY. I have a toddler under the age of 4 and when I interviewed and shared my reasons for wanting to work at home (my children) I was told I was a "great fit" and then I get in my home and am told there is ZERO flexibiity and I have to work 8 hours straight just like in-house people! This is extremely stressful for me having a small child and I don't make enough money to afford daycare.

I started working with Medquist part-time for extra money and AGAIN I was told I would have to work a set shift, with no flexibility.

Where are the jobs that you guys have where I can work my own hours? Sitting here typing 8 hours straight everyday with a demanding toddler is starting to wear on me, but I need this job badly.

What gives? I thought the nature of working at home with MT is flexiblity and every job I've applied for in MT has given me NONE.

A very valuable tip on special key entries for Shorthand (SM) - Posted By: Merry Christmas

Whenever you need to insert a special key for a function, such as the combination key for bolding, underlining, etc., do it the "easy way"

In the shorthand dictionary screen, where you are entering the expansion of your term, just press control+K

A cute little box will show up and tell you that the next key you press will be put into the shorthand box. So, press control+b and a screen pops up to verify if you want it to be control+b, ALT+b, or shift+b. It works with all other special combinations, as well.

I do not have the gab - Posted By: Bernadette

board listed on the left. How do you get there?

IC loyalty dilemma - Posted By: Ethical help

The owner of the company I contract through has a strict policy that you do NOT ever converse directly with the client. I am on an account where there are 4 of us doing it. One girl continuously keeps writing the client with everything from asking about formatting to asking what some medical terms are. I have asked her in a prevous e-mail to please not do that, due to the work policy. She has continued to do so. I don't know what to do. If I turn her in, she would know it came from me, and would I be a rat? She claims that she and the client made an agreement to e-mail each other without telling the owner of the MT company.

Thanx for any input!

CMT exam question - Posted By: JMK

Hello all! I was thinking of taking my CMT exam finally. Someone told me it is no longer given in 2 parts? ANd does not cost as much as it used to. Is this true?

Also - have the contents of the test changed, i.e., is passing the test more difficult now, or less difficult, with the new format.

How many of you are CMT? How did you study for it? I have 15 years of acute care MT experience. What should I do first?

Thanks in advance - and Happy Mother's Day!

Joanne

Lines - Posted By: curious

What is your average lines per day.

Any Magicjack users have any luck...sm - Posted By: mt

getting their foot pedal to work again? Mine's still not working, and I was really hoping it was a short-lived bleep in the system.

Do MT companies not give raises anymore? sm - Posted By: DS

If they don't give raises, how do they expect us to keep up with inflation? I've been at my company 2 years in March and they have never approached me about a raise. So I asked them, and they told me they would review it. Well that was 7 weeks ago and I heard nothing back. Is this the norm now?

Vista question regarding Stedman's - Posted By: electronic spell check

Is anyone running Vista and also running Stedman's spellcheck 2007? Thanks in advance.

Re-entering the MT Field - Posted By: AngieS.

After being out of MT for 4.5 years I have recently returned. I'm having a hard time finding the right fit. The biggest problem I'm seeing is everybody seems to be requiring headers for reports and then each report put in a separate document, due to the new electronic record. I find that this slows me way, way down. Maybe I'll eventually get used to it, but I sure do miss the days of one document for doctor's day's work. There are so many procedural details that I can't just sit and transcribe. I've also run into very poor voice file sound quality.

I worked in the field for 14 years and never had major problems adjusting to new accounts. Maybe my time is just over for this type of work.

I know technology has definitely made MT easier in some ways, but in others, it seems like such hassle. Does anyone else have problems with headers and all these separate documents? Does the field seem to be worse now than 5 years ago?

Vianeta...does anyone work with this software? - Posted By: Thank you! nm

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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?

Adding up line counts - Posted By: Kelley

I am about to start as an IC with a company. Up to this point, I have not had to add up line counts at all. What do you use to figure this out to invoice the company? Any favorite softwares?

Emergency question for brilliant computers techs. sm - Posted By: searching

I just had a weird experience with my computer. The screen looked like it was shaking. I thought it was in Word at first, but the desktop was doing this also. It was like a wavy line was going down the screen, part of it would jump a little bit, then below it some more would jump. It was almost like a wave pattern to the side, I could see the edges of the screen moving in and out. I thought I saw this yesterday once or twice, but decided it was my eyes. It wasn't, this was definitely real. It lasted for approximately a minute. Is this something to worry about? TIA.

FOR THOSE WHO WORK AWAY FROM HOME - Posted By: lynbelbel

How do you connect to the internet? Thanks in advance for the help.

On job board. Some goof posted 11:50 hour for 2 years experience - Posted By: OMG we are Walmart employees

Cherrypickers - Posted By: sad

Does this cycle ever end? End of pay period and nothing but garbage to type. Day in and day out the same thing. Is there a company out there that prohibits this type of work ethic?

Another USB foot pedal question (sm) - Posted By: CAMT

I need a USB foot pedal for a new platform I will be starting on, but I want to be sure it is one that is compatible with my Start-Stop so I can keep using that. Any suggestions? The foot pedal I have currently came with the Start-Stop package, and I looked on their website, and unless I missed something, it doesn't look like they sell foot pedals independently, just with their package.

Capitalization will not hold! - Posted By: InstanText Question

I need to type VENTILATION PERFUSION SCAN as a heading. But when the capital letter lock key is on and I type in vps to bring up the three words in all caps, my IT changes it to small case.

Does anyone out there know how to make all caps remain all caps? I have auto capitalization check marked already.

Thanks soooo much if you can answer this!