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Anyone here have their own business? - Posted By: Gale Gagnon

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?

Thanks,

Gale

in your opinion - Posted By: which is better??

Tier level/pay based on years of experience OR based on harder dictation. Seems all the dictations now are not only bad, but impossible to understand. One dictator for two whole sentences, an ESL doctor, said what sounded like zzzsssszzzzz...it was so fast that is all I heard. I've been doing this 11 years now, the dictation is unbelievable.

So, what do you think? Tier pay based on experience or harder dictation? Make me a Tier 4 because I've done this for years but leave it an open pool to balance out my day, or make me a Tier 4 and let me not understand absolutely anything, or at least 99.99999% of the stuff. Is higher pay worth it?

FDP_2006 sent me an E-mail with description: - Posted By: Medical Transcription portal

Anyone know what this is? It has an attachment so I am not going to open it unless I am positive it isn't a link to a madman's web page.

Thanks!

Anyone use Lanier? I am a new MT and need some advice/help, please. - Posted By: Laura Marshall

I got hired on Monday and have a Lanier LX219-1 on the way that I bought through ebay to start working. It does not come with an owner's manual and I have been searching the boards and it looks like I need codes to do things..?..

Is this correct? That I need to know the codes? I know nothing about this machine other than the basic concept about how it works. It should arrive here by Friday and I am getting very nervous about not having a manual or any idea on how to run this. I have searched allover online for a manual.

Does anyone work on this type of machine or this actual one and can give me some advice? I feel like maybe I should have bought the one that was 4x pricier with the manual but I just didn't have the extra money.

Thanks for any help.

Co. requires outdated version... - Posted By: Burton

Trying to get started with Focus and they require Microsoft Office Professional 2003. I cannot get this from a reputable company. They tell me that 2007 is not compatible with their system, but the people from microsoft doesn't see how it couldn't be. Does anyone know a legal and reputable way to get this?

I have 1 year of experience. Does anyone know of another good company that willh hire PT with this experience. Thanks.

Newbie needin help - Posted By: Suzanne Sydnor

Hey y'all, I am brand new, don't even have a job yet, but I wanted to thank you all for the help. I have been reading the main board through-out my course (just finished) and you all helped me pass!! I am sure I will have a ton of questions in the future, but for now will take any advise I can get as to jobs, software, reference books etc. I will be working from home.

Meditech and Stedmans - Posted By: pauline

Does anyone use Meditech and Stedmans Medical/Pharmaceutical Spellchecker together? I just purchased Stedmans to use while typing in Meditech and now someone told me it would not work? I have not tried it yet though. I will keep Stedmans though to use in Word so no big money loss.

Does anyone have a contact # for Medword? They have awful customer service! - Posted By: mtstudent

After contacting HomeEx I ordered the Absolute Experience tapes through them. I wrote under additional instruction to tell the delivery person "Do Not Knock!"

Today the postman bangs on my door and needs a signature confirmation. If he had those instructions he would have delivered it to the apartment office. If I had been working, I could have lost my job for the backroud noise!

I ordered a 3 CD set and in the enevelope there is only 1 CD and transcripts that do not match it.

The outside cover says Package 1 of 2. Why wouldn't they send 3 CDs and the transcripts in the same package? From the ad it is a "set" of 3 CDs. I go to the website to contact them and I need an invoice # to email them about a shipment! There is no original invoice or copy or anything in my package! I called the # on my package but it's HomeEx not Medword.

Does anyone have a contact #?

Microderm vs chemical peel, anybody ever have one or other done. - Posted By: MI-MT

I am 30 and have some acne scars on my lower cheek areas, not deep, but discoloration. Wondering if anybody has had similar problems and had either one of these procedures done. Would like any info, thanks in advance!

Update on daughter & local Idol Contest.... - Posted By: tia

I am getting so nervous I am having trouble working. She has decided to sing Sara Evan's "Born to Fly" as her first song and it she is chosen in the top five, she will sing Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You." Two totally different songs. The elimination process has been easy thus far but now MOST of the 12 are good so it is hard to pick a top 5 which I hope she at least makes. Wish us luck.

Does anyone use Meditech here? - Posted By: Please see message

I work for a hospital and I am forced to use Meditech. There is nothing to help a Transcriptionist except for autocorrect. The F11 key is diabled as well as macros. Any one else experience this problem, and how did you get around it.

Going crazy without my tools. I can't stand not being able to F11 to my next stop, let alone make templates, etc. Autocorrect on this computer is terrible as well. It will only take words in a line, not a paragraph, for example. Sheesh.. Any advice???

POLL - sm - Posted By: Shorty

Can anyone else not type well if their nails are long? I have to keep mine trimmed short....anyone else type better like this or does it not matter how long they are? Just curious if it's just me.

MT being touted on GMA - Posted By: anon

At least she didn't make it sound like it's an easy job anyone can do. Too bad she didn't mention that getting hired will be difficult and you must be an interpreter to get the job done.

what are your favorite top 3 movies of all time? - Posted By: movielover

1. A River Runs Through It
2. The Notebook
3. Bladerunner

computer chair for lower back support - Posted By: mary

Can anyone out there help quicken my shopping for a new chair? My lower back is out for the first time in years and I need to seriously shop for a good supportive chair. Anyone who has discovered one, please write back with the scoop - I will appreciate it!

MedQuist v Spheris. - Posted By: kyradmt

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

Curious in KY...

Voice Recognition - Posted By: R.J. Gulley

Has anyone worked for a company that does voice recognition? Is it easy to get used to the software. I have a job offer and would like some input.

Anyone tried AAMT's health insurance? - Posted By: Sickly

Just wondering if anyone had checked out the health insurance premiums that are supposed to be discounted for AAMT members. Really need to get some coverage for myself and family.

Hey guys! I just discovered a GREAT way to make $$$ - Posted By: This is right up our alley

Was just browsing a catalogue my son received from ThinkGeek and there is "Das Keyboard" which is a keyboard WITHOUT letters!!! It is $80!!! How many of us have a keyboard like this?

They have a whole bunch of cute stuff for the geek who has everything if anyone is interested.

To sandy54...any news on Boo? Thinking about you both :) - Posted By: JoH

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I must have a really lousy account. - Posted By: thought I was an MT loser!!!

I can do anywhere from 100-150 lines per hour at my job WITH an expander. I rarely have to look anything up, except for patient information and addresses, which is time consuming and really annoying. The work is not difficult at all, but needs to be "cleaned up". However, I felt completely inadequate seeing my crummy production rate. That is, until I figured out my lines per hour with my small IC account. 210 lines per hour WITHOUT an expander. And this guy pays me by the gross page. Imagine what I could do for him WITH my expander. Hmmm.... Gonna have to think about what I'm going to do here to even out this production disparity. I wish I could find another job like this guy.

MedRite-XL question - Posted By: CS

Hit a wrong button and now I have a split screen. I can get a full screen by hitting view, normal. Can anyone help me? TIA

How to listen to music on CPU - sm - Posted By: sammypot

Am looking for a site that allows you to listen to a track or so on an album/CD without downloading it. Any ideas? Thank you.

help with dinosaur tapes - Posted By: frustrated

I just got an account who is in the process of switching from the old dinosaur tapes to digital. They want me to help them get caught up - 100+ tape backlog. Trouble is, they are poor quality, scratchy/crackly sounding tapes and I am having mucho trouble with them. I tried playing them into my phone system thinking I would have more control through my c-phone, but that actually made it worse. I wonder if there is any way to somehow transfer them to digital so I can put them in my FTP software??????? Any suggestions out there anywhere?

Thanks so much.......

I bought a new headset today but - Posted By: silly me

it is stero? and only works on one side. Isn't there an adaptor I can buy from Radio Shack which will make it work in both sides? Anyone know.

I think Supplemental Income by "Alan" needs to be - Posted By: removed from Jobs board, Administrator. NM

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Any work today? - Posted By: Gator

Since there are no updates from the supervisors, I don't want to log in unless there's a reason. I'm in the south region.

I think the idea of the time for posting re this stuff is a good idea. It's 1:00 PM CST here.

Thanks.

Still not opening at all for me. I emailed - Posted By: the administrator. NM

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Did anyone ever have a video card go bad and what does it cause when this happens. nm - Posted By: PAMT

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Dictaphone to Computer - Posted By: J1

Does anyone know, I heard there is a way to adapt your dictaphone foot pedal to the computer as USB - I'd much rather buy a $10 cable than a $50 foot pedal!

reply to Busy M'Ting - Posted By: cowgirl

You sound like MQ management...

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Posted By: cowgirl on 2005-09-09
In Reply to: Illegal? Hahaha - Busy MT'ing

I just now read your ridiculous post (I'm not on boards very often, just check occasionally to see what is going on or blow off steam).

MQ adjusted my compensation without telling me. Had they told me I would be making less per line, I would have sought employment elsewhere. I was hired with the verbal and written agreement that I would be paid on the basis of a 65-character line, i.e. space bar, commas, bolding, underline, headers, footers, cc lines, headings, etc. etc. Through manipulation of their counting software, and various platforms, (Im'on my fifth platform)they have systematically underpaid us for our work. In fact, they just admitted that recently and I have a check and letter from them stating those facts. The amount I received is not near the actual amount that they underpaid me. I have no idea how they came up with this bogus figure. Yes, our business is an exchange for skills and service, but they must uphold their end of the agreement which was to base our compensation on a 65 character line. If that changed, nobody told us. In fact they repeatedly told me that nothing had changed and we were still getting paid the same way. They could not account for the decline in my production except to say that I just wasn't producing the same amount as I was before. Duh!

There is no heartache here, just anger. I'm angry that I've been ripped off by a bunch of greedy bums who have become quite wealthy off our blood, sweat and tears. Yes blood, I recently had to have surgery which was job-related, and am still recovering. So, why do you even care if you don't work for MQ and this doesn't even concern you. Do you just enjoy beating up on posters, does it make you feel better than everyone?

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Anyone know if coding would pay as well as MT? Is coding being outsourced too? - Posted By: wondering

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PLEASE NOTE: There is a 2nd giveaway running for Weekend Warriors. - Posted By: See the updated Sticky ad at the top of this board

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Mistakes/errors - Posted By: Patti

I read below about the mistakes and I have to admit, I make mistakes, I am human. My accounts know I am human. I just re-read one of my physicals and I had somehow put "See expensive data base in chart" and it should have been "See extensive ..." it is not often but it does happen. If we were perfect we surely would not be here on earth right now. It is hard for us to see and find our own mistakes. But for those who say that they have 98 or 99% error free, what does that actually mean -- for every 100 words you can have two errors, or what. Never have been able to figure that out. If I do 3000 lines per day, can I have 30 to 60 lines with errors? All I know is that the majority of us do a darn good job and the best we can and those that make continuous errors, just like in any line of work, won't be in it for long but mistakes and errors do happen to all of us. For those that have no compassion for anyone that does make errors, be careful as it is a long way to fall off of the pedestal. My two cents worth go ahead and flame me, I have broad shoulders.

PS --my accounts have been with me for 5 to 15 years and I make over $50K a year but I do make mistakes.

How about Celebrity Fit Club?? - Posted By: Jodi McBodi

Does anyone get into that? I think this season will be good. I'm Tempestt Bledsoe's age and I loved her in Cosby Show. Go Vanessa!! I'm also curious about Young MC. That's good ole school stuff. Tee hee.

Head manager, middle manager, lower manager question - Posted By: April

Ok, maybe someone is having this same issue as me. A couple of weeks ago I made mistake and the person on call for the weekend not there, tried to contact them. I He contacted me about this after my shift was over. Instead of stopping there, he in turn told the higher boss up on the chain and then I was contacted again by them. Does this happen in most cases- the 1 you talk with then goes higher and you get slapped on the wrists from both sides? Does 1 person calling it to your attention just not work?

Spoke Way Too Soon - Posted By: LinK

Well, I spoke too soon when talking about EMR impacting my job. I just found out last week that as of September I'll be without a job. Supposedly they didn't realize just how much of an impact EMR was going to make on the transcriptionists. They offered us two months (July and August) of working in-house in the medical records department. I really think that I'm getting out of the MT business. I never thought I'd say that. I'm most likely going to have to find a job outside and just work my part-time jobs at night from home. I'm planning on staying with transcription though and just going the safer general or legal route.

Creating Resume - Posted By: kel

Can someone tell me how to create a resume on MTStars. Thanks

Amphion pay scale - Posted By: curious

Can anybody tell me what pay scale is at Amphion? Just curious about them because they have clinic but not sure about how it would balance since it looks like they require computer rent and internet expense. What kind of clinic work do they have? Is it just letters and short notes or more meaty clinic stuff, like neurology consults or things like that? Oh, and do they require a schedule set in stone or do you have any flexibility in getting lines in? TIA

dictation humor - got this from MTSO web site - Posted By: Snow Bunny

>>>This is a collective from Medical Interview Records written by various Paramedics, Emergency Room Receptionists, and (We are afraid) a Doctor or two at major Hospitals.<<<

The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately.

Exam of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.

The skin was moist and dry.

Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid.

The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until 1989 when she got a divorce.

Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.

The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.

I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.

The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day care three times a week.

Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles.

Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.

She is numb from her toes down.

Exam of genitalia was completely negative except for the right foot.

While in the emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.

The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

The patient was to have a bowel resection. However he took a job as a stockbroker instead.

Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.

Coming from Detroit, this man has no children.

Examination reveals a well-developed male lying in bed with his family in no distress.

Patient was alert and unresponsive.

When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.

The cause of this diarrhea, however, has never been solidified.

Pain is rather constant; exacerbated with changing physicians.

The patient had no chess pain or shortness of breath.

The patient is allergic to Quinine. When she takes it she gets a rash and then whelps.

FT employee just paid 1,000 to be - Posted By: IC status PT

I picked up a little side job (made $4,000.00 in 2005, July to December) and while doing my taxes, went from having a tax refund of 1,181.00 to 247.00 because I had to pay self employment tax. The write offs were nothing to sing about.

I wanted this job to give me an income in the event my national job fell apart.

It seems that this makes no sense. The PT IC job is EMR (very time consuming, going in and out of windows for each segment of the exam, i.e., HISTORY, ROS, PMH, PLAN...). Plus, he constant corrects himself, requiring backspacing and retyping...

Maybe I should look for another PT job...I need a vacation so badly and my ticket to going on one has just evaporated into thin air. boooohoooo

I have what is perhaps a dumb question about 401k plans. Can you have 2? sm - Posted By: curious

I am starting a part-time job in addition to my full-time job, and they both have 401k plans with matching, so if I could have both, I could get a little extra on both sides. Somehow, though, I am thinking that probably is not allowed.

Thanks for your input.

Has anyone here (or anyone you know) had luck with Wellbutrin for smoking cessation? nm - Posted By: Thanks!

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Contract changes question - Posted By: nm

For those of you with contracts. When the terms of the contract get changed without warning and without you signing a new contract, why do you keep working? Basically, to continue working, you are agreeing to the new terms. Why do you not pursue legal action at that point? I realize lawyers cost money but there are legal associations to help people with little or no funds. Or try Google to get info on how to pursue this yourself in small claims or some other legal forum. It is illegal for one side to change a contract without a meeting of the minds.

TAXES. - Posted By: camry

I am new to this IC tax stuff. This is my first year doing this, and I have no idea what I am in for at tax time. I only work part time, and I bring in about 350 every two weeks. Should I be paying in quarterly? Any tips for tax time? Thanks in advance for your help.

Heathescribe - Posted By: Mina Parlin

Anyone know anything about them? They offered me a job. Thanks.

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Once you have reviewed the program, please send your review to mtweek@spellex.com. Please make specific references to the program in your review.

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Once again, congratulations to all Medical Transcriptionists for the important work you do!

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job application - Posted By: Former RHIT

Once upon a time I held the credentials of RHIT,but let that lapse. I am filling out a job application for a transcription job. Do I leave it in? Leave it out? Put in the years I was accredited? Thanks.

Santa's House link - Posted By: MOMT

Is the link for donating to Santa's House unavailable to anyone else?

courses with Career Step - Posted By: NEMT

Have you seen the new issue of Women For Hire and the article about MT, how you can be making up to $32/hour and "you control how much you make." They also suggest you go to AHDI website for more info.