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I have dial up and that is all I can get.  Has anyone switched to Verizon and gotten a faster dial up speed than the ISP they had before switching?

How can I get a faster speed on dial up?

MT NEEDS HELP

This was in vital signs.   The pt BMI was 35.  She/he changed that to PMI....... 

Anyone else have any QA mistakes they'd like to share?

OK, so I'm 15% lbs or so above my ideal weight, BUT I have given myself PERMISSION to gain about 5 lbs due to all this stress about MTSO's offshoring, especially MQ, because I NOT going to take up smoking again.

Went to Home Town Buffet today with my family (I had a coupon for lunch).  Yes, and so I had 2 of everything, 2 salads, 2 main courses (barbecue chicken and steam fish), yup, and 2 deserts.  Anyway, if I were on Nutri-System, even they have weekends off.

IM I SOUNDING GUILTY?

Well, my main point is, keeping MT in America and working on a Patient Privacy Bill of Rights is going to take time, so lets PACE OURSELVES.

Don't forget to eat, bathe or take your vitamins and meds OK.

Everyone:

((((((((((((((((((((((BIG HUG))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

I have been typing radiology for about 6-7 years now and with this new account that I am on my line count has dropped alot....and I mean alot.  There are plenty of mammos and geez a tons of chest x-rays, and not too much in between.  So I was pondering the thought of just changing to a different area where I might be able to acutally make money, which is why I started working out of the home in the first place. 

SO MY QUESTION IS, is what area would be the easiet to transition to where I could actually make some decent money??????????

PLEASE someone help with this.  I have typed a couple of different posts on this message board and NO ONE really ever replies, so that makes me think gosh...does anyone care about helping their fellow scribers, unless it is their problem and if they need help then it is different??!! SO just want a little advice.

Thanks to those who do care enough to reply.

If you are IC and you live in California and the company you work for is in New York, which state do you claim your taxes with??  The state you live in or the state of the company that you work for?

Thanks!

Please help... need to know where to buy a new headset as I lost the paperwork for this pair.. my ears are killing me!!!!  Help!!!

This happens often lately, due to being new at dictation.  I never charge when it is my mistake, but lately I am wasting an hour a day making corrections to their previous reports.  Should I charge by the time it takes to make the corrections and also to reprint the report? What is the norm?

Thanks again!    

Anyone familiar with this?   My doc is dictating via internet.  It comes across on my media play and i can hear him but when i switch over to word there is no way to pause him from talking...........

I have a MT service and have only a few small clients who do call-in dictation (most use handheld digital) I am looking to use space on someone else's call system and either:  Pay for that  -  OR  -  Do a trade in terms of TX or QA work. 16 years in MT as transcriptionist, QA and business owner.

If you are interested, message me here and/or leave your contact info. Thank you,

David

Hi:  Does anyone have good references (websites)  for radiology terms and techniques, espeically for MR MRI, CT, and CT scans?  Much appreciated!  Lola

Should be sulfa and Minocin. 

Does anyone use Vonage for the unlimited long distance to dial into a hospital or clinic system?  If so, how does it work and what is the price?  Do they allow you to use it for an 8-hour day?

TIA

I am considering looking for an editing position.  Can anyone tell me what the average lines per hour a person can edit?  I need to know if the rate per line will even be worth it.  Also, what is the going rate for editing?  Thank you very much in advance. 

Would someone enlighten me?  My teenager came home with a printout for a school project and the teacher wants the projects turned in one one of these keychain things.  I have no idea how to do this and if I need to buy anything extra for my PC.   How does this work?  Do you just plug it into your PC and are able to save data right onto it or are special programs needed?  The more I searched on the internet the more I couldn't figure it out.   I've already e-mailed the teacher asking that she be allowed to bring the project in on CD as we're pros at that one and I really don't want to spend a dime for some goofy teacher's request...but just in case.....   Thank you

I turned in my notice on 6/28 and quit two weeks later.  I have received my last paycheck, reimbursement for PTO, a letter saying someone will be calling for an exit survey, and even my shipping labels to return my computer, etc. but have yet to receive any information about COBRA and I want to sign up!  It is now almost the end of the month and I'm worried that I have to get my money in by the first of the month.  Does anyone know?  I don't want to get stuck with a pre-existing condition problem.

Thanks!

both hands and the entire lower half of his face are now bright, royal blue.. Will this wash off by morning???

Hi, group.

I am sorry... I cannot find the thread on the Spheris-India ad that had several of us upset a couple days ago. It was about an ad found at: http://infiya.blogspot.com/2007/02/spheris-medical-transcription-company.html

I shared that site and my opinion with other MTs on another message board. One of them contacted Spheris about it, and I wanted to share the response they got:

"Thanks very much for bringing this to our attention. Please rest assured that Spheris is in no way associated with this blog/web site. The images are outdated and were used without our permission, and the text is indeed atrocious; again, Spheris has no association with this posting.

Hi all...I currently have a couple accounts of my own but I'm looking for maybe two or three more.  I'm wondering what the best method is to go about finding them.

In the past I have tried just driving around to different clinics and walking in to talk with the staff, but the person at the front always seemed annoyed and not very receptive.  I've also tried calling clinics out of the phone book, but they never want to put you on to the office manager and they usually just say they don't need any transcription.  Once I also tried doing a mailing and I sent out about 100 letters with business cards to offices around town.  I only got one reply back and that account didn't work out for me.  I'm wondering if the office managers even GET the letters or if they just throw them in the trash without reading them thinking it's junk mail.

So...for you all with your own accounts....how do you go about getting them?  What have you found is the best approach?  Thanks in advance

Does anyone know the site that is from A-Z with MT jobs posted? I certainly do appreciate your help.

I have a note (discharge summary) that is 27 minutes long, dictated by RN, that goes into such detail that it might as well be the H&P, every consult, every operative report, and every lab report rolled into 1 document.  She is even dictating  problems the patient had on previous hospitalizations that have nothing to do with this admission.  To make matters worse, she is jumping back and forth between prior problems (that aren't related) and current problems for the hospitalization, as well as listing every single lab test/values from all prior admissions and comparing them to this admission, as well as dictating the whole report for every x-ray the person ever had in this one report.  The guy came in for nausea, vomiting, and dehydration and she's dictating x-ray reports for fractured ankle and rotator cuff MRI from 2 years ago...THE WHOLE MRI REPORT.   Good gravy, missy.  It's good to be thorough, but then too much information just confuses the reader.  arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. 

All better now.  Thanks for letting me vent. 

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

Accredited Records Technicians?  They used to offer that program when I was learning transcription, about 25 years ago.  Do they still have those?  I haven't heard anyone mention that title in years. 

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You may have to copy and paste this address but the subject of going back to school comes up often here so I thought this article would help.  It seems to be a new trend.

me

Wave hands wildly at invisible flies buzzing around your head.

Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask: "Got enough air in there?"

Stand silent and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off.

Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm handshake and ask them to call you "Admiral".

Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and then announce: "I've got new socks on!"

Frown and mutter "gotta go, gotta go" then sigh and say "oops!"

Walk on with a cooler that says "human head" on the side.

Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce "You're one of THEM!" and move to the far corner of the elevator.

Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers that this is your personal space.

I just had to lighten up this board a bit today!!!!