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How do you print your whole ShortHand expansions? I knew once how to do it but cannot remember it. I was playing around with it earlier and actually lost one of my dictionaries for my current new account! I have a couple of other old accounts with useful expansions, but why did I have to lose this one! I was really cruising with my lines. How the heck does that even happen? I'm so upset about that but had to start over with putting everything back in it. I know I need to save it to backup, but still...

Thanks for your help!

to hook it up over my calculator pad on my keyboard.  This would be probably metal or hard plastic.  Had one at the hospital and so I know someone carries them; I just do not know what they are called.

I am the person with the tennis elbow-type symptoms.  Thanks for the tip on track ball mouse.  Picked up a Logitech model for 20.00 yesterday at Staples.  They were on sale. 

Thanks! 

I'm just wondering about how the company pays and is this company okay to work for?

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Question about results on TSH (me personally, not a patient!)  I've been on 1 mg of Synthroid, but just got my TSH results.  They are RIGHT on the border of the lowest acceptable range.

My doc doesn't seem to think this warrants adjustment in the dosage, but I thought it should maybe be lowered a bit?  Any advice?  BTW, this is a fairly new doc to me, and I'm not entirely sure if I totally trust him yet, if you know what I mean.

TIA!

I recently purchased a pair of Motorola S9 headphones. I love them!!!! I listen to Radio Margaritaville on a very low volume and have my dictators at a higher volume. I type away with no "strings attached" and when I want to go in the kitchen for some coffee, I just get up and go....and still listen to Radio Margaritaville while in kitchen getting coffee, doing laundry, etc. These are fun!!!!  Constant listen time is only about 6 hours on one charge, so might invest in a 2nd pair so I can have constant use of them. I don't even feel them on!!  PLUS - It is also paired with my cell phone. So, I can be typing along...my phone rings..I just touch the little button on my left ear and the music stops and my call begins through the headphones, with a built-in mic! LOVE IT!!!!!

http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/product/details.jsp?globalObjectId=177

I have company issued computer with IT.  I would like to know if I could move IT to a CD or disk so that I can put it on my personal computer.  I have greatly expanded the glossary to cover my area of expertise over the last one year and do not want to lose this.  In fact, I think I would break down and cry if I did.  Plus, am thinking of taking on a PT job and would like to utilize this IT on my other computer.

Thank you.

I was assured that their home plan included 10,000 minutes and after the 1st month, they took $156 off my debit card (which I had ordered under) in overage charges.

Customer service is a joke and, when I asked to talk to the billing department or a supervisor, they just tell me I can't - that I can email billing, which I did and no response.  I'm so frustrated.  What a perfect way to avoid dealing with billing disputes on their part - just tell customers that no one is available!!  I think I'm going to take them to small claims court

I just had to share this as I had been having trouble and have seen posts here before about somehow improving voice file quality.  I just received a device that claims up to 75% improvement in clarity, and it definitely works!!!!!  I mean, I cannot attest to 75% improvement, but definitely much, much clearer.  I have been recently trying to improve my productivity through various technological means, and the fact that I can now hear the files is going to be the biggest productivity booster for me . . . why, I can almost play it without stopping the file at all now!!!

The device is called an EQ50.  It works with your headphones, and thus requires no software for installation.  Just connect it to your computer or transcriber in the same way you would plug in your headphones, and then connect the headphones.   

I'm really confused and need some clarification.  I have been transcribing for some local doctors the old-fashioned way with cassettes and microcassettes.  They now want to get updated by going with wav files (they will be on CDs).  What do I need to get?  I've never had a pedal that plays wav files even when I tested for some different national accounts. 

Could someone please recommend a brand of pedal?  Is it something that plugs into the USB port?  Thank you in advance for any advice.

for dictation and another program, like Radnet, for the transcription.  I'm looking for a word Expander to use with RadNet and Bayscribe.  I've been using Shorthand, but having some problems and I'm wondering if the ShortHand interferes with Bayscribe since it has a built-in expander that I'm not using since the transcription is done in another program.  Any suggestions??

I like the keys on my keyboard to be easy to touch, not feeling like you have to bang them down to get a letter to appear.  I've been reading about the ergonomic keyboards.  What do you find comfortable?  I looked on Amazon.com about the Microsoft 4000 Ergonomic keyboard and there were a lot of reviews, some of them saying that the keys were hard to press, especially the spacebar.

thanks  

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Ever notice a lot of docs don't know what this phrase means?  It's so obvious they mean "in view of" but when they say "in lieu of" it means exactly the opposite of what they are trying to say.  (FYI:  It means "instead of").  Okay, so I'm on a verbatim account.  This is causing me a dilemma.

I have a few questions about formatting:

If more than 1 presciption is dictated should it be seperated with a period or a comma? For example: Prozac 100 mg. , Provigil 200 mg.

Thanks

Angie

Does anyone else get frustrated when a company advertises a Cardiology studies position yet sends a general 6 minute OP note for the test?  Why don't they send an actual cardiology test of some type since that is what I would be hired for?  Instead they say if you can't pass this OP note for an acute care account to which we are needing a cardio MT and you will not do anything but cardio....i am sorry you cannot have the position.

Anyone else run into this?  Also anyone know of anyone hiring just cardio BESIDES cardioscribes (i didn't like the platform)? 

I'm sorry, but I have to vent.  Is it just me, or is anybody else feeling like they are being squeezed almost to death for a few pennies?  I have 10 years exp, 6 year acute care in-hospital.  It seems like lately every time I turn around the hospital is taking something away.  I don't want to be too specific, but let's just say it's really petty.  I make about 38k a year hourly producing 1500 lpd and this only pays the mortgage, utilities, and for a modest car.  In years past, I made a lot more than this, but due to all the "squeezing for pennies" and all the "bean counters" I make less now.  I have to work part time as an IC just to buy food/gas/clothes.  Is anyone else feeling the "squeeze?"  I can hardly breathe!!      

Does this sound familiar?  These poor American corporations HATE to do it, but it is not their fault if they can't find qualified American workers and have to resort to "lower" paid workers overseas?

"The head of the top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc (T.N) said on Wednesday it was having trouble finding enough skilled workers to fill all the 5,000 customer service jobs it promised to return to the United States from India.

"We're having trouble finding the numbers that we need with the skills that are required to do these jobs," AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson told a business group in San Antonio, where the company's headquarters is located.

So far, only around 1,400 jobs have been returned to the United States of 5,000, a target it set in 2006, the company said, adding that it maintains the target.

Stephenson said he is especially distressed that in some U.S. communities and among certain groups, the high school dropout rate is as high as 50 percent.

"If I had a business that half the product we turned out was defective or you couldn't put into the marketplace, I would shut that business down," he said.

Gone are the days when AT&T and other U.S. companies had to hire locally, he said.

"We're able to do new product engineering in Bangalore as easily as we're able to do it in Austin, Texas," he said, referring to the Indian city where many international companies have "outsourced" technical and customer support workers.

"I know you don't like hearing that, but that's the way it is," he said.

Stephenson said neither he nor most Americans liked the situation, and the solution was a stronger U.S. focus on education and keeping jobs. Business needed to help, such as AT&T's repatriation of service positions and education grants, he added.

Hi everyone - new to this board and fairly new to at-home transcription, although I've been a Transcriptionist for more years than I care to count.

I have a couple of computer questions - 1) Is there any way to convert files that are normally received by C-phone into wav, mp3 or other voice files? And 2) Is there any way to set up your computer so that your headphone is separate from your speakers? In other words, so that you don't have to unplug your headphones when you want to listen to music?

Thanks in advance!

I just met with my accountant yesterday.  I am so sick I cannot think straight.  I asked alot of people before moving ahead with an IC position and leaving employee status.  EVERYONE stated that the deductions you can write off are more than worth paying the extra SS taxes that you no longer have an employer to pay.  I even saw several people specifically state they lowered their taxable income by $10,000 or more so the IC status was well worth the headache of paying the extra taxes. 

Well, I would sure love to know how in the world you ladies come up with these deductions.  The accountant said my total deductions for my home office came to about $2400.  But then my SS taxes I owed ate up that plus about another $1500.  Are those of you reaping in huge deductions working strictly via the internet?  I have no gas, mileage, vehicle wear/tear deductions because I'm strictly internet based.  But even with considering those deductions, if I had them, I still cannot see where in the world you all are coming out so much better.  Someone please offer suggestions/comments....have I just completely screwed myself over here or do I need a new accountant??

ChartScript and ChartScript.net?  I have experience with ChartScript and my account is upgrading to the .net version.  I just wondered how one compares to the other, or how user friendly the .net version is.

Does anyone make expansions for things like 1 x 2, etc.?  I wanted to make them like:  1 x, 2 x, 3 x ... etc., but we have to use hard spaces in between each and our program adds a regular space automatically so then I would end up with another extra space before whatever the 2nd number would be. (Like: 1 x  2)

I thought about making them for all combinations, but that would be endless.  (I do have 1 x 1 and a few simple ones.)

Anyone else have any good ideas?  Thank you! 

I would like to know if anyone has had a problem using a wireless keyboard with a Belkin KVM switch and Microsoft wireless keyboard. I am trying to connect two computers to one monitor, one keyboard, and mouse and it does not seem to work with the wireless keyboard. I would appreciate any help with this. Thanks.

can be used with Vista.  I want to go out and get a new laptop this Monday.  I have word 2000.  I looked on the web and found Word 2007 but it is quite expensive.  I would rather not have to purchase word 2007 and new pc as that is a bit  pricey for me right now.  Any help would be much appreciated. 

Thank you.