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I was cornholed into a MT specialty - Posted By: Tab

Does anyone know where I can get maybe some samples of op notes or radiology notes? I want so bad to further my career and unfortunately where I work I don't see that happening. I will be doing ER work until I die... which ER work is not bad, but I will never make any big bucks doing it unless I work for my company forever, that is if the Indian company dosen't take it all over. Thanks ya'll.

mt's who do ob op notes please help on word board - Posted By: er mt

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Nother question. Is there a place we can look at sound alike words that are tricky in MT like - Posted By: MQMT

perineum, peroneum, peritoneum and the like to brush up on those words.

What is the main board for? - Posted By: Bonnie

A week or so ago, I responded to a post from someone who was asking about Files To Go. My message was wiped from the board after a very short time. This morning in my email box was a digest from MT Stars by a person asking where her post went...she was asking about keyboard trays. I can't find either one of her messages on the board.

Why are our messages being deleted from the system?

Patient info? - Posted By: Medtyper

Where is my post on typing in patient information???????????

Rad MTs - Do you keep log of pt? Takes longer to write down info than type - Posted By: the report! (nm)

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Question about voice recorders - Posted By: Rad MT

I am going to visit some family members in a couple of months and I would like to record some family stories and family history. Any suggestions on a type/brand of voice recorder that willl pick up sound very well but not require that it be right next to the person who is speaking? There are likely to be two or three people talking, and also I don't want to make people self-conscious about being recorded, so I would prefere to be able to place it somewhere unobtrusive.

TIA.

Adjustable keyboard tray? - Posted By: emmaMT

I'm a short person and need to get an adjustable keyboard tray that I can move up or down to accommodate my height better (one that slides under my computer desk as well of course). Can anyone recommend a particular brand and model? There are so many out there and I need a good one. Thanks!

To ALS: Any luck on your computer problem? (nm) - Posted By: MTMom

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please help on word board-thx (nm) - Posted By: drain name

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Instant Text to Shorthand question... - Posted By: Shortcut MT

I just accepted a job with a company that supplies the ShortHand program and has a platform that is not compatible with Instant Text. Is there any way to convert my IT entries into SH? The tech guy said he's tried to no avail. I literally have years of Expanders built into IT and the thought of starting from scratch makes me want to

Where were you... - Posted By: RadGuy

when you heard John Lennon was shot 25 years ago today? I was in college in my off-campus apartment when I woke up to my radio with nothing but Beatle songs playing - then the DJ saying John Lennon had been killed - I remember thinking what an awful joke, even for a morning talk DJ. But when I turned on the TV I realized it was, amazingly and senselessly, true. I walked around that day in such a haze of disbelief and sadness - my idol gone. Just like that. It STILL amazes me. RIP, John.

questions about MQ insurance - Posted By: ?

I am an IC right now and for my insurance I had to name just about every illness or hospital visit I ever have had, and if I made an 'oops' or if there is a discrepency, they can drop me at their leisure, which is scary, so i've decided to join MQ full time to get benefits. Will this insurance cover preexisting conditions, no questions asked, since i'm a full time employee with a company? Do I just choose what coverage I want, and what are the choices? If any of you who have insurance with MQ can tell me what to expect, i'd appreciate it, thanks!

I Can't Get No, Mot-i-vation - Posted By: Amanda

Well, I believe midnight kicked off National Talk into a Can Day. I cannot understand any of these speakers tonight! Not to mention, my short and sweet ER dictations were replaced by stumbling, mumbling ER dictations.

*Patience is a virtue, patience is a virtue....*

Medical Insurance for Self-Employed - Posted By: vharmon

Hi Everyone: Does anyone know of an medical insurance that is a PPO Plan for me and spouse in Tenn that does not cost an arm and a leg? I have 2 job offers, one is a company but cannot afford their insurance for both of us, so I will take out on me only and the other job offer is IC at 13 cents a line which is good for this area. Help!!!!

I am not having a great day but this seems funny - Posted By: debbb

down below MT Stars Administrator posted a TEST MESSAGE (NO MESSAGE INSIDE) 50 of us actually clicked to view this post. LOL

Setup.exe file does not work in Smartype? - Posted By: Anyone had this problem?

I am trying to install an old Smartype disk and when I click on the setup.exe file nothing happens. Why is that? I am using Windows XP if that helps. Thanks

question about wireless high speed - Posted By: anon

When a job says high speed internet is a must but no satellite, should I apply if I�m using wireless high speed through a cell phone carrier?

rates - Posted By: mm

can anyone tell me average rate per line for the north east area? I was thinking 14-18 cpl?

Company under Investigation! - Posted By: very_concerned

I won't say what transcription company I work for but I have to fill out a "Department of Labor" form as they are being investigated, probably for CUTTING their MT's wages!!! Problem is due to Katrina my hospital is not ready to have us full-time and I may just do some work for them at home. I'm not happy with their pay either but will stay with them, I guess.

M Modal - Posted By: curious

Anyone worked on this platform or heard of it before? Just curious what to expect good or bad. Thanks!

How hard is it to network 2 systems - Posted By: at home?

I would like these 2 systems to talk with each other and have no idea of how to do it?

VONAGE - Posted By: An

Anyone ever used vonage for a 800# for doctors to call in and dictate on? I just want to make sure that there are no major problems with this. THNX

For most companies how many hours may part time employees work. What is the minimum and maximum - Posted By: MQMT

usually.

We need a Expander/Productivity forum - Posted By: sm

With all of the talk about expanders, autocorrect, autotext, and productivity we could use a forum for that on mtstars.

USTranscription - Posted By: rae

anybody work for USTranscription out of Iowa/WI, you like?

I have 2 jobs. - Posted By: what do you do when they run into each other.

What do you do when 2 jobs run into each other.

I work for a place that says we must work OT today. It is an in-house position that is backed up big time. We have been backed up for the last several months and they picked a very nice holiday weekend to tell us mandatory OT Saturday 8 hours. We don�t get an incentive just the more you type the more you make. I have been working for a small online transcription company since Christmas because I wanted to be at home. I need to put in 20 hours for this little national but it is not possible to do if I have mandatory OT at another place. I told my OM at the hospital that she needs to figure out what she needs to do with me whether she is going to let me work from home or not. I told her that if she has me drive in house again that I was going to have to leave because I liked to have lost my shirt the last time I did it. To clarify, the hospital set me up at home temporary back in January because the roads were icy but they are trying to pull me back in house. The computer does not run well at home. They have several people also working from home who have computer problems and I don�t remember how they worded the problem but it is something about the distance and the large volume coming through that messes things up. I live even further from the MTSO and all their programs run real smooth. The small national treats me better. They do have incentives for their FT MTs and they do offer OT quite often. The pay is not as high though and the benefits are more costly but they way they treat their MTs compared to the way this hospital treats their MTs is like night and day.

Working for a physician's office. - Posted By: Elena

I am currently working for a small company as an IC. I need some extra work and I'm thinking of trying to get hired on with a local physician's office (if I can find any that are hiring and are willing to hire someone who is a recent graduate) and was wondering how do you charge them for your work? Is it per report, by the hour, so much per line, etc? Is there anyone out there who could give me some pointers as to how I can go about doing this? Thanks.

Line Count... - Posted By: kyradmtky

Does anyone know if the Word 2000 line counter is generally the same as what most MT companies go by? I'm trying to see how I do being paid by lines as opposed to report.

Please post religious discussion on the Religion board. - Posted By: Moderator nm

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Does anyone have info about - Posted By: orion medical? TIA nm

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Abbreviations Book - Posted By: Shelly

Can someone recommend a good abbreviations book or a good website to use as a resource? I have Stedman's Abbreviations and I am not that happy with it. Thanks in advance!

I have decided to quit my job. I hate this company. - Posted By: I quit!

It's worse than ANYWHERE I have ever worked before. The problem is that I don't have another job yet. However, I know I can easily find another job. I just don't know if I should hang on to do the responsible thing and find another job first. ~ OR ~ If I should take some time off for Christmas with the kids instead of busting my chops for this company when I know I'm not going to stay anyway. I wonder if they give Christmas presents or bonuses. LOL I can take my $7 an hour from their lousy ESLs and crummy platform and go buy lottery tickets and a bottle of cheap wine! Hooey! McDonald's, here I come!!!!

Satellite internet and VPN - Posted By: elsie

Is there anyone out there who has Satellite internet and is doing transcription work? I just finished my training and am searching for a job. Testing is going well, but I am being told by companies who use a VPN that it cannot be used with satellite. My research is telling me that they can be used together, just that it will be slower. Does anyone have any info on this? Also, I assume there are companies that don't use a VPN so it wouldn't be a problem. Is there any way I could weed out companies that use one before I test with them?

Has anyone ever gotten something like this when quitting - Posted By: with a transcription company? sm

I quit a national MTSO a little while ago and they just sent me a "termination agreement" with a "release" that they expect me to sign that says: "...you hereby release, for yourself and all people who may act on your behalf, XXXCOMPANY, and its subsidiearies, affiliates, officers, employees and agents from all claims or causes of action, arising from or relating to your employment with XXXCOMPANY, including, but not limited to, any such claims or causes of action arising under any Federal or Sate law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and 1991 or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended."

Has anyone else ever received anything like this before when they quit? I've worked for 4 different MTSOs and have never gotten anything like this, not even from Medquist (and the company that sent this isn't MQ). I'm not about to sign anything like this, but just wondering why in the world they would feel they need to protect themselves like this and if this is standard procedure?

EMDAT or ETRAIN program - Posted By: dsccw

I am starting a new company and just wanted to know if anyone has ever used the EMDAT or ETRAIN program? If so, does this program have a really good line count, i mean when typing reports does a person usually get a lot of lines from a report, of course depending on what kind it is?

Survey - inquiry minds want to know - how many lines...sm - Posted By: chainedtodesk

can you normally type in a 6 hour day? Not your highest, your average please. I know there will be specifics, but base it on your average day, average dictator, average workload. I am very curious to see what everyone else can do. TIA

Hello! Please SM, ? about how this line is paid. Thanks! - Posted By: IAPTA

65 character B&W line + ICP

What does ICP stand for and can you explain "black and white line" to me?

THANKS!

PA Sales Tax - HEADS UP PA MTs - Posted By: Backwards typist

Everyone has to know about this. I posted this on the tax board, too.

How desperate are the governors getting? PA sent out tax forms to everyone that bought cigarettes from a Native American reservation and they want their tax money. One woman in PA was hit up for over $4,800 and last week, they slapped a Sheriff's Sale sign on her property.

Now, my DH received a letter today. They want anyone in business who bought anything from out-of-state companies (office supplies, equipment, tools, etc.) that don't reciprocate taxes to PA, to pay up. This doesn't just apply to last year. This goes all the way back to 1981!!! Since when, since records do not have to be kept after a certain amount of years, how can they do this? DH doesn't have to worry about it that much. He usually always buys in PA.

I certainly do not have any receipts back to 1981 when I was an IC!

It's bad enough the governor is "threatening" to raise property taxes if he can't pass the higher income tax, but now this. I think our state government should stop the spending like he's always done. We're broke, yet he keeps handing out money.

Scammed By KP - Posted By: labjlm

MH - your e-mail address is invalid that you provided earlier - please update. I have information regarding KP in Oklahoma that I would like to send to you. There is a detective at the local police station that there would like you to contact him regarding the equpiment you never received. I just called him earlier and he is going to help get me my $300 back.

Any For Real Good MT Schools in Houston? - Posted By: Londa

I'm looking for a real good MT school or some sort of MT on the job training or willing to train a person to work out of home. Have been LVN since 1984 but now disable, need something to do out of home. Please reply, disability not enough income. Thanks!

Lon

Curious. What CPL is MQ hiring at these days sm - Posted By: MT

for acute care employee with 15+ years experience? When I left them 3-years-ago I was making 10 CPL. Those signon bonuses are enticing me.

have any good eggplant receipes? - Posted By: nm

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How to bill for HIDA scan? - Posted By: FlaMT

I know HIDA scans are nuke med but would they fall into the category of CT/MRI/PET or US/DEXA for billing purposes?

I say CT/MRI/PET but please correct me if I'm wrong.

I received a check today from the oral surgeon. nm - Posted By: Update on my insurance ?

The secret to making a long evening of - sm - Posted By: LowlyMT

transcribing go a LOT easier:

A big bowl full of freshly-made, sweet, kettle-corn popcorn!

Oh....... YEAHHHHH !!!!

Went missing - Posted By: Dawn

Does it bother anyone else that TV shows, news reporters and newspapers are saying "He went missing last week..." Shouldn't it be "He has been missing since last week...?" I've asked friends and family, but they don't notice. I figure transcriptionists are more aware of grammar than regular people. It makes me crazy when they talk about someone "going missing." They're not going anywhere, they're just plain missing!!

Soooo weird. Hmmmm - Posted By: Confused MT now

This post refers to the posts below from the ICs from TRX (I am one) - I find it interesting that a person would come on here and call someone out of there name (the owner) and then walk away without explaining how he/she came to their conclusion. Seems a person would want to make their case or maybe just persons like myself and the other IC who stood up to ask why. I'm so confused. I guess we're all just different that way.

Some people are yellow and some aren't. That's right, I said it.

contract work for hospitals - Posted By: sammy

I have talked to quite a few people, and I have found that subcontracting work from a hospital pays way better than even having your own accounts.. do any of you do contract work for a hospital? I work at home for a hospital as an employee, get paid by the hour, plus incentive on line count. But, I am wondering if I would be better off to try to do all the work as contract and make more. Sure, I would lose benefits, but would it be worth it in the end? Any thoughts?

has anybody ever heard of training your - Posted By: only me

replacement (as an ic) after giving your two week notice? can anyone tell me their opinions on jester's touch? I can't find anything current when I search the archives and only found from 2003 & 4.

also, why would they need my driver's license number when my job doesn't involve driving for them?