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Reports -
Posted By: mt3
How many lines does 25 reports yield, approximately, anywhere in the range between 3 to 7 minutes long?
Menu bar in Word disappeared!! Is there a toggle on -
Posted By: Nancy
There must be a keyboard combination that I inadvertantly hit to make my Menu Bar (File/View/Tools, etc.) go away. Does anyone know what I need to do to toggle it back on? I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Word and several other fix-its, but have realized it's probably something as dumb as this. Please help!
TIA!!!
SAD NEWS! One body found - twelve still missing. -
Posted By: PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILIES
Being the daughter and granddaughter of miners, I can only hope the other twelve will be found safe. My husband and I both come from mining families from a small WV town. I can only pray the others are found and are okay.
Scam companies -
Posted By: Lindsay
DO NOT WORK FOR TOTH TRANSCRIPTION. They are a complete scam, and have screwed me out of 2 1/2 months of my life and have paid me less than 20 dollars. Warning to any new grads out there, do not under any circumstance accept a position with TOTH TRANSCRIPTION. The management/ownership is terrible, rude, inappropriate and THEY WILL NOT PAY YOU!
2 computers one screen -
Posted By: bo and hope
How would I run 2 computers on one screen? TIA.
Dictaphone C-phone question. . . sm -
Posted By: old ears
Hello and thanks in advance to those who read and/or post any helpful information on this.
Have a new account using C-phone to access dictation. Volume is increasing and may have to hire someone to help me with the work. Is there a way to pull from the C-phone and create digital voice files to upload to an FTP for another MT to transcribe or would I need to just purchase another C-phone for that MT to use?
Any help with this is greatly appreciated.
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Have to be screaming -
Posted By: New MTs, OSI
There is no work on the account they were just hired for. Explain that one.
Toth Transcription -
Posted By: Very old MT
I have to admit that not often do I completely discount everything that I read, but this time I had a difficult time believing that a company who wants to stay in business would actually refuse to pay people. So I have to admit that - yes - I did send in a resume. I have been working in the MT field for over 30 years so I felt fairly safe in knowing what I was talking about. First I got an email saying to call this guy and then when I did, he said he didn't send it, his wife did. Great communication between the two. Then, he proceeds to start putting down and degrading everyone from MTs to QAs to hospitals (he only does clinics) and was as rude and ignorant as anyone I have ever seen and I have seen a few.
Then, as if this wasn't bad enough so far, he actually does only offer 5 cents a line! I told him that I felt that was an insult and that anyone with as many years experience as I have or even anyone working as an IC who has to pay their own way in everything, would never work for that kind of ridiculous pay, and then said goodbye. Believe it or not - this jerk called me back and left the nastiest voicemail!!! This guy shouldn't be allowed to own a dog let alone a company.
If he has not paid you and you are due money for your work, call the Better Business Bureau, the Labor Bureau and if you are in the same state, I would contact the police and file a report for theft of services. If they say it is a civil matter, then head to court and sue him for every penny he owes you - with interest! People like him give service owners a horrible name. Good luck to all who work there, have worked there and if you are thinking of working there - run away!
Anyone here travel and work (sm) -
Posted By: mjb
I am thinking I could work while I travel if I had a laptop computer and am wondering if anyone here does this and what is involved. I know many motels offer free wireless internet now. Is that all I need to be able to do this? Thanks for any help!
Not getting paid on time -
Posted By: Lee Ann Keller
I have been having a huge problem and wanted some input from others who have gone through this. I have been typing for this company who shall remain namless for the time being for over 6 months now and I actually really like it. I like the people, I like typing almost all of the doctors, which I think is rare. However, my main problem is with getting paid. I am supposed to get paid weekly, but I have gone weeks, literally weeks (3 or more) without getting paid and it is really starting to interfere with my ability to pay my bills on time. I am not working to make a little extra cash, I actually have to pay bills and buy groceries and I find it extremely frustrating that companies feel it is okay to do business this way. I am expected to work and cover my shift an should I not expect the same in return for getting paid on time? I am so angry about this and do not want to have to look for yet another position, but this is getting to be ridiculous. I would be extremely interested to hear if others have gone through this and what you did about it. I am almost getting reluctant to do any more work for fear that I will never see this money. Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!
I think I am having a mental breakdown. -
Posted By: Hayseed
Right now it is just after 1 a.m. I have been paged for the THIRD TIME tonight for "stat" reports from a hospital, and that's just tonight. I have been reduced to tears from sleep deprivation, I have diarrhea and shakes, and I really really really want to tell my employer to sod off.
When do you think is enough enough as far as knowing it's time to move on? Is this normal in medical transcription--to be on call for hospitals? Yes, I do get paid extra for taking call, but then the piddly financial 'reward' completely negates itself because it interferes not only with my personal life, but then my professional life, as I am a complete basket case the following work day and can't 'put out,' thereby inciting the wrath of the bean counters when my lines aren't there. There is no schedule flexibility even though I take call...I won't be able to fall back asleep now because I had to slap myself awake in order to make myself conscious enough to type a 45-minute long report, and I'm not allowed to adjust my schedule tomorrow to accomodate a nap.
I am not a machine and I don't think the company gets that. How my other coworkers do it I have no idea. Oh wait...they don't...they quit as well!
I just shot off an ornery e-mail to my poor boss stating 'take me off pager or I quit,' so we'll see if I have a job tomorrow. I think I am displaying true self-destructive behavior here and is royally stinks. I'm better than that, but I think I have been officially driven over the edge. Sorry for the rant but I am truly fried. I'm going to go lie in bed and stare at the ceiling now while the song 'another one bites the dust' replays itself over and over in my head.
Does anyone use voice recognition to do their work?... -
Posted By: Suzyq
I have this one psychiatrist (long-winded) that I thought I might try to use voice recognition with. Does anyone have any experience with this? Could I hook him into the microphone jack or something and let it rip? Thanks for your help...
Expansions for numbers/lab values -
Posted By: Okay, so I'm not a rocket scientist
Do you all use Expanders for numbers and lab values? - Ex.: 0-10 red cells, 10-20 white cells ... things of that nature. I have a few, but it seems there are so many different combinations of number items that I can't come up with a good system.
Any ideas appreciated. 
What could be some reasons you suddenly start getting only the bad dictators -
Posted By: baffled
after being with a company over 1-1/2 years? They say they're making pool changes based on certain criteria.
Off topic whining. Got an interesting phone call today. -
Posted By: need to vent OT
DH used to have a pretty good job until the proverbial stuff hit the fan a few months ago. With no warning whatsoever and no bad performance reviews ever, he was told his job had been phased out and he was denied his overdue promotion. That left him unemployed and scavenging for a job. He did find a job at maybe a third of what he used to make. I doubled my workload and cut back the budget to try to make up some of the difference, but things still really stink financially. The stress is about killing me with the extra hours on top of everything else I do. Anyway, the phone call today was to let us know that he should never have been denied his promotion and his job will not be phased out now. Unfortunately, it's too late after how his boss handled it and what was said. He won't go back to working for that person ever again. Sigh... I can't blame. I wouldn't either. It's nice to know we were right, but it doesn't fix anything.
Wireless Headphones -
Posted By: Tired of being tethered!
Does anyone use these? Can you recommend a good brand?
Question re mammogram (having one, that is) -
Posted By: sm
Having a mammo and ultrasound tomorrow for palpable lump discovered last week. Never had one before and am wondering if the techs will tip you off in some fashion if the results look favorable. Also have appt with surgical oncologist later in the week, but I am on pins and needles mostly because I am a self-supporting single mom and can't afford substantial downtime as well as other issues with DD.
I'm also a little concerned about the speed with which all of this has been arranged. Hopefully it's just out of an abundance of caution. TIA. Hope this didn't post twice. I don't know what happened to the first one in the email verification process!
Can you install Stedman's Spellcheck on both -
Posted By: Word Perfect and MS Word?
I have never used Stedman's Spellchecker before (just Dorland's) and am wondering if it is possible to buy it and install it on both MS Word and Word Perfect.
Thanks!!!!
Lanier.....TransNet??? -
Posted By: CAMT
Hi Everyone!
Do you know if Lanier makes a sofware package similar to TransNet in which you can sign onto their system, download your voice files, and then sign off? If so, what is the name of that software?
Thanks!!!
C-phone & cigarette smoke -
Posted By: So not happy right now
I just bought a C-phone off of eBay. I unpack it and it smells like smoke, something bad. I'm a non-smoker. How do I get this smell out? If I had known it was owned by a smoker, I wouldn't have purchased it. The auction didn't say one way or another, so I figured I was safe.
Yuck. Please help! Any ideas or suggestions are welcome. Febreeze isn't working so far and I'm sitting here smelling this. Gross.
how to move task bar from left side of screen to down below where it used to be?? -
Posted By: HELP
thanks
Automatic spacing in shorthand? -
Posted By: grasshopper
Does anyone know how to set up 2 spaces after a period and 2 spaces after a colon in ShortHand version 10? One poster here said that this: {@@key Bksp}. worked and it did not work for me. It worked once and then it erased the last letter as it put in the spaces.
Also Microsoft Word 2000 doesn't seem to have a spacing feature unless I am not looking in the right spot. Wish I had IT as everyone says that is a no brainer to use and setup. TIA.
Kentucky Derby Pie Recipe -
Posted By: Dano
This is VERY rich. Enjoy!
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 to 4 tablespoons bourbon
1/4 cup corn starch
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate bits
1-9" unbaked pie shell
Combine the eggs, sugar, melted butter and bourbon. Add the cornstarch to the mixture, blending in slowly.
Stir in the pecans and chocolate bits. Pour into an unbaked 9 inch pie shell.
Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree F. oven for approximately 45 minutes.
Best reference books to get -
Posted By: Tarah
I am going to buy some reference books to have. Can you all help me in getting the ones I need. I will doing a variety of reports...cardiology, radiology, emergency departments ect....
I appreciate it!!!! :)
IC -
Posted By: keytapper
Needing information about IC and taxes. Does anyone know if there is a way to do the 1040ES online or do you have to print and send it in through the mail?
lines -
Posted By: cruising
Working 2-1/2 hours, all ops, mainly ESL, 308 lines which comes out to about $10 an hour. Am I crazy or what?
Big no-no -
Posted By: FLMT
OMG. Doing a psych discharge summary and doctor says the patient developed a romantic relationship with another patient and gave the other patients name! I would think that would be a HIPAA violation don't you guys?
Expander Suggestions & Tech Problems w/ESP -
Posted By: Judie
Hi,
I have several questions:
1) Deventure Health Partners (who has recently been swallowed by Transcend)--the platform used is eScription, correct?
2) If so, can anyome recommend an expander(s) compatible w/both ExText and eScription?
3) In Word Client's ExText: What is an RPC error code 1727?
Earlier this week, Iv'e gotten it and it's affected my ability to save/access the most recent update/copy of Expander entries.
My company techs didn't know how to deal with it and referred me to a Dictaphone tech who seemed to know even less.
He rooted around in my 'puter for the better part of 2 hours and had me log in to WClient to try to access reports ad nauseum. After saying yes to ESP, this error code came up and the transcription menu, etc., promptly disappeared.
I finally took matters into my own hands, saying "No" to ESP on one log in attempt w/the player, etc., loading just fine and I could access reports and ESP entries.
I logged out and re-logged in, said No, and got in just fine.
The third time, I said Yes to ESP, got in, and was able to access reports. and get down to work.
This situation has recurred all week now in betw. work sessions, with my having to say No once or twice before getting into Word Client and accessing ESP and getting to work.
So, what the heck is this error code about and can it be addressed? It's been a real bear remembering to copy/back up ESP before I log out after a work session.
And, I've been screaming bloody murder when I get thrown or freezed out of the system, have to reboot or re-log in only to discover that I've lost my most recent entries.
If I get an expander system, what are the chances that I'll have the same problems?
Thanks so much.
Word help -
Posted By: slow typer
 I've been saving my files in the usual way, save as, then the file name.doc, into my documents. Well, now when I try to save it, it says the folder - documents and settings - is not accesssible. Folder may be located on an unavailable volume or protected with a password. There is no folder, just the file. I'm stumped, and can't do any work until this is fixed. I hope someone can help. Thanks!!
QualiteScribe -
Posted By: in Birmingham, Alabama
Is anyone familiar with this transcription company? Do they outsource? If you have any information at all, please fill me in. Thanks a million!
Importing to word expanders -
Posted By: fkwan
Okay. I just got laid off. I've been using Meditech server macros for years. I doubt that they will let us copy the macros off their server, so I have three questions.
How long did it take you to get up to speed loading your Expander from scratch,
and
if you could take your macros with you, is there some way to import them into any expander brand available, and
is/are there brand/s that are more universal than others?
I know from experience that autocorrect is less than easy to export, at least in my personal experience.
Thanks for your help.
Best way to send voice files -
Posted By: Overwhelmed NY MT
I need to get some help. What is the best way to send voice files to other MTs, and then they send me their completed reports? I am relatively computer dumb and need some advice and help. What is the most secure, economical way? I notice that Express Scribe/Dictate has FTP...but actually all that stuff confuse me...
Can anyone explain it to me in really simple language? I know all the big medical terms but computer stuff just terrifies me but I have to get some help....
Overwhelmed NY MT
Considering a company with lots of ER reports... -
Posted By: anon
have never done these. Are they harder than acute care hospital? 
Since we are all talking about ESLs again this week sm -
Posted By: Lyndia
This is worth another airing. And yes, we put up with the same stuff all the time.
http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/jokes/tendjewberrymud.html
C-phone question/problem -
Posted By: Melda McCann
Hello everyone. I am new with the forum so please bear with me if I posted in the wrong place. I was wondering if any of you have used a Dictaphone C-phone with an internet based phone line? I am trying to help out a friend with some transcription overload which will be great practice for me also. I have her C-phone, footpedal, and headset, and have set up a cable phone hookup through the internet, rather than the traditional land line. The phone cord from the C-phone actually plugs in to the internet modem. We were told by a multitute of tech support people that this would work before I had it set up this week. However, when I call out to any number I get recordings such as "dial a 1 before this number" and then, "you don't have to dial a 1 before this number". When calling long distance numbers, other recorded messages come on but the calls never go through. We tested another land line phone with the phone jack on the modem and the calls go out perfectly. I have unlimited local and long distance calling with my new internet phone service so that shouldn't be a problem either. I downloaded a free manual for this C-phone model but the instructions for dialing out seem to be exactly the same as what I'm doing. I do not currently have any lrecorder set up with the C-phone. Maybe that is what I will need. Does anyone have a clue what might be the problem? Thanks so much!
This whole JonBenet thing is really strange...sm -
Posted By: Gee
I've been reading about the suspect and it's really strange. He's lived virtually all over the world...teaching, tutoring, and being primary caregiver to many, many children. Check out his resume...pretty impressive! Still don't know if he's guilty or just plain obsessed with the whole thing...what's your take on this?
price per page -
Posted By: sue
We may be going to a per page in paying our at home typists. However, it has been a long time since I did this. What is the current rate per page (the employer) to pay for imaging transcription??
C-phone speed help! PLEASE! Speed key! -
Posted By: C-Phone Blues
I am in tears - typing speedy gonzalez - a total knee replacement, not a standard, dictated in under 1 minute - FULL REPORT! Can you imagine? I have a C-phone that is just hanging in there, but lost all its programming. Isn't there a # key on the number part of the phone that reduces speed? I need it way slooooooooooow!! I'm afraid to just start hitting numbers, though, cause I've lost reports that way!! Anybody have a # to hit for me???
For Newbie Needs Help - One more thing -
Posted By: working925
I should have mentioned one of the most important things of all . . . buy a good headset. The better/more clearly you hear the dictation, the easier your job will be. I just bought a new set for myself Koss DC/10 -- they are the best I have ever used and under run about $20.00. A really good headset can make all the difference! Again -- Welcome to the club. Glad to have you. =)
Stress -
Posted By: Anna
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to relieve stress? I work 8-10 hours a day, have a 5-year-old and a 6-year-old, and a husband who does not believe MT is a real job, and major financial stressors.
I have been slowly losing my hair over the past 6 years which I believe may be due to hormonal shock (2 babies in quick succession) and then stress and maybe adrenal fatigue.
I am hoping a stress-free living will help me regain myself and my hair! Thanks.
Who gets tired of changing verbs to suit the noun? -
Posted By: English major
If I hear this one more time, I will scream. "There is no masses."
          
Does anyone ever get on a personal level with anyone they work for? -
Posted By: I'd like to know more
Do you ever get to know the people you work for personally when working for these nationals? Ever have any faces with those QA names? I was just wondering. I find it a little difficult not knowing the people I work for, and I work for a smaller MTSO. They are all nice enough, I suppose, but all business. I can't imagine working for these people for years and not even know what they look like. Is it just me and my curiosity or what???
What is the difference from QA and QC TIA -
Posted By: MT
nm
Is 13 cpl a good rate for clinic account?...nm -
Posted By: curious girl
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WARNING: TOTH TRANSCRIPTION -
Posted By: MT Advocate
Hello! It's been a while since I have been on this board. I'm still receiving e-mails from MTs telling me that they have been taken advantage of by Toth Transcription. From what I understand, Toth is now advertising on www.craigslist.com for new MTs to apply with them.
Every time I receive an e-mail from another MT, she tells me how she has not been receiving her paychecks, and how after many attempts at contacting the Toths, she has not received any replies to her e-mails or return phone calls.
It's no less than criminal what they are doing to people, and the more people that come forward with their experiences, the better our chances are at putting them out of business.
I can't stress enough how underhanded and manipulative their hiring process is, and how abusive they are to their MTs.
If you don't want to see them get away with this anymore, you have to act on this, and warn anybody and everybody about TOTH TRANSCRIPTION in Wexford, PA.
They prey on newbies fresh out of school, and out-of-state applicants, because they know that as long as you are out of state, you have no recourse to go after them to get your money.
****** I am in touch with other MTs who have been put through the wringer by Toth, and they are fighting back tooth and nail. Don't feel hopeless and helpless, that is what they are counting on. Stand up for yourself and get fighting mad.
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Is it just me being -
Posted By: change-phobic.
Our OM sent us an e-mail saying that when a radiologist says 3D reconstructions then we are supposed to add a sentence saying "performed due to......" and the radiologist is NOT going to dictate that. We are supposed to catch it. Well, we have been getting several more E-mails saying "axial and coronal" add the same sentence. Last week he said Sagittal reconstructions, I e-mailed my OM, who took at least an hour to respond to say yes add that sentence if it is in the subject line. I said well, it is in the subheading. I am still waiting for a response. Well today and MT sent an e-mail out saying that they did not know it but when doc says sagittal, axial and coronal we are supposed to add that sentence.
Okay, I am getting upset. I think if they want that they could at least say normal or something. I don't think it is supposed to be up to use to guess. It is THEIR report afterall and I thought it was THEIR responsibility to have on there what is needed. Do I have a right to be upset? I am wanting to talk to my OM about this or should I just let it go. I am wanting to see what others take is on this before I do this. Maybe this is the norm.
Single person and bills -
Posted By: broke and broker
How does any single preson today make ends meet as an MT? I work a 2nd job and still way behind in bills. Job-hunting for a full time position other than MT is fruitless, as employers take on look at all of your years in transcription and ask you how you think can do anything else. It seems like a curse. The dreaded "transcription" word is getting me nowhere fast when it comes to breaking in to other clerical work. Had I know this would be the case, I would have left the MT field years ago. I can do SO much more than transcription if given the chance. Maybe I should lie on my resume and not mention all the years of transcription.
A rescue helicopter crashed in N.O. but all got out -
Posted By: Just me
safe and alive. My heart and prayers go out to all these people.
Amphion pay. -
Posted By: jd
What does everyone think about Amphion's pay? I was offered a job there. It seems low?
TIA
Flash Count (MTstars)....when I download it prompts me to insert disk? -
Posted By: line counter
Any ideas?
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