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Personal transcription websites - Posted By: Carmen Druckenmiller

Does anyone out there have a personal website dedicated to medical transcription? If so, and you don't mind me looking at them, please send me your web address. I'm thinking about making a webpage for myself, and would like to see what is out there already. Thanks!

pay cut - Posted By: es

First time in my life, received an email along with all other employees to take a 1 cent per line pay decrease. I have been doing medical transcription since 1982. I have been turned down for a "raise" plenty times, but never told to take a decrease. Bad timing on top of it, Holidays, minimal wage just going up to 6.95 per hour....

False advertisng .......... - Posted By: sm

How can a company brag about their ability to meet or exceed HIPAA regulations if they offshore? There is just no 100% way they can guarantee such a thing because once it leaves this country, there are no laws governing those things in another country. To me that is just false advertising and very misleading to their customers, whom I question even know it is leaving these shores.

What is your opinion on Extext? - Posted By: nm

I'm considering a position where I would work with Dictaphone Extext which I've never used before. This would be with Word for XP or Word 2000 or 2002. Is this a good program to work with? Or is it a big headache? NEED TO KNOW!!

THANKS!!!

EMR? sm - Posted By: Need some knowledge

I know EMR is electronic medical records. Does that replace or take lots of work from MTs? I have three doctors I do work for and they are thinking of going with EMR, will that replace me?

Anyone has a 9-pin footpedal you'd like to sale? - Posted By: mt

This company I was offered a job with requires a 9-pin serial port footpedal. Thanks in advance.

this doc just coined another word - and it applies to - Posted By: mdlfcrs

me today - amotivated. She spelled it. I know what she means but that still doesn't make it a word!

More IC questions from different poster. Sm please - Posted By: MT

I've been an IC for about 6 years now and always worked part-time with a 24-hour TAT. Recently, because my husband was laid off, I took a "full-time" job as an IC but they required an eight hour day, Tues-Sat, minimum 1200 lines/day, which I did verbally and in email agree to. Because I'm an IC they haven't asked that I set a specific schedule other than which days, though they wanted it known when I'll work for the most part and want to me work in four hour chunks. My question is, how much freedom do you think I have as an IC in this framework, re hours per day/how many hours at a time? I usually get in about 1500 lines a day in 8 hours, which by the sounds of the emails I get addressed to everyone where they're not happy with production, seems a pretty good line count with them. I don't always want to work in four-hour chunks, though usually do, just don't want to "have" to. The only contract I actually signed was for rate of pay. I know technically they can't tell me when to work in the day, but based on what I had agreed to, how much room do I have to maneuver? Also, what about time off? With my other companies I've always just given plenty of notice and never had a problem getting the time off that I wanted. I have a feeling though that I'm the only IC that works for them or one of few because there's definitely an "employee" kind of feel with things like scheduled "mandatory" conference calls, etc. Any thoughts appreciated.

un- attached chest port? - Posted By: cyllk

My son has a chest port. He can lift up three corners of the port, make a pocket out of loose skin and slid his thumb under the port. He says the port is supposed to float freely within a tissue pocket created in his chest. It is his belief the port is Not sutured to anything inside him, like, say, the chest wall for example. Hmmmm! I am seeking outside opinions as he and I disagree. Please let me know what you think.

In Joy,

cyllk

Has anyone else seen a pickup...sm - Posted By: curious girl

in work after the holidays. My work has picked up for sure. It was really slow from about October until now.

Google search hints...sm - Posted By: toomuchfun

This is an interesting video about techniques for Google searching IF anyone needs help.

I have had problems with buffering on some of these sites (buffering...a few words...buffering ... a few words). I usually wait until it goes to the end and then hit play and it will play all the way through. There may be someone on here that can tell us how to do this part better! Any suggestions welcome!

You may have to copy and paste this...don't know. Hope this helps some of you. It helped me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXHCcwS00bk&feature=related

Bringing up Bo Bice - he is back in hospital. nm - Posted By: Susanna

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Speaking of TV, anybody watching Being Bobby Brown? - Posted By: What a train wreck!

He is coming off as the most normal between the two of them. I honestly believe Whitney Houston is certifiably crazy. It is really sad and scary to watch her. And her child! Is she going to have issues or what. Her mother is/was beautiful and crazy drug abuser. Her father is in jail on and off and a bit of an abuser himself. And the child at best is very plain and overweight. She looks sad and depressed most of the time. On a rerun I happened to be watching last night she told her mother to get away or she was going to hit her. This is a very sad reality show. I don't get why they would let cameras into their dysfunctional life.

usa transcription? - Posted By: Shae

I'm looking for a company called USA Transcription or something like that. Can anyone help with some possibilities? I have spent an hour on the archives and could spend hours more....lol

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this our overseas competitor? They ALMOST grasp the English language sm - Posted By: Just me

We promise you complete medical transcription document, which need not any further proceedings from your side. Its not mere talkativeness that we proclaim such a huge appraisal. Our clients' talk will take you to the fact. We are getting compliments globally just by maintaining global standards in medical transcription.

Our transcription service has verifiable quality, turnaround times, security and pricing. We have developed a host of software products that act as an aid to hospitals, doctors and other outsourcing companies that can effectively handle the data from the moment of dictation, to the final delivery of transcribed files to be preserved as medical records. Our medical transcriptionists are highly experienced, trained to understand the various speech patterns, English accents and dialects, as well as to the continuous development in the lexicon of medicine and technology required to assure transcription accuracy.

The reputation in transcription is not built in a day. A gradual process with patient, accurate, but speedy completion of the transcription jobs assigned with extreme care brings all those rewards. Intense heed is provided right from the EMR process. Our aim-oriented team is extremely engaged with maximum effort to bring you the excellent result in transcription work. Our team can never go below the level from assuring you the optimum return of your investment.

Highly sophisticated transcription solutions are offered by our crew resulting in the optimum performance to provide an end-to-end transcription. Implementation would be a breeze, and your staff should not have to make any changes to the transcribed records. Consequently, our transcription satisfies all HIPAA regulations.

While you are contacting us in case of any further clarifications regarding the software or any other service, related to transcription jobs, you may be surprised because your call may be attended directly by our technical department. We are ready to go up to any extend to provide you the full-fledged solution concerning our transcription works.

Our squad can assure you the quickest remedy for any tribulations regarding the transcribed item. Our EMR(Electronic Medical Record) solution assists you to retrieve the recorded transcription at any time. Consequently, our organization provides you a permanent database for the future too.

Happy Summer Solstice!!....sm - Posted By: mini-vacation for me JUST began!!!..sm

THIS second a mini-vacation begins for me - until Monday morning!!! *does a happy dance*

Hope everyone gets some time off for a little R&R this time of year!!!

AGGHHHH - Posted By: siren

Looking for some assistance here. I am pretty new to using Instant Text. It seems every time I add a new entry, I am having to rearrange my list (over and over and over again). This is time consuming, and I do not see where it is helping me with my production at all. Also, I find myself constantly adding things, and of course this takes away from my production. Any hints would be very much appreciated. TIA.

How valuable is the RMT credential to employers? - Posted By: Meg

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Question regarding small claims and ex-employer.TIA - Posted By: MI-MT

Has anybody ever filed a small claims suit against an employer that was in a different state? I need to file small claims suit for wages that are owed, but I am in a different state as the company. Does anybody know how to go about this?

I think I asked for too much...sm - Posted By: pamt

I applied for a FT position with a large hospital in my area. I have 7 years experience doing the "basic four". On the online application it asked what I would want for a salary and I said $17.00 p/h. Then, when I thought about it, I wondered if I had asked for too much and maybe they wouldn't even contact me. I looked up the median income for my area and for working in a large hospital it said $25,000 to $29,000. So, any advice? Should I reapply with a lower demand? I figured if I gave them a higher number they would have something to work down from, but I think I went too high. I would really love to get back into a hospital and away from working from home. So....should I reapply? Any advice? Thanks in advance!

Tech question. I have discovered spyware on my PC. It is blocking me from using anti-spyware softw - Posted By: Lo`

and fix the problem. I need help! Any ideas on how to locate the offending program and get rid of it. I downloaded Ad-Aware in an tried to run it and it's blocking that too and my McAfee is being blocked as well. I cannot run a scan at all.

in-USB Foot Pedal - Posted By: Laura

I am a recent graduate and looking for a job. In the meantime, I want to be sure I have the right equipment. I have a standard cassette transcriber with foot petal, but have been told that I should have something that works directly with my PC (mine may be outdated). Do I need to purchase software if I buy an IN-USB foot pedal? The equipment/software requirements are a bit confusing. Any information would be helpful. Thank you.

Chickadee are you from Portland, OR area?? - Posted By: Patti

If youwent to Mt. Hood CC you must be. Are you still in this area? Patti

platforms - Posted By: landroverlady

Can I get some opinions as to what you think is the best platform to work in? Does anyone think Scribe is slow? What is best, what is worst?

another laptop question - Posted By: Mercedes

For all the people that have laptops would you advise to own a laptop as the only means of a computer to work from home to make a living? It almost makes sense to have 2 computers just in case one of them needs repaired. As my first computer to own and work on would it be best to have the desktop and tower for now for dependability. Sorry if the questions sound lame. Thanks for the help.

Could someone help on word board please? Thanks~ - Posted By: ESL (NM)

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that post was not mine..screwed up posting. - Posted By: boop

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From CLKTranscription.com - Posted By: Message to Indian Companies

I have posted jobs here, and apparently as much as the MT Stars moderator attempts to protect our information from offshore companies, there are many who continue to bombard my e-mail with resumes, and "business partnership" opportunities. They have US e-mail addresses, and apparently monitor this board fully.

So here is a message from CLKTranscription to any offshore company or Indian Applicant:

CLKTranscription is USA based in every sense of the word. Do not apply, do not email, I am not interested in any offer you may have.

I cannot stop you from viewing any website whatsoever, not even mine, but take note - my website states USA - WE DO NOT OUTSOURCE. So please again, do not waste your time or my precious time. Do not contact me for any reason.

I value the American MT, and we do just fine right here.

Thank you.

switching companies - Posted By: kv

I need some input! I've been offered a position with another company but I'm not sure if I should jump ship and take it. There's not much difference in pay. There's a bit more flexibility with hours. Should I ask for time off from my current company and try the new company for a couple of weeks to see if it will be a good fit? Should I let the new company know that I'm just wanting to "try" them out? I know this probably all sounds unrealistic, but I don't want to go from something bad to something worse and have regrets and not be able to go back. I've recently separated from my husband and have 2 small kids. I'm not happy with my current company, but I want to make sure this new company will be a place I'll be able to succeed at. I just don't want to make things worse for myself.

Health Insurance for IC - Posted By: To Ins or Not

Does anyone think that health insurance is a waste on an extremely tight budget in an otherwise healthy person knocking on 30's door? Aren't health-insurance premimums 100% tax deductible for an IC? I know that my doctor's visits and medical costs without insurance have to meet or exceed a certain amount to be tax deductible, which never happens for me. I hate to add another bill to my budget for something I don't use right now, but I know good health is not a guarantee. Any opinions from an IC who has had to make this decision or anyone else who has any ideas? I keep thinking of the extra money I will have to pay, but I know it would come in handy if needed. Such decisions...

Want to know what's for dinner tonight girls - Posted By: sm

I am making that 20-garlic recipe from below with mashed taters and salad and some homemade bread. Yum.

Good Morning! - Posted By: Rose

I hope you all have a fantastic and productive week!

Start/Stop foot pedal - Posted By: Eileen

I want to know if anyone knows how to use the Start/Stop foot pedal with EMDAT (Inscribe). I think I may have an older moderl. Not sure. Thanks.

myspace - Posted By: anybody watch dateline

Did any of you see Dateline (I think it was Sunday)? It was about myspace. I thought it was scary. I have several (adult) friends who are on myspace and they post way too much information. They should be smarter than the teens are but they seem to have the thought that it is only their friends who see there pictures, etc. And a lot of the content is very inappropriate for teens--IMHO for anyone. My friends who are on it are completely addicted. I compare it to someone who smokes. They get on myspace each day about as often as someone who smokes in a given day. And what a competition it is to see how many "friends" you can have whether you have a clue who your friends are or not.

Any input? Looking in to them. - Posted By: Wondering about TRX

I appreciate it! Thanks!

Hired for acute care and... - Posted By: grasshopper

Kinda curious what the consensus would be on this issue. If an MT is hired for acute care, why would you find 99.9% of your queue full of ED/ER job types? Is this not a bait and switch technique? Trying to get people in the door with lots of experience and then give them whatever is convenient for them. This just doesn't seem right to me. Upon inquiring why this was happening, as this was not what I was being hired to do, they dismissed the issue without a plausible explanation as if it didn't matter or it shouldn't matter like I was being annoying to them.

Well, it is a tad annoying to me. How would you deal with this? Put up and shut up or get out?

I thought acute care MTs were hard to find with 20+ years experience and usually on the job boards all you see is acute care needed.

AutoCorrect - Posted By: Shelly

I use the AutoCorrect feature in Word as an expander. The problem I am having is that this feature no longer turns on automatically when I open Word. Does anyone know how to change this? It used to work correctly but no longer does. Thanks!

Line Rates for Michigan residents - Posted By: Terry

For all of you who live in Michigan what is the line rate you are paid? I want to get an average of the industry here is Michigan.

Need to get motivated - Posted By: CS

Ok, here's my situation. I've been working as an MT from home for 10 years. I have loved it for the most but it does have its negatives. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. I have decided to apply for an MT position with a hospital and I would still be able to work at home. They require 60 minutes of dictation to be transcribed each day. At first I thought - no problem - but now that I've thought about it I am getting kinda worried. I have lots of experience as an MT but I'm getting cold feet now! Can I do this?

What if I can't (how embarrassing!) I'm starting to realize that I would really have to buckle down and stay incredibly focused! In other words, I'd have to get rid of all my bad habits like surfing the web, stopping to do a load of laundry, etc. I do not normally do 60 minutes a day. So can an old, somewhat unfocused MT learn to become focused and extremely productive again? That's the question. I am not a lazy person but I do know that over the years I have become a bit slack in my work habits. Now that I have this chance to work at a great place making good money, I want to shape up my act and go for it - but part of me wants to just stay status quo. Maybe I am lazy! Grrr.... Not sure how to pick myself up and self myself to an employer and get seriously motivated but I know there is a part of me that says - go for it! Any suggestions? Any comments? I guess I'm looking for some support here and a dose of confidence too! Thanks.

What is your most annoying redundant speech pattern? sm - Posted By: Lydia

You how doctors always seem to have a pet word? They will use it until you are ready to smack them.

Subsequently. Said by an ESL at least once in every sentence and pronounced sub see QUEENT ly. He is also says Prolene mess potch and plook for mesh patch and plug.

Next...next this, next that, next, now I...

At this moment. Did you know you can start every sentence in a 2-page report with at this moment?

then
then
then

and THEN I screamed and was heard in the halls of every hospital in America.

Children's hospitals! - Posted By: Tabby

I have only been transcribing for about a year now and I am on an account for a children's hospital. I can not find half the words, nor understand the ESL doctors. Does anyone has any pointers, or know of a good website or book? Thanks guys!

Problems viewing inside posts. - Posted By: Jen1

I've been viewing the Jobseeker's Board for a couple of weeks now but in the last few days, when I open a post, the inside text extends over the right and left sides. Posts that opened okay last week are now opening this way and it is impossible to see all the text. Is it just me? Does anyone know how to fix this?

MS Word problem....sm - Posted By: Cindy

Hi,

I've got a problem where when I type something in MSWord and backspace the font changes. The default font setting is the same as the font on the document I'm working on. Does anyone have any ideas why this is happening? None of my enteries in AutoCorrect are in a different font so it's not kicking in from there. Thank you!

had to share this one!! - Posted By: NEMT

"She wil be put in an Aircast splint and with crutches and treated with Motrin 800 every 8 hours as needed for pain with food."

Problem with Word after installing IT - sm - Posted By: Laura E.

This is not a huge deal but I put on my IT the other day, just got it, and now the dashed red line that normally comes up under typos doesn't. Is there a setting I can fix to get that to come back? I have looked but cannot find anything. I don't want to take it for granted that the spellcheck will fix them. Thanks.

instant text vs short cut... - Posted By: looking for opinions pls. nm

:)

Question regarding Radiology Imaging Training - Posted By: vera

Hi Everyone. I am an acute-care MT and have 30 years exp. I am wanting to expand my field on typing Imaging reports as there are quite a few jobs in my area that pay hourly salary for this. I used to have a hospital hourly salary until they outsourced. There are 2 hospitals in my area that need Imaging MT. I actually have typed some imaging reports that are thrown into our pool as I took a position with the outsource company that our hospital contracted too but I do not like working by line with no spaces being counted. Makes it hard to make decent money for years of exp. These two hospitals do have Imaging positions open and they pay by hour. I was wondering what schools would have courses that I could take via commute to learn Radiology/Imaging. My friend that I used to work with got back into doing radiology reports and now gets paid by the hour again. Myself and one other ex-coworker have applied for an additional position open in Imaging but we have not even had a call. I am quick to learn and have Radiology books, but I would not feel that comfortable in going these reports until I had some additional schooling. There are a few schools in my area that have transcription, but I do not need the whole course. I listened to a report for my friend one day and I understood every word the doctor said. I know I could do it with time, but evidently my resume is lacking in this department and really no hospital will give you a chance unless you have that experience in this Imaging field. These days there is not many places that will give you a chance on the job training unless you have been to school. They just do not have the time with the busy pace these days. Any info would be helpful. Even if I did the extra shooling there is no chance they would call. These positions are for home MT and I have been a home MT now for 20 of those 30 years and I have worked from all over the country. Any information would be helpful for checking into. Thanks

Anyone know of MTSO's using Vianeta platform? - Posted By: Terry

Anyone know of MTSO's using Vianeta platform? Could you let me know who they are?

Thanks

Okay, so I've got this resident - Posted By: shopaholic

on the line dictating and I'm actually thinking to myself - wow if he's this bad now, what's he going to be like when he's the doc and has no one telling him how to do it.

He's trying to dictate in that choppy style (cutting out the words that help to make things understandable). I'm guessing he thinks it's saving someone money.

He wouldn't be half-bad to understand, if he would just open his mouth a little bit wider when he speaks. It's like he's purposely trying to see if he can "throw his voice". Maybe he secretly wants to be a ventriloquist.

Seriously, I think the part of the resident's rotation should be in the transcription department. If they spent even 1 day doing nothing but transcribing, maybe they'd try to be a little bit clearer when they're dictating.

Okay - done complaining - back to work!

Would one of you IM'ers please help with this question - Posted By: Thanks for answering question for me

What does :0 mean when IM'ing or internet jargon?