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Do any of you have problems with bringing up info for the ADT screen?  I was told that I could play detective and bring up lists of patients to find the right one but usually I just get the message that there is no one by that name in the records.  It's hard to believe there is no one with the last name of Wendell or Harvey or Weinstein, for example.  If the med rec number is wrong and you bring up the wrong name, that is the name you will continue to get no matter what names you try.  I'm just curious about this.  It isn't a huge problem since I just pass the buck.

even though I talked with them extensively about this over 1 month ago, they still don't understand why the "trigger alarm" keeps going off on my unlimited plan account since I wasn't using the phone line for "internet" usage.  I dial into somewhere using a lanier and get the voice for dictation.  I do all the transcription over DSL.  They haven't put a block on me yet, but I guess what I am wondering here is....."IS THERE A TRICK" to keep the trigger alarm from going off??  What is everyone else doing about this because apparently they are not going away and I need a place to go if/when they cut me off.  TIA

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 Ok people... I probably just need to vent, but PLEASE tell me this isn't the norm these days.....

I just tested for Terra Nova.  First dictation, not a problem.  Not a walk in the park, but not a problem.  Second dictation was a nightmare!!  Southern accent, okay.... but....Mandibular vestibuloplasty?????!!!!!!!!!!!  And a really bad dictator!!!

I never told this company I had any experience in this specialty.  Are they kidding me?  How often does a person even get that kind of OR???

Now is it just me... or how do they expect anyone to pass this type of test.  Ya know, if they don't want you, why not just say so instead of turning my hair white in 2 hours attempting, and failing to pass that freaking test.

Anyone else had this kind of experience?  Who with???

PS Now I see why nobody responded to the old posts about TN...

I am thinking about going back to school but I want to start off small.  I looked into CNA classes at a local community college but I also found they have medication aide classes.  I was wondering if it would be appropriate to call a potential employer and ask if there is a big job market out any of these, what they pay would be and what they expect out of their workers.  I really know what a certified nurses aide entails, I was one 10 years ago but not quite sure about a medication aide. 

Now I know a lot depends on how many characters per line but putting that aside:  How do you get in a lot of lines every day?

Do you sit and work nonstop?  Do you type at a leisurely pace or bang your keyboard as fast as you can?  Do you use an expander?  A word completion software like Smartype?  Are you able to keep up with everything else - house, kids, DH?  Do you just keep on typing till you get all the lines you want?  Do you set a goal for yourself each day, or just type every chance you get and what you end up with is okay with you?

Just wondering cause I know even though I've been an MT many years (23) I am sort of spoiled.  Had many years where I had easy money accounts and made money not really even trying and not working very hard.  Well now I have canned my own accounts and working for someone else at a respectable line rate - but I find myself wanting to type 1000 lines a day and stop and I need to make more money than that.  I guess I just got lazy! 

So if you don't mind, share your tips!

Hi Guys! Does anyone have any info on what a MEDICAL Editor position should pay in the NY area?  It's requiring 10+ years of MT experience. 

Do these positions usually work from home - or on hospital sites?  I don't know much about editing jobs - and am darn curious about the particulars. I've sent in a resume, but am now playing the waiting game !

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks guys !

Sandy 

Years ago when I worked for a smaller company a bunch of us made a big  box of goodies and mailed it to the office.  They were such great people, helpful and cheerful. The company always sent us something and we didn't want to just send to the owner of the company so we felt a card in a box of goodies everyone could share.  Smaller places have more of a personal feel .

Now I work for a larger company and home made goodies may not be such a good idea. (The shipping alone would be a killer.)  I guess a card addressed to "everyone" will have to do it.  Thought about having X-mas cards made up with  my family picture on it and sending that to kind of help them also put a face to the name.  Too much?  Think I would be better off with just a standard card? 

Those of you that are doing anything for the office you work out of, what are you doing?  Would love to "borrow" a really good idea.

TIA

I am trying to test (not medical) and they had me download something called DSS Lite, so I could transcribe what they e-mailed me.  Does anyone have any experience with this?  I cannot get my foot pedal to work with it.  Thank you in advance.

Does anyone have any suggestions on getting training in other fields?  I see a lot of jobs posted for radiology or even acute care/hospital work.  I did hospital notes when I was in school many years ago, but since then have done all clinic work-multi-speciality like psych, OBGYN, family practice, pediatrics, chiropractic, physical therapy, allergy, internal medicine, ortho.  My favorites are chiropractic, psych, OBGYN and physical therapy, but these seem to be hard to come by.  Work is becoming slim and I'm looking at other options. 

I would love to learn surgery, ER, or even just be able to get more work with hospital notes or radiology. 

Any feedback is appreciated.....thanks!

It seems some MTs love to do them, but why do they seem so ominous? Are some harder than others? I've heard of MTs making normals out of them, thus, good money. They've just always scared me for some reason.

Thanks!

General question for you all. I recently applied with a company that took a month getting me through their hiring process only to be told that one of their accounts dropped them so they could not hire any more MTs. Now I've applied somewhere else and interviewed, a company that sounds like a great company, but it's been about 7 days since the interview and have yet to hear back. I interviewed with them last Wednesday and was told that I would hear back one way or another by the end of last week. I sent a follow up email yesterday and have not heard anything. How long do these companies typically make you wait before hearing something back? How long before I should give up and apply somewhere else? Thanks.

I had to get on a soapbox this morning.  I am TIRED.  That is spelled:

T-I-R-E-D.

I have had a number of people this week who did not care whether they were saying things right or not.  So here I go on my soapbox, on my blog.  If you care to read, link is below!!! 

http://mtblab.blogspot.com/2006/10/note-to-all-doctors.html

My hands are always freezing cold.  I wear fleece "wristies" to keep warmer.  I have pain in both hands all day from typing.  One wrist has a ganglion, and both wrists have some arthritis showing on x-ray.  I rub capsaisin on hands/wrists.  Still the pain persists.  Pain relievers (Advil, etc.) do not help much.   Prescriptions from doctors did nothing.

I was wondering if other heavy typers out there might have found some helpful things to alleviate hand/wrist pain.  I even purchased "warming cream" which is supposed to help increase circulation to the hands, but it did nothing.  I have several keyboards that I have tried also. 

THanks!

1.  First I tried a new skin cream to "firm" up. My face turned cherry red, burned, and itched. Nothing helped. My skin now feels like sandpaper.

2. The water pump went in the car.

3. My son was taken to the hospital and has developed a heart problem. He's only 38.

4. My phone-in dictation machine died today. Can't afford the high prices they're asking for another one. I only have 1 doctor and don't know what to do. Any ideas?

5. My husband is still not back to work.

Wish I could retire today!

Hi. Anyone know a good contract form to use for Indepedent contractor status using line count or hourly?

Thanks,

Terry

Hi all!  I've only been doing the MT thing for about 9 months now......so I need to know:  What were the good old days like for the MT business?  Were you really able to make good money?  Did companies really take care of their employees?  Did you really have the feeling of family?

And, more importantly, how can we get things BACK to the good old days?

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