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what is MTSO? - Posted By: ?

s/l zidea, xydia, videa - Posted By: Jean Petree

The patient has bipolar disorder, hypertension, type II diabetes. Have searched Google and my medical word program -- can't make out this drug. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Anybody work with a company bue do your own billling to them, count like 65 cpl and use a program ho - Posted By: w do you know if you are billing correctly!

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Anyone - Posted By: Siren

have unlimited long distance with Verizon? I was just hired with by a transcription service out of Florida and they require unlimited long distance. I have Verizon as my phone service and so went with them for unlimited long distance. I am sure I will be on for a full 8 hours and I am wondering what the cost will be. I understood it to be $50.00 a month. TIA

I just put my cat of 12 years to sleep today...sm - Posted By: Georgia gal

I know it was the best thing to do but it sure is hard to do things like this, isn't it?

Does anyone use SBC for unlimited long distance - Posted By: looking

for transcribing? What do you pay if I might ask? Do they hassle you about using it fulltime? Looking into it before I call and inquire about.

Blanks in tests - Posted By: Apprentice

Hi!

I am looking for an opinion please. I have been taking my very first at-home test(hoping to come home and leave the politics behind). I was wondering if it would be counted against you if there was a blank in the one of the trascrption samples. My current employer prefers blanks to guesses but then again they are familiar with their employees' strenghts and weaknesses.

Any advice welcome.

So true, LOVE - Posted By: see message

You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.

1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.

2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.

3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be

just like you.

4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't

like you.

5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.

6. You mean the world to someone.

7. You are special and unique.

8. Someone that you don't even know exists, loves you.

9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.

10. When you think the world has turned its back on you take another look.

11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

have any of you noticed - Posted By: workingmt

that when you are first hired by a company, they go on to state about all of these certain rules and requirements (the recruiter tells you the same) such as schedule, how long you should be on QA, if you do not do these by a certain time you could be termiated, etc. As soon as you start working, it is totally different. They are much more laid back and none of those things they said are really applied. I am glad that they are more laid back than what you are expecting, but this is just something I have noticed now with 2 companies. Have any of you noticed this?

On vacation - Posted By: MB

Hi, I'm a beginner home based MT. I'm gonna be out of town for 2 weeks and was just wondering if anybody would know if I have to notify anybody about my absence? Thx for the reply.

Med. ? - s/l dysphYsium slow release 240 mg. TIA. NM - Posted By: tired and can't think straight

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Does anyone pay someone to clean their house? sm - Posted By: Happy camper

If so how often do they clean for you and how much do you pay them? What size home do you have? i.e. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, dining room and kitchen?

7 cpl/3 cpl - Posted By: Kandi

On the job board, I just saw an ad for Escription. They pay 7 cpl for straight typing and 3 cpl for VR. So if you do 200 lph VR, that would be $6/hr. I think minimum wage pays more! Why don't they just ask the MTs to do the work for free?

What is your annual salary working at 8 cents per line? nm - Posted By: New poll

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baby showers - sm - Posted By: Prairie Pauper

After reading the post about what to spend on graduation gifts for acquaintances, I wondered about baby shower gifts.

Actually, I was wondering if baby showers are now given for expectant moms with child #3. And if so, what would an approrpiate gift be in that case?

I always thought showers were given for the first baby only. Has this changed? And I didn't know it?

If you're IC on one account and employee on another.. - Posted By: fed taxes question

Rather than paying self-employment tax, can I just increase what is being deducted as an employee?

I'm going to be working about 2/3 of my production as an employee, then an IC account which will account for another 1/3 of my total income. I've always been either just an employee or just an IC, and I'm wondering about how to handle self-employment tax in this situation.

Anyone here been-there-done-that? Would appreciate hearing your thoughts. Thanks!

What is FTP site and do employers provide this? - Posted By: Confused

I heard that they have this site and will give you a username and password. Or is this something I have to put together myself. If so, anyone have any information on how to set this up? Thank you.

? re Quick Look Electronic Drug Ref - Posted By: NH MT

I'm trying to do a wildcard search for the endings of drug names, eg, *sartan. I read the help file and tried ~, (), ?, and nothing is working. I read the FAQ on the Stedman's web site and it appears to skirt the question and refer the questioner to the help file.

Am I correct that the new 2006 QLEDR does not allow searches for just the endings of drugs? If so, what a waste of money that was.

That being said - Posted By: Sick of that expression........nm

Just wanted to vent

New to at home transcription - Posted By: lori

Hey guys, I know all of you are busy, but I am an MT with over 14 years experience inhouse (physician's ofc, radiology, IM, FP, etc). I'm a little anxious about IC vs employee status. Can anyone tell me which is best. I have accepted two positions, one of each and dont know which is the best bet. Any help is greatly appreciated.

technically challenged - Posted By: justcurious

I really am a throw back in time. Help! I am trying to test for a company, I can get the test file downloaded through FTP to windows media player, but how do I get the foot pedal to work with it and transcribe in word. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb I know.

You haven't lived until you have - Posted By: Just me

been woken up at 1:48, 2:37, 3:12 and 5:07 a.m. to windows shaking from Mexican rap music blaring from almost 2 blocks away and then getting yelled at by the 911 dispatcher over and over again saying that 911 is not for noise complaints. Well if they would have taken care of the problem the first time, I would have stopped calling. One 911 dispatcher was really sweet though because she could hear the music when I stood outside talking on my cell phone. Usually the first time the police go out there, they stop the music but they must have new people staying with them as they kept playing the same Tequila song over and over (only word I understood was Tequila). Then when the police went over there these idiots pretended not to speak English, speak Spanish when the officer tries to speak to them in Spanish or read the complaint printed up in Spanish. Tomorrow I'm searching for the owner of the house online and will start complaining to them as will the rest of my neighbors. You also haven't lived until you have seen some of your neighbors out in their pjs at 3 a.m. trying to do a Mexican hat dance. I'm thinking maybe they too were consuming mas tequila.

Word expander list for Autotext? - Posted By: Where can I find one?

Is there a way to add a premade list of words or phrases to Autotext (not Autocorrect)? I need that little suggestion box to pop up for me. Is there a way to do this or do I need to add every word individually?

Thanks

MDinTouch platform - Posted By: Angel with an Attitude

Does anyone use MDinTouch? I'm a small MTSO and considering going to this platform and was wondering if anyone had any comments about them, especially in terms of customer service and ease of use. Thanks!!

No Work - Posted By: Gupta MQ

Is anyone experencing low wor or no work? I have been waiting for about 3 hours for work, but nothing.

job - Posted By: rabuf13

any info on TC Transcription?

GETTTING OVER MEDQUIST - Posted By: CHERYL

It was April, 2004 and I had been working for Medquist for two years. Without warning, after transcribing for 19 years, was fired by this company, ,threatened over the phone that "I will be watching you like a hawk." Fired over the phone, told I was "termed" and turned out in the cold. I lost home, car, etc, etc and am really having a major time getting over this. I would refuse to do MT anymore and hoping to change careers online degree wise. My pay variated like the change of seasons and of all three companies I worked for, none of them appeared to be able to fight there way out of a papersack. ANY SUGGESSTIONS???

I have a question. Thank - Posted By: you.

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Should provide equipment for doc?sm - Posted By: typinaltime

Am IC who does transcription for local MDs -- want to go digital - Should I purchase the equipment or should ask MD to do this?? help

Cannot remember name of a movie and want to have my kids watch it. - Posted By: GIMTer

Hopefully somebody out there can help me out on this one. I watched this moving about 4 or 5 years ago, I believe it was even a Sundance Film Festival Movie, but not sure. It is about 2 families, 1 Irish Catholic family with several kids and one particular curious 10 year old boy and Jewish family with only 1 child who is 10 and the 2 boys become friends. The whole point of the movie is their different religions and the 2 boys trying to figure out if their religions are so different why is the outcome for both getting to heaven. The 2 boys end up doing all kinds of "challenges" and what not through the movie to ensure their place in heaven while also trying to sort out why their families are so different and against them playing with each other. In the end, I believe the Jewish boy ends up getting sick and dying and the 2 families end up being brought together by this and also brought together by the donation of the Jewish parish to the eldest boy in the Catholic family so he can go to college (which of course the Catholic father is against at first because of pride).

I think that is how the movie goes but I only saw it once. The reason I want to show my kids is because they are 9 and 10 and all of a sudden becoming facinated with why people have different religions and beliefs and how some of their piers "don't like some kids" because of their religion, etc. This movie was a good example of how we are all the same no matter what we believe and I want my girls to know that and to know that they should not judge somebody by their beliefs and I want them to know that we ALL can teach each other something new no matter what our backgrounds are or how we were raised or even how old we are. Can somebody help me with this movie title? It would be greatly appreciated.

phone rage - Posted By: Snow Bunny

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Looking for another company - Posted By: workaholic

Does anyone know of a company that pays by the line, does not require weekend work and where you can work a regular day shift (not afternoon or evening)? Every company I've found pays by the line, wants a commitment for to work one weekend day and newcomers must take 2nd or 3rd shifts. Would really appreciate any info.

How long on average does it take to type 30 min of dictation? - Posted By: WS

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Hospitals that require remote transcriptionists - Posted By: WannabeRemoteMT

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how to find hospitals that hire remote transcriptionists. I've been googling all morning, and I'm not having any luck. If anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it!

What's up with this ???? - Posted By: Janet

I don't get it...why do recruiters call you, get you interested, you take the test, pass, and are offered a job. They even let you talk to the lead person on the account you are going to work on, and she says they need someone pronto, and then a week later you are still waiting to hear the next step. Had a few calls regarding the recruiter was going to call "tomorrow" to check out my computer and make sure it is copacetic with their system...but of course she didn't call at all. In the meantime you sit at home waiting for that phone to ring because you really need to get onboard and start making moola! How rude is this? I took another test for another company and waiting to see how the results of that one come out...but I am very quickly get "hot under the collar" because of being treated this way. GRRRRRR!

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....*

foot pain - Posted By: Norwegian

Has anyone ever had foot pain because of using the foot pedal?

TurboTax or TaxCut - Posted By: MslaMT

Which program do you think works better?

Macro - Posted By: MT

Need help i using macros. I need to use find and replace words. For some reason the word is being highlighted when I run the macro, but not being replaced by the assigned word. Please advice on the use of macros.

Hey, you tech MT's, help please. - Posted By: Router question

I got a LinkSys router at Wal-Mart and with tech help, I got my Vista computer and other computer going at the same time; however, I unplugged the cable from the phone jack one night, as it was storming, and could not get both computers back on line after that. I actually have returned the router and doing without for now.

I would like your experiences and any help that you could give me. I have used cable router before, but not for phone line -- DSL. Thanks.

Over the counter drugs - Posted By: AngieAngie

Are over the counter drugs capitalized? Example: "Unisom"

Thanks

Yellowfin stirrups - Posted By: pnkns

In an archived post there was a question about "Yellowfin" stirrups that referenced the manufacturer's catalog. According to that catalog the spelling is "Yellofin", not yellow.

Okay I'm Really Bored. If you could only have one food and one person on desert island, what and - Posted By: Curious

who would it be? No fair family members. We want a famous person and one food item to picnic forever on this island.

So... What's for Dinner Tonight? - Posted By: Hungry MT!

Medgarde - Posted By: mh

Have anyone heard of Medgarde before? How are their tests like? thank you

question for VR editors - Posted By: kkmiausa

What is the motivation for you to try to end our jobs for MT? If you train the computer to recognize inaudible voices, you are eliminating your own job as well as the jobs and careers of countless others. If you refused to work for low pay to edit dictators we would have a future still. No computer does this alone without human help. Please tell me why you all cooperate? You know that once it is trained, you move on to the next.

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

have any horseback riders here lost their nerve - Posted By: sm

after being hurt and got it back again? i have no problem getting on as long as all goes well, but when my horse spooks or something i feel so danged unnerved, which is totally new to me after all these years. does it just take time or should i hang it up?

A4 Tech keyboards - Posted By: Tami

Hi, I just ordered one of these keyboards. Supposedly they will increase your production and had really great reviews. I ordered the 2680RP model which is wireless keyboard and mouse. Just wondering if anyone else has used these and what they thought. Mine is supposed to be here today. Can't wait to try it out. Any info about them would be really appreciated.

Instant Text opinions - Posted By: clhmt

I'm considering buying Instant Text, as it looks like a HUGE timesaver. I've been using a text expander, but I'm getting so many entries that it's hard to remember all the abbreviations that are in there. So, I end up typing out many words I have shortcuts for anyway.

I'm asking for opinions on this software from people who use it and love it, and from those who have tried it and hated it. I'm concerned about a big learning curve, or clunky implementation.

Frankly, I've never spent that much money for any software that didn't give a free trial first, and I'm spooked.

Thanks!