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Does anyone know what companies offer voice recognition of your dictation? -
Posted By: Penny Fortunato
Gross physical line?? -
Posted By: MTmom
From what I have been told, a gross physical line is anything typed on a line, regardless if it's one letter or 65. My question is ... would 8 cpl on a gross physical line for acute care be good pay? How about 7 cpl on a gross physical line for emergency room reports? Thanks
Dies anyone know if MQ is getting rid of bonuses SM -
Posted By: MQ SE
for SE and if so, when does it begin? thanks.
Anyone work for co. who pays all phone costs? sm -
Posted By: Starving Artist
Asked before, perhaps did not post. Anyone have a company who pays all phone costs, FTP, etc., I just want to either transcribe or edit,,, no added expenses, but they can absorb the cost for me. Sound crazy? You just never know.Doesn't hrt to ask
I've been typing C-sections all day, and -s/m- -
Posted By: SanFrancisco
every time I get to the phrase, "the infant was then handed off to the waiting pediatricians", I get this mental picture that cracks me up:
I picture the surgeons with football padding and helmets. The baby is extracted, they wipe it off, and then one team starts running. They block and dodge and tackle, etc., all the while avoiding obstacles in the O.R., and then in the midst of all that, a handoff is made to the pediatrician, who now blocks & runs his way through other pediatricians trying to snatch the baby from him, which he has tucked under his arm like a little pink football. He runs, he reaches the door to the neonatal unit, and plops the infant into a waiting bed. TOUCHDOWN! 
Transcend -
Posted By: MT
Transcend is by far the worst company I have ever worked for so I totally agree with the post above. They treat their employees absolutely horrible and I would never tell anyone to apply for a job there. A lot of promises that are never kept....
I am so burned out....someone revive me please!!!! -
Posted By: Tami
I have been doing this job for 14 years and my production has just bottomed out. I just can't seem to get anywhere. I have a great job working from home for a hospital who sent us all home eight years ago with health insurance, great dictators, large volume of work (270 bed hospital) at 11 cpl on a 60-character line. I also work for a brain and neurospine clinic at home and they pay me 13 cpl on a 65-character line. I could be making all kinds of money, but I just can't seem to get motivated anymore. I really don't want to change jobs, I just need some ideas on how to get yourself going again after being in a slump. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated before my husband kills me for not pulling my weight on the financial part. Thanks guys
M-Modal/Anymodal?? -
Posted By: justcurious
Just curious if there are any Diskriter employees out there that have been transitioned over to this and how it has affected them. Is there a feature similiar to autocorrect in Word that can be used to type with? Can you use any Expander program with it like InstantText? Did you notice it slowed you down or was it pretty comparable to what you were doing before as far as line counts. Thanks for any info!
anyone know much about C&C transcription TIA -
Posted By: kl
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14.00/hr for radiology private contractor job/PT, internet based. Good dictation. -
Posted By: Sound fair to you?
When he said we pay by the hour not the line, I was unprepared to give him my fee! I typed for these rads when I worked at the hospital so know them well. About two hours per day of work for their outpatient imaging center (MRIs, CTs, mammograms, ultrasounds).
Thanks!
FLASHTYPE QUESTION FOR NEW COMPUTER -
Posted By: tbpmt
I have a new computer! Yea!. Now I need to get all my Flashtype information to it. What do I need to do? Do I need to purchase another program for this computer and if so how do I get my stored information from the other computer? I can't imagine that I would have to retype all my information again.
Thanks
Do editors have to be certified? - nm -
Posted By: Mom-CMT
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Question for Vonage/VoIP users -
Posted By: sm
If you are using Vonage for MT, do you use the residential or small business plan, and how many minutes a month do you use?
Thanks!
PT transcription.... -
Posted By: anon
Has anyone typed for a PT Department, and how is the dictation. On a level of 1/10 what would you say. I'm currently doing neurosurgery, family medicine, orthopaedic, and pulmonary and thinking of possibly taking a position for a PT Company to do transcription in house. Any info would be greatly appreciated.javascript:editor_insertHTML('text',' ');
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Does PC ShortHand work on Emdat or Word Client? -
Posted By: MT mom of 3
And if so how do I get it to work when using these platforms?
Goodbye virus...finally... -
Posted By: MT1
My computer picked up a virus about a week or so ago. I tried removing it myself, didn't work, contacted my Spyware support and they sent me instructions on what to do, didn't work, it kept coming back. So, I took a chance today and did the online virus/spyware removal tool with McCafee. You pay online first ... $60 to $90 dollars (I think it was $60 for what I had done) and then they connect to your computer run their virus removal software and voila...no virus. It took about an hour+. After watching what all they do, I know I never could have removed it myself no matter what software I had. I used McCaffee, but I would imagine all of the virus companies have the same online deal. Definitely easier than hauling the computer in somewhere and, worst of all, being without it for a day or two. By the way, I had a "bunch" of spyware/viruses, not just one. They left me with the page of tips below if anyone wants to look at them. I was glad to know about the first tip...instead of using the "X" to close the pop-up ads to download something, they suggest a better way to close it. Anyway, it feels good to have a "clean" computer again.
Home computer security Tips
Pop-up Advertising Alert
Don't click on pop-ups!
Pop-up windows are frequently the product of Spyware, and clicking on those windows may install Spyware software on your computer. To close the pop-up window, we recommend right-clicking the popup from your Windows taskbar, (which might just be listed as Internet Explorer), and choosing Close or End Task. Please note, this will end your Internet Explorer session.
Program Alert Dialog Boxes
Close unexpected dialog boxes!
Be wary of unexpected dialog boxes asking whether you want to run a particular program or perform another type of task. Avoid any kind of response to such Dialog Boxes. The best ways to bypass are
1. Right click the item on Taskbar and select 'Close'
2. Open Task Manager and End the respective Process
Alert on Free Downloadable Software
Don’t download programs from an unknown source!
Many websites offer customized toolbars, free utilities, or other features that appeal to users. You should never download a program from a site you don't trust, as you may be exposing your computer to security risks.
Alert on Email Links
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These links may be malicious and actually install the Spyware or Virus they claim to eliminate.
Alert on Email Attachments
Never open attachments from an unverified source, even if you know the sender!
Be wary of unsolicited attachments, even from people you know. May viruses can "spoof" the return address, making it appear as though the message came from a trusted source. If possible, verify the legitimacy with the person who sent it before you open the attachment. This includes email messages that appear to be from your software vendor or ISP, which claim to contain patches or anti-virus software. ISPs and software vendors do not commonly send patches or software in email messages.
20 ways you can protect yourself
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7. Use McAfee SiteAdvisor for safe browsing.
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20. Set specific guidelines for Internet use by children. Create system accounts with limited privileges to prevent installing malicious applications when surfing.
Graduation gifts -
Posted By: Mary Franciscus
What is the going rate for a graduation gift? It is the granddaughter of an acquaintance of ours.
Do you just ever want to scream -
Posted By: ermt
Do you ever just want to scream - Normally line count is around 1200 or so (depending on which system I'm using), but they put you on an account where the dictators are so bad that you end up with a 400 line count for the day. And the dictators whose primary language is not english and they have very strong accents seem to just speed talk and the whole report sounds like just a few words when it is actually an 8 or 9 minute dictation.
Does anyone else have these days or am I just in the wrong career field. Been doing this for 8 years and this is bad. Yesterday at the end of the day I had such a headache and my line count was just over 400. I quit working for the day and figured I'll get a good nights sleep and start fresh in the morning and sure enough I'm getting the same as yesterday.
Just curious if other MTs go through this too.
Still another tax question -
Posted By: Questions
I saw post below that if as independent you did not send in your tax payment when due, you were assessed with a fine? Does anyone know how much that is, OMG I just missed mine on the 15th of January. Thanks!
Vacation Pay -
Posted By: MTINOH
I am thinking about quitting my job with a national but wondered about sick/personal/vacation time that I have earned. Does anyone know if any or all of this will be paid with my last paycheck, as I have almost 150 hours coming. Is this different from one company to the next, or are there federal or state laws that govern this?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
yikes ! ESL driving me nuts -
Posted By: ER-MT
 Just a quick vent - for the last 45 minutes I have mostly been listening to the sound of her breathing with an occasional "continuing dittation" thrown in here and there followed by more breathing  . I even heard someone in the background say "You can push 1 to put it on pause" which she does for a split millisecond and then continues back with her breathing/"continuing dittation" pattern. Not having a good day today.  Beam me up Scotty, Please ! 
Do hospitals and MTSOs not care that -
Posted By: wannie
we are dealing with people's medical records. Obviously not since they allow ESLs who can't possibly put together a whole sentence dictate patient records. If they can actually put together a sentence, they speak so quietly or with such a thick accent that they can't be understood. I am coming to dislike transcription so very much because of a few doctors who should probably go back to their country of origin to practice medicine. I don't think I will ever go to a physician who is an ESL simply for that reason. If I can't understand what they're saying, I certainly don't want them rendering medical care for me. Sorry about this, but just had to vent before I blow a gasket. I really wish Wal-Mart or McDonald's or scrubbing toilets paid more.
phpBB -
Posted By: Amanda
Will this board ever change to a phpBB format or something like it? Just curious since they are so easy to navigate.
Does anyone use Dragon Naturally Speaking? sm -
Posted By: Ortho MT
 I am strongly considering purchasing this to do the listen and repeat, edit, way of transcribing rather than typing everything out. I am hoping that after I train it to my voice it will increase my productivity and help me with a little of the burnout I am having from typing for 12 years...lol. Anyone with any opinions? I do mostly ortho work right now...I have read that Dragon is best for radiology but not as good for medical.....opinions?
Thanks so much!!
Difference in pay with spaces/without... -
Posted By: LookingMT
What is the true difference in being paid a 65 character line with spaces and a 55 character line without being paid for spaces? I've always been paid for spaces and recently encountered a company that pays 55 with no spaces. Is it a noticeable difference in pay/line count? Thanks!
New business -
Posted By: Allison
I have a small transcription company that kind of fell into my lap, luckily. It has been a year now, we have five girls and are doing a really good job with one large account. I had tons of experience as a transcriptionist, but never as a business manager, so I took my time. Now I am looking to get more work. Anybody have any thoughts as to how to reel them in?
Further bleeding per Dr. **** will affect a hysterectomy. -
Posted By: affect or effect? TIA nm
Acusis QA -
Posted By: happyfingers
Has anyone noticed something weird going on with the QA?? It seems like all my work is being QA'ed...This is happening to anyone else?
SwiftText Word Expander -
Posted By: DM
If anyone has this program, can you please email me. How do you get the entries to show up in the main SwiftText Expander window?
pay for inhouse position?? -
Posted By: Amanda
I have an interview in the morning for a part-time inhouse position. What is the pay looking like working by the hour with no incentives? I don't know what a fair offer would be and don't want to sell myself short.
Any green tea users out there? -
Posted By: questions about it
I have tried green tea on 2 separate occasions and both times experienced what appears to be bloody stools with it. As soon as I stop the intake of the tea, the blood goes away. I really like the tea as it does a good job of promoting energy and weight loss, but I cannot understand why it causes this reaction. Would anyone have any idea why this happens? Is there another natural energy booster I can try? Thanks for any and all help.
What do you wish you had asked before taking your job? -
Posted By: MT
Hindsight is 20/20. We all know the basic questions about line rate and so on. Now that you're in your current job, what questions do you REALLY wish you had asked before taking it? (please, I'm looking for some serious specifics about numbers and hours and ASR-related questions).
I know nothing about ASR and am wondering what questions are important to ask a recruiter. So please share!
One important question I've learned to ask is whether I'm switched to part time status if I can't meet the line requirement. That's a biggie!
Thanks, :)
Foot pedal -
Posted By: Barbara Stephenson
I am working for a company, renting a computer and foot pedal. I discovered I could use my own computer so want to send their equipment back. Their foot pedal is a 15 pin pedal. I have a 15 pin pedal of my own, looks identical to theirs. When I plug my foot pedal into the game port on their computer it does not work. I need to know what I need to do to my own foot pedal to make it work on the game port on my own computer. I am so technologically challenged. Does anyone know what I need to do?
In need of a platform....anyone have any suggestions?? -
Posted By: Penny
Hi!
I am a small MTSO and I am looking for a platform. I know this has been asked many times on these boards, but I am looking for any thoughts or suggestions. I do only Radiology transcription.....any ideas? Looked into DocShuttle, but not sure that is the way to go.
Thanks!
ps: I saw in the archieves mention of a company called Blue Fox Software that builds platforms....anyone have any additional information? I looked at their website but I am wondering about how expensive it might be.
Lanier Voicewriter programming -
Posted By: holly
I've searched through the archives and found some good programming info on the Lanier voicewriter. However, I couldn't find what I need. My loving 17 MO son hit some keys and now I can't see the lower screen. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks
HIPAA compliant email -
Posted By: ali B
Does winzip qualify as hipaa compliant when used with a password? Does anyone out there work directly for a doctor and have experience with this?
Any help would be appreciated!
Looking for a new job. What are some questions...sm -
Posted By: Linda
I should ask besides pay, benefits, and hours to make sure I don't miss anything and then find out I've been screwed later? Should I get pay in writing to make sure they pay me what they tell me. I never worked for a National, so I am unsure how a lot of things work with them. Thanks.
Split keyboard -- Help! ... -
Posted By: starzzz
I recently began using an ergonomic split keyboard. I hated the first ergo boards that came out (where your hands were almost facing each other when you typed. However, these new split keyboards are so comfortable to use and I completely adapted to it after two days...EXCEPT for the '6' key. They put the '6' on the left side of the keyboard instead of the right. This means I would have to retrain myself to type it with the left index finger rather than the right one. This would be no easier than moving the 'r' key over to the right side of the keyboard and trying to retrain my brain to hit it with the right hand. It also is difficult to feel or see the error when it pertains to a number.
If anyone has any advice or information as to where I could find a split keyboard with the 1-2-3-4-5 on the left and 6-7-8-9-0 on the right, I would owe you big time!
Is ExSpeech user friendly? -
Posted By: Tilly
Can you make good lines on Dictaphone ExSpeech voice recognition?
To MTSOs or QA Managers -
Posted By: me
I recently took over QA for a small company just purchased. Previously there had been essentially no QA rules. If any of you could send me examples of how your QA is set up, the percentages you deduct for errors - common, critical, etc., it would be most appreciated. Any rewards given for high QA or deductions would be appreciated as well.
How to send a resume -
Posted By: me2
I see a lot of posts on people upset because they send in resumes and never get a reply. Here are some tips.
1. Make sure your name and address are on the document. I will not repond to "partygirl27" as the only name on the email or document.
2. If the ad says you must have X number of years experience and you do not, don't apply. There are reasons we post you need a certain amount of years. Received a resume yesterday where the person just graduated this month.
3. In your "objective" area, try to put something better than "I hope to do gooder."
4. Be a little more specific about the types of documents you have transcribed and the types of dictators. It doesn't help me much when you say, "I typed reports."
5. Working near a hospital or medical instrument doesn't count as experience. Example: "I packed up surgical equipment for shipment."
6. Spellcheck your document! If I see one that says, "I am a very accurate typier", I am not going to respond.
7. Set yourself up an email just for your job or job hunting. There are numerous free ones out there. I received a resume first thing this morning from "Baby_Got_Back." Good for Baby, but it's the brain we are interested in.
I kid you not folks, some of these just make you want to bang your head on something!
Daily emergency work as IC... -
Posted By: MT help
Is it normal for an IC to be called often for emergency reports that need to be completed within a short amount of time - one to two hours. Is this normal practice? I get these calls fequently and it makes it difficult to complete the work I was doing, and/or I may be out on my own time when these phone calls come in. I tend to work best in the evenings so I do most of my chores, etc., during the day.
Clickety-clacks driving me insane! -
Posted By: j.lo
I need helping deciding...I'm looking for a keyboard that feels like a laptap's keys do. I hate the clickety-clack sound! Sometimes it's so loud I've got to turn my volume up on my headphones!
I've been looking at "quiet" keyboards but they still make too much noise for me. Someone suggested a gaming keyboard one time but I have no use for all those extra function buttons and LCD screens, so why pay ($100+) for something I'm never going to use??!!
I've been looking at Macally's IceKey and from what I've read, even though it's made for Mac's you can still use it on a PC (just the volume controls on the keyboard won't work, no biggie to me). The only thing (and this is a big thing) that's keeping me from buying this one is that it's USB.
I don't have anymore USB ports available on my PC!
Does anyone know of a keyboard similar to the IceKey but is PS/2? Or perhaps can I just use an adapter with it?
If anyone knows, or can suggest another keyboard, please help me out.
Ruling against DeVenture -
Posted By: anon
http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=152854&zoneid=500
Interesting reading here for anyone thinking about applying with DVHP.
About Politics Board (sm) -
Posted By: Very Curious
is ForuMatrix part of MTStars? I couldn't quite figure it out. I see Billers/Coders forum is hosted there as well. Please explain?
can't minimize InScribe or see images in e-mail -
Posted By: Rosey
Just like that while ago..I can't minimize InScribe. I can my other screens, just not IS. I can shrink it down with the mouse, but not the - (minus) button. Any idea what happened? Also, anyone know how I can view images sent it an e-mail. I just have a box with an X in the corner. I Googled it and tried what it said, still won't work, but it's also the same e-mail first sent, so maybe it won't work on those. I can't remember changing any settings, but did do updates. Anyone else have this problem...and fix it? Thanks.
OSI -
Posted By: Bait and switch
Thinking about going with OSI because they sound so wonderful. Think again.
Bayscribe Screen got Messed Up - Any help? -
Posted By: Dave
Hi,
I accidentally hit a key or keys (maybe Ctrl.-something) and now my Bayscribe screen has tiny text appearance, hard to make out some words. It does not appear to relate to the "Customize" button in the upper right corner. No matter what I choose there, it still looks the same, or nearly the same, Just tiny type for all text and headings, boxes, etc.
Thanks a bunch,
Dave
Does anyone know any good advice on how to -
Posted By: Tracey
get rid of Office 97 when installing Editscript? If Editscript finds traces of Office 97, it won't install. I have talked with Escription and they gave me links to download Office registry removal and that didn't work. Thanks
Need help from Cleveland residents -
Posted By: dolfan
I'm planning an overnight trip to the Cleveland Zoo with my 6-year-old daughter. We'll go to the zoo on Tuesday because I'm told Monday is way too crowded, but what can we do Monday and where should we stay? Someone from the zoo suggested the Lake Erie Science Center, the Natural history museum, the Science Center (different from the Lake Erie Science Center???), or the Botanical Gardens. A fun hotel would be nice too. Thanks a bunch.
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