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DTS America - Posted By: Mel Johns

Has anyone had experience working for DTS America? Are they okay? Any problems? Just wondering. Thank you for your kind information.

Quitting Ettiquete for an IC - Posted By: NewbietMT full time2

Would the same rules apply as if you were an "employee" whereas you would give a two weeks notice? Just wondering becuase of the fact that you have to sign off on a "contrract" when employed as an IC. From my understanding the meaning of an IC is that you are contracting out your services for an undetermined amount of time, right?......that doesn't mean you are bound to a MT company for life though right?

Can you work M-F midnights for MQ or must sm - Posted By: hmm

work a Saturday or Sunday?

No Offshoring - Posted By: siren

This may have been asked in the past, but I am pretty new to the board. What nationals do not offshore their transcription? I am currently an in-house transcriptionists, but I am looking to do some at-home transcription on the side. I do not want to support any nationals that offshore. We need to keep our jobs in the US!!!!!

Software Question - Help Please - Posted By: Lulz

I have Stedman's Medical Dictionary and QuickLook Drug in my programs, but they apparently haven't been activated (if that's the right word).

Any technically-minded reader that can tell me step by step how to open these files and "launch" them so I can create my short-cuts and start utilizing them?

TIA for any much-appreciated info!!!

I have never worked for a transcription --sm - Posted By: Anna

company before. Have always had my own clients but lost 3 last year so went with a company. Has anyony ever had a pay per line decrease for not meeting the required daily limit? I started at 10 line for 1600 lpd. Just was told that I dropped to 1345 and would now be making 9 per line. Jobs were extremely low from Nov-now and there were just no jobs to be had. Is this normal procedure?

So, I had a doctor's appointment today... sm - Posted By: PAMT

Thursday during the day, I felt a quick, sharp pain in my left breast. Later that night when I was getting ready to get a shower, I noticed a spot on my bra about nipple level about the size of a lady bug. Naturally, I panicked a bit. At the doctor today, upon "expressing" a bit for her, she did a Hemoccult test, which turned out to be positive. She thinks it is probably just an infection, which I am glad to hear, and says it could even be remnants of the cystitis I had when I was nursing my daughter - 16 years ago !?!? Anyway, at the checkout desk, the nice lady making my appointment to get my mammies grammed said she had the same thing and called it a papilloma in a milk duct and it cleared up on its own eventually, which finally brings me to the point of my post. When I typed papilloma into WebMD to do a little research, I only came up with references to HPV. Was she confused with her terminology? Anyone have anything like this before. I have calmed down since Thursday because the doctor didn't find any lumps. Now, just looking for a little information. TIA!

failed skills test for national sm - Posted By: Vicki

Hi all. I have been an MT for 10 years and took a skills test for a national and FAILED.

Oh my goodness, talk about a slap in the face! All I know is they require 90% accuracy and apparently I failed that.

It has me questioning my skills at this point. PLEASE tell me others of you have had this problem!

Thanks

I'm Back to Transcribing - Posted By: Lynn

I just wanted to drop in and say hello to everyone. I don't know if anyone here even remembers me. I left the MT industry about a year ago, coming home to work on cottage industry things. However, I was recently offered a good job doing MT again, so I'm back! Just wanted to say hello to everyone. I had let my office get into a huge mess, but I've had a lot of fun undertaking an office redo. If anyone cares to see pictures, I've put some on my blog. Link below.

Lynn

Any opinions on Crescendo platform? Not much in the archives. thx! nm - Posted By: Sarah1114

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Rheumatology web help sm - Posted By: Just me

I have a chance for a position doing rheumatology work and am looking for some good websites, etc., to be sure I am up to snuff on this subject. Have done critical care, etc., and never really honed in on this one practice. You could e-mail me as to sites and books which would help me in this particular area. Thanks in advance.

If someone would share where I can find more info I'd appreciate it. - Posted By: me

My future DIL's dad had surgery to remove cancer from his bowel, now they find it is also in his blood. Any info I can find on this would be appreciated. I've already done a Google search, but need something more specific if anyone has any knowledge in this area. Thanks.

I need some help on the technical - Posted By: board please -nm

Update on the lab we found. - Posted By: me

Today was 2 weeks since she found us, and we found her a home, actually had 2 people fighting over her, which I thought was kind of funny considering she was "my" dog. We had decided that if she didn't find a home today we were going to keep her. We still cannot believe that someone has not been looking for her. I told the family that if it didn't work out that we wanted her back.

Pet collar for surgery. I found this neat - Posted By: ok

collar for my dog who just had surgery. It works better than one of those cones. It is called a no-bite cervical collar for pets. They are available on the internet.

Help on word board please! - Posted By: Thanks!

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Spheris outsourcing - Posted By: dick

Spheris is using more and more MT' and editors from their operation in India. Because of the difference in what they pay them their goal is to eventually eliminate the need for American MT's. More and more US MT's are leaving the company and going elsewhere. Spheris has a well deserved reputation among MT's as one of the most dishonest and possibly the worst company to work for in the health care business.

A couple questions to ones that have their own business� - Posted By: SV MT

First, do you carry error and omissions insurance or a clause in your contract? Second, when you do your billing--do you find it easier to bill twice monthly (1st and 15th) or once monthly?

Did you know... - Posted By: Typo

That chewing sounds the same whether listened to in forward or in reverse?

Sample OR reports - Posted By: Irish

Hello everyone!

Can anyone help with a site for sample OR reports particularly diskectomy?

Thank you!

Clickety-Clack split keyboards?? - Posted By: MaryL

Just wondered if anybody had any of the "old" flat clickety-clack split keyboards. I loved that thing, and did my best work on it, but cannot find them, even on E-bay. Thought someone might have one in a closet some where and want to get rid of it.

Are these abbreviations taken? I'm seriously considering starting my OWN association sm - Posted By: AMTS

and calling it AMTS: AMERICAN Medical Transcription Society and leave the AAMT or whatever their new name is, to the transcription WORLD.

My "society" would be kind of like them but the only difference is that absolutely NO oversea members would be allowed; only those American MTs working in other countries who could prove to the society or association that they are, in fact, American Born and Bred.

What do you say? I would charge a minimal amount per year and begin local chapters.....by contacting local colleges and tech schools and employers telling them about our local networking, American, society or association.

I would periodically work with large MT companies and large hospitals telling them of our highly skilled MTs and DEMANDING that pay be increased and showing them why American MTs are the way to go......Doesn't that sound like fun? It wouldn't be anything like a union, as I don't believe in unions, but a UNION of MTs around this great country I call MY AMERICA!

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS YOU!!!!! Allah and Buddha could bless the AAMT all they want, but I just don't think they will do that.

Benefits - Posted By: Desperate

Just found out benefit premiums are going up over $100 more a month. I am hardly getting by as is, let alone when benefits go up. I have to carry the insurance for my entire family (husband is self employed). If someone works for a company that offers good coverage (deductible $1000 or less and copays $30 or less) and cheap premiums (i.e. less than $500/mo for family coverage), could you please let me know. I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

line count - Posted By: melissa

I know I have seen this posted before, just cannot find it, is there a good line counter out there that is freeware? I have MPcount, but it does not count headers unless you upgrade from the freeware version. Thank you

autocorrect - Posted By: dolle

Could anyone tell me how to move my autocorrect entries and autotext entries to another computer? I will be typing at my clinic's satellite office and would like to take my shortcuts with me but I am unsure if this is possible. Thanks

Express Scribe question... - Posted By: Tami

I don't use Express Scribe so I'm hoping someone will help me. I have tried sending a file to be typed. The file I am sending is a dss file. The person with ES says it shows there is 00:00 dictation and they can't get it. When I pull up email I have sent I can play it just fine. There have been some with ES that can type it and others that can't. Is there a setting in ES that a person needs to change in order to play dss files? Thanks for your help.

Gross line - What does this mean? - Posted By: sm

What is the difference between regular cents per line and gross line pay? For instance, if a company pays 8 cents per line, what would this be for gross line pay?? Thanks for any information.

What is it with these dictators..sm - Posted By: Bayou MT

They'll ...um and ...uh and ...er all through the patient history..wasting more and more of the MT's time than necessary .. with the occasional 30-45 second pause between each item to paper-shuffle (on OUR time). But when it comes to the MEDS and LABS, which are the mainstay of an H&P or consult, as other doctors will base patient care on the meds the patient is already taking or present lab results, they'll race through them at 78 rpm so as not to be understood or able to be transcribed without rewinding 4 or 5 times. Just because they can race-read medications or labs doesn't mean we can type them just as fast... I guess accuracy in these areas takes back seat. (Who cares where the patient moved here from or went to school?)

Totally off topic. Math homework help..please - Posted By: Jan

Son is out of school due to chickenpox and teachers are sending home the homework w/o samples. They learned a new thing in math and it's been a LONG time since I did this stuff. The sample in the book is really no help. Is there a website I can visit too?

He needs to write out the equation and then solve the problem. How would this be written out. There are 25 more questions like this and I'm lost. After he gets the answer he needs to put it in the equation and see if is the correct answer.

B + 1/8 = 2/3.

THanks for any help.

Career-Saving Headset - Posted By: Michelle

I have been a transcriber for more than two decades now, and one problem I have always had is that after an hour or so of work, my ears hurt, and I have to remove the earbuds and rest. I don't know if my ears are smaller than the average bear or if it's a universal problem, but I have finally found the solution to my problem!

I have been so thrilled that I have been to not just my supervisor, but the hospital director of transcription to tell them about this find.

I got a pair of AirDrives headphones. I had never heard of them until my sister, a marathon runner, started raving about how wonderful these things were for runners. Her main thrill about them is that she could hear the music but also could hear what was going on around her, so she wasn't afraid of being hit by a car or bit by a dog that she didn't hear approaching.

But she also told me about the fact that they don't go IN the ear canal, they go OUTSIDE the ear, on that little tab thing. I tried them, and they work beyond all my expectations! I have been able to keep them in for more than 8 hours a day with no discomfort.

This is such a big deal for me that I just have to spread the word. These things are a career-saver for me!

Interesting IQs (see message) - Posted By: me

132 Harry Truman (D)
   122 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
   174 John F. Kennedy (D)
   126 Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
   155 Richard M. Nixon (R)
   121 Gerald Ford (R)
   175 James E. Carter (D)
   105 Ronald Reagan (R)
   098 George HW Bush (R)
   182 William J. Clinton (D)
   091 George W. Bush (R)

Companies with psych work? - Posted By: PsychMT

Hi there!

Does anyone know any companies out there that are hiring specifically for Psych/Behavioral Medicine (clinic or acute)? I have about 3 years of MT experience, but my college coursework is all (besides MT school) in Psych, and this is the field I want to gain as much experience as possible in. I know it's hard to find, because people tend to gravitate toward psych accounts, but I just thought I'd ask. I've done lots of it on a random basis as a secondary or alternate account at various places, but I'm looking for a primary account in that field.

I have worked for a few of the major nationals (MedQuist, MedWare, and Spheris) and I'm happy at Spheris, but having trouble finding any available Psych accounts, so I'm considering leaving, if I have the opportunity elsewhere. Just thought some of you may know where to check. Thanks!

Who was the MT going to med school? - Posted By: mtmtmtmt

Can you tell me how busy you are with that? I just wondered if you actually have time for anything else. I have friend who is 1 semester shy of her bachelor's degree and is considering putting med school off because she has a daughter, and is worried about how much time she would actually get to spend with her.

Can someone please let me know - Posted By: MT

is L for liters a dangerous abbreviation? I have always typed out liters but was wondering if I am wrong on this. TIA

disabled transcriptions - Posted By: lacikins

Thanks to all of you that gave me an answer. It is for my friend and I will pass on the information as this is something that she really wants to do as being disabled it is much easier working from home than trying to use public transportation in our little rural town. I will certain pass on you sugestions.

How do you like ExText? - Posted By: MslaMT

A pain, easy, pedal types...any info appreciated.

i need to vent!!! - Posted By: michelle

stupid gardeners!!!! why do they have have like 3 guys all leafblowing right in front of my house??? They come by multiple times!! It is the most annoying thing EVER!!!! "the patient is a..BUAAAAAAAH...BUAAH...BUAAAAAH..." all they do is blow leaves in my patio anyways. grrrr

Transcription Contract forms or ideas..... - Posted By: Tami

Can anyone refer me to a site that has contract forms for transcriptionists or what do others of you have? I have one sample, but there are quite a bit of things on it that don't really pertain to the services I am giving. How do you come up with your own and what should be put in a contract? Thanks for all of your help and suggestions.

JLG Transcription, FL - Posted By: gigli

Looking for information/references from MTs in regards to working for this company. Any information would be most grateful

Line count changing - Posted By: NothappyMT

I have noticed lately that mine line count has been dropping on a daily basis. I finally started checking my own lines as opposed to the company line counter and I have realized that I am NO LONGER getting paid for my spaces, without telling me. I have half a mind to start typinglikethisbecauseifyoudonotpayforthemyoudonotgetthem!!!!! Is it me?

Someone please give me a swift kick in the - Posted By: Just me

rear end to get me to work. I go on a week long vacation starting Saturday with no kids and today I did about 1/4 of my normal lines and that might be padding it a little bit. I was too busy looking at pictures of where we're going. Did I mention no kids are going with me?

Before I get comments about why'd I have kids if I'm so happy they're not going to be there. I have 3 teens who act 65, two 13yo, 12-year-old and a 2-year-old. Three are hitting puberty and one just hit the terrible 2's. It will be our first vacation w/o kids in a long, long, long time. After only 3 days here my mom is asking why I'm not bald already from pulling my hair out. Now if work could just pay me to sit and look at pictures all day and daydream, I'd have it made.

Raising per line rate - Posted By: An IC

Do any of you have plans to raise rates with the new year coming up? I know my offices have raised their rates three times this past year, but I have not. With gas prices, heating prices, food, etc, going through the roof, I feel I don't have a choice.

I would appreciate any feedback.

HIPPA FTP - Posted By: Cathy

What FTPs are HIPPA compatible?

Webmedx - do they have ICs? - Posted By: EmmaMT

Any info about this company would be appreciated.

what is the shortcut to take out an entire sentence? sm - Posted By: Lynne

I know ctrl backspace takes out one word at a time, what is the key to take out a sentene at a time? I have an MD is is just awful about changing his mind. Thanks in advance!!!!

Put technical questions (even computers) on Tech board. (NM) - Posted By: Goldbird (Moderator)

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My 4 yo is having trouble. - Posted By: Lynn

Hi, I could use some advice here. My daughter just started preschool a few weeks ago, we just moved to a town that offers it. The teacher has been sending notes home that she won't listen or concentrate on the work. They are starting word recognition and writing in preschool now. The notes express concern for her in kindergarten next year. My daughter has never really been interested in writing or coloring. She likes to look at books and play with dolls right now. The teacher tells me that her hands are "weak" and that I need to work on that. I've spent the evening crying since she brought home the latest note. Her father and I are separated, so I'm kind of alone on this. He thinks she has ADHD because it "runs in his family". I'm not sure I believe in that. Perhaps my marriage and impending divorce have really impacted her badly, but I don't think that has anything to do with writing or drawing. Please...I could use a stiff hug right about now. Thanks for any advice. Lynn

I could not find the thread on Disney World information. - Posted By: I know someone asked before but..

Does anyone know of any great websites to get discounted Disney World tickets and Universal Studio Florida. We are going in a few months and I wanted to buy them ahead of time. Thanks for any information.

I think Supplemental Income by "Alan" needs to be - Posted By: removed from Jobs board, Administrator. NM

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did everyone graduate MQs "Code fo Conduct" course? -- what a crock - Posted By: MadamX

that's like you stealing my purse and then sending me to class on how not to steal purses....