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Which would you choose. SM -
Posted By: QALady
I work at home full-time as an Editor making $15 an hour. I've been offered a position as a pathology Transcriptionist working in the office for a local pathology group. They've offered me $16 per hour with a review in 90 days and a raise to $17 at that time. It's about a 30 minute commute one way to the office.
Which would you choose?
Thanks Goldbird! Yes, Blu ... sm -
Posted By: dreamjob
Again, yes Blu, the owner absorbs the cost and does the QA at their expense. Why? In order to teach and provide for the company trained, qualified transcriptionists who just may turn out to be grateful and wonderful employees. Employees with the ability to be promoted to team leaders, employees who get the raises and bennies that they deserve. I truly understand why you are doubtful and sound suspicious, however, I truly want to both provide an excellent working environment as well as to make a profit. I don't believe that those are entirely opposing ideas, just unusual in a time when most CEO's (like those of a major oil company!) take all they can and give back very little. So, I'm an idealist, so what? I just want an opportunity to try and provide a positive working environment as well as to make money. So, all of you who kindly have responded and to those of you who are thinking of doing so, please tell me what benefits and working conditions your dream job would incoporate. Like I said earlier, maybe I can't provide all of them but even a few would be nice!
Starting a business -
Posted By: Lisa
I currently work for a small service and feel that taking 25% of my gross pay and charging me for minutes used by doctors (gearplayer) is getting to be too much. I want to know how many of you have gotten your own accounts and how you went about doing it. I have 3 years experience with transcription and currently work for 2 offices (ophthalmology and family practice).
Question about reference? -
Posted By: eaw
Hello all!
I am interested in getting Stedman's but am unfamiliar with the various types so I am looking to you experienced folks for help! What is best, computer-based CD or an actual printed reference book?
Also, are there different Stedman's references available for either acute or clinic? I will be doing clinic work and, as you can tell, am new to the work-from-home scene.
Any advise or help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, and sorry to be so CLUELESS!
liz
Becoming an MT instructor? -
Posted By: WIMT
Does anyone know what is involved in becoming an MT instructor? What type of schooling would be required? How could I go about finding out what additional schooling I would need beyond my 10 years of MT experience?
We need a new board for no more MTing -
Posted By: Still making good at MT
So many posts on these boards, maybe a special board just so those that see no more future in MT can post their doom and gloom end of the work disaster stuff.
Stick a fork in me.... -
Posted By: I AM DONE!
In the past 15 years, I have worked for no less than 20 (yes 20!) national services. Some are still around and some have been gobbled up by the giants, but almost all either ran out of work, shorted my paycheck, or just plain sucked (no communication, crappy supervisors, screwing with lines, or just plain dishonest). I've worked MT and QA. I've worked for a three hospitals in my time, one of which laid all the MTs off to save money by outsourcing, and two I had to quit my jobs because my husband was in the military and we moved around quite a bit.
In the last year, I've been laid off (from the hospital mentioned above), took a QA hourly position and was fired from that job due to downsizing (code for sending work to India), and as a VR Editor which eventually just turned into MTing. My last two paychecks were screwed up and I had to fight for my money.
I am now at the end of my rope in this career and I'm ready to just euthanize my dying career. I came into this career a wide eyed innocent girl with high hopes of working at home and being my own boss. I'm leaving a beaten down, used up, cynical woman. It's like a bitter divorce -- my husband (industry) screwed me over so badly, I won't trust anyone again.
So I've taken an in office secretary job at a hospital and in 90 days, I can take advantage of their tuition reimbursement program and go back to school. I should be excited, it's all wide open for me, but I all I feel is bitterness at being back at square one after all these years.
So to all you MT newbies or wannabes out there, think twice and then think some more before jumping into this career field. It's a trap.
question for all -
Posted By: discussions are welcome
Do you feel that you should be responsible for caring for your elderly parents? Why or why not? (please note that I underlined the word "responsible." In other words, The question is not "do you want to," but "are you responsible."
Looking forward to your responses.
Why - when it says "nm" pls sm -
Posted By: amazed
do those "nm" messages get hits? I am amazed at how many open them only to find there is nothing :)
Anybody worked -
Posted By: transfast
For FutureNet, heard they were a good organization to work for?
Hand-held digital recorders. sm -
Posted By: Terri
Does anyone have anything to say about any particular model? I am thinking along the lines of Olympus or Philips. Thinking a docking device best. Any comments? Thanks!
Offshoring and tax time. sm -
Posted By: k
Don't forget, a lot of these big box tax preparers and even some local accountants send the work to India to be done. Ask ahead of time. I did, so I went back to doing them myself. 
DropChute -
Posted By: Christy
Does anyone know if I can use DropChute with Road Runner?
One last equipment question. :) -
Posted By: susancarol
Does anyone do their transcription on a laptop? .... using a cordless keyboard, maybe? I want to get a laptop so I can work when I travel. This seems like it would be possible as long as I don't need a C-phone or Lanier and all work is done over the Internet. I'm wondering what I would need to look for when shopping for a laptop, since most transcription techies seem to have no idea!
ANY SCRIBES IN THE BOONIES -
Posted By: Me
Anyone living in the country using SATELLITE and accessing a VPN successfully? If so, can you tell me who u use?
Thanks!
QA says per AAMT style guide non Hodgkin lymphoma not non-Hodgkin. sm -
Posted By: Sarah
I have always used the dash and all my resource material uses the dash. Any thoughts out there?
what happened to the ad -
Posted By: MIV
what happened to the ad on the job seekers board for Volunteer Transcription. It was there last night and now it is gone. What goes? Tell me it is not a phony ad because I responded with my resume and all my pertinent information is on there.
Pay for Diff Accounts -
Posted By: Meena
It seems to me that the pay per line should vary according to the difficulty of the account.
Everyone agrees that the line count can be totally different from one account to the other, so why doesn't the pay vary? That would be the fair way to do it.
Does anyone know of a company who does that?
Here's some interesting AAMT data... -
Posted By: Information time
According to the October 2005 JAMT financial reportings:
Revenues from membership in 2003: $1,053,516.
Revenues from membership in 2004: $ 920,681.
You'd think they'd get the idea with so many people not renewing memberships due to their stance on overseas work - especially since it's hitting them hard in the wallet!
Admin: Problem with Avatar SM -
Posted By: Chickadee
Hi! I signed up, but need to edit it as I must have misunderstood and now my real first name is posting next to my avatar. Guess it's no big deal, but would prefer that my board name post instead. I keep trying to log in to change it, but it doesn't work.
Thanks for your advice,
Chickadee
can you put bold characters in autocorrect? -
Posted By: EmmaT
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Off-topic story about off-shoring -
Posted By: with JCPenney
Recently, my father cancelled his JCPenney credit card b/c he was furious that they had outsourced their customer service dept to India. Long story short, he cancelled his credit card & wrote them a letter complaining about the language barrier and told them that if they want to accept American dollars, they should hire American workers.
A few days ago, he received an incorrect billing statement from him. He called the customer service dept and quickly realized he was speaking to an American. The woman on the phone told him that JCP had received so many complaints, that they are closing their India office and bringing the jobs back to America. She said it was b/c of the lay-offs in India is how she got her job.
Psychology Transcription? -
Posted By: psychstudent/MT
Hey all,
I am trying to find out how to get into psychology transcription as a somewhat new MT. I originally had started out going to school as a psych major, but I wasn't sure it was what I wanted to do. So instead of going to school for 8 years and deciding I hated it, I stopped. I then went back to school for a year to become an MT, because I missed being around the healthcare scene, but I have never quite been able to muster up the courage to become a nurse or other hands-on staff member. I have now decided that although I enjoy being an MT, I also want to finish my psych degree.
Anyways, I would love to get into transcribing for a psychologist. Does anyone know if that is possible for a new MT or do they usually look for seasoned MTs? Would I be better off trying to work for a local psychologist or are there MTSOs that cater specifically to them?
Any info is appreciated. Thanks!
Greater Georgelandia. -
Posted By: funny
http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/fiore/2006/01/greater.html
Forgive me, but WHAT do I have to do to ma00 - FLmt (Views: 6, 2007-07-04) -
Posted By: FLmt
nm
I'm having trouble adjusting 2 bifocals! -
Posted By: Andrew
Do U ever get used to that darn line in the middle?? It seems so strange, but I just got them today.
Does it get better?
Veterinary/Ophthamology position--sm -
Posted By: DeeAnn
I sent an e-mail regarding this post asking if it were legit as it seems to be posted quite frequently and the general feeling on this board is that this company 'tests' with current work needing typed. See company board under original response for her post.
She responded by sayng "My ad is very detailed because I am particular about whom I hire, as anyone who works for me carries my company name and work ethics. If you feel there are too many requirements and that the pay is "ridiculously low," then why would you want the job? I have worked in this business now since 1989, and I can assure you that the pay is more than reasonable."
DataScribe -
Posted By: awood_mt
Anybody ever hear of this company? Good, bad, and/or ugly.
Thanks!
Dvorak anyone? -
Posted By: Lindy
I'm curious if anyone uses Dvorak. I saw an article about it today (maybe Yahoo news). If it would help the tension on the fingers and carpal tunnel issues I would be willing to try it.
Be careful-------there's a new WORM out there. See link to USA article and -
Posted By: a couple of sentences about it.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2006-01-30-email-virus_x.htm?csp=N007
"...fast-spreading e-mail worm is raising alarms because its sole purpose is to obliterate the everyday working documents widely used by consumers, students and businesses.
The Kama Sutra worm — also referred to as Nyxem.E and Grew.A — is unnerving because, unlike other e-mail worms, it appears to be detached from any profit motive.
It is designed to destroy all Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint documents and Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop files on all hard drives connected to an infected PC...
appears in e-mail in-boxes with subject lines such as "hot movie," "A Great Video" or "Crazy illegal Sex!" enticing the recipient to click on an attachment. One variation makes reference to the ancient Sanskrit book on sexual positions.
By clicking on the attachment, the victim launches a program that disables anti-virus protection. The infected PC then begins to send copies of similarly tainted e-mail to every e-mail address on the victim's hard drive...
It implants a program to erase common work files on the third day of the month, hitting even external data-storage devices connected to the infected PC...
More than 500,000 PCs are believed to have been infected since it first appeared on Jan. 16. That's a modest infection rate, but victims face grim consequences. On Friday — Feb. 3 — any infected machines will lose all Microsoft documents and Adobe files.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The worm is designed to inject file-deletion instructions onto corporate servers. It does so via systems that share data with employees logging on to corporate systems from remote locations. "The worm can spread quite well once it finds its way beyond corporate firewalls,
Victims can tell they've been infected if they clicked on an e-mail attachment and had their keyboard and mouse freeze up, forcing them to reboot
Disinfection requires reinstalling an anti-virus program updated to protect against this worm, then scanning to make sure it has been purged.
"It's about proving the virus community can't be stopped by anti-virus companies," says John Pironti, banking security consultant at Unisys. "
Job posting -
Posted By: CAI
I posted on the job seeker's board a couple weeks ago asking for assistance with a project I was doing and I wanted to say thank you so much to all who emailed me. I am sorry I was not able to get back to many of you. I was overwhelmed with work at that time (not complaining!) and received so many responses that I couldn't keep up with acknowledging them all. So, thank you.
One interesting thing I learned is that there are many, many Indian companies who replied as well. They are here and lurking for sure. If you ever post on that board, if you are not interested in oursourcing work to India I would suggest that you put that in your add. I was surprised at how many responded and how they tried to undercut my fair wage offered to get the job and how they persistently emailed and repeatedly interrupted my work with IMs even though I told them I was not interested. It was a learning experience for sure.
Just wanted to thank those who offered their assistance and share my experience.
What's the going rate per report for RAD? SM -
Posted By: MissouriMT
I'm picking up a rad account. I'll be typing directly into the hospital's system and won't be able to count my lines, so I'm thinking per report is the way to go. I'm in the midwest and I was thinking $1.50 per report? Is that fair for both me and the hospital?
would the MT post that uses just the keys, no pedal -
Posted By: Rosey
I can't find the post now, but I read a post earlier from an MT who does not use a pedal at all, but strictly the function keys. Would you answer this post or e-mail me. I presently have ExpressScribe and I can get my function keys on my keyboard to correlate, but I can't do that with InScribe. I've found where to do that, but it doesn't seem to "take."
Emdat foot pedal driving me CRAZY---HELP!!! -
Posted By: see msg
I just started with a company using Emdat, and purchased a pedal through start-stop. My complaint is this, I am used to a pedal that you hold in for play and release for pause. This pedal you tap for play and tap again for pause. It is seriously screwing me up!
Is this the only way this will work? :( Is there nothing I can do???
Question. If you are not able to make -
Posted By: your line count within 8 hours
Do you clock out and keep typing. I work at Spheris and wonder if I'm able to do this.
Keystrokes -
Posted By: Lisa Sherwood
I have applied to Keystrokes over three weeks ago for radiology positions. Unless they are not happy with my work, could anyone tell me why they continue to advertise for 30, 60, however many openings they have? What gives with them? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
How to I insert text from a document into shorthand? I know I have to -
Posted By: Boo2
highlight what I want to insert, but I cannot remember the keys for insertion. TIA!
Home schooling issue -
Posted By: sm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10028966/
So much for the benefits of home-schooling and keeping your kids away from those bad, bad kids who attend regular school!
Anyone here use WinScribe? -
Posted By: I'm curious about it
How is it to work on?
Does anyone know of a good, but cheap spell check program? sm -
Posted By: newbie
Just did an upgrade to XP and have lost my "free" Spellex that I got with my schooling on my old computer. I have a new job but cant afford to buy the Spellex program yet. Any good ones that do both medical and drug names that is CHEAP? I plan to buy the spellex again when I get a few paychecks, but for now I need something. It is getting really tiring looking up so many drug names!
Op note account -
Posted By: Kathy
Anybody out there that does surgery notes exclusively and how do you like it? Thanks in advance.
DISGUSTED!!! -
Posted By: lynbel
Has this happened to anyone else? Once you learn an account, get pretty decent lines, making decent money, boom -- your account is switched. Then, when requesting downtime, oh no, we are not paying downtime, we had to take work from you because of your low QA (up until then QA was 99+ or better) hummmm??? (P.S. I have 22 years experience, not at all new to this game). I am receiving corrected reports for mistakes in THEIR macros, which I had informed them about and was told to leave them.....??? I was told, "Oh sure, we have LOTS of work, then run out almost daily....
I read a post from an MTSO wondering if there were any good transcriptionsts out there (you bet there are!!), well I am wondering if there are any decent companies left out there. I have worked for a couple different ones now, seem to me they are all shady characters. They promise you the moon, then once you are working for them, everything changes. Nothing is the way they promised!! Seems like once a Transcriptionist starts making some really good money, they do everyting they can to take it away. I need to win the lottery!!! or a new job.
faxing without a fax machine -
Posted By: need more desk space
Several jobs I worked in the past allowed the capability to send a fax through the computer without using a fax machine. However, I have no idea that program was set up but would really like something similar at home. I can't figure out where to start. Anyone know anything about this?
Thanks.
Nat'l Humane Society Disaster Relief -
Posted By: mlstoo
Just watched the rescue of doggies, kitties and birdies with 1700 animals rescued. My wallet just got a couple dollars lighter. Poor little things.
Landmark Transcription--anyone familiar with them -
Posted By: Joan Berre
I currently work for xxxxx, but recently saw an ad for Landmark Transcription that sounded interesting. Anyone have experience with this company or know their protocols?
Edited to remove current place of employment. BuckeyeLil (Moderator)
consultant for IC business -
Posted By: sunshine
HI all. Someone had posted on this board that they knew of a good consultant for getting started as an independent set up business. Would you please be so kind to email me info on this? Any info on this would be greatly appreciated. 
Direcway satellite drop-offs all day... -
Posted By: Rosie
Is anyone else having problems with their satellite connection this week? After 6 months of no problems I am now getting constant drop-offs until 5 p.m. I am on the west coast and no weather problems. I have called "customer service," but that was beyond frustrating. Dial-up is excruciating to work with after being used to the high-speed. Thanks in advance for any info.
What's on the menu for din-din tonight? I'm making... -
Posted By: Anon
Chicken and sage dumplings and tossed salad with Roqufurt (sp?) dressing...
Next?
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.
Back from my vacation w/o the kids, for those -
Posted By: Just me
that want to know. The wedding was beautiful and perfect weather for it. St. Thomas and Tortola islands I highly recommend visiting, especially Sapphire Beach on St. Thomas and the baths of Virgin Gorda on Tortola. Gorgeous, breathtaking, absolutely stunning views, heaven. First 2 days I kept breaking down because the kids weren't there but then loosened up after I talked to them at our first stop. I have never eaten so much wonderful food in my life.
Kids survived w/o us and had a ball with grandma and grandpa and are already asking when we're going away again. Hard to say who had more fun, us or the kids, according to some of their stories. It was our first cruise and we're looking into booking a family cruise because it was just perfect. Having a hard time adjusting being home because I want my ocean view back...lol
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