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Fallin' by Alicia Keyes, even tho' I couldn't carry a note if I had it in a basket ;) nm

Posted By: passin' thru on 2005-08-12
In Reply to: What's your favorite sing-along song when alone in your car? - anon

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Never put all of your eggs in one basket!

Flexibility is the "key" in this profession, and also you have the type of job that not just anyone can do and be good at it.  Schools promise you the world, but they do in all professions.  Life is what you make of it, and that is the true bottom line!  Have fun, and keep typing!  There are so many doctors that like to have a Transcriptionist they can rely on.  Most offices decide once they send it out, to bring it back actually because they don't want to edit their own work!  We spoil them, not the EMRs, and believe me they like that!


Food basket!
When I had my own clients, I would bake cookies, brownies and make candy to bring into the office. Everyone enjoys food and hardly anyone has the time to bake anymore. This would be a very appreciated gift since it comes from the heart and your own hands.
basket of goodies
If you have a Sam's Club or similar, buy assorted muffins there (or other pastry type food) and a really nice bag of coffee, creamers, etc. Dress it up in a basket and tie a bow on it.
Jill H, we have a question about the spa basket you won. Can you

send you email to us (our email is on here).  We have two different choices for the spa basket and want to ask your preference and we also need your phone number for the UPS label. 


Thank you!


ROFL ... can you say basket case?!
We're not your enemies just because we're not sounding the alarms like the country is under a bombing attack!

Thought you had to go back to work. LOL

You have to be joking. That lady is a complete basket case.
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Jana Richmond of St. Louis, MO has won the Blissful Spa Gift Basket

Ms. Richmond, please send an email to admin@mtstars.com with your full address and we will ship your gift basket to you.  Congratulations and Merry Christmas in July! 


CONGRATS to Jill Howe of Vermont on winning a relaxation and spa basket
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CONGRATS to Jill Howe of Vermont on winning a relaxation and spa basket

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He can't carry a gun - He's a

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Can't carry a tune
I can NOT sing either, but after a couple of drinks I will. I refuse to go alone or duet with a guy. I have found that going up in a group helps. You can still sing, but let other people help. I used to go often, but it has been awhile. I suggest trying it just once. In a group is the safest. It really is fun.
Dog doesn't carry a gun, none of his team does. sm
His story is actually very interesting. I know he is abrasive at first adn the wife is a real piece of work, but they really do try to help the people they round up. Dog is a born-again Christian, and he tries to help the people straighten their lives out, isn't in it just for the case. In fact, his own son is in jail for 20 years because of drugs, and so he has a personal motivation for getting drug dealers off the streets. I never miss the show, I find him inspiring because he found his nitch in the world to try to work for good. Unconventional, but he really sincerely tries.
Do any of you ICs out there carry your own liability insurance if
you are working for an MTSO?  I do not carry this insurance and was looking for what you all can advise me.  Thanks.
We carry the Philips 9850

We carry the Philips 9850 you are asking about. Please click on the link below to go to our company web site. For more information about the Philips 9850 please call (800) 644-9525 ext. 101.


i've done it recently as carry-on
and had no problems, not even any q's.
so glad it worked! Carry on! nm
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That is just because it is the first posting, and the first company ad. Carry on down the list.
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Do Office Max or Staples carry the ones you mentioned?
Those are the only two office stores we have within an hour drive of me. Which models in particular would you recommend??? I do need to keep the price down, whether I buy them or the doctor's office does.

I do appreciate your feedback. :)
Carry mace or pepper spray for this. (nt)

The reason I don't tip is because I NEVER have a dime on me. I don't carry cash, ever! I don&#
debit card and it's been like that for 4 years. I use a check or credit card for EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!
You shouldn't have to carry dead weight.
Give her a clear outline of your expectations and say do this or I will have no choice but to find someone who will.
I guess Healthfood stores would carry these items.
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Headers and Footers can carry on to the rest of the pages.
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I do not carry E&O insurance, but I do have my equipment covered under my HO policy.
My office is in my home and, God forbid, there should be a fire, I'd be out of business. I have coverage for my computer, printer, fax, phones and loss of use on a separate rider. Also, should anyone injury themselves coming or going from my office while doing business with me, their injuries are covered. Perhaps this is the information you're looking for.
I carry my laptop in a case with a shoulder strap and...sm
put my keyboard and foot pedal in my rolling luggage. it has worked fine so far. I will say that the next upgrade for me will be a much lighter weight smaller laptop.
to carry on a long drawn out thread on supervisor's woes below

Why in the world if it is so awful, so stressful, so thankless and pay is not that much more (someone posted $3 dollars an hour below), why do you continue to supervise?  


 


Also the general tone of the supervisors is kind of like they don't really like or respect the MTs.  Is that healthy?


Some of the craft stores like Michael's carry them in funky colors, too. nm
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I carry my mail in, sort it immediately, and put the junk in the trash.
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Google search shows TigerDirect and belkin.com both carry this. nm
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Most larger drug stores carry a selection of OTC braces and will order others, too. nm
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Couldn't you just ask if this is appropriate?
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Couldn't have said it better myself. nm
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couldn't of said it better myself...nm

Couldn't have said it better, thank you, NM
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I couldn't have said it better myself
Nuff said.  You said it all!!!!
Couldn't have said it better myself. nm
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I couldn't have said it better myself.nm
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I just had one who couldn't
pronounce the simplest word, like catheter. He does cardiac caths all day every day, and can't even pronounce the simplest terms for his specialty! They shouldn't be able to graduate like that.
Saw my name and couldn't help myself here...

I'm among the 200-odd people who visit every day but don't wanna post because, well, it just doesn't seem right.  But, seeing as I saw my name in black and white up on the screen, I just couldn't stop my fingers from typing. 


I wicked miss all the jibber jabber, work related and nonwork related.  I miss the usual faces, the usual arguments, the good times, the bad times, the times when I swore some people were on the rag...


I too got privately disciplined by the former MTStars staff for my potty mouth, got mean e-mails from people who called me a hick, and got awesome e-mails from some great people out there...and I miss it!  All of it!  The good, the bad, and the ugly. 


We had our little domain name "stolen" a few years ago when we didn't renew it in a timely manner, so I kinda know what it's like.  Except ours wasn't a business, just a place where friends and family that we left behind could see what we were up to.  The web host kept all our hard work and wouldn't relinquish it because they claimed it was technically theirs...I'm not 100% sure, as I'm not the technical person of the household, but I know that basically we had to start from scratch.  You kinda feel violated in a weird way. 


I'll keep checking for the "other" MTStars to see if it's back up and running, but for now I'll just hang out here and wait.  My personal stuff is all over cyberspace, so I'm not concerned about identity theft or anything like that.  Who in Sam Hain would want my life anyway?! 



you couldn't pay me enough.
I was offered a job managing an office that sent all the work to the Philippines. I couldn't bring myself to do it. The manager job from the other board (if that's the one you're referring to)sends their work to India. As tough as times are now, I could not bring myself to take jobs away from American MTs even if it meant a decent paying job for me. Still hoping Obama will tax the heck out of these companies that offshore, but not holding my breath.
Thanks for your note. SM
I think this problem must be specific to my particular account. I have tried all the things we were told, clearing, entering new names to try, etc. Thanks again.
Note to MQ: What would be

retired MTs in your workflow room and being TC's.>?


I am so tired of dealing with haughty people who don't have a clue


why I need something or what I do - and on top of them coping an


attitude with me because I get exasperated with their inability


to do their job which is make the work flow.


If MQ had people hired in their work flow areas who had worked inside


the world of transcription and knew where it goes in a hospital,


what to look at on the screens of the machines in the work flow rooms,


etc etc we wouldn't be getting hysterical messages all the time about


not meeting turn around times.


But no!  they want to hire first-time jobbers to be in control of the lives


of people who have been in the business usually upwards of 15 years


in order to even do this MT job at home with no help or assistance -


and then make us put up with them and at the same time try to make a living.


I don't want a doctor operating me who has never been inside a hospital, and I


am sick to death of dealing with people in a transcription company


who has never been inside a hospital and followed a REPORT around.


They need to see WHY A REPORT is done - HOW IT IS DONE


They need to go to dictate stations - they need to go in a medical records


area and look at charts - go inside an OR - and into the ICU


they need to see how the world of medicine is and how it operates.


Only then will they understand TATs, reports, and why things are done as they


are or at least why people want them done a certain way.


Like if I keep getting dictations with LOUD BUZZING - i don't want to keep getting


LOUD BUZZING - I want to let the hospital know there is probably a bad phone


instrument - and if this work flow person sees where dictation is done he will


understand it wouldn't take much to MAKE THE BUZZING STOP - and not get


pissy with me because I'd like to talk to somebody about LOUD BUZZING ON


REPORTS. - It's not rocket science - just need to let somebody know.


I know this isn't a note, but
maybe this will be of some help, I'm still searching for a note.
Breast-Related Medical Terms

GLOSSARY OF MEDICAL TERMS
Areola The pigmented or darker colored area of skin surrounding the nipple of the breast.

Asymmetry A lack of proportion of shape, size and position on opposite sides of the body.

Autoimmune Disease A disease in which the body mounts an "attack," disease response to its own tissues or cell types. Normally, the body's immune mechanism is able to distinguish clearly between what is a normal substance and what is foreign. In autoimmune diseases, this system becomes defective and produces antibodies against normal parts of the body, causing tissue injury. Certain diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma are considered to be autoimmune diseases.

Axillary Pertaining to the armpit area.

Bilateral Pertaining to both the left and right breast.

Biopsy Removal and examination of sample tissue for diagnosis.

Breast Augmentation Enlargement of the breast by surgical implantation of a breast implant or patient's own tissue.
Breast Reconstruction Surgical restoration of natural breast contour and mass following mastectomy, trauma or injury.

Capsular Contracture Tightening of the tissue surrounding a breast implant which results in a firmer breast.

Capsulectomy Surgical removal of the entire capsule surrounding a breast implant.

Capsulotomy Closed Capsulotomy: Compression on the outside of the breast to break the capsule and relieve contracture.

Open Capsulotomy: Surgically cutting or removing part of the capsule through an incision.

Carcinoma Invasive malignant tumor.

Congenita Anomaly Abnormality existing at birth.

Connective Tissue Disease(CTD) A disease or group of diseases affecting connective tissue. The cause of these diseases is unknown. The diseases are grouped together on the basis of clinical signs, symptoms, and laboratory abnormalities.

Deflation/Rupture Refers to loss of saline from a saline-filled breast implant due to a tear or cut in the implant shell or possibly a valve leak.

Displacement Shifting in the original position.

Epidemiological Pertaining to the cause, distribution and control of disease in populations.

Extrusion A breast implant or tissue Expander being pressed out of the body.

Fibrous Tissue Tissue resembling fibers.

Hematoma A swelling or mass of blood (usually clotted) confined to an organ, tissue, or space and caused by a break in a blood vessel.

Immune Response The reaction of the body to substances that are foreign or are interpreted as being foreign.

Inframammary Below the breast.

Inframammary Fold The crease at the base of the breast and the chest wall.

Inframammary Incision A surgical incision at the inframammary fold

In-Patient Surgery Surgery performed in a hospital requiring an overnight stay

Latissimus Dorsi Two triangular muscles running from the spinal column to the shoulder.

Mammography Use of radiography (X-rays) of the breast to detect breast cancer. Recommended as a screening technique for early detection of breast cancer.

Mastectomy Surgical removal of the breast.

Subcutaneous Mastectomy: Removal of breast tissue, preserving the skin and nipple.

Partial Mastectomy: Removal of primary tumor and a wide margin of tissue, may include the overlying skin and the muscle fibrous tissue (fascia) underlying the tumor.

Total (Simple) Mastectomy: Removal of breast tissue and the nipple; sometimes accompanied by armpit (axillary) node dissection.

Modified Radical Mastectomy: Removal of breast tissue, nipple, and fascia of chest (pectoralis) muscle with axillary node dissection.

Mastopexy Plastic surgery to move sagging (ptotic) breasts into a more elevated position.

Necrosis Death of tissue. May be caused by insufficient blood supply, trauma, radiation, chemical agents or infectious disease.

Oncologist A specialist in the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of tumors.

Out-Patient Surgery Surgery performed in a hospital or surgery center not requiring an overnight stay.

Mammaplasty Plastic surgery of the breast.
Mammary Pertaining to the breast.

Palpate/Palpability To feel with the hand.

Pectoralis The major muscle of the chest.

Plastic Surgery Surgery intended to improve, restore, repair, or reconstruct portions of the body following trauma, injury or illness.

Prosthesis An artificial device used to replace or represent a body part.

Ptosis Sagging of the breast usually due to normal aging, pregnancy or weight loss.

Rectus Abdominus Major abdominal (stomach) muscle.

Saline A solution of sodium chloride (salt) and water.

Seroma Localized collection of serum, the watery portion of blood, that resembles a tumor.

Serratus Muscle located beneath the chest's pectoralis major and minor muscles and the rib cage.

Silicone Elastomer A type of silicone that has elastic properties similar to rubber.

Subglandular Placement Placement of the breast implant behind the skin and mammary gland, but on top of the chest (pectoralis) muscle. Also called prepectoral or retromammary placement.

Submuscular Placement Placement of the breast implant under the chest (pectoralis) muscle, or under the pectoralis and serratus muscles. Also called retropectoral or subpectoral placement.

Surgical Incision Cut made in tissue for surgical purposes.

Transaxillary Incision Incision across the long axis of the armpit (axilla).

Umbilical Relating to the navel.

Unilateral Affecting only left or right breast.


Anyway, sorry, on a more serious note...
as regards your problem:  Do you have Ad-Aware and SpyBot and have you run those?  If you have run those and are still not finding anything, you might want to try a trial of this program I just downloaded myself and seems to have gotten rid of this darned WinFix (Virtumond?) pop-up problem I've been having recently that my Ad-Aware and Spybot couldn't seem to take care of.  Dang, I might actually buy this one!  But anyway, you can use it for 2 weeks, I think it is, for free (see link below).
Just a note: There are two MTs that I will not SM

use to this day - 15 years down the road - because they did this. They will never get a recommendation from me and they will never sub for me.


You leave a long trail when you do something like this.


on another note
I know a lot of people believe as you do, but in my family I have seen lots of evidence to contradict this theory.

I don't condemn anyone who overdrinks, but I think we spend too much time in our culture blaming genetics and other people - mostly our parents - for our own poor choices and bad behaviors.

Bottom line is, the alcohol does not force itself into anyone's mouth and neither do the drugs. To me, drugs include not just the street drugs, but the legally obtained prescription drugs that so many people rely on to get them through the day (do not flame me about arthritis meds, etc. taken for legitimate conditions).
P.S. and it's an OP note!
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On that same note...
I wonder if any of you report errors you notice in other reports to the QA at your office. I have seen some doozies, but I admit I have been remiss. I just wanted to know what the rest of you do, even if the report is old.
sorry -- BAD day. (no note)
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NOTE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nm
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I couldn't have written it better myself...
Those are exactly my thoughts. Didn't work for Spheris or Medquist, but did work for Heartland before MDI. I am so happy I came to MDI. I am sure they are not perfect, but I think they are better than a lot out there.