I agree with the conclusion you've come to...it's the
Posted By: same as mine. sm on 2005-09-09
In Reply to: I quit them years ago when they came out with .... - SM
When I had my own accounts, I made $45,000 working part time. Now I'm at poverty level, literally. And according to them, a line is 65 chars, just as I counted it. So something is definitely up!
The thing is, I believe most companies are doing as you said, and if we keep letting them, the future doesn't look too good from the MT standpoint.
Of course they have to make money, but don't cheat the MT out of what we've worked hard to accomplish. I think I can speak for others when I say, it's my hard work that gets 300 to 500 lph. Reward me for it, or I'm out of this profession.
When all is said and done, I've only been doing this for 7 years. That isn't much out of my life in the great scheme of things, and I'm willing and able to start over.
And I would not encourage anyone to do MT.
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I am not sure HOW you come to this conclusion about DSC - sm
I have worked for DSC, and Tina is a very good friend of mine. She is THE fairest when it comes to "her girls" in terms of pay, flexibility, accounts, etc... there is ALWAYS work to do, otherwise she would not hire.... As far as the overseas issue, THAT is the choice of the client, NOT Tina... I know the backroom truth about that, and it is NOT a preference of hers... there is NOT a massive amount going there, it is NOT the "best" dictation going over there... it is the WORST, and only by client request. The ONLY reason I am not working there is because I had a mental meltdown of my own and could not give her what she expected of me at the time... and I was the "yes" girl, and she trusted me with piloting programs, managing a group of girls, hiring them, training them, mentoring them... she is VERY trustworthy.... you don't "hear much about them" because there is NOTHING BAD to hear. I knew Tina when her company was the size of 15 girls and just her and Tim (her husband) running the company... she has grown by leaps and bounds, and you can't do that if you treat your girls badly or consider the "taboo" overseas workers. Trust me, the overseas people DO get the garbage, and it is NOT a majority of the work... they are there to make sure the TAT is met and to deal with the clients who choose them due to THE CLIENTS' money issues... if they can get it done for 2-cents a line, they will try that first.... It is a great, stable company to work for... and they are going to be silently in the LEAD of nationals for a long, long time... and I say "silently" because there is nothing bad to say, like I said before... I would certainly recommend them highly... and above and beyond many of the nationals out there today - contact me if you would like more information... the TRUTH anyways... 
I'm wondering how you came to the conclusion that she has manic depression. Was she diagnosed
with this? From what I read, it doesn't sound like manic depression to me. Sure, she has some issues going on there, major depression would be a pretty good guess, but does she have any manic episodes?
My ex-husband and ex-mother-in-law were both bipolar which is the new and improved way to say manic depressive and they were the exact opposite of hypochondria. During the manic phase, they felt like they ruled the world. According to them, they had never felt better, thought more clearly, or got more done, but the exact opposite was true. They never slept. They never finished anything they started. They were incoherent at times, basically jumping from one subject to the next so you could not carry on any kind of coherent conversation with them. Sometimes they were even delusional - my mother-in-law thought she was in love with a televangelist and divorced her husband and moved to be closer to the televangelist. My ex-husband thought he was the victim racism when he got a speeding ticket. He claimed the officer had something against Hispanics. Nevermind that my husband was maybe one-eight Mexican on his mother's side and has a German last name.
Those are just a couple of examples of manic behavior. It can even be more bizarre. I could write a book based on what I've seen first hand and it can be very scary.
I agree 100% with what you've said...
I should have read your post before I replied.
Yes, agree with you; I've had
I agree with you -- keep what you've got
but also keep looking. I hope you read my message below about the state jobs. 
Agree. I've never had a BOS.. never will..nm
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I agree. I've posted about this too. sm
It sounds so ridiculous and self-important. I hear this myself thing all the time, and it drives me crazy.
Actors on talk shows especially love to say things like: "Yeah, it's myself, (why are you putting yourself first - it's like it's doubly wrong!) Richard Gere, and Julia Roberts in the movie." (I heard an actor do this 4 times during a 5-minute interview. I was yelling at the TV! ;o)
Noooo, it s/b: "It's Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, and me in the movie." (What's wrong with little old me?)
It's like when people incorrectly use the word *I* when *me* would be correct. (Like saying: "Come with John and I to the party," instead of correctly saying "Come with John and me to the party.")
They say it thinking *I* sounds better. I think it's the same thing with *myself.* It sounds correct to those who don't know better (and you'd think doctors would know better). To those who do know better, it just sounds... silly!
One other pet peeve is that I constantly hear (even on the local news, which really drives me crazy) people say *there's* instead of *there are.* Example: "There's many reasons to exercise." There is many reasons? No! There are. (In casual conversation, not a big deal. But on the *news*? Wow.)
Thanks for letting me vent. 
I agree, I've wondered that myself
Particularly since many of the docs always use what I call the "royal we" instead of simply saying *I*. It's like it's gotta be a group thing. Or they think they're kings.
Hmmmm..... LOL
I totally agree.. Hey, I think I've applied to that company ..LOL
I absolutely agree with you. You've made it grammatically correct
hope this all comes through.
Your change is much better than the one suggested below which totally changes the sentence and would not be correct in my opinion.
I use EXText with my current job and I've used at a couple of other jobs I've had. I've ne
used DocQscribe, but I have used Meditech, Cerner, Vianeta, the Precyse platform (I can't remember the name), Dolbey, and Lanier platform I think was called Cequence (?).
Out of all the different platforms I have typed on, I have liked EXText the best. In my opinion, it's very user friendly, easy to learn, and I really like ESP which is the built in abbreviation expander. Plus it is very easy to create your own normals which I love. My fingers literally never leave the keyboard because there are macro keys for everything. You can use your mouse if you prefer or learn the function macros. I love it. I think I'm more productive on EXText than with any other platform.
Spell as best you can or blank them and keep going. I've passed many tests when I've left blan
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Agree, agree, agree! Just listen to Benny Hinn..
he speaks perfect English, especially when asking for money! Also, in my opinion, blanks should be left in the doc's dictation if not able to be transcribed, maybe then they will know that are NOT understood. With QA fixing them, what need is there for them to care if we understand them or not?
As you can already see, you've come to the wrong board! By using the word professional, you've
excluded about 99% of the population of "whatever" it is that hangs on these boards. Certainly not professional for sure! But you sure are doing a good thing for someone! Its the thought that counts. Sorry you met the dregs right at the start.
HELP! I've turned my screen sideways, I can't straighten it up. I know I've seen sm
this before, but I can't remember what it is. Do you realize how hard it is to read sideways? TIA.
I've lost track of how many people who've asked about it to NOT
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I've always verified every line I've typed (I have my ways) -sm
If you're supposed to be paid a certain $/line, that's what you should be getting no matter how they do billing unless of course it's specified in YOUR contract with THEM.
BTW, I've never caught a company cheating me ever.
I've used it. It's the worst piece of crap I've ever seen.
seriously. I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy, or their Vianeta program. Awful, just awful.
Wait until you've been there six months and if you've improved
quality and quantity, I'd say go ahead and ask. Otherwise I'd say annually... good luck
I've seen the same every place I've done acute care, and
pointing out dangerous or repeated errors (often in normals for goodness sakes!) never got the result I expected. When I would press the issue, supervisors said if the dictators didn't complain, then the mistakes must not matter!
It didn't matter if the MT changed what had been a cardiac med in the beginning of the report to an antifungal by the end - I kid you NOT! One poor girl used facial for fascial and fascial for facial!
I've used a few expanders, and of those I've used, all must be "coded" to get things lik
One thing I do to get around this, is to create a macro and then link the ShortHand command to the macro. It works for me, but I do the same five clients every day and only have about 20 or 30 macros/Shorthand commands that work like this. This may not work well for you if you have lots of formats and hundreds of docs.
I've been doing this doc for many years, so I've learned how to function with him. sm
I can tell what's a stutter, what's another word, what's just an "uh." Years of experience will get you through a lot.
Wouldn't want to do his charts all day, of course, but a few per day aren't bad. I haven't had to send his to review in a long time, but they do take a little longer to shuffle through.
I've worn contacts for 30 years. I've had both
hard and soft. My vision is much better with the soft ones than they were with the hard ones. When I first started trying contacts soft ones were still new and they couldn't get me to 20/20, so I went to hard. Hard were okay until my eyes started changing shape and then I could no longer wear hard ones. The soft should give you better vision as they conform more to the shape of your eye.
I've been a bully; I've been bullied.
I used to sell a lot on eBay. There are some people who buy high-priced items and play games with you. I've had to call them repeatedly, report them to different agencies. It's not fun. You put time and money into the business of selling, and there are people out there who live to manipulate the system and cause trouble.
And, I've been bullied by buyers who made unreasonable demands, insist that they pay by check when you clearly state you don't accept them. It's not fun, and is one of the reasons I don't sell anymore. People!
I've also bought from some sellers who I would not deal with again because of their unprofessional attitude.
But, overall, ebay can be a great place to be.
I've become the man I've always wanted to marry.
I live alone, am 46, never married, no kids, just dogs horses and chickens and just got done building a new house out in the boonies away from the rat race. (Used to live in Manhattan) Couldn't be happier. Selfish maybe, but never out of time, never stressed, and I don't take anything out on others. There's something to be said for being alone but not lonely. I'm not looking for a man to "make me complete." They only sap me of my time, energy and money (how little of it there is with MQ). I consider myself lucky getting to choose my time with friends, and not just stuck with a deadbeat partner. Ladies especially: Be strong and allow yourself to be independent. Any old man will not make you stronger!
You know I've done the grilling...I've tried it all...
And I find the best way to cook steak is in a good quality thick-bottom nonstick pan on top of the stove. I found this trick on the internet. I heat the pan on high and when nice and hot, throw on the steak, no butter and no oil. It browns almost immediately, cooks fairly quickly, and seals in the juices - tender, moist and delicious!!!! It doesn't even need seasoning but salt and pepper before cooking. ;)
I've not only typed, them, I've had a few, myself! LOL
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I've done that already!
I've actually done that, seems
like it's slow getting the needed information. Thought I could do some research on my own. Thanks!
I've seen this too (sm)
and it took me a while to figure it out, but because of a particular acct this gal was placed on I was able to figure it out. She is top notch when works at her usual pace, but when she has something better to do she will leave her work until the last possible minute and it is crap when she turns it in.
i've got 3 going right now and have for
several months. 7 days a week, 6a-6p then a little after my son goes to bed. 1 full time w a hospital, two part time. all are from home. i'm dumping the hospital one today and going full time at one of the current part time and i will probably get rid of the part time one once i know the new full time will work out. did that make sense???
no life, but had to be sure before left the full time job......
I've been through a few
of these things and where there's smoke, there's usually fire. MRC acquired Medifax (both swore it wasn't going to happen), MQ acquired MRC (both swore it wasn't going to happen) and lastly, I was working for ddi when the owner sent out an email adamantly proclaiming that ddi would NEVER be sold. I think it was a week, maybe two, and guess what? Another email stating what wasn't going to happen had just happened.
For all MQ-ers, I wouldn't worry about it. Life goes on. So what if Spheris does buy MQ...I doubt individual MTs will see much change except the signature on the paycheck. I guess I worked for MQ about 3 years or so after they acquired ddi and not a thing changed until I was transferred to another office and the "new platform." They were constantly out of work, not to mention the line count going to hell in a handbasket. I didn't have time to sit around all day waiting to see if they had a report they needed typed, so I moved on.
So....please everybody, cheer up, it isn't the end of the world coming or anything like that.
Now I've seen it all...
Just got a check from corporate for...hold on...1 cent. Yes, thats right - 1 CENT. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Actually I didn't think you could even WRITE a check for a penny. Oh well, I guess a penny saved is a penny earned. Rotten bananas to MQ, I say.
That's it...you've got it.
Does it make you feel better attacking someone you don't know like that? AND insulting a huge group of people you don't know anything about? They're not the enemies, nor am I.
Who did you vote for? Was it someone who said "Offshoring is good for America"?
THAT, my friend, is your enemy.
YES! I've been up since 4:00 a.m.
because the dogs were barking in the living room at something outside in the yard. Hubby just made me lunch of a tuna sandwich and minestrone soup. I'm done working today, so I've got three hours to go take a nap.
I've been with them for a while...but...
even the starting pay is very, very good.
I've still never had a NEW new car.
I don't see the point in it. They lose their value so quickly. Plus, why would I want to drive something that's worth half what my house is with all the nuts on the road? And insurance and licensing costs are so high, too.
I've done max 200 per day. nm
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I've never tried that!
I like to make soy candles in Mason jars. It is a hobby that I absolutely love! Last summer I sold them at the local farmer's market and gave some as Christmas gifts. It's a lot of fun!
we've all been there
I dont really understand what is going on but i think we have all been in that situation where you try do something nice or helpful and ended up regretting it. it makes things difficult for future references because it causes us to be hesitant when trying to be helpful or nice in the future, which is one of the few explanations i can think of for ppl who never seem to be nice or helpful. maybe they have tried in the past & got burned by it and now they are bitter.
anyway all you can do is move on and try not to let other ppl & their negativity get to you. don't let their issues change you as a person. you did the right thing by deleting the rude email, don't waste your time on it.
I've had that before, and I
also noticed, looking back, that the very first thing that happened was I was suddenly extremely fatigued before it happened.
Reminded me a little of labor pains. I'm glad you're feeling better. I know that when it hits, it knocks you right on your butt.
You've already done it
If you would open up your message, you will see 'reply by email'. Anytime you post a message and fill in the 'email' box with your email address, people will be able to email you.
IT vs SH- I've used both.
I like Instant Text better. Instant Text costs more, but I think you have better control over it and there are more bells and whistles with it.
You can download a free demo of ShortHand from their website to try. I don't have the website for either, but you can Google them to bring them up and read about them.
I've had it too...
I'll be interested to read any home remedies as well. I've also been using a lot of the Vicks vapor rub; I tried the Breathe-right strips but was not impressed. To help with the congestion & drainage, I've been taking Sudafed + Claritin. I also tried SudaCare shower tabs which were a little helpful but not strong enough to really tackle my congestion (they are tabs you put in your shower that release vapors, the tab eventually dissolves.)
you've got me there
Ouch. Sounds like you had it much worse than I do here. Now I don't feel so back. She is recently separated and makes a big deal about the fact that she can get a man. It escapes her that that is not so difficult in this day and age. So I too have had to endure the bedroom noises, which I think sometimes are intentionally dramatized for our benefit--unfortunately I am the closest neighbor to her. Ick. She has very low self-esteem. I get your point about her turning on me and making me more miserable, although I sort of think though she may instead be very hurt by what I say. She had tried to keep up with my every move when I first moved here and wanted to be best friends. I had to gradually step back because she was suffocating me trying to keep up with my every move. Although I don't care to be friends with her I still don't want to hurt her feelings.
I've tried it...sm
It worked well for me. I was getting it from a doctor online. I didn't have any unpleasant side effects.
I've never tried it but
sounds good. Is it really spicy and hot?
I've gotten
"I have a friend who does that."
"I know someone who does that."
"How hard is that to get into?"
"I can type, I could do that."
AND, "Can you get my sister into that?"
So so sorry - i've been through it too
It hurts, it is losing a member of your family and it will take time. I found some comfort in Rainbrow Bridge website - they have tips for grieving and dealing with the pain if you wish.
www.petloss.com/poems/maingrp/rainbowb.htm
Now I've seen it all! sm
I just saw a QA position advertised on a website. Must have 15 years experience, must have QA experience, CMT preferred. And........are you ready? Compensation 14.00 to 16.50 per hour! Even worse, it's an IC position. I am really discouraged about what is happening in this field. Why do they continue to dumb-down this job and insist on turning it into something less than professional? And who do you think is going to take that job? Not somebody who is worth more, that's for sure. So, is it worth it? I'm so upset right now. 
I've had them too...
I agree. If it's just one item, why bother stating "#1". And, if you're going to use a numbered list for the diagnoses, have the consideration to start with "#1".
I've been known to curse the doctors that do this under my breath. So, you're not alone
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