Make sure chair is at right height so you dont have to angle

• Do ergonomic keyboards work? - sfm
  • Ergonomic Keyboards Rock!! - Ellen S.
  • I NEVER type on a regular keyboard and neither does my son. - MSMT
  • i love mine - sm
  • Make sure chair is at right height so you dont have to angle - arms up or down. Should be perpendicular to your b
  • My ergonomically correct solution! - cs
    • ergo keyboards - sfm
      • Goldtouch is brand name. see msg. - cs
      • I get my ergo keyboards off Ebay. - nm
  • I've been using an erg for a few years. - MT in MT
  • You might try SoftFlex gloves. - Me
  • My comfort keyboard does. I type in the neutral, "handshake" - position. nm
    • is that microsoft? - sfm
      • No, it isn't. Google comfort keyboards. - nm

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Part of the reason so much work is being outsourced is because there are not enough high-quality MTs in this country.  We have a lot of MTs, I know, but I firmly believe, as an educator of an MT program, that many of them do not come out of school work-ready.  It is my hope that by the apprenticeship program becoming a reality, that we will boost the skill level of our new graduates and thereby making ourselves more marketable.  Off-shoring is here to stay, unfortunately, simply because of the cost, but I think there are enough hospitals and institutions out there who demand higher quality than what off-shoring can give, and the MTs in this country simply have to rise above and prove that we are better/more educated; that we are WORTH it. 

I understand your point, I really do, but I am looking at it from another angle of better education and skills for our US MTs.

Now this IS an angle -- who IS responsible should something happen?  But betcha they've got plenty of coverage whoever it is.  

The fact that we are losing our jobs to this is just a small piece of the pie of millions of Americans losing their jobs to offshoring.  Ten to one, most of the people you tell about this going on will tell you, "Oh!  But my doctor would NEVER do that!"  And they ask their doc, and he says, "No!  I send my work to an American service."  Does it stay in America????  What if any policies are in place to find out and ensure that it does?  Every physician I've asked about this is surprised that any company would offshore their dictation.  All they do is complain about how full of mistakes it is and how disgusted they are with the return. 

This is one of the medical community's dirtly little secrets.  It needs a thorough investigation by a concerned reporter to blow the lid off of it on a show like 60 minutes.  But who owns the networks, folks?  Who owns the media?  Those with the power, those with the money, those who are profitting by offshoring.  You think they have no financial investment in all this?  Think again.  It's not in their best interest to expose this. 

Now a remark was posted some days ago which I thought was great and it was to the effect that (as far as I know, and I may be wrong), when America offshores, the American people lose out on social security, etc. that American workers would be paying.  Now THIS seems to be something that might wake people up.  THIS aspect of offshoring would impact everyone and might get people to listen.  But I don't have the facts here, so I may be all wrong.  It just got my interest up.

The fight needs to be against offshoring in general and keeping jobs in America and protecting the American worker and the American economy.  I think that is where we will get the largest group of people on our side. 

And we need to change the public's perception of us as just clerk typists who do "medical stuff."  If it takes more education, we get it.  If it takes certification, we get it.  We do all in our power to eliminate the mental picture of a typist at the kitchen table in pjs with toddlers at his/her feet and elevate it to a professional behind a desk with the education and professional work ethic who makes a needed contribution to the medical industry at large.  They don't feel they need us.  People think anyone can do this job, that we're just a bunch of stay at home moms, etc. who for whatever reason don't want to leave the house to work.    We have to prove them wrong and show them we are as much a professional as anyone else who works from home be they accountant, dentist, or even physician.   Then we have to convince them to pay us as professionals because we're worth it, and we HAVE to be worth it.  If somehow, some day offshoring ends, we HAVE to be ready to pick up the pieces and demand what we are worth.  Why should we give away our services, be grateful to a company for "letting us work at home."  We are saving THEM money by working at home.  It is THEY who should be grateful to us and compensate us accordingly.  But again, our work has to be of such a quality that we are worth what we demand.  Medical transcription is a profession, not a hobby. 

It seems my keyboard is just a bit too high (or my chair is just a bit too low), as I am developing wrist extensor problems and ending up with a weak right hand, making it difficult to type.  (I have been massaging it, but can't keep on top of it.)

I tried putting the keyboard on my lap, which really helped my arms but caused more trouble with my legs (I have circulatory problems in my legs).  I also tried sitting on a pillow to boost me up higher, which, for some reason, also caused more trouble with my legs.

I have my keyboard on a tray below my desk and my chair at the highest it can go. - Any other ideas out there?  (Can't afford one of those cool desks where you can sort of recline and no husband to rig up something for me.) 

Thanks for any tips! 

new. I betcha.

 reports they listen to quite frankly.

I have had this chair for about 8 years.  I have to sit on pillows or else it feels like I am sitting on bare metal!   I am ready to buy a new one & would appreciate suggestions.

TIA

Herman Miller Aeron Chair, changed my LIFE!!!!  Can't say enough good about it.  The cost is high, but I felt I could justify it since I spend so much time sitting in it, check it out on ebay, lot cheaper, that is where I got mine.

I have a herman miller Mirra chair that I love.  Very expensive (over 700 bucks) but way worth the money.

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