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shouldn't you be studying or working or something productive?

Posted By: Busy MD'ing on 2005-08-08
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Geez Busy, you been on these boards under one name or another all the live long day.  Lonely?  Crack those premed books.  hahahaha


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    how do you stay consistent and productive working at home?
    Just wondering.  I have a hard time lately with being disciplined enough to sit and do what I am supposed to.  What do you guys do if that happens to you?
    studying

    physician assistant


    What are U studying? Socialism??
    x
    try studying COMMUNICATION
    lol
    what are you studying in college?
    xx
    studying for CMT exam

    Hi guys!  After 10 years of acute care MT, I'm thinking about taking my CMT exam, as my employer supports this. 


    Is there a study guide I can buy? HOw do I go about preparing myself for the exam?  What's first ?


    THanks to all !


    JMK


     


    What are you studying in college? nm
    xx
    How much studying to take CMT exam?
    Hi...we are encouraged to become CMTs at my place of employment, so I am going to do it.  I've been an MT for 15 years, and I was wondering for those to have taken it, how much studying is actually necessary for this?  I'm really not looking forward to having to study a lot since I just finished college a few months ago, but will do what I need to do.  Any advice?
    I'm studying coding too. I've been looking at different courses plus I bought SM

    Step by Step Medical Coding by Carol J. Buck along with the workbook that goes along with it.  So while I'm trying to decide on a school, I can be studying on my own.  According to the AHIMA website though with my years of experience as an MT, I am eligible to take the certification exam without having to complete a formal coding course.  Transcription is considered part of the HIM department and thus if you have worked in any position in HIM, you are qualified to take the test.


    So, I may find that studying on my own will benefit me better than paying money for a course I'm not sure about.  I also have the benefit of tuition reimbursement with my employer and I may take advantage of that if I find a program I like.


    So, I'm with you!  Let me know what school you decide on or what avenue you decide to take.  Might help me make the decision in the long run!


    What a sad story. Two years studying, all wasted, what a pity.....nm..
    nm
    productive day

    Hello to Everyone in MT Land:


    I pray that everyone will have a productive and fulfilling day.  Please know that your work is important, and you are helping countless people.  I encourage you to become better and better at what you do.  Have a great day!


    But as soon as I get productive
    That's the part I hate about drinking coffee - as soon as I get in the groove my kidneys wake up right along with the rest of me!
    This is the process I use and seems the most productive
    When I get a bad dictator, which is 70% of the time, whether it be one who rushes, one who mumbles, an ESL, or one with a bad phone line, i'll type the report quickly, leaving blanks, just to give it a dry run and an overall feel for what its about.  Then I go back and listen carefully, research if needed, and fill in the blanks.  With this, about 75% of the time I can get ALL the blanks.  I don't obsess over something too much the second time around.  If its an easy dictator, I'll go through it slowly and carefully one time and send it on its way without rereading. 
    being productive with an infant...?
    Hi everyone!! I have a 6-week-old beautiful baby girl who LOVES to be held all of the time (she is breastfed). I've really been struggling with making production, and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice on this. I do not want to have to pay a sitter, as I feel I can work this out. Sometimes she is content to lay across my lap, propped against the arm of the couch. This works pretty well (although I'm at a funky angle and make more typing errors)...since she doesn't tolerate the swing or the bouncy seat for very long....
    Yeah, have a productive day.......
    and let's hope the children are well behaved today! LOL!
    Sorry that I'm happier and more productive than you are!

    This is the BEST way to work, most productive etc. I
    nm
    VR using EXText -- is it productive? SM

    Getting ready to start doing VR through EXText.  I watched a demonstration of the VR editing process and it looks horrible!  From what I saw, it is not as simple as listening to the report, taking your foot of the pedal, and making a change.  There is a process of alt+s and then highlight the word to correct, etc...  It just looked very VERY tedious and unproductive.  I currently transcribe using EXText and have used EXText since it was first marketed, so I'm very familiary with it.  The VR portion of it is very new to me and seems like more of a burden than anything.


    Then I was told that iChart will make the VR process much simplier and I'm wondering if this is true?


    I have experience with VR using Escription and with the FutureNet program and both are so simple to use.  The Dictaphone software just looks completely complicated and I can't see making any money using it.


    Anybody who has experience with iChart, Dictaphone VR and EXText and would like to share their opinions and give me some more info, would be greatly appreciated!


    Thanks!


    Is ABCZ the most productive?

    I am just curious.  Do you all productive MTs feel that the abcz method/system is more productive than other systems?  I need to double my production.  I am only getting 800 lines a day and I need 2000, but I cannot work 24 hours a day! 


    Thanks


    ChartScript- is it productive software?
    As far as easy to get line counts.  Is is already loaded with spellcheck and can you use your own abbreviation expander.
    very user friendly, productive ...
    i was disappointed my lines didn't increase more dramatically over old system -- but there was an increase. I like it well enough i hope i never have to use another system. Maybe the 'decrease' in lines others report is due to messing around on the internet instead of working, as 2 minutes here and there really can add up...
    For you happy highly productive MQ MTs

     Help those of us who are struggling by giving us some pointers on what you are doing to be so successful and happy.  I am very discouraged.  I do not want to have to start over with a new company.  I have 15 years experience, 8 of those with MQ.  Since DQS, I cannot get quota.  Never had a problem before, so I am not understanding. 


    Please give me any suggestions that might increase my productivity.  And before all the comments of "stay off the board" begin - I am not working today.  I do have some self discipline.


     


     


     


    what shift are you guys more productive
    I'm thinking of switching to split, so I can get my brain and hands away to rest, but I dont know if i'll just dread working the rest of my shift all day.  I've been doing straight first shift for over 10 years and its taken a toll on my mind and body, I figure I could get stuff done during the day, and come back to it.  But again, the dread of working still scares me.  Anyone find they are more productive on a certain shift and why?  First, Second, third or split? 
    Most productive work type?

    What is the most productive work type?  Radiology, OP, etc?  Which one can you really make the money on? 


    Bebo


    I work on Scribe and think it is very productive...JMO
    nm
    If you are productive at both jobs and are able to both at the same time, why...
    is it criminal? 
    Help staying awake and productive
    I have real problems staying awake, focused and productive.  I am alone all day, I think I get enough sleep, and I keep the TV on in the other room for another voice, but I get bored and can't keep my concentration and then I start web surfing and my productivity goes in the hopper.  Any suggestions on staying awake and focused?
    I am productive, but I am for 15 mins/2 hours sm
    and truly, this does not drop my productivity any. I have an AI where I have rheumatoid-type symptoms. If I don't get up every couple of hours, I won't be able to get up. With this AI comes issues with energy, vision, hearing and vertigo...and pain, chronic constant pain. I find that work helps get my mind off of these things, but I have to take breaks.

    I have been a power napper at my desk too, but that was when I was up at 2 a.m. to work, something I can no longer do because I can't sleep before 10 p.m. and that is only 4 hours. I find I focus better with at least 7 hours' sleep, better still with more like 8 to 9 hours' sleep. When I am working I DO NOT forget to eat, but I eat lightly, shun sugar, fat and starches which make me more tired and I lose focus. I munch veggies, rice cakes, bean spreads. I will start the day with fruit, followed by coffee which seems to get me up and running. I eat when I am up every couple of hours, but it is a small light snack. Sleep and food seem to be the clues to my being able to sit for those 8 hours.

    I would also tell you that taking a day off on a Friday or Monday (or both) and having a long week filled with sleep, good food, being warm, comfortable and doing as little as possible can help burn out. I take bubble baths, sip a bit of brandy, snuggle in my bed with hot tea and reset myself.

    I think being home working with the dishes and the laundry and the dust all calling your name causes work stress, a sort of dread and in the end, depression. If your family is around you too with noise, mess and friends, it creates more stress, dread and depression. Then, the cost of living goes up and up and up, but our line rates do not, so you find yourself pushing harder for less and less, more stress, dread and depression. In the end, you are probably like many of us, we don't remember to take care of ourselves!

    So please, make time to take time for yourself. It doesn't have to cost...I use nice teas, bubble baths, body sprays, long walks, a small coffee at the coffee shop, giving myself a pedicure, putting linen spray on my pillowcases...creature comforts that lift the spirits. I can tell when I have been forgetting to take care of myself, I am down and a little sad, definitely tired.

    The other thing I do is set aside $5 to spend on myself, frivolously, every paycheck. I work hard (as you do) and I deserve something for my efforts besides paid up bills. These are my incentive to work more and make more...I'd like a $10 goodie!
    Definitely one who is productive and quality conscious.

    It does not matter if you are an MT or editor.


    I was very productive on straight and don't know where people
    get this idea that only nonproductive people prefer VR. I was very fast on straight, still am but I happen to love VR, still have occasional straight. I totally disagree with you on this. I did over 2000 lines on straight but on my VR platform do around 3000 or better, never double and certainly not triple. I especially like because ESLs are much easier to edit than to straight type those now as we have so many more to do than in years past. People used to ask to see me type I would be so fast, clocked at 145 WPM and love, love VR.
    Then the co. should hire more techies. Not productive for the MTs or the co., to have things
    :+
    If you could share one thing that made you more productive
    /
    Need tips on being productive with cardiology procedures
    Thanks
    You'd be even more productive if you used marker keys instead of the spacebar. Using the spaceba
    nm
    Personally, I am more productive with OPs because much of OP notes are repetitive and it is easy
    create abbreviation expanders.  I like radiology too for the same reason, but I'm not quite as productive with radiology because the reports are so short.
    They find it more productive to complain on anonymous message boards
    I don't get it either.
    Has anyone used IntraScript or I-Scriptor as a platform? User-friendly, productive? Any comments?
    xx
    Then you shouldn't ben an SE or an IC. We all....
    have to make the choices and or sacrifices that provide us with what we need.  You may need to find a job that provides benefits, as opposed to living on the edge regarding medical care.  If that means you work a rigid schedule because you're an employee, giving up the flexibility of being an IC may be necessary.  I did the same thing myself.  Canadian health care stinks.
    They shouldn't be able to do that.

    We used to rent and went through that.  I've worked as a housekeeper before, so I'm anal about cleaning.  Security deposits are for damages only, usually not for routine cleaning.  We had landlords try to charge us for many reasons, but there are Landlord/Tenant laws in each state.  In my state, the landlord has to notify us that the unit is not clean enough and give us time to clean it up before they can withhold from the security deposit.  If they don't notify you, your deposit is fully due to you.  They also have to give you an itemized list of specific charges, not just general cleaning.  I always took pictures before and after, too, just to prove that we left everywhere clean.


    We had one altercation with a landlord in a basement apartment we lived in.  The foundation was cracked and leaking, and the ancient threadbare 1950s carpet got stained with water, moldy, and mildewy, so we tore it out and replaced it with remnants.  He tried to charge me for recarpeting the entire basement apartment.  I took pictures, though, and threatened him with a lawsuit of my own for providing substandard living quarters, failing to make repairs, and withholding my security deposit.  He tried to bully me by telling me that he had never lost a case, so I turned him in to the county.


    Go to Google and type in your state name with "Landlord Tenant laws" and "security deposit" to see what it says.  Then call an attorney for a free consultation.  Send a demand letter for the funds owed to you.


    Maybe I shouldn't say this but
    Uninstall it and reinstall again, see what happens.
    shouldn't have said it was better lol
    I keep getting all lines are busy please try again later or We are sorry all circuits are busy now please hang up and try again 312506.
    And I thought monday was over,,,,,,my bad!!!
    Shouldn't we use ml instead of cc?
    nm
    He shouldn't try to think.
    nm
    No, you shouldn't do that. sm
    I have always read NO, do not run 2 antivirus programs at once. I run Spybot and Ad-Aware along with my main antivirus (I use Avast), but you should not run 2 main antivirus (such as Avast or AVG) programs together. I don't know what PC Tools does so I don't know specifically if that is okay to run with AVG, but I would advise checking with AVG before you do anything.

    I find that using something like AVG and running periodic Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware scans, plus using the immunize tool in Spybot, works well and keeps my PC free of pests (along with firewall, of course).

    Just my opinion, but a lot of the "do-it-all" programs end up slowing down your computer with extra features you may not even need or want. Half the stuff they bundle isn't even necessary since many browers and ISPs bundle the same functions in their software. Therefore, you might be wasting memory resources on something you already have adequate protection for with your browser/ISP. You can compare it to medicine designed for cough, congestion, and allergy - if you only have the cough, you really don't need the congestion and allergy medicines so why buy the multi-formula med and subject your body to it unnecessarily when you could just get the cough med and be well?
    shouldn't have to
    you can program any key to anything you like.
    and shouldn't that be...
    MIIIIIIINE?

    Hehehe. I'm in a mood today.
    What I wanted to do but never did (and probably shouldn't)
    I always wanted to tape record about 20 minutes of the yapping and then play it back right outside when the neighbor had a window open, preferably in the middle of the night!
    I probably shouldn't bite, but (sm)
    Almost $30,000 (including July SE bonus).

    Medquist.

    Shift differential.

    Incentive bonus (over 17,000 lines/pp) met 50% of pay periods.

    Quarterly bonus for SEs (at least $500 per quarter).

    Work 40 hours per week, sometimes more if I work an occasional weekend.

    Two kids at home, over 17, but neither drive (boo me).

    No husband or boyfriend.

    I have as much of a life as I want.


    shouldn't you ask your employer

    Shouldn't an employer pay

    Not doing that is what has made the world go upside down right now.


    If I am paid 7/cents a line and my cost of living is based on 12/cents a line plus


    benefits, it's almost impossible to keep working for that company who is paying


    7/cents a line.


    It's pretty simple.


    America still demands that we live an "American life style - no sh^t in the rivers, building codes, codes on how many people can live in a dwelling, high insurance rates, etc etc"


    well, paying all that and making what a company is paying a peoples who don/'t have those demands is insane.


    It's a simple question to our leaders?


    Do you want us to live like the third world country? or do you want to give us ability to make salaries to pay for the LIFE STYLE America is demanding we do.


    Frankly I'm sick and tired of paying for free loaders of any color.  When I saw Laurie Duh (don't know how to spell her name) on Fox yesterday report that one of the homeless from New Orleans........went out and bought a LOUIS VUITTON PURSE


    with the $2000 she got..........I STARTED SCREAMING and if I could have gotten my hands around the neck of the idiot who thought it was a good idea to give these people the money in the first place I would have strangled him.........and then I would have done the same to the woman who bought the purse.


    I'm sitting here in pain from a bad tooth and no insurance.........and she bought a purse.........LOUIS VUITTON.


    p.s. Billfolds in Louis Vuitton start at around $600 and the purses are around $1500 to $5,000.


     


    You shouldn't be surprised
    Anybody can get a husband.  You are a perfect example of that.  I'm not going to settle for just anybody like you did.  Just in case you couldn't tell, I have standards.