type 2 is correct, no caps
Posted By: Orianna on 2006-06-01
In Reply to: Might want to post on Word Help - alee
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Please don't type in all caps, it comes across as yelling. (SM)
You might get more responses if you downplay the tone a bit by that one simple change.
Goldbird
OP wasn't asking about caps in diabetes mellitus
rather asked about if the word *type* after diabetes mellitus (type 1 or 2) is initial capped. *S*
And...letters in all caps means you're yelling! Shhh...nm
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Unfortunately, that's correct. SM
This board has several posts from new MTs in the same position you are - try reading through a few pages and see if you get some ideas. :)
That is correct.
The pay does suck but if you want the experience it is a start, although a low one. I am currently looking for a new job with another company.
There was a new MT that said that he would work for free. He might as well sign on with Sten-Tel because you are practically working for free.
Olympus is correct - nm
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Correct answer - only cap if.....sm
only cap medical Transcriptionist if it is a company name....I am an MTSO with my first name and surname coming before, i.e., [My Name Here] Medical Transcription Service
They were correct. Should not use contractions
unless it is in quotes. That is where becoming familiar with BOS will help, though not all companies follow the guidelines strictly. I don't think that is reason enough to not hire you though if that was the only issue. I have been doing this 20 years and what the account specifics were for one company were not the same for another and I had to relearn the way I did things.
Auto Correct
Hey I did not know about that feature! So cool! I am still a newbie and I do not want to jump into Expanders yet. I want to be sure I know what I am typing and how to spell everything before I start relying on a program to do that for me. I will, in time, get one so that I may increase my speed. But for now, I think it is an essential part of still being in the learning phase to have to spell it all out. However, I did go into the auto correct feature and added a few things like RRAR for regular rate and rhythm, of CToA for clear to auscultation. I do clinic reports for an internal medicine clinic so those are used with every report. I figure as I work I can add things in there. Thanks for the great tip!
The article WOULD have been correct....
You now have a different president with a completely different agenda that he is going full throttle on.......universal healthcare.....
The govt is NOT going to pay for paperwork (transcription), which is why Obama wants everyhing on a computer, which is another problem, considering the privacy threat there but doesn't matter, O wants to govern and control everything.
Because of the aging population, there definitely would have been a need for more and more MTs, but considering Obama is pushing fast to have government run healthcare, that has changed the playing field considerably. That is why healthcare companies are going to him first before he gets his claws in their companies..... they are trying to put his brakes on before he tries to rule them too! Proposals are being made by the healthcare commpanies to cut their costs to the patients over the next few years in hopes this will keep Obama at bay, at least until he's out of office.
Too bad the pharmaceutical companies aren't offering to cut their prices! Don't see Obama going after them either!
So, unless healthcare corporations can keep the prices down AND afford to outsource to transcription companies, only time will tell.
The baby boomers would have been a sure bet for more MT jobs, but all bets are off for right now. Four years from now may tell a different tale.
Yes, you are correct. IC=Independent Contractor.
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Yes, that is correct...sorry if I worded it wrong.
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Auto correct in Word
I agree with auto correct in Word. No need to waste money on an Expander auto correct work great and comes free with Word.
Patti is correct. I do not pay quarterly- sm
taxes anymore. I was doing it but it seemed silly since my husband was having extra taken out from his taxes which covered my taxes. We still end up getting back about $1500 every year. Total waste for me to send them $1200 a year just to get it back a few months later.
You can create your own in Word with Auto Correct.
nm
If you use Word you can use the auto correct feature
until you can afford something.
There is no need to correct grammar or spelling mistakes on this board. (NM)
Goldbird
Auto correct within Word works great. nm
aren't we lucky this site has you to correct our spelling/grammar usage.
maybe you should consider editing.
that is rude of you to type that.
I'm sure that is why you did not post a screen name. Worried people may start screening your typos too.
If you don't absolutely know it, don't type it.
Blank it. Don't just type what you hear. Know what you are typing.
average MT can type 200 LPH...but...nm
With these new online programs, post DOS programs where we really cleaned up, that has dropped for some to between 130-175 LPH....A great MT should be able (pre online programs I do believe, my opinion only) to type nearly 2000 lines in an 8-hour period or 10-hour period. If I could do that on DOS programs, anyone could, and privately I still work on a faithful DOS program and for 10 years.
Decades of typing pre MT work helped and then 25 years of doing MT work is what makes some of us pros.
Go to rxlist.com and type in what
it sounds like to you. They will have a list come up with any drugs that s/l what you typed in and it lists what they are for and generic names if appropriate. If you can't hear but the ending of a drug - for example "illin" is all you can make out type in *illin and it will list all drugs with that ending and maybe you can figure out the rest that way. If ever in question never guess on meds.
A lot of times new drugs may not be on rxlist, in which case you have to google, but be sure you have a reliable source as there is a lot of garbage and misinformation on google.
I have Quick Look on my computer and it is very helpful. There are so many drugs, some you will have frequently and some that you may have once a year or so, and then new drugs are added all the time.
You'll get better with practice, but you'll have to do a lot of looking up in the meantime.
When I go to the drugstore I walk up and down the aisles and look at products on the shelf. At the pharmacy if I am able to see meds from the counter I look at the names. New meds usually have ads in magazines and on TV and I make notes about them.
Check out the All Type ad
They may consider you.
diabetes mellitus (cap or not?) type 2.
Is the word "type" capped?
thanks
What type of education did you get? What did you study?
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Their website looks like a school of some type. sm
Were you offered a job, or are they trying to sell you a training course in MT? If the latter, I wouldn't take it. I don't see anything on their website about hiring transcriptionists.
I'm like you, type, then go back and relisten. I used to just
read but kept falling asleep. I just turn the speed up several notches and relisten and it isn't so bad. I actually am sometimes able to get a blank with the speed up that I couldn't when I played it several times at regular speed.
what type of reports are you typing?
I do alot of psyche and some of my reports range from 150-450 lines per report. So when you look at it like that it is not bad. On the other had if you are doing radiology that would be totally different. Again some of mines average from 15-30 lines. That is with a 65 character line.
It depends on what type of work (sm)
you intend to do. I would personally choose Multispecialty. You will learn the most there as far as variety and that will be a good base for you moving forward. Radiology is also good, but if you go that route you will limit yourself in terms of what jobs you can apply for. So, it might possibly be easier now for testing purposes, but it could cost you later on.
Freedom Type? Information?
Does anybody know anything about Freedom Type? Is it a good place to work, pay well, give newbies a chance, etc.? Let me know. Thanks.
Type, obviously, not taype, but at least it's just a TYPO. nm
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no the word type after diabetes mellitus....nm
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A specialty usually refers to the type of dictation
For example, cardiology, neurology, GI, hem/onc..... I have seen where some MTs just transcribe ER or just OPs, so I guess that application you filled out is strictly acute care and are looking for actually your preference amongst those particular choices.
It depends on what type of General Transcription
Focus groups can be hard because there are multiple speakers, speakings talking over one another, background noise, etc. Some is just one person speaking which can be very easy. I once did a motivational speaker. The pay is usually by audio hour. The best thing I like about general transcription is that a lot of companies don't have production requirments. There are a couple companies that if they have work for you, they'll ask you if you can do it and if you can't that's fine. I guess it's whether you like that type of work better than MT. Also, when doing focus groups some are specialized and there's another whole type of terminology to learn which can be just has hard.
LMAO, thanks everyone for your comments, maybe we type too fast and are not looking at the screen,LO
Or maybe we just like to irritate the ol MT's with spelling mistakes. LOL
Easy or not will depend totally on the type of dictators
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First of all, there are so many variables...work type, formatting, platform, etc. SM
It is possible to make that kind of money, but I would not expect that for a long, long time. Making money depends macros, focus, work type, pay for lph, not having to look things up (for me its drugs), stuff like that, but most of all be persistent. I have never made $40,000, but I know people who do.
Short for waveform.....type of sound file.
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it is a type of internet connection faster than dialup but still uses a phone line
but you can use your phone and be online at the same time.
Just type what you hear. Lots of things are repeated in differnent notes.
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Usually the type of software - eScription, ExText, ChartScript, Crescendo, Fusion,
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If you currently type in word, then do a word count
then I really can be of no help. Usually when trying to get an idea of a line count with spaces and without spaces, you can use this method. Some people have actual line counting software. I, however, do not, so I am not much help in that regard. Hope this helps at least a little.
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