Newsletter: 2009-11-02 To: 2009-11-09





Main Board


Health ins. and production - dunno
What is your favorite typing package? The more responses the better. - Horski
Aren't any companies hiring part-time? Frustrated! - frustrated
What does the BOS stand for? - tia nm
Anyone know of a good free Medical Spell Checker? - Tiff
How much does an at-home MT make part time? - Meagain
Finished my first week at my new job and I love it! - mtmtmtmtmtmt
Is there any site that lists generic vs brand name drugs? - tired
How many reports do you type in a day? - me
Just a vent. Finally having a great day and then the supervisor calls - wannie
lab test link - Snow Bunny
How would you like to correct this mess? - a brain tease
Is anyone still getting MTStars Alerts? - too lazy to read all the posts LOL
What is the longest you have been kept on QA? - 2+mt
Job hoarder- what to do? - Kate
not to count my loss - when will I learn
What does this mean? Hope we do not lose our jobs. - Whoopie
Advice on interview questions, please. - myka
medical transcription - anony
Dictaphone C-Phone - crafty1
Moderator: Will we still be getting a 'jobs wanted' board, and - sm
How to get your own accounts? - Seek to have my own
Moderator...question has gone unanswered - links in post
I have been reading the posts below and would like to say... - I would like to be a DIVA of something
I have been reading the posts below and would like to say... - I would like to be a DIVA of something
Idiot dictators. - wannie
Here is one of my favorites - Viking Fan
Pay for Headings - Jake
big bucks - loving MTing
MT/Coding magazine - MS MT
oops upside the head - steady eddie
Good Bye MT - Leaving MTing
I'm out of the MT market... I filed for Social Security today - Goodbye, Sweet Dreams
A friend of mine wants to try this, can she make $30.00 an hour doing transcription - L
EMR - my personal experience - veryoldMT
For those of you with computers provided by your company SM - Desertfox
Medical Transcription being obliterated? - Amy

Job Seekers Board


FT Acute Care & FT Radiology MTs needed! - Synernet
Part-time MT Pharmacology - wordzxpressed Transcription Services - wordzxpressed
Full-Time Qualiity Assurance Editor - AssistMed, Inc.
Medical Transcriptionist - IC - Med1Plus
Ortho position - Vicki Jones
PT/PRN Dermatology MT needed - Brantner Medical Transcriptio

Company Board


Wmx work flow improving? - nn
How do I look up a company on the Company Board? - lmh
Personal stand: MT and ME line rates (sm) - Sick and Tired MT
Wow, first taxes and now work? - onemore
ANY COMPANIES USE VISTA - booderbear8
Preferred Transcription - Debbie
Can't get my pay!!! - Who do I report them to? Atty Gen? Fed Govt, and
iMedX? Any info on this company? - darbysmom
overtime - mj
KNR Consulting - iluvmydogs
Any info on Med Trans out of Az...there are...sm - karo
pay - MJ
BLS Secretarial? - onemore
Why don't MTSOs and hospitals get together and have BOS specifics for all accounts? - IAMT
Ascend is a rip off company. - pc
Ascend does not pay!! - pc
MDI-Transcend mergees - sm
Haynes Transcription - Gabby
Notarized IDs? - NB
360 transcription - wondering
Focus Infomatics - anom
RIPOFF COMPANIES - MJ
What is the latest on this company. I see an ad for them...sm - iMedx???
Do the rest of you find, being paid only per line, - that its nearly impossible to enjoy time off?
IC - MJ
BLS - hard to believe
LOW PAY - MJ
second job - sm
QA or MT - sm
Can I get some feedback on Transolutions? - onemore
AssistMed job. How can they advertise for an - TrueIC
As an IC, is it really an option to get paid on time? - Notsure
Transcend Services - Mary
here is a question... does anyone know of any list of MTs "not to hire"? - I have heard of it, but not sure
Does anyone have any input on Q.E.D. - transcription service ?
TNI Transcription - bob
FutureNet - Anon
Are there ANY companies that don't require you to - wannie
Labcorp question...Does anyone know how much they pay their in-house transcriptionists? - MTAL
Transcend Services - Mary
Keystrokes.... - rbs
Anyone know anything about Atlas Transcription in MI - Terry
Anyone heard of Atlas Trancription in Michigan - Terry
Anyone ever hear of Atlas Transcriptino in Michigan - Terry
Fed up! - one more
Any info on On-Time Transcription - ?MT
Anyone hear of or work for MediLynx in CO? - Curious
STRIKE - DM
Having 2 jobs - PAMT
Any info on CAF Transcription in Scranton PA - ?mt
1-2-1 Services in Colorado? - K
AssistMed - sm
FASTFOX - mj
2 prive accounts - EJT
2Scribe - Looking
Transcend/MDI news? - Anxious
Coping with 2 jobs - how do you all do it? - sm
Mediscript Plus - Florida? Have any info? - veryoldMT
Has anyone had this problem - bd
Is Archivus running out of work? - PBJ
What platform does Chronicle use? - Looking
MedTrans of America - KellyMT
Does anyone have any feedback on DSG? - sm
In-house positions at Labcorp question... - MTAL
PAY - MJ
Pay .07 per line to start - MT2020
PRODUCTION PAY - CINDY
Focus infomatics - DV
Pay - onemore
Softscript - Dusty
New info on AssistMed? - bl
Any DSG QAs here? - sm
Volunteer Transcription - MT2009
MD-IT feedback - onemore
anyone familiar with Brantner Medical Transcription - Just Me
M-F work - is it Phoenix Medcom and Amphion? - Anyone else? NM
Greenlight Transcription - anon
Anyone ever heard of Scriberight? - Justwondering

New MTs


Thanks - Diane
To all the newbies trying to get a start in this business - Tara
MT newbie - Diane Mortier, RDH
Anyone who took CareerStep class - wondering
do I bother applying for "no newbies" jobs? - ssmt
any advice on the careerstep final? - meagain
looking for MT job - Nonworking MT
newbie who just finished school - ssmt
Student looking for internship experience - Christina
Med Trans, Inc. - Curious
Asking for help? - A Yearbie
Acute Care experience - Diane Mortier, RDH

Technical Help


Expander Advice/IT user - Irish
Need help - tiredoldlady
Name of a good, reliable KVM switch? - steady eddie
Installing MS Windows 2003 Suite - tech-challenged
Any ideas on how to speed up my computer? I have done the cleanup and defragment but still very slo - wilson
Dictaphone Transnet and Windows 7 compatibility - ncmom
Meditech question - TMEFG
Windows XP - klownmom
MedRemote/Word Error - Julie
Audio intermittently disconnects on foot pedal - Bala
Google Ads - sm
Anyone recommend a good headset? - Exhausted MTer
Meditech PWM - Horski
I need software that will allow me to manage wav files. sm - jb
Stedman's Medical Spellchecker question - me
Avoid DicTran at All Costs - Dict by DicTran
ExText - Tcwoody955
WORD EXPANDER - MK
Widescreen versus full screen LCD monitor - MntMT
How to cut and paste with same font as the document? - Janet
EditScript Question - EditScriptMT

Classifieds Board


Headphones - Diane Mortier, RDH
IN-USB-1 AND IN-DVIUSB FOOT PEDALS FOR SALE - DJ
Dictaphone C-Phone Wanted - craftyone
Looking for Olympus DS-2300's or 3300's - Terry
TONS for sale, Some never been used - Pigglyp
References Books for Sale - Shelly
Stedman's Reference Books - Damaris Molina
DICTAPHONE C-PHONE FOR SALE - Kat
foot pedal - sara
Infinity IN-DVI USB Foot Pedal for MedQuest - skylark

VR/Speech Recognition


VR - mj
3 cpl as an IC for experienced MEs...!! - sm
Dragon Naturally Speaking - yochana
SR pay methods/standards - PetLove
May I vent? - Grace
turning off eScription's red box - ndmt
Escription has me in tears and questions - Fried
Radwhere VR Has anyone used it? My company is just now buying it. - KIP
looking for a VR company - 3plusme
Memorizing keystrokes...... - dumfounded

Offshore Concerns


work for an company that has ties with India? - christopherskitty
OFFSHORE INQUIRES FOR US BUSINESS - strat
Interesting conversation I had with an Indian MT - Facebook Member

Word Help Board


Early matheration? of iliac crest bone graft? - Alex
Med help - Isabella
digoxin 0.25 daily - ssmt
something not quite right? - mt3
getting all new things tonight..blocked and digital block. - tired out mt
s/l claw deformity - tired out mt
Sim 2 catheter? - GA_MT
Nope. I do not see anything to suggest - Colleen
Med name help - Colleen
unsure where to pause - mt3
s/l tornay guide....ortho term - lar0124
s/l profin? - Lindsey
urinalysis - Lindsey
s/l bronhexis - ConfusedMT
Misability? - Mary
alamax? - Angela
Cardiology Medication - bb
Urology, MD says urned/earned infertility expert.? nm tia - choctaw
Ankle/Ortho - Lynn
forceps - courtney
which is correct capsulosynovitis or capsular synovitis? - Katie
abbreviations - courtney
J-patch? - Tracey
EEA device - MSmt
Hernia - Lynn
punctuation problem - lex0307
word help - MSmt
Propofol question - Go Figure
Caridac siniprizes? - A
Percardia illustric thrills? - cardi
Folecodiagnosit study? Henual addhension cardiolite evaluation? - M
Help with HEENT: - Ana
For TED hose, do you put an apostrophe or not when the PA/doc says TEDs? TED's or TEDs? tia n - just wondering
Endoscopic sinus surgery, s/l Strumpelvoss - Jenny
Please help - s/l "Favoid's issensectomy" - Christy
Global edemanus presentation? - Ana
funduscopic exam - hh
med listing s/l procetil nm - Hayley
s/l Ashcalf implantation sm - Terri
Webs? - Mary
s/l g-lie-a-test - mtmomma
hip prosthesis - rock
cardiac note - reading MRI results - beatlesfan
Cast-cutting term - Colleen
s/l full CVA? - MT from VT
6MP Protonix - typed right?? - beatlesfan
neuro exam sm - Guenevere
Troponin 1? - anon
s/l synethocritic sensation - Guenevere
"mics or MICs" s/l Mikes - MeMe
medication s/l Ravella - Jami
CPAP and BiPAP - sm
Upon insertion of S/L otus?? there is tenderness in the external canal of the ear - marie
s/l conner slide implantation - dawn
s/l dartoville resection - nikki
s/l fexodeodene (drug) - Kimberly
s/l label pathology - dawn
OTC allergy meds - Amanda
BP medication s/l ass ee uh - MeMe
Appendectomy question.. - sm
Medication for chronic pain - Mary
Tract or track question...sm - sm
cysto help - mt
Need help with cardiology term (please?) - blbarb
Type of hematoma - Nora
You are awesome! - Lindsey
s/l choloso cyst - dawn
Terky surte and hooda hooda procedure - Lindsey
s/l IV unison? - Katydid
Zimmer IB II knee components - ssmt
capitalize? - dawn
s/l "anemiohemia" - Abby
Patient has been using clonazepam daily while she is adjusting her doses of s/l da-va-la-pro-ex. - clueless
Queue - please
uthyroid or euthyroud? - Lindsey
s/l "Cotospiramine" a statin drug - Katie
s/l anterior spurulex spine - ??
doctor says effusion, but doesn't he mean fusion? - mt
Grammer question - mt40
s/l basum manipulation - mt
"Tee" panniculectomy? - Viking Fan
HEENT terminology - Shirley
PCP - mt
Patient with urinary incontinence. Will trial s/l doc-za-sa-sin. - tired
Drug name help? - meddy
Plike incision and caunal taping? - Ana
s/l "coupe" stitch - abum
dr. starts with a number at the beginning, does this look right? - dawn
basal cell carcinoma description - Mary
Help with a couple words... - MEG
"agent domentron" - Anja
punctuation help - dawn
s/l perp reception - mt
Cardiopulmonary - Sadie
**conjunctivalization and conjunctivalized** - Mary
does this sound correct? - mt
s/l autisomat - dawn
s/l copalominone - dawn
having writers block.. is it symmetric or symmetrical - dawn
foot exam - MSmt
cardiac - patsygene
s/l t-leg gram - daisy
please see message TIA - bowser
s/l retrocalls - dawn
s/l Haydon pack?? - Varmint_hunting
makes no sense... - liz
Orthopedics: I see no progression of the mild grade 1 VSD distally. She does - sm
metrics tubes? - liz
total hip arthroplasty - liz
Surgical procedure - MSmt
s/l chung-E catheter (for angiogram) - Pam
5-/5 strength?? - liz
s/l athro arrythmia - MTmom
s/l Traumio cream for shoulder injury? Thanks! - MTtoday
syrinx - Tracey
x-ray question - emailliard
s/l "go screen" - Lindsey
chem 18 - Anja
episidimis gallbladder?? - wildfire12
S/L Ariata clamp. Dr. dictating aortic bifurcation procedure. sm - OSF
s/l chronic tropic-impairing medicines - Danielle
s/l sibilus stools??? - odie88
Sarcoidosis diagnosed by mediastinoscopy with negative ____ scan. - Abby
femur and pelvis x-rays - Minimal spurring of the acetabulum and questionable fragmentation of the s - tia nm
allergy help: human plasma analogs - Kelley
How would you put this? also.. is there 'beats of clonus'? - dawn
Need advice: How would you transcribe this: - kiki
Skin - tiredfingers
s/l triplex? - Lindsey
s/l Varasity, and s/l Sweedish - dawn
s/l Tinel Valow sign? - ?
versus or vs - skk
Heberden's and s/l (klokay's) nodes? - Kimberly
medication help breast cancer treatment - stumped
ductal carcinoma...is it T1b, N0? - help
How is carotid doppler properly typed? - Thanks
s/l gray amputation (sm) - ????
Drug s/l vassagel? inserts suppository - Abby
u preg - tiredmt
Anyone heard of tender and s/l taught? - Burned out
s/l "Jiltey soft micro wire". - Tahdah
word help - June
pan diverticulosis or pandiverticulosis? - Sarah
s/l dermatologic iscolitis/colitis - Jami
s/l Hiltsax deformity, glenohumeral joint (nm) - help
prescription for s/l adalac - fritzie
Ortho word help please - Exhausted MTer
apicus vein - anon
Is it plain x-rays or plane x-rays? - tia nm
*Aveciosa* titers negative. Thanks. nm - wilson
history of positive s/l femovera - cc
Tufts fracture? - Colleen
gallbladder s/l bili drain - Chloe
dr. does not say L3-4, do you put it in? - dawn
s/l IgG senses? - dawn
Help? - Precious
s/l unilactary stenosis - Chloe
ESL s/l an-ox-op-rin 80 mg q. day - shannon
s/l ANA reflexic profile - dawn
Apostrophe/possessive question - LuLu
is thoracolumbopelvic region correct? - JBMT
Rad help - radmt
Ortho Help? - Anna
S/L sebo flurine anesthesia. Dr. dictating silicone oil removal. TIA - OSF
cardio - tiredfingers
S/l "yangcar" suction. nm - Tired
retro diagnostic testing???? - cornfused
aback? - need help:)
something or other... - stumped
sleeve S/L in-gart-ment for high risk activities. - shannon
Physical exam... - mary
Heart exam... - missy
Labs....something - jsmith
Ace inhibitor - Lindsey
Neural goiter? - jp
TKA again - liz
s/l howlix bowelgus - Lindsey
dr. says equivocally, I wonder if he means equally - dawn
s/l panaplee - dawn
anyone hear of von Bonsdorff? - dawn
renal cyst removal...s/l cysticordication - rmb
dental procedure....approximately 4 s/l car-pu-uls" of 2% Xylocaine with epinephrine administer - nm
s/l BK vyuria sm - FB
does county or health department need capitilazation? - dawn
Question - workin
grammar/punctuation help - dawn
s/l "Joanne" malignancy......ever heard of this? - TIA
TKA - liz
med s/l arcopela - Bonnie
Ducts of Morgenthal??? - AmyJanelMT
colon use - dude mom
does this sound right? I've never had this on an exam.. - dawn
grammar help - dawn
puncuation trouble - dudemom
drug help for depression s/l dimoxicin - dawn
Txczech - Thanks so much for the email!! - Dizzy MT
Is there a place online to go see sample OP reports? - OP
Help... sounds like Venus Vas catheter (vein stripping) - 12-hour day
help please:) - jd
meaning of P3 ROM - pamp
Wound Care - TMEFG
Unchemosis? - Help MT
Arcasenillis? was noted (under HEENT) - marie
Pain management drug help please - Dizzy MT
cerumenosis or ceruminosis? - Lindsey
Circular rash s/l "keys"? - FPMT
s/l "classic wiblo six or cyst" - Abby
EKG - Missy
clarification on thyroidisms - Tracey
s/l big-boy bed? Morbidly obese female breathing comfortably in a big-boy bed - Kelley
s/l pencardic lesion - Wondering
no pinuria?? under ROS - patsygene
Type of facemask - MSmt
starting the week off in a bad way... - patsygene
Supplement for Ménière’s - Roscoe
Placks on MRI? - Help
Secoguay? or Depragron medicaiton? - Ama

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