Newsletter: 2009-11-09 To: 2009-11-16





Main Board


Coding - Kathy
Who cleans up for Accentia? Their website says 99% - imanmt2
Isnt it illegal for a potential employer to ask your age? - Zircon
Any TS MTs not able to log into Chartnet? - tsmt
HITECH law penalty - Beth
Question RE IC/employee status - Polka
Not feeling well at all x2 daYS - Viking Fan
from recent post: Medical Industry Lies About Medications And Treatments. - will you elaborate on this, please? N/M
Career and Education Advice For Medical Transcription - WannaBMT
Hospital Medical Records Department - Beth
Main Board-Moderator, where's the info on what to post here? - Backwards typist
open message to the lady formerly known as Kimbelina - Snow Bunny
carbon copies - Nina
If youre having "syntax" problems when posting, - this tip might help. -sm
Advice needed - l224
ear phones - twisted
Is there a chart somewhere that lists - sm
Moderators: What happened to Prayer Board? - nm
You know what else I like about this job? - CrankyOldBroadOnTheBeach
Payment advice - please help!! - stressing out
Encouragement - Kimbelina
ER dictator - strange
Do you remember the days when ...... - Happy MTer
To Seasoned MTs: How long does it take before you realize that a company is not a good fit? sm - anon
Starting up new business...advice needed - scornett
Paging all Dr. MTs - kidney stone/prostatitis - Viking Fan
moderator: Why is there no longer a prayer board? - n/m
change to PT status - lowboil
Going Independent - Please advise - Michigan MT
new lease on life -- cleaned my keyboard - deenibeeni
Is this good pay or bad pay??? - Michele
Free at last! - Adios
The turn signal syndrome - Viking fan
Help with finger pain, keyboard choices, or other remedies - 45MPHK9
Info wanted - ShockedIC
Radiology pay? - cindylouwho
My Gawd, I think they're having a party - Viking Fan
Has anyone ever heard of this ? - Sore Heel
I am going to scream if..... - middle child
Guy must have 9 lives - Viking Fan
HIPAA - Nina
EMR's , will this mean the end of transcriptionists or is there something we can do to stay in - myka
In your experience - onemore
Question about garnishment of wages - MoMT
Need help before answering an email. sm - at wits end
I just hate these reports - Viking Fan
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

Job Seekers Board


Immediate Opening for Third Shift Experienced Radiology MT - TransTech Medical Solutions
Acute care MT needed ASAP - Kelly
FT IC Oncology M-F VR Editing/Transcription - Recruiter
Part Time IC QA needed immediately.. - Type4Ever
Immediate Opening - Recruiter
Acute Care IC's for Chartscript - Phoenix Medcom
Weekend Transcriptionist Needed for Hospital Account - Vicki
Acute Care 2nd/3rd shift MT's Needed - All Type recruiter
Immediate Openings for Multiple Experienced MTs/MEs - TransTech Medical Solutions
Experienced IC MTs needed - Ortho, Pain Mgmt, Family practice - ATS
Private Doctor IC's - Phoenix Medcom
Hematology/Oncology IC - Phoenix Medcom
FT Acute Care & FT Radiology MTs needed! - Synernet

Company Board


Another question about Landmark - tired out MT
Keystrokes- anyone work on the Dictaphone acct. Are line counts easy to get? TIA nm - choctaw
LANDMARK? - christopherskitty
Anyone still have a check mailed to them at Keystrokes? - Leaving Chase Bank
mt companies - mrs
Companies that don't bait and switch.... - Any left?
ASR - tired in oregon
Anyone Work for eTP for any significant length of time? - Judie
Companies who route work - MTatWork
Any companies without VR editing? - onemore
K&R anybody working for them please feedback - lookingaround
OSI/low work - TTCD
SUPERIOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS - JCTEXAS
MagnaDoc Solutions - Anne
HITECH/HIPPA - MT4years
MedType USA - me
Anyone work/worked for TMT transcription? - anothermt
Would you work for a company that has contradictory information - in their Job Posting?
eScription question - Huntnpeck
Best QA - kris
PRN Medical Transcription, good/bad?? - icmt
Looking for information on Integrated Document Solutions (IDS) - MT15
Anyone with info on MagnaDocs Solutions company? - nm
Would you work for $0.05 a line, based on 65-characters with spaces? - onemore
TransTech - icmt
Any current info on ATSI - good, bad or ugly? - L. King
Any feed back on The Inner Office, Ltd out of Ohio? - zippy
Focus Infomatics - anom
Chronicle Transcripts in California? Good, bad? - jmt
OSI - MTing
Does anyone know what companies offer - ss
Has anyone ever been fired for demanding to stay... - ndmt
question for MTSOs - busybee
Does anybody know....... - Zippyfingers
Accu-Script Transcription Services, Inc. - MTLooking
What's going on? 2 jobs and NO WORK! - so, so tired
Landmark/Bayscribe - LM/MT
Another question about searching in the Company Board - lmh
Q.E.D. Transcription? - MTinCO
Wondering? New company working for counts 65 characters per line. Is this normal? Seems high to - mariedev
Reliable Transcription Service - JustMe
Reliable Transcription Services - JustMe
Accentia ? - anyone
Any eTransPlus employees? - Curley1969
KS OT Case in Texas: MTSO Has To Pay - MTmt
Transtech health insurance - out-of-the loop
VA / Miltary Transcription - Rich
Precyse Solutions - Taffy421
RTranscription? - MT4ever
TRANSTECH PAY - LOOKING AT APPLYING
Inscribe info? - onemore
Intellitype AKA Lofin - catherine
anyone CURRENTLY working for iMedX? - curvygirl
MDI/TRANSCEND - TIRED
All Type pay? - onemore
Letni in Sparks, Nevada - jen
Any positive feedback with Focus? - onemore
Why do they do this? - sm
PersistentMT - Perceived
Do you work for iMedX? - bandmomof3
Anyone hear of zylomed? - marie
Anybody happy at Synernet? - nervous from archives
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

New MTs


MT dictation practice sites - Diane
Training to be an MT - My3Sons
Pay Now, coupled with satisfaction at your prospects even if you are a new MT - ne
Great Grammar - Diane
question on medical transcription - sw
NEWBIE HIRE - Kimbelina
Sentence breaks - Diane
Where is the line? - A Yearbie
New graduate - angie
At-Home Professions - MargoMT
Reputation of "At Home Professions" - Becky
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

Technical Help


WORD 2007 HELP!! - frustratedMT
ChartNet and IT problem - NB
Windows 7 - travelinMT
Suggestions for date expansions - janie
Meditech help with canned text formatting - lynlou
Anybody use Powerscribe? If so, how do you like it? - Zircon -nm
Laptop question - Indian Summer
Can anyone tell me what sten tel is? - lmh
Meditech copy and paste - madrascat
KEYBOARD - MJ
Another nifty Shorthand trick - CrankyOldBroadOnTheBeach
C-Phone Beeping - CEP
BeyondTXT versus Bayscribe - Wondering...
Different first page margins - Lexies grandmom
Winscribe info - happygal
Question - about Shorthand
Spheris MTs - Shannon
Inscribe and Instant Text - MT4ever
Expander Advice/IT user - Irish

Classifieds Board


MT equipment for sale, including Infinity USB foot pedals and Lanier VoiceWrite stations ... sm - Easyrider
Sony M-2000 Microcassette Transcriber/Recorder - Sunnyscriber
Gregg Reference Manual - ls
Olympus AS-3000 trascription kit and Sony noise cancellation headset - Judi
PANASONIC MICROCASSETTE TRANSCRIBER - anpatrick28
Need a USB foot pedal - dani
Panasonic tape player with foot control, Rg size tapes and miscellaneous - wise1
AAMT Book of Style for Transcriptionist - scornett
Infinity USB Foot Pedal for Sale - Shelly
Reference Books for Sale - Make Offer - Shelly
Can someone help me? - please
Lanier VXP - Bob
Headphones - Diane Mortier, RDH

VR/Speech Recognition


BORING - justkillingtime
Using expander commands in VR - another VRMT
In my opinion... - onemore
Comparison of ASR with Webmedx and MQ. - sm
Anyone on Cornerstone SR? - Tabby
VR Editing with Escript - onemore
I'm back with more ?? for Escription - Fried
Dragon Naturally Speaking - Curious
Best expander software to use for editing - VRMT
VR - Learning something new
Chartnet VR and Instant Text Commands - VRMT
VR at a lower rate only works on your famliar account.... - Rose
VR - mj

Offshore Concerns


When will the stats show the reality in transcription? - Scooby-Doo
work for an company that has ties with India? - christopherskitty

Word Help Board


Abbreviations in INDICATIONS SECTION - Shellabear
I do not understand - eve
S/L Rebecca 2 Trial for intraductal carcinoma - me
ankle MRI - s/l "TRAVERSE-IN TENDONS" - GingerB85
EEG report - Paige
Ok, maybe Im exhausted, but typing a report where the wound has "pussy drainage." SM - No Name
Pt with bronchitis. Gave her a Z-Pak to cover for s/l atypicals - Not Sure
Drugs s/l "gopain lotion" and "tetrazole 3" - Abby
drug s/l zenothysine or zenathysine?? - Abby
Would you put quotes around the specific name of a form the patient filled out? - JBMT
Dobutamine echo protocol? sm - Grace
medical equipment - Paige
volar surfaces of the upper reveals dry desquamation. No S/L ?buli.? - marie
Patella or Patellar fracture? - siren
rad help - mt
S/l no ill-iss-i-tigh-tees - Michelle
teritituary center, can not spell this word, HELP - Betty
s/l RE acromion - mt3
S/L Anteritibal artery - Mar1980
type 3 or type III - mt3
Unfortunately, her S/L HYPAC was complicated by renal failure. - SHANNON
Medication s/l Na-zak-tor - Kimberly
D3 (?) trigger finger - Pup
S/L nickel flusion for comfort & refill for S/L verso virex - shannon
which one? - liz
mucous/mucus retention cysts - sam
meatal or medial - tracy
Expression of dollar amount. Please see msg. - Angel
s/l octreus dye scan for elevated chromatin level? - Abby
Word help please...... - Meeeeeee
capitalization - sm
Shortcuts for pharmacologic & pharmacotherapy - Mary
Lungs - patsygene
Dorsal lithtomy versus dorsolithotomy - Sue
s/l zashia but spelling for sure? - tibby
SEPTOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA???? - LISSA
amoxicillin/'pravulonic' acid - patsygene
Operative Report - eve
Is it venous stasis ulcer or venostasis ulcer? TIA nm - jb
RUEN-Y - catherine
I feel REALLY dumb asking this but - Colleen
s/l multi chem - jj
medication s/l paminol 100 mg daily - Olivia
medical history: left s/l IB trick tomy - Kelley
The patient is talkative, very collective, well s/l qu-off-ed. - No Clue
The foot ulceration appears well healed and covered w/ (he says "Citrucel and gauze"). SM - Exhausted
Terrozin ?? - patsygene
"Thimble" vessel? - barber1029
Breast Exam word help needed! - barber1029
how to type uIU - in labs - beatlesfan
watt seconds? - Tired MT...
s/l status post periciferal hernia repair nm - jj
"Tongue has a s/l gworfitis appearance." - starstruck
Calomeg? For leg cramps - Mary
In med list s/l lectafine 25 mg t.i.d. prn - Nicolette
please help:) - jd
medication s/l kuobid 600 mg b.i.d. - me
s/l neositis - mt
CT angiogram impression - Nikki
bone biopsy - Nicolette
Confused...pulse ox question - Cathy
When to use an s - df
s/l adalexisis or adalemphesis - emailliard
Ponda? Eye condition - Mary
medication help - mt3
question - confused
does this seem to be correct? - mt3
does this make sense? getting new things today. - tired out mt
does this sound correct? - tired out mt
how do you type - mt3
stupid ortho - negative Spurling, negative s/l "ver meets" - beatlesfan
is this the correct way sm - tired out mt
s/ll canial electric shocks - mt3
wondering if this makes sense - J-tube - beatlesfan
Clinical trial ARM (or should it be Arm or arm)? Not sure - marie
unsure how to type this lab - beatlesfan
Axis III diagnosis - kk
s/l didened - mt3
question - newbie
s/l counter inversion injury - mt3
s/l Epfor score has to do with sleep apnea? - ??
s/l fruitless - dawn
paralysis - courtney
100s to 1 teens - klownmom
CML med s/l medassy? - jbmt
Nissen/cruoplasty Patch Name - Double-L
Salter Harris Type II or Salter Harris Type 2? - Unsure
Is it "disc" or "disk"? - Unsure
neck dissection - krbster
Antibiotic help - Katydid
Pt with depression. She Is not spending money that she does not have and is not excessively s/l fli - No Name
EEG help - Terri
ortho - s/l "uncoverage" - beatlesfan
does this sentence look right? - dawn
gynecological term - siren
dermatology - wart term - beatlesfan
two-sleeve - momof3
type of chest tube - cc
Diverticula, diverticulae or diverticuli - kidtime
s/l a bunkle? - dawn
Gion-Beret - ubbyrg
HELP! I have absolutely no clue what this could be. - Colleen
ADC on imaging? - dawn
Consistent with oscals? involving the elbow? - DD
s/l evaluding .. I have heard this word, just cannot find it - dawn
Drug that sounds like Pintocsifrolene - Unsure
antral and prethyloric region - me
Does this make sense? - patsygene
orthopedic testing - liz
Medicine help? - MSmt
s/l no leg stim unit - help
Gastric bypass: Is it XL/accel/excel port? - Beefy Catheter
LOOKING UP NAMES AND ADDRESSES - iluvrainydaze47
Raising/racing/razing of quadriceps muscle? - Viking #1 Fan
Neural foramen appear peeking? - A
s/l purchase? - Tracey
soft call? - Tracey
neuropathies? - mt3
How would you type di di twin pregnancy? - Viking Fan who refuses to die until they win a Sup
s/l "towel" transferrin? (possible CSF leak/nose) - Jane
Salter 4 or Salter IV fracture - mt3
sentence help .. - dawn
S/l vail of allen in stomach surgery? - Maria
Prednisone dosage? - cloverport
Phillips Andover Academy sports - beatlesfan
lab help, please and thanks - beatlesfan
TSH reading and hyperthyroid or hypothyroid - starstruck
help on ERCP note - MT4Eight
eye exam - help, please and thanks! - beatles22
Please help, im doing an assignment on Psychiatry. - xoxo
ABG VALUES - siren
Abbreviations - Renee Henderson
pneumoperitoneum in abdomen to 15 mmHg or 50 mmHg? - Maria
s/l "cantondesonch ratio" - liz
Has anyone heard of S/L "annian" orbital floor implant? nm - MMEEEEE
s/l "sentro" etiology? Please help? - tracy
BPH medication + canastrachol? - Mary
Injections for anemia - Viking Fan
prostate is flat - alxmarsam
Would you capitalize diplegic cerebral palsy in a sentence? - Unsure
s/l divot - Lindsey
Would you capitalize diplegic cerebral palsy in a sentence? - Unsure
Medication Help Sip-Lify and beltrecol and hypermexan? - Be
IgM perili-periperi? antibody? - ax
Gastroenterology - Jessy
Effect or Affect? - still learning
definition for epi's - jennymt
welkigen panel (nm) - TIA
a type of catheter - kitkat
s/l Libertae-Adams drug-eluting stent - Debbie
What is he saying? - Ann H.
Vahn Wolgrens disease? - Mary
ortho note - subtalar and s/l "mu talsa" range of motion - beatlesfan
s/l bilateral lateral recess and facement - dawn
Can anyone tell me - siren
med s/l zobritol 30 mg p.o. daily nm - jj
fluid aspirate - s/l corahexadine prep ?? - tia nm
BSO partially protects against breast cancer if deformed under the age of 40. IS ?DEFORMED? correc - marie
cap THE in the Children's Hospital? - dawn
Medication - Jacqueline
if the doctor says MTP sm - mt
"door procedure" if apex is thinned and dyskinetic - calgal
cather/needle - mlt
hip arthroplasty - slr
Drug s/l Dizol Pro X DR 500 mg. t.i.d. - Abby
Help please - siren
Bilateral calf or calves pain? - Lisa
BNP value - siren
pulse readings - Sandy46
oxycut?? - NiciT
s/l hissan port or husan port - ?????
s/l "History of IBP erosion" - Tired
OP note s/l 60 cc of "self-saver" fluid? - ??
Cranial nerves..... - numbering
circlosh wires - born2bamt
s/l cuppina - millssc
Which one is correct? q.4h or q.4 h ? - space between 4 and h?
1 or 2 diagnosis or diagnoses? - mt
Vergence - Anja
diagnosis or diagnoses - mt3
Follicle ________ hormone level - Emily
"adhesionolysis" - je suis MT
CT scan findings. Does this make sense. Please see message - typingallday
Ophthalmology - mtneedhelp
s/l bunsess formation - mt3
Preoperative diagnosis: Left acute subdural hematoma - sj
CYSTO STENT? - Lissa
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

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