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Medical Records info sold on the internet - We knew this was coming (Views: 37, 2013-06-19, 1:41 am)
New dermatology account - anon (Views: 43, 2013-06-18, 10:00 pm)
- I've never charged by the page but the line count (sm) - Rose (Views: 18, 2013-06-18, 11:08 pm)
  - Thanks so much for the reply - anon (Views: 16, 2013-06-18, 11:17 pm)
  - Clients, not EMR - anon (Views: 6, 2013-06-19, 1:29 am)
Anyone else not replying to nasty emails? Vent - Rose (Views: 170, 2013-06-18, 6:38 pm)
- I fortunately get few but do reply, acting pleasant, - but letting them know how good I am. :) sm (Views: 97, 2013-06-18, 6:48 pm)
  - That's how nomally handle these emails, but ... - Rose (Views: 73, 2013-06-18, 7:16 pm)
- I set up a folder years ago for such emails - But thats just me (Views: 34, 2013-06-18, 8:51 pm)
  - I save everything in a folder too. (sm) - Rose (Views: 18, 2013-06-18, 11:11 pm)
Why do doctors try to spell? - Rose (Views: 70, 2013-06-18, 6:15 pm)
- Why do doctors try to spell? - tadigrammy (Views: 37, 2013-06-18, 6:26 pm)
- They think they're helping - MT (Views: 38, 2013-06-18, 6:27 pm)
  - Or thye make several blunders and re-attempts such as ... - Rose (Views: 29, 2013-06-18, 7:14 pm)
- Some of mine might sound more like, "ydouuydoseuta." - THAT IS my problem. Impossible to make out. nm (Views: 34, 2013-06-18, 6:52 pm)
- I love when they spell the easy words... - ZvilleMT (Views: 4, 2013-06-19, 12:46 am)
Can anyone recommend a good accounting software - program for small business? SM (Views: 27, 2013-06-18, 6:09 pm)
need help re using laptop for work - want to move to small town, s.m. (Views: 185, 2013-06-18, 1:22 am)
- You still need some kind of wireless connection - nm (Views: 90, 2013-06-18, 1:53 am)
- Of course, laptop just needs a modem. - nm (Views: 75, 2013-06-18, 6:23 am)
  - - - - (Views: 36, 2013-06-18, 7:26 am)
  - You do not need a modem - just saying (Views: 115, 2013-06-18, 8:14 am)
    - Modem - Curious (Views: 91, 2013-06-18, 8:34 am)
      - You are right. You can use a USB modem - to connect (Views: 83, 2013-06-18, 8:38 am)
        Yes, but speeds will be affected - just saying (Views: 62, 2013-06-18, 8:41 am)
        Not if you have a separate account - for the (Views: 74, 2013-06-18, 8:47 am)
- The laptop is not - going to be (Views: 141, 2013-06-18, 7:31 am)
- High speed internet - Curious (Views: 99, 2013-06-18, 7:45 am)
- Yes you can - just saying (Views: 102, 2013-06-18, 8:11 am)
  - You can also make the same - connection (Views: 75, 2013-06-18, 8:43 am)
- You need to research the area - just saying (Views: 77, 2013-06-18, 8:19 am)
  - from OP - you guys are great! (Views: 60, 2013-06-18, 11:15 am)
  - Agree. - please sm (Views: 35, 2013-06-18, 2:52 pm)
EHR/EMR interfacing without platform? - Tweety (Views: 84, 2013-06-17, 10:08 pm)
- I believe you just need - permission from the office (Views: 49, 2013-06-18, 8:02 am)
Time to sue - Finally (Views: 401, 2013-06-17, 8:04 pm)
- Finally--good for you - Tess (Views: 146, 2013-06-18, 12:53 am)
- talk is cheap - show me (Views: 121, 2013-06-18, 7:00 am)
  - whistleblowers are getting - shot, killed, mamed (Views: 126, 2013-06-18, 7:59 am)
    - What's with the doom and gloom? - sm (Views: 82, 2013-06-18, 10:36 am)
    - whistleblowers getting shot, killed, mamed--seriously - MT (Views: 64, 2013-06-18, 1:39 pm)
      - no you would not - it would scare the (Views: 19, 2013-06-18, 7:48 pm)
        There's a big difference in being raked over the coals and physically maimed or killed - - sm (Views: 6, 2013-06-18, 10:52 pm)
  - talk is cheap - Tess (Views: 56, 2013-06-18, 12:37 pm)
- Go for it! You've got my support! Try to keep us posted. - Rose (Views: 46, 2013-06-18, 1:07 pm)
heard back from inhouse job! - Old School (Views: 337, 2013-06-17, 5:53 pm)
- Wahoo!!! - Snow Bunny (the original) (Views: 91, 2013-06-18, 4:30 am)
  - I believe it was you - Old School (Views: 77, 2013-06-18, 10:26 am)
Recently unemployed, anyone know of any jobs? - Me (Views: 195, 2013-06-17, 3:52 pm)
- I believe Keystrokes is looking for radiology MTs - AnaPhylaxis (Views: 101, 2013-06-17, 4:26 pm)
POLL: How many are MEs vs MTs? (sm) - Rose (Views: 185, 2013-06-17, 2:03 pm)
- Outhouse sums it up nicely - hotcrossbuns (Views: 105, 2013-06-17, 2:06 pm)
- MT--part-time MTSO, part-time IC. - nm (Views: 58, 2013-06-17, 2:24 pm)
- MT - In House Full Time 90% VR editing - In House MT (Views: 102, 2013-06-17, 2:41 pm)
  - Ouch, that is scary - anon (Views: 60, 2013-06-17, 6:57 pm)
    - VR - In House MT (Views: 27, 2013-06-18, 10:25 am)
      - Sad but very enlightening. Thanks. - Rose (Views: 20, 2013-06-18, 1:13 pm)
- Remote employee, 75% ME, 25% MT. - nm (Views: 58, 2013-06-17, 3:31 pm)
- Remote employee, 80% ME, 20% MT...nm - MTSlave (Views: 33, 2013-06-17, 4:14 pm)
- Remote with MTSO, 100% straight typing - (NM) (Views: 53, 2013-06-17, 6:10 pm)
  - MT, IC, own clients, great! - anon (Views: 55, 2013-06-17, 6:56 pm)
  - POLL - uniquemonique (Views: 41, 2013-06-17, 10:38 pm)
    - I work for an MTSO. 95% SR. - Rose (Views: 14, 2013-06-18, 1:18 pm)
    - Poll and work available, just posted job, no response - anon (Views: 13, 2013-06-19, 2:01 am)
      - where is this post? - need work nm (Views: 1, 2013-06-19, 2:41 am)
- POLL - uniquemonique (Views: 36, 2013-06-17, 10:36 pm)
  - Poll--IC sub part-time 100% MT, nm - Tess (Views: 22, 2013-06-18, 12:55 am)
- MT, remote with MTSO, full-time. NM - KC (Views: 26, 2013-06-18, 2:22 am)
- at home - anon (Views: 41, 2013-06-18, 7:50 am)
Epic is being installed in my hospital/employer - FormerMeridianer (Views: 219, 2013-06-17, 12:57 pm)
- depends on the dictator - Lorawi (Views: 138, 2013-06-17, 1:34 pm)
- FormerMeridianer - Texas Gal (Views: 91, 2013-06-17, 5:35 pm)
- Epic stinks! - TR (Views: 93, 2013-06-17, 8:03 pm)
- What's happening to us - Sallie Mae (Views: 85, 2013-06-17, 9:29 pm)
  - Epic - My experience (Views: 22, 2013-06-18, 6:30 pm)
- I've see it go both ways - I lost a job to Epic - but work with an Epic system now (Views: 76, 2013-06-18, 3:38 am)
~~we should all come to an agreement~~ - what shall we call EMR? (Views: 242, 2013-06-16, 4:36 pm)
- what? - sm (Views: 179, 2013-06-16, 6:20 pm)
  - well thanks a lot - just saying (Views: 102, 2013-06-17, 8:17 am)
  - for instance - see the post below (Views: 87, 2013-06-17, 8:24 am)
    - absurd - SM (Views: 88, 2013-06-17, 8:58 am)
      - right - one more time (Views: 75, 2013-06-17, 9:16 am)
- Exit, Me Rightnow (nm) - Bermuda Bahamas (Views: 123, 2013-06-16, 6:29 pm)
- I call it - death of my paycheck (Views: 121, 2013-06-16, 7:02 pm)
  - Earning Money Rapidly! - anon (Views: 130, 2013-06-17, 12:33 am)
    - This is a joke, right? (sm) - Bermuda Bahamas (Views: 59, 2013-06-17, 3:15 pm)
      - "for such less work" pretty much gives it away. - nm (Views: 28, 2013-06-17, 6:42 pm)
        Less work on each report, huge workload - anon (Views: 16, 2013-06-18, 3:29 pm)
      - No joke sm - anon (Views: 18, 2013-06-18, 3:25 pm)
- EMR--earn money randomly nm - Tess (Views: 84, 2013-06-16, 7:58 pm)
  - Just took a course in EHR, and.... - (s/m) (Views: 150, 2013-06-16, 10:46 pm)
    - EMR and EHR - anon (Views: 112, 2013-06-17, 12:36 am)
    - I like that - thats a good name (Views: 61, 2013-06-17, 8:18 am)
      - Yes, "POC" would probably be a good - acronym for this! (n/m) (Views: 50, 2013-06-17, 8:32 am)
- is this a joke thread? - anonMT (Views: 89, 2013-06-17, 9:40 am)
  - no it is a thread that is about to be - deleted (Views: 108, 2013-06-17, 9:48 am)
    - Good luck - noname (Views: 58, 2013-06-17, 1:21 pm)
      - LOL you're right about that! - sm (Views: 30, 2013-06-17, 4:31 pm)
What are we qualified to do? - life after transcription (Views: 388, 2013-06-16, 12:47 pm)
- nothing - theres the rub (Views: 271, 2013-06-16, 1:06 pm)
  - Some ideas - Anonymous (Views: 365, 2013-06-16, 1:15 pm)
    - But.... - Hungry (Views: 305, 2013-06-16, 1:52 pm)
      - Umm, yes they do. - anon2 (Views: 261, 2013-06-16, 2:10 pm)
        Not here - Still Hungry (Views: 177, 2013-06-16, 6:54 pm)
        FYI - anon2 (Views: 157, 2013-06-16, 9:36 pm)
        good for you, some of us cant.. - FormerMeridianer (Views: 90, 2013-06-17, 1:06 pm)
        Another suggestion - Old Pro (Views: 175, 2013-06-17, 12:07 am)
        I cannot even pay my own bills on what - I am making now...so how (Views: 153, 2013-06-17, 6:47 am)
        Wow - The real problem (Views: 165, 2013-06-17, 7:20 am)
        If I could like this post more, I would - anon2 (Views: 103, 2013-06-17, 10:36 am)
        When a person is nearing 65 years old - and having already spent (Views: 138, 2013-06-17, 11:01 am)
        Thanks for the invite - anon2 (Views: 77, 2013-06-17, 12:56 pm)
        just wait till you're 65 and - show a little respect for your elders please nm (Views: 51, 2013-06-17, 4:54 pm)
        Respect for elders - Anonymous (Views: 57, 2013-06-17, 6:23 pm)
      - Entry level postal jobs pay 4 times what MEs are currently earning. (sm) - Rose (Views: 214, 2013-06-16, 2:35 pm)
        LOL yeah good luck getting a postal job - FormerMeridianer (Views: 70, 2013-06-17, 1:10 pm)
        I realize it isn't easy to land any job with negative attitude. :o) - Rose (Views: 42, 2013-06-17, 2:01 pm)
        a realistic attitude is better than head-in-the-clouds - FormerMeridianer (Views: 43, 2013-06-17, 3:10 pm)
        You say my "head in clouds or up arse" by leaving MT to make more money? (sm) - Rose (Views: 25, 2013-06-18, 1:27 pm)
        exactly. postal jobs being - phased out as much as MT (Views: 49, 2013-06-17, 2:51 pm)
        Entry level postal jobs pay what? - 4 times? DOUBT THAT! (Views: 61, 2013-06-17, 1:12 pm)
    - yeah....it translates to $8 an hour - nothing more (Views: 170, 2013-06-16, 2:43 pm)
      - $12 hr with full benefits. - Anon (Views: 25, 2013-06-18, 1:29 pm)
        Are you talking about temping? - If so, for what temp agency? (Views: 15, 2013-06-18, 4:09 pm)
        No, this is F/T with postal service. (sm) - Rose (Views: 3, 2013-06-18, 11:15 pm)
  - beg to differ - Snow Bunny (the original) (Views: 116, 2013-06-17, 3:49 am)
    - What is a UM Assistant? Thanks SnowBunny. - Rose (Views: 22, 2013-06-18, 1:31 pm)
- Why not - learn (Views: 210, 2013-06-16, 1:58 pm)
  - Why not - Anonymous (Views: 179, 2013-06-16, 2:17 pm)
    - because some of us are over 60 and - too old to go back to school (Views: 177, 2013-06-16, 2:45 pm)
      - Not everything - takes four years (Views: 147, 2013-06-16, 3:04 pm)
      - Too Old? - Sue (Views: 157, 2013-06-16, 4:15 pm)
        easy to say - but who is gonna hire you? (Views: 146, 2013-06-16, 4:32 pm)
        There are lots of - jobs (Views: 146, 2013-06-16, 5:29 pm)
        you can call it whining and complaining if you want to - I call it reality (Views: 105, 2013-06-16, 8:12 pm)
        those who have never had their age - discriminated against (Views: 114, 2013-06-16, 8:16 pm)
        Great post - anon (Views: 1, 2013-06-19, 2:47 am)
        What is your friend taking in LE? - Rose (Views: 21, 2013-06-18, 1:36 pm)
      - My personal opinion - is that (Views: 168, 2013-06-16, 4:23 pm)
      - says who? - Snow Bunny (the original) (Views: 97, 2013-06-17, 3:59 am)
      - Too old? - EJ (Views: 89, 2013-06-17, 11:54 am)
        Another awesome post! - anon2 (Views: 46, 2013-06-17, 1:13 pm)
        rah! rah! - do not believe a word of it (Views: 48, 2013-06-17, 2:48 pm)
        Too old? - Telluride (Views: 35, 2013-06-18, 12:15 am)
  - From one minority... (sm) - Anon (Views: 31, 2013-06-18, 1:34 pm)
- I signed up for a civil service exam - at my local county (Views: 172, 2013-06-16, 4:48 pm)
  - darn - cant find in my county (Views: 58, 2013-06-17, 8:20 am)
    - maybe depends on what state - but keep looking (Views: 48, 2013-06-17, 10:43 am)
- What I Am Doing - see msg (Views: 189, 2013-06-16, 5:31 pm)
  - Microsoft Office is where's it at now. (sm) - Bindi (Views: 117, 2013-06-16, 9:29 pm)
- Transcription... - anon (Views: 174, 2013-06-17, 12:00 am)
  - Anon - Old Pro (Views: 136, 2013-06-17, 12:12 am)
    - Old Pro, you live close by...come over - anon (Views: 8, 2013-06-19, 3:11 am)
  - transcription - Sierra (Views: 135, 2013-06-17, 12:49 am)
    - and her docs will never go to Epic - nm (Views: 59, 2013-06-17, 9:53 am)
      - Epic.... no. and more clients keep calling - anon (Views: 12, 2013-06-18, 9:07 pm)
    - Transcription and higher paying work available - anon (Views: 6, 2013-06-19, 1:19 am)
  - here we go again. - brag brag brag (Views: 88, 2013-06-17, 6:51 am)
    - That is exactly what I did... only 1 person answered - anon (Views: 25, 2013-06-18, 3:51 pm)
      - wow - medicalmonkey (Views: 8, 2013-06-18, 9:24 pm)
  - oh it's you again - too busy to sleep right? (Views: 69, 2013-06-17, 8:21 am)
    - Yes, I need insurance too... and pay for it - anon (Views: 22, 2013-06-18, 3:59 pm)
      - I could not afford 1200 - insurance premiums (Views: 21, 2013-06-18, 4:04 pm)
        I carry insurance for us both - anon (Views: 22, 2013-06-18, 4:10 pm)
        maybe when we finally have - national health insurance (Views: 12, 2013-06-18, 4:52 pm)
  - where do i apply - sign me up (Views: 55, 2013-06-17, 1:11 pm)
    - Have a new client I hope I do not have to turn away... available? - anon (Views: 13, 2013-06-18, 9:02 pm)
  - with all - anon (Views: 30, 2013-06-18, 8:07 am)
    - work - anon (Views: 17, 2013-06-18, 8:07 pm)
  - Your likes/dislikes are 1:6, probably due to skepticism and ... - Rose (Views: 28, 2013-06-18, 1:41 pm)
    - I have no other interest. - anon (Views: 19, 2013-06-18, 3:56 pm)
      - it sounds like your expenditures are pretty huge - so its a good thing (Views: 17, 2013-06-18, 4:06 pm)
        Nailed it on the head - anon (Views: 14, 2013-06-18, 6:22 pm)
    - No, I have work coming out of my ears...no qualified help - anon (Views: 18, 2013-06-18, 10:13 pm)
- yes, there are jobs - Snow Bunny (the original) (Views: 147, 2013-06-17, 3:45 am)
- I felt the same exact way two years ago ... - MTChick (Views: 133, 2013-06-17, 9:53 am)
  - I keep trying - but never get a reply (Views: 46, 2013-06-17, 4:58 pm)
    - Contact me, just landed more clients - anon (Views: 23, 2013-06-18, 9:13 pm)
- IMO, Epic is not that bad. - Lorawi (Views: 64, 2013-06-17, 1:08 pm)
- What can we do? - Telluride (Views: 43, 2013-06-18, 12:04 am)
  - rah! rah! rah! - sis boom bah! (Views: 39, 2013-06-18, 7:55 am)
    - Too old? - Telluride (Views: 32, 2013-06-18, 8:23 am)
    - So what is your plan? - what are you doing (Views: 56, 2013-06-18, 8:56 am)
      - it's called retirement - not the OP (Views: 26, 2013-06-18, 10:30 am)
Use our Collective Voice to be Heard - Just Me (Views: 151, 2013-06-16, 9:11 am)
- oh gees, here we go again - I say it is too late. give it a rest (Views: 81, 2013-06-16, 10:03 am)
- here we go again. been there, done that, didn't make a dent. - but lets do start that fight again shall we? ugh (Views: 74, 2013-06-16, 10:07 am)
  - I agree... - apparently there (Views: 67, 2013-06-16, 10:26 am)
    - Happy or not makes no difference. Can't fix a problem starting - another problem known to have failed anyway (Views: 71, 2013-06-16, 10:36 am)
- tell that to the former Walmart employees - gone temp (Views: 92, 2013-06-16, 10:48 am)
- none, it would have none - next topic (Views: 45, 2013-06-16, 6:23 pm)
- Absolutely none. - They would just send more to India (Views: 28, 2013-06-17, 2:39 am)
HIPAA - Yeah, baby..... - sm (Views: 376, 2013-06-16, 6:51 am)
- WoW... - Speechless (Views: 162, 2013-06-16, 7:14 am)
- Wow indeed - First of all (Views: 154, 2013-06-16, 8:14 am)
  - JCAHO simplified, don't follow laws and/or guidelines -- - no license renewal. NM (Views: 82, 2013-06-16, 10:27 am)
- This is bordering on political - please keep it there...not HIPAA (Views: 92, 2013-06-16, 10:04 am)
  - Actually, not really. - Not a government agency. (Views: 89, 2013-06-16, 11:55 am)
- Link at bottom of article says hippa - hehe. whatsthebuzz n/m (Views: 58, 2013-06-16, 3:18 pm)
  - that is hipaa - anon (Views: 38, 2013-06-17, 6:54 am)
  - HPPA - MT10Y (Views: 39, 2013-06-17, 9:24 am)
States MTSOs don't like to hire from? - sm (Views: 229, 2013-06-15, 6:24 pm)
- Probably Washington and Oregon. - They both have high minimum wage. NM (Views: 100, 2013-06-15, 6:26 pm)
  - Utah is one of the worst - Provo guy (Views: 144, 2013-06-15, 8:23 pm)
  - Washington - Native Washingtonian (Views: 128, 2013-06-15, 9:21 pm)
- Regarding California - Old Pro (Views: 165, 2013-06-15, 8:22 pm)
without transcription - what docs have to do (Views: 347, 2013-06-15, 10:00 am)
- docs - xx (Views: 289, 2013-06-15, 11:24 am)
  - OH I see - thanks for the information! (Views: 176, 2013-06-15, 11:27 am)
  - this makes sense now - without transcription (Views: 138, 2013-06-15, 4:18 pm)
    - Not everyone agrees, but I don't see any way VR can be done by all doctors w/o editors (sm) - Rose (Views: 115, 2013-06-15, 7:47 pm)
      - this subject is not about VR - but about EMR...there is (Views: 78, 2013-06-16, 7:06 am)
        But VR can be done within the confines of EMR - Some EMR does still use transcription (Views: 44, 2013-06-17, 2:48 am)
        ~~you just proved my point~~ - see thread above (Views: 27, 2013-06-17, 8:23 am)
      - No the VR experiment failed - now they have found another way (Views: 104, 2013-06-16, 7:28 am)
        EMR isn't foolproof... - check it out (Views: 77, 2013-06-16, 12:40 pm)
IC question - Bette (Views: 237, 2013-06-14, 9:06 pm)
- Check it out... - Sounds Familiar (Views: 168, 2013-06-14, 10:07 pm)
  - according to this, however, - NAlias (Views: 111, 2013-06-15, 8:11 am)
- IC Question - Sue (Views: 89, 2013-06-15, 10:53 am)
  - unfortunately, it's not that simple - Snow Bunny (the original) (Views: 76, 2013-06-16, 5:53 am)
    - IC - anon (Views: 7, 2013-06-18, 11:07 pm)
Trainers of VR - xx (Views: 253, 2013-06-14, 3:53 pm)
- Always on the last day of the pay period! (nm) - Rose (Views: 96, 2013-06-14, 6:31 pm)
- Trainers of VR - machine trainer (Views: 91, 2013-06-15, 1:33 pm)
- it's actually brilliant of Nuance - xx (Views: 114, 2013-06-15, 5:13 pm)
Doctors reported to their state medical board for malpractice, how about maldictation? - Rose (Views: 182, 2013-06-14, 1:29 pm)
- MALDICTATION - XX (Views: 158, 2013-06-14, 1:49 pm)
  - This one is perfectly capable of speaking clearly. He just doesn't care. (sm) - Rose (Views: 122, 2013-06-14, 3:09 pm)
    - what's frustrating for me - anon (Views: 108, 2013-06-14, 7:17 pm)
      - it's not their job to realize or care - Snow Bunny (the original) (Views: 89, 2013-06-15, 8:06 am)
        To Snow Bunny - Anonymous (Views: 93, 2013-06-15, 9:25 am)
        Do you know any MTSOs who alert their clients to the "maldictation" problem? - Rose (Views: 48, 2013-06-15, 2:27 pm)
        Poor/unacceptable dictation - anon (Views: 50, 2013-06-15, 2:51 pm)
        I'm referring to those of us who work for transcription services (sm) - Rose (Views: 34, 2013-06-15, 8:08 pm)
        my answer to your question - Snow Bunny (the original) (Views: 42, 2013-06-16, 5:42 am)
        T"MDs job is to report on patient treatment/care" ACCURATELY. - Rose (Views: 49, 2013-06-15, 2:31 pm)
        Maldictation - fedup (Views: 30, 2013-06-16, 3:18 pm)
Suggestion to software developers. - Keep It Simple (Views: 133, 2013-06-14, 12:26 pm)
- It would appear that none of them have ever requested feedback - from the end-users, us. (Views: 65, 2013-06-14, 3:12 pm)
  - are you complaining about transcription software or hopsital-wide systems - we plug into and are 1/1000 a piece of? NM (Views: 45, 2013-06-14, 5:23 pm)
    - OP here, evidently is one of the 1000 - U Plug Into (Views: 20, 2013-06-15, 12:38 pm)
  - I offered to beta test for Nuance/Dictaphone back in the 90's (sm) - Rose (Views: 53, 2013-06-14, 6:42 pm)

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