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steno machine and MTing - Dave


Posted: Oct 16, 2009

I have been using a steno machine to do this job since the year 2000.  I would have a difficult time returning to typing on a QWERTY board for MT'ing...way too slow and painful on the hands, etc.  On a good day on a familiar account, I can produce 250 lines an hour, no sweat.  I was trained in school to reach 225 words per minute, which I did back in 1992, to qualify to take the California state board exam.  I would encourage anyone to take the time and effort to learn steno language in order to make more money at this job...also find a reputable company that is not out to screw you, of course.

and which company is that? - :)

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not out to screw ya that is? and who is this you r working for? MQ? on a good day and really familiar account :) thats the answer to all. Again NJA...

I quit MQ last year... - Dave

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...after 8 years because of voice rec since I could not use steno with that awful technology. So I moved on to a great company in Phoenix, enjoying it for over a year now. I found this company thru transcriptionmatchmaker.com.

most doctors spend more time dictating than - with the patient...mini vent

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I had went to the ER twice over the past year and each time the doctor literally spent mintues with me (2-3 at the most) and I can imagine that there was a 5 minute dictation on me!

above was suppose to be my own topic, unsure why - it posted it here... sorry!

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:)


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