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- November 8th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Gardening on the Run
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
Ramping up the speed
Since I discovered that my lines per hour rate had increased lately, I decided to try to increase it even more. It was 345 lph for years and then recently finally improved a bit to 364 lph at my last…
- November 1st, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
The computer nazi: Part II
Once the computer nazi's minion had transferred my defunct computer to a work space, the computer nazi, wearing his normal scowl, approached us.He glared at me and snarled, "What now?" I stammered tha…
- October 25th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
The computer nazi: Part I
My computer guy reminds me of Seinfeld's soup nazi, so I call him the computer nazi. I've had to visit the computer nazi's shop for repairs numerous times over the years. On my initial visit years ago…
- October 11th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
I have two confessions to make
Confession #1: I miss office antics.Years ago, before I became an MT, I worked in offices, lots of offices. While I enjoy working at home much more than working in an office, I do admit that I miss of…
- October 7th, 2008
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- October 5th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Gardening on the Run
- October 4th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
Money, money, money
Money is on my mind these days, maybe because my bank went belly-up recently. All of a sudden, I'm counting all my pennies and wondering where to stash them. And I want more pennies to stash. So I'm l…
- September 27th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
A reward for working hard
This last week was a doozy, so many long dictations, so much work...all good. I needed it.I deserved it.I ate it.
- September 20th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
State of the art speech recognition
They have put a great deal of money, time, and hard work into perfecting the use of speech rec in medical transcription, and it's obviously paying off.Dictated: This is ______, PAC, supervised by Dr.…
- September 13th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Gardening on the Run
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
Options for MTs
MTs have options. Besides transcribing as an IC or as an employee for a national company, a local MT company or a hospital, an MT can also transcribe her own accounts. But there are other options as w…
- September 6th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
Secrets of the MT World: Part II
Seasoned MTs know the secrets of the trade. They know the one secret work tactic that goes contrary to the way most people work on the job. It is the exact opposite of what employers expect in an empl…
- August 30th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Gardening on the Run
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
Secrets of the MT World: Part I
Yes, there are secrets in the MT business, secrets only highly skilled MTs know and will never utter to another soul, except to a few chosen innocents who are taken under the wings of aged MTs and mun…
- August 23rd, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
Closing ceremonies
One of my favorite dictators has been dictating while watching the Olympics. I can hear it in the background. Apparently he's quite a fan of the Olympics and has been very distracted this past week, g…
- August 16th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Gardening on the Run
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
Medical transcription and pole dancing
You may ask, "What, exactly, does MT have to do with pole dancing?" It goes like this. Dr. Ditzy works in an ER near a strip club. As it turns out, pole dancing is a high-injury activity, and Dr. Ditz…
- August 7th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
I Married a Medical Transcriptionist
My husband has made some observations about being married to an MT.1. "They talk to each other all day." It's true, we do talk to each other all day on the web. He wonders how we get any work done whi…
- July 30th, 2008
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mtchick has posted a new entry on: Medical Transcription: What's in it for you?
Huffin' and puffin'
Sometimes in the summer months, my work load lightens up a bit because the docs go on vacation. I'm not seeing that so far this summer. As a matter of fact, I'm working more than normal and I could us…
