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1. What is medical transcription, how is it done,
and what does it pay? It involves receiving dictation by tape, digital
system or voice file, and using ear phones, Several dictionaries are necessary: Medical definitions,
medications, medical terms As an employee in an office or hospital, transcriptionists may be paid by the hour. In the year 2000 in the United States, a starting transcriptionist in an office may make the equivalent of $8-12 per hour. After two years of experience, one can expect to make the equivalent of $12-20 per hour in an office. National transcription companies usually require 1-5 years of hospital experience. Statutory employee status is the same as independent contractor except that the company pays half of the FICA tax (about 7.5%) and withholds the other half. Independent contractors pay the 15% as self-employment tax. Self-employed transcriptionists provide their own benefits. They may start at the equivalent of $10-15 per hour (6-14c per line), and within several years can expect to earn $15-40 per hour, depending upon the type of work and equipment used. Quarterly payments on taxes and self-employment taxes are required. Equipment expenses are tax deductible, including a percentage of home expenses if working at home. Occupational Outlook Handbook on MT, http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos152.htm#outlook Chart comparing IC and employee salaries, http://www.mtdaily.com/mentors/line/chart.html
Return to top2. How does one become a medical transcriptionist?
For an experienced word processor, it is possible to learn medical transcription while working in an entry-level position, but it is rare because of the need to learn medical vocabulary and formats. Some colleges and hospitals offer classes, and there are several home-study courses available. MTs work in doctors' offices, clinics, hospitals and transcription services. They also work from home, usually after 2-3 years of experience in an office or hospital. With more experience, MTs go on to teach, supervise, consult, edit and write in the field. How to Become a Medical Transcriptionist, book by George Morton, CMT, http://www.workingfrom.homestead.com/, 609-924-4748, georgecmt@aol.com, Interview, 11/98 Return to top3. What home training programs are available?Local: Junior college and trade school classes are available locally. If you are a dislocated worker, unemployed or underemployed, you can get full tuition from the JTPA or Job Training Partnership Act. Contact your local Job Training office. Some are called One-Stop Career Connection Centers, some JTPA offices. Clients must agree to accept employment after training. California: South Coast College, http://www.southcoastcollege.com/, 1380 S. Sanderson Ave., Anaheim, CA 92806, 714-635-6464, admissions@southcoastcollege.com Santa Barbara, Gail N. Shannon, gshannon@sbch.org, fax: 805-569-7867 Georgia: List of Georgia Technical Schools offering MT: http://gainsun1.mercer.edu/sowega/career_guide/info97.html#trans. Brown College of Court Reporting and Medical Transcription, http:///www.browncollege.com, 1740 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309, 800, 849-0703, 404-876-1227. 876-1227, Fax 404-876-4415. Career Colleges of Chicago, Kathy Johnson Director of Education, Career Colleges of Chicago, 11 E. Adams, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603-6301, (312) 895-6310, (312) 895-6301 (fax) Texas: Shirley Baker Career Institute, 11500 Northwest Freeway, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77092 713-680-2900 Med-Line, http://www.medlineschool.com/, 14011 Park Drive, Suite 224, Tomball, Texas 77375, 281-351-5786 Office, 888-220-6550, http://www.mtdaily.com/admissions@medlineschool.com MED-TECH Resource, Inc., MTRI, http://www.mtri.com/, Marietta, GA, 770-955-7292, Penny Nicholls Mann, GA6Cents@aol.com. New York: Queens College, http://www.qc.edu/CEP/mt.htm, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367, 718, 997-5000. New York: Stenotopia, http://www.stenotopia.com/, 45 South Service Road, Plainview, N.Y. 11803, 800-349-1117, Fax: 777-1145. Pennsylvania: Bidwell Training Center, 1815 Metropolitan, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, 412 323-4000, is an accredited, nonprofit, state and corporate-funded program. Virginia: MT Support Services, http://www.mtsupport.com/, 15401 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23608, 800-427-1039. On-Line and Correspondence Courses:
Andrews School, http://www.andrewsschool.com/, Linda Andrews, 5601 NW 72nd #167, Oklahoma City, OK 73132, 405-721-3555. Dial 999 when the recorded message starts. You will hear a series of beeps. The system should allow you to leave a message if no one answers. linda@andrewsschool.com At Home Medical Transcription, http://www.breboco.com/medical.htm, P.O. Box 387, Yorktown, IN 47396, 800-484-1689, PIN 1851, brebo@mailexcite.com At-Home Professions, home-study course, 2001 Lowe Street, Fort Collins, CO 80525. 1-800-333-2846, Fax 1-970-223-1678. http://www.at-homeprofessions.com/. Includes audio cassettes, lessons, text materials and flashcards. Susan Henry, SusanH824@aol.com. Blackboard.Com, http://www.blackboard.com/, free online medical terminology courses. CAI Transcription, Cheryl Izzo, http://www.caitranscription.com/, 609-698-6544, 116 Stillwater Road, Barnegat, NJ 08005. CAMS Training for Medical Coding (Not MT), http://www.cams.co.uk/training.htm. Career Step, http://careerstep.com/, 1220 North Main Street, Suite 6, Springville, Utah 84663, 801-489-9393, Fax 801-491-6645info@careerstep.com CCHS, The California College for Health Sciences, http://www.cchs.edu/, 222 West 24th Street, National City, CA 91950, 800, 221-7374, ext 516. 619, 477-4800, Fax 619, 477-4360. College credit. Judy Cammerer, stuserv@cchs.edu. Central Business School, http://www.upfirst.com/cbstrain/medtrans.htm, Central Business School, 906, 226-5270, michaeleen@upfirst.com. Garb Transcription, http://www.garbtranscription.com/, mailto:info@garbtranscription.com, (415) 927-8132. Georgia Transcription Audiobook Course, http://www.gatranmed.com/courses/transcription.html, 8983 Saddlewood Drive, Jonesboro, GA 30238 770-472/5101, fax 770-472/5106. GMT Distance Learning Center, http://medicaltrans.net/, PO Box 1421 Kaunakakai, HI 96748. Toll free 877-779-8779, direct 808-660-6603, info@medicaltrans.net ICS Learning Systems, http://www.icslearn.com/, 925 Oak Street, Scranton, PA 18515-0001, 1-800-233-4186. The JEBCO Method of Independent Study featuring the SUM Program, Jerry Hanlon, http://www.jebco-mis.com/ E-mail: jebco2@jebco-mis.com, Rt.14 Box 201K, Santa Fe, NM, participant in Partners In Education through MedQuist, Inc. JLM Transcribing, http://www.jlmtrans.qpg.com/, 3000 Blaisdell Avenue, #116, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, jlmtranscr@aol.com. Kamtek MT Training, http://www.kamtek.qualdata.com/, Bellevue, WA, 425, 814-2239, kamtek@qualdata.com, Kathy Johnson. Laird's School, http://www.lairdsschool.com/, 1565 Highway, 37 West, Suite 2, Toms River, NJ 08755, 800-209-9899, fax 732-818-1825, info@lairdsschool.com Medical Transcription A to Z, http://www.medtranscription.com/, 4022 E. Greenway, #11-168, Phoenix, AZ 85022, 800, 484-9731, Deborah Burns, dburns622@aol.com. Medical Transcription Education Center, M-TEC, a 3-tiered program, http://www.mtecinc.com/ Susan Francis, sfrancis@mtecinc.com, or <>mailto:%20mtec@mtecinc.com, and Kathy Kropko,mailto:kkropko@neo.lrun.com. Meditech, Inc., Personal Edge Course, http://www.meditec.com/, 1572 South 400 East, Kaysville, UT 84037, 801, 451-9858, Info@Meditec.Com. MediTrans, http://www.medi-trans.com/, P.O. Box 99, 43 Main Street, Richmond, ME 04357, 207, 737-2381, fax 207, 737-2736, Pamela Lewis, meditrans@ime.net MedTrans, http://www.learn2workathome.com/, Park-Youhanaie Enterprises, 4025 East Chandler Boulevard, Suite #70-A27, Phoenix, Arizona 85048, mary@learn2workathome.com, (480) 777-9110, (877) 331-4222 Fax:(480) 759-3035. MT Fundamentals, http://www.mtfundamentals.com/, 760-788-3818, FAX, 760-788-1304, 16214 Spangler Peak, Ramona, CA 92065, mtinfo@mtfundamentals.com MT Support Services, http://www.mtsupport.com/, 15401 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23608, 800-427-1039. OPEC, Ohio Professional Education Center, http://www.opecnet.com/, 80 W. Bowery Street, Suite 101a, Akron, OH 44308, 800-379-0529, fax 330-535-9527, info@opecnet.com. SETT, Inc., http://www.settinc.com/, 908 Audelia, Ste. 200 PMB 271, Richardson, TX 75081-5150, sett@att.net, 972, 234-1283, Fax 972, 889-8083. Silvercreek MTISC, Inc., Donna Hill, http://www.mtdaily.com/donna@silvercreekmtisc.com, Sue Marsh, sue@silvercreekmtisc.com, 860 SE Bayshore Drive, Suite 202, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, 360-675-8118, 877-477-6700. Review of Systems, http://www.mtmonthly.com/, Jennifer Martin, 809 Regency Drive, Kearney, MO 64060. 800-951-5559 or 816-628-3013. FAX: 816-628-3661. mailto:jennifer@mtmonthly.co The School of Medical Transcription, Professional Career Development Institute, Atlanta, GA. http://www.pcdi.com/courses/yy/, 1-800-223-4542. Ask for Dept. XXJ909. Selkirk College Distance Education, http://www.selkirk.bc.ca/office-a/medical/index.html, Esther Storvold, Instructor/Tutor, Program Development, Medical Terminology and Transcription Programs, Selkirk College, Trail Campus, 900 Helena Street, Trail, BC Canada V1R 4S6, 250-368-5236 Sten-Tel Inc., http://www.sten-tel.com/, 1 Monarch Place, Springfield MA 01144, 888-783-6835, Dustin@Sten-Tel.com. The SUM program, http://www.hpisum.com/mtt/mttintro.html, from HPI, Health Professions Institute, Box 801, Modesto, CA 95353, 209, 551-2112, hpi@ainet.com Tartan Publishing, NAMT training course, http://www.tartanpublishing.com/ Transcription Services, http://www.transcriptionservices.net/, Stephanie Jewett, 4615 Beaver Crest Drive, Des Moines, IA 50310, 515-255-0525. TransNet, http://www.transnet87.com/, Miami, Florida. Nina Estrella, Transnet87@aol.com. TSI, http://www.tsitexas.com/school.htm Wolfe qd Transcription, http://www.wolfetranscription.com/, 20 practice tapes. Debbie Wolfe, wolfescrip@aol.com, 407-657-6564. Yes! Mem Works, http://www.yesmemworks.com/index.html, Rick Starkweather, 423-927-2244 or 888-755-6655, richards@yesmemworks.com
Return to top4. Are there any organizations for MTs? On-line MTs are researching and networking through email, newsletters, state boards, forums and web sites without any formal organization. United Clinical Laboratory Practitioners (UCLP) offers a Registration and Reference Service for MTs for $50. They have 1,000 MTs registered. http://www.inc.com/users/lyledysinger.html, 115 Greenwood Drive, Suite 9, Toccoa, GA 30577, 706-886-2999, Lyle Dysinger, http://www.mtdaily.com/cowboy@hartcom.net Meditech offers an on-line skills test at http://www.meditec.com/spell.html. AAMT, The American Association for Medical Transcription, http://www.aamt.org/ was founded in 1978. aamt@sna.com, P.O. Box 576187, Modesto, CA 95357-6187; 800, 982-2182. Fax: 209, 551-9317. Members receive the bimonthly Journal of the Association for American Medical Transcription; access to AAMT's professional staff; discounts on products and services; educational conferences; the names of local AAMT Chapter Presidents; an examination to become a Certified Medical Transcriptionist; and opportunities to serve in local and national leadership. MTIA, Medical Transcription Industry Alliance, for MT Services: http://www.mtia.com/, Molly Malone, 800-543-MTIA, mailto:mtiamalone@aol.com Conference in April, Interview 11/98. HPI, Health Professions Institute, http://www.hpisum.com/enterhpi.html offers publications and seminars. Box 801, Modesto, CA 95353, 209, 551-2112, hpi@ainet.com. AHIMA, American Health Information Management Association, http://www.ahima.org/", 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611, 312, 787-3672, info@ahima.org. HIMSS, The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, http://www.himss.org/about/allaboutus.html, 230 East Ohio, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611-3269, 312/664-HIMS, Fax 312/664-6143, himss@himss.org. Health Information Management Supersite, http://www.himinfo.com/, OPUSCOMM Online, 200 Hoods Lane, Marblehead, MA 01945 USA, Phone: 800/650-6787, Fax: 800/639-8511. Medical Records Institute, http://www.medrecinst.com/, Medical Records Institute, 567 Walnut Street, P.O. Box 600770, Newton, MA 02460, 617, 964-3923, Fax 617, 964-3926, jasong@medrecinst.com. ASMART, Association for the Sensible Method of Acquiring Rates for Transcription, http://www.transcribing.com/asmart/, Jeremy Wells, asmart@transcribing.com. HIPPA resources: http://www.healthexec.net/html/hipaalinks.html Online MT Style Guide by GMT: http://www.mtdaily.com/style.html
Return to top5. What journals are available?
Perspectives on the Medical Transcription Profession, http://www.hpisum.com/enterhpi.html, quarterly, Health Professions Institute, Box 801, Modesto, CA 95353, 209, 551-2112. Journal of the American Association of Medical Transcription, JAAMT, http://www.aamt.org/aamt, bimonthly, 800, 982-2182. Monthly Prescribing Reference, http://www.prescribingreference.com/, 800-436-9262, Prescribing Reference, Inc., 53 Park Place, Suite 1010, New York, NY 10007 USA, Attn: Circulation Dept.--Code HS. Advance for Health Information Professionals, a free biweekly to health information professionals: http://www.advanceforhim.com/, Advance@Merion.com, Merion Publications, Inc. 800, 355-5627 Newsletters of local and state MT groups and MT companies. For The Record, a weekly for health information professionals: http://www.gvpub.com/frompub/forrec/ftrhome.htm, Great Valley Publishing Company, 1288 Valley Forge Rd., P.O. Box 2224, Valley Forge, PA 19482. Journal of the American Health Information Management Association, Journal of AHIMA, http://www.ahima.org/products/subscription.html". HIMSS News, http://www.himss.org/about/index.htm#c. MT Daily Rounds, http://www.mtdaily.com/rounds, a Friday E-mail newsletter with highlights from MT Daily and links of interest.
Return to top6. What companies publish or sell medical dictionaries and word books and CDs?
Both the MTDaily.com Classifieds and the MTDaily.com Bargain page have used books at reasonable prices. Paul Norton sells and buys used MT books, pnorton1@twcny.rr.com, 800, 628-8477. American Association for Medical Transcription, http://www.aamt.org/ 800, 982-2182, Book of Style and word books. Facts and Comparisons, Quarterly Drug Index. (American Drug Index now sold through Setdman's) 800-223-0554, 800-436-9269 F. A. Davis, http://www.fadavis.com/catalog/Health_Professions/MEDICAL%20TRANSCRIPTION/default.htm, 1915 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, 800-323-3555, 215-440-3001, info@fadavis.com, Fax 215-568-5065, Taber's and word books. Health Professions Institute, http://www.hpisum.com/enterhpi.html, Box 801, Modesto, CA 95353, 209, 551-2112, hpi@ainet.com, word books and more. Instant Drug IndexBlackwell Science, Inc., http://www.blacksci.co.uk/~cgilib/bookpage.bin?File=5020, Book Fulfillment Department, 238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, phone 800-215-1000, fax 617-492-5263. Prentice Hall, http://www.prenhall.com/, Saddle River, NJ 07458, 800-811-0912, Fax 515-284-2607 Rayve Productions, http://www.spannet.org/rayve, P.O. Box 726, Windsor, CA 95492, 707-838-6200, Fax: 707-838-2220, rayve@SPANnet.org, Orders Anytime: 1-800-852-4890. W. B. Saunders, http://www.wbsaunders.com, P.O. Box 628239, Orlando, Florida 32862-8239, 800-545-2522, wbsbcs@harcourtbrace.com, word books and Dorland's. Stedman's of Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, http://www.wwilkins.com/, 800-638-3030, 301-714-2300, Fax: 301-824-7390, P.O. Box 1600, Hagerstown, MD 21741, word books and dictionary. Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia, Tarascon Publishing, http://www.tarascon.com/, 800-929-9926, PO Box 1159, Loma Linda, CA 92354
Return to top7. What companies offer medical spellcheckers, electronic dictionaries, line counters, ergonomics, and other transcription equipment?
For WP5.1 for DOS printer drivers and upgrades, see http://www.corel.com/support/downloads/drivers.htm The Abacus: http://www.sorcerersoftware.com/abacus.htm MedPen and MedPad, automated formats, line counter, and more http://www.medpen.net/, 800-579-4300, Fax 727-579-4300, Joe Vann, medpen@ibm.net, 3131 Emmaus Way, Cosby, TN 37722. Stedman's of Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, http://www.wwilkins.com/, 800-638-3030, 301-714-2300, Fax: 301-824-7390, P.O. Box 1600, Hagerstown, MD 21741. W. B. Saunders, http://www.wbsaunders.com, P.O. Box 628239, Orlando, Florida 32862-8239, 800-545-2522, wbsbcs@harcourtbrace.com Stedman's Spellchecker for $56-60, http://www.insight.com/cgi-bin/bp/822196368/web/result.html?a=s&f=p&d=stedman%27s&t=A, and http://www.shopper.com/cgi-bin/nph-find?tag=st.sh.fd.srch.srchreslts&a0=stedman%27s. Spellex, spellchecker and online spellchecker, http://www.spellex.com/ 800, 442-9673, 813, 885-1968, Fax 813, 855-2581, custsvce@spellex.com, 8313 W. Hillsborough Ave Suite 430, Tampa, FL 33615 Sylcount and spellchecker, Sylvan Software, http://www.sylvansoft.com/, 5144 N. Academy Blvd., #531, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, 800, 235-9455, fax 719, 495-8119, sales@sylvansoft.com WP Count for WordPerfect, Productive Performance, http://www.foxcomm.net/productive/WPCOUNT.htm, 425, 788-8300, 31820 NE 103rd Street, Carnation, WA 98014-9710, 206-788-8300, productive@foxcomm.net DocuCount, ATS Software, http://www.flash.net/~actrsrv, mailto:ken@ATSSoftware.com Medical Transcription Net, http://www.medicaltranscription.net/, P.O. Box 56041, Jacksonville, FL 32241-6041, 877-872-6668, Fax 904-260-8181, sales@medicaltranscription.net, Glenda. ProComm, http://www.beyond.com/PKIN162593/prod.htm", 800-617-7638, technical support at http://www.datastorm.com/. PC Anywhere, http://www.pcanywheregroup.com/computer/software/pcanywhe/pcanywhe.htm, 9 Golden Hill St. Bethel, CT 06801, rosmk@pcanywheregroup.com, 800, 869-3750. Also see QuickScript, http://quickscript.com/software.htm for discount. DataHand Ergonomic Keyboards, http://www.datahand.com/, 3032 North 33rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85017-5247, 602-233-6000; 800-875-7171; FAX: 602-233-3434, scotts@datahand.com. Interfaces by Cramer, http://www.ergointerfaces.com/, ergonomic equipment, 5657 Memorial Avenue North, Stillwater, MN 55082, 888-881-7592, Linda Knothe, Cathy O'Brien, information@ergointerfaces.com. Keyboard Alternatives and Vision Solutions, hydralic sit-stand tables and other ergonomic equipment, http://www.keyalt.com/furniture/elecsitstand.htm, 537 College Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, 800-9530-9262, 707-544-8000, Fax 707-522-1343, mailto:keyalt@keyalt.com
Return to top8. What is a C-phone? How is rerecording over the telephone done?
Rerecording involves using a tape recorder or transcriber with recording capabilities, a speaker telephone, and an inexpensive phone coupler (such as those made by Radio Shack, http://www.radioshack.com/, or Skutch T-21P Phone Coupler, http://home.inreach.com/skutch/, 916, 786-6186). One method of re-recording involves using the telephone to dial into a hospital's digital dictation system and playing the doctors' dictations while recording them for transcription at a later time. Also see http://www.mtdaily.com/mt1/recording.htmlpage.
Return to top9. What companies offer abbreviation programs?
Abbreviate! http://shop.store.yahoo.com/fos/abbreviate.html ABCZ Speed Typing http://home.earthlink.net/~agjon/, Jonathan Knowles. MACRO-EZ, Workbook and Video on Customizing Abbreviations, When the Name of the Game is Saving Keystrokes, http://www.greenapple.com/~macroez, Diana Rolland, macroez@greenapple.com Shortcut http://www.hti2000.com/shortcut.asp, Healthcare Technologies, Inc., 2820-B Lassiter Road, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30062, 800-648-0665, 770-640-1220, Fax 770-640-1102. Smartype, http://www.narratek.com/, Joe Weber, 617, 566-1066, http://www.mtdaily.com/mentors/leaders/weber.html, Interview, 11/98, http://www.theprogrammers.com/, Click on "Smartype". Instant Text, http://www.textware.com/, 58 Lexington Street, Burlington, MA 01803-4005, Jean Ichbiah, ITSupport@textware.com, 800, 355-5251, Public Forum for Instant Text Users, http://textware.com/board/itmainforum/index.html, Interview, 12/98. QuickScript, http://www.quickscript.com/, Mike Ford, 877-314-2200, tech support 760-772-7100, info@quickscript.com, free demo request tryit@quickscript.com There are no authorized resellers of QuickScript. sales@quickscript.com. Shorthand, http://www.pcshorthand.com/, OfficeSoft LLC, 517 Cobb Court, La Puente, CA 91746, USA sales@pcshorthand.com. Bytescribe Development Company's Abbreviation Expander, http://www.bytescribe.com/,1832 Russet Woods Lane, Birmingham, AL 35244, 205, 425-1981, postmaster@bytescribe.com TypeIt4Me for MacIntosh, http://www.hebel.net/~rettore/. WP Expand for WP5.0, 5.1, & 6.0; Productive Performance, http://www.foxcomm.net/productive/WPEXPAND.htm, 425, 788-8300, 31820 NE 103rd Street, Carnation, WA 98014-9710, 206-788-8300, productive@foxcomm.net
Return to top10. Where are some of the job lists and national long-distance transcription companies?
AccuScribe Transcription Services, 2000 Green Rd., Ste. 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. http://www.accuscribetranscription.com/ Phone: 734-995-8399, ex. #137. Bernard Orgovan, Director of Education and Employment. borgovan@accuscribetranscription.com MedWare, Emergency Room Transcription, Karen Dual, Director of Human Resources, 1-800-881-3131. Don Flannery, MedWare@internetMCI.com Medi-Scribe, http://www.medi-scribe.net/ P.O. Box 31651, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, 925-689-2617, carolrowan@medi-scribe.net, Carol Rowan TransQuick (Rodeer), Atlanta and Phoenix areas, local. 4848 Riverdale Rd, Atlanta, GA 30337, 770 991 2220 Rapid Transcript, 800-592-4602 or 213-964-0400 (ask for Ora or Cris), Fax 213-964-0412. 4311 Wilshire Blvd. #209, Los Angeles, CA 90010-3716, Attn: Resource Management. ojemi@aol.com or eauh73a.prodigy.com InHealth Transcription Service, http://www.inhealthtranscription.com/ Atlanta, GA, Samuel Edelman, 1-800-477-7374 Fax: 770-394-2183. New MTs are only hired locally in Atlanta. AG*MTS, http://www.agmts.com/, (California only), Arlean Guerrero, arleang@aimnet.com, 408-723-6050, FAX 723-6831. Also see list of MT companies by city, http://www.mtdaily.com/mtlist/mtcos.html. Return to top12. What companies sell dictation and transcription equipment, including digital equipment?
All-Makes Office Machines, http://www.all-makes.com/, 17581 Irvine Bl. #101, Tustin, CA 92780, 714, 730-4857, Fax 714, 730-5103, angie Shepard, angie@all-makes.com Arrendale Associates, http://www.aaita.com/, 800, 344-1323, 20484G Chartwell Center Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031. Atlas Ergonomic Book and Copy Holders, http://www.copyholders.com/, 800-get-atlas, Cincinnati, OH, dainoffm@copyholders.com Auction Supersite, http://www.onsale.com/, Auction Supersite Bob's PC Werks, http://www.bobspcwerks.com, 504 Bishop Avenue, Richardson, TX 75081, 214-763-3768, 877-320-1241 BVP Computers, (Bargain C-phone) http://www.dvips.com/, 113 Grant Street, Plainfield, Ma. 01070, 413, 634-2187, Bruce Stockwell, bvpcomp@dvips.com Bytescribe Development Company, digital equipment, http://www.bytescribe.com/, P. O. Box 36183, Birmingham, AL 35236, 205, 425-1981 Ext. 4412, postmaster@bytescribe.com Careflow Net, http://www.careflow.com/, 15215 Edwards Ferry Road, Poolesville, Maryland 20837, 301-349-0700. Catalyst Systems, http://www.catalystsys.com/, 405, 943-1655, fax 405, 943-1655, P. O. Box 57210, Oklahoma City, OK 73157-7210, sales@catalystsys.com,p> C.H.A.R.T.S., http://www.abds.net/charts/index.htm, 800, 994-3120. Cooperative Systems, http://www.coopsys.com/, 998 Farmington Ave., #101, West Hartford, CT 06107-2162, 860-523-1000, fax 860-523-1032, info@coopsys.com Costal Audio, http://www.coastalaudio.com/, 609-660-9211, Fax: 609-660-2131, 888-660-9211, mailto:info@coastalaudio.com Dictaphone, http://www.dictaphone.com/, 888-483-6266. U.S. Regional office numbers: http://www.dictaphone.com/us/ustates.htm. Used C-phones: 888-471-3463. Dictation Buddy: http://www.highcriteria.com/products_dic.htm, 4 Geranium Court, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada, L4C 7M7, 905-686-2285 Dictation Depot: http://www.dictationdepot.com/ Dictronics, http://www.dictronics.com/dictation.htm, Jim Harrington 781-444-2010 Ext. 550, Jharrington@dictronics.com, fax 781-433-7155, 110 Gould St., Needham, MA 02192. Digital Accessories, 1-800-578-6854. Digital transcriber stations compatible with Dictaphone, DVI, and VDI. Digital d/t Systems, http://www.ncgweb.com/ddts/ddts.html, 2256 Palmwood Dr., Ste A, Dunedin, FL 34698, 727, 734-2206. Diskriter, http://www.diskriter.com/, 3257 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 800, 876-4737, Fax 412, 344-4834, info@diskriter.com Dolbey Systems, 800, 878-7828 DVI, http://www.digitalvoice.com/, 417, 781-0717, Fax 417, 781-2589, dnolan@digitalvoice.com Electronic Communications Systems, http://www.ecs-dictation.com/, 4760 Mission Gorge Place, Ste. B, San Diego, CA 92120, 619-287-2000, Fax 619-287-2139, ecs@ecs-dictation.com. Electronic Innovations, Inc., http://www.elecin.com/ 6025 W. Rosie Lane, Mableton, GA 30126, 770-944-9644, Fax 770-819-8095, elinnov@avana.net EMR technologies, http://www.emedicalrecords.com/intro.htm, 1500 N.W. 62 St., Suite 516 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 (800) 722-3472 Executive Communication Systems, new and used equipment, http://www.tvps.com/, 1891 Goodyear Avenue, Suite 612 Ventura, CA 93003 U.S.A. (805) 644-9525, ext. 101, Fax 805 644-6979, Tom Wilkes, tomw@tvps.com FutureNet Technologies Corporation, http://www.futurenet-tech.com/, Internet dictation service provider, digital equipment, 222 East Huntington Dr., Suite 208, Monrovia, CA 91017, 800-923-4258, 626-357-5032, Mary Patterson mpatterson@futurenet-tech.com Graymar, http://www.graymar.com/, Philips Speech Processing, dictation equipment. Healthcare Technologies, Inc., http://www.hti2000.com/, 2820-B Lassiter Road, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30062, 800, 648-0665. Hilgraeve Inc., DropChute products, http://www.hilgraeve.com/, 111 Conant Avenue, Suite A, Monroe, MI 48161, 800, 826-2760, sales@hilgraeve.com Horus Development, http://www.horusdevelopment.com/, digital rerecorder, Red Notebook word list. HTH Engineering, http://www.startstop.com/, 1827 Juanita Ct., Clearwater, FL 33764 USA, 727-532-8360, 727-302-3162, jwinner@mindspring.com. Internet Strategies, Webscription, http://www.internetstrategies.net/webscrip Pretty Good Privacy encrpytion for E-mail, http://web.mit.edu/network/pgp.html Novastor for E-mail encryption software, http://www.novastor.com/, sales@novastor.com, 805-579-6700, Fax 805-579-6710, 80B West Cochran, Simi Valley, CA 93065. Ronald Isabelle buys and sells used transcribers, 2623 McKann Avenue, Norfolk VA 23509, (757) 853-0362, mailto:chrismer@exis.net" R. T. King Co., http://www.transcribers.com/, new and used equipment, 2971 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance, CA 90503, 213, 747-0194, boki@sprynet.com. Lanier, http://www.lanier.com/, 800-708-7088, or 800-526-4371, Fax: 1-800-252-9703, Lanier Inquiry Services, P.O. Box 785, Dayton, OH 45401. Live Message America Smartset transcribe station, http://livemessageamerica.com/, 866-LMA-0000, sales@livemessageamerica.com Martel Electronics, Discount, http://www.martelelectronics.com/, martelsales@worldnet.att.net, 800-553-5536, 714-572-0180, 714-572-0183 fax, 2013 Miraloma, Placentia, CA 92670 Narratek, http://www.narratek.com/, Joe Weber, 617, 566-1066 New England Medical Services, www.maine.com/nems Norcom Electronics Corp., Trumbull, Connecticut, 877-722-7551, http://www.norcom-electronics.com/ Office Depot, http://www.officedepot.com/, sells a $30 Sony transcriber. Office Direct, http://www.officedirectinc.com/, 123 West Madison, Suite 402, Chicago, IL 60602, 312/739-0703, 312/739-0727, OfficeDirect@officedirectinc.com Olympus Company, http://www.olympusamerica.com/digital/dhome.html, 800, 622-6372 PC Dart, C-phone compatible with Lanier, http://www.bcb.org/. Dick Cummins, 800, 563-5418. Programming Resources, Inc. (PRI), 4711 Trousdale Dr.; #124 Nashville, TN 37220, http://www.programmingresources.com/, 800-497-5281 Tek Discount Warehouse, http://tekgallery.com/, 888-262-8272. ToppCopy/Copyfax, http://www2.epix.net/~ffalzett/h01.html, 1110 Saginaw Street, Scranton, PA 18505 Transcriber Guy, http://www.transcriberguy.com/ TranscriptionGear.com, http://www.transcriptiongear.com/, admin@transcriptiongear.com, 1.888.834.2392, International 1.540.582.5844, FAX 1.540.582.8095 Van Belkum, http://www.vanbelkum.com/, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1-800-968-2740 Versatile Information Products, http://www.versatileinformation.com/, 3630 Park Sierra Drive, Riverside, CA 92505, 800-794-4044, 909-352-8998, Fax 909-352-4593. Northwest regional rep: Ken Quick, 3-641-5364, Portland, OR. They have adaptors for Dictaphone earphones. vip-sales@versatileinformation.com. Voice Network Systems, VoiceFlow, http://www.vnsi.net/index2.html, 3420 Pump Road, #201| Richmond, VA 23233 | (800) 380-7370. Voice Systems, 800-327-5065, digital transcribers compatible with Dictaphone and DVI. VoiceWave, Boston Bar Systems Corp., http://www.bostonbar.com/, Unit #23 - 7695 Saint Albans Street, Richmond, BC, Canada, V6Y 3W8, 604-303-9876, Fax 604-279-9265, mgaylie@istar.ca. VSI, Voice Systems Integration (interfaces for digital systems), http://www.vsi-inc.net/, 816-741-1954, mailto:sales@vsi-inc.net 6100 NW 77th Street, Kansas City, MO 64151, 816-741-1954 Winscribe, http://www.winscribe.com/ Return to top13. Where are the website dictation and transcription service providers?
Healthiva, http://www.healthiva.com/, Rahul Chaturvedi, 248-828-4035, schaturved@aol.com. Interview at http://www.mtdaily.com/mentors/leaders/healthiva.html Lernout & Hauspie (acquiring Dictaphone), http://www.lhsl.com/news/releases/20000307_dictaphone.asp MT Scribe, http://www.mtscribe.com/, msilverm@apk.net. Interview at http://www.mtdaily.com/mentors/leaders/mtscribe.html Spantel, http://www.spantel.com/, Janak Pandit, 3084 Rt. 27, Ste 8, Kendall Park, NJ 08824, 732-821-1075, Fax 732-821-8587, mailto:spantel1@aol.com. Interview at http://www.mtdaily.com/mentors/leaders/spantel.html">http://www.mtdaily.com/mentors/leaders/spantel.html Voice-Eze, https://www.voice-eze.com/, sales@voice-eze.com, 973-838-8344. VoiceWave, http://www.voicewave.com/default.asp, sales@digitalvoice.com, 417-781-0717. WebMD and MedQuist, http://webmd-practice.medcast.com/Z/Channels/2779. Webscription, http://www.internetstrategies.net/prog.html, Internet Strategies, Kennewick, WA, 509-783-5775 Zysis Computer Solutions, http://www.frontiernet.net/~zysis/FAQ.htm, 716, 381-1176, 5680 Pittsford-Palmyra Road, Pittsford, New York 14534 , zysis@frontiernet.net
Return to top14. What books are needed to do medical transcription?
See list of books at MT Daily Bookstore, http://www.mtdaily.com/bookstore/ 2000 American Drug Index by Billups, by Facts
and Comparisons, sold through Stedman's Return to top15. Where are the medical transcription public forums and chat rooms?
MT Daily Main Message Board, http://www.mtdaily.com/mb/wwwboard, since 5/97, Mary Morken, owner. 435-615-7158, P. O. Box 982276, Park City, UT 84098. See http://www.mtdaily.com/index.html, MT Daily Homepage, for links to many other boards on MT Daily, by state, company, and interest. MT Daily 24-hour Chat Room, http://www.mtdaily.com/Chat/freechat, begun 11/97. Write Lora at lora@mtdaily.com for passwords. M-TEC Message Board for Students, http://www.mtecinc.com/wwwboard/wwwboard.html, Susan Francis. Interview 11/98, http://www.mtdaily.com/mentors/leaders/francis MedWord MT Gab Message Boards, http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb215568, Stephen O'Mara. MT Book Club, http://members.xoom.com/MTBookClub/, Annie Kennedy. Instant Text Message Board, http://fitaly.com/board/itmainforum/index.html. Medical Coders' Forum, http://www.unicormed.com/disc_toc.htm General Word Processing Forum, http://www.mtdaily.com/info@forumone.com Compuserve: Go "work," then section 6 is Medical Transcription. America Online (AOL): Keyword Medical Transcription, since 6/97. Keyword Exchange, Careers, since 1/96. Keyword Strategies, since 1/97. Chat sessions posted for each forum. #new-mts, Monday night chats, and #mt helpline, 1 and 8 p.m. daily, http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/mtchat.html dkvander@clandjop.com, Kathleen Vanderhoofven. Return to top16. What E-mail listservs are available?
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