Packers and movers have made life easier while shifting homes. I can’t think of the mess nowadays shifting homes from one place to another without packers and movers. How about shifting your Microsoft Word AutoCorrect entries from one computer to another? Were you ever in need of shifting AutoCorrect entries from one computer to the other; either from … Read more
Have you ever calculated how many keystrokes you make a day as a medical transcriptionist? Most probably you would have if you’re on a productivity based payroll. Okay let’s try working it out as simple mathematics if anyone has not yet. Suppose you type 1000 lines a day. A standard line is 65 characters including free spaces; even for … Read more
Voice file player, the unavoidable integral part of medical transcription! How many choices do you have in that? Well, this week, I tried to do some research on the available freewares on the internet. In the early days of my transcription career when I started with CBay Systems, I was working with Medipro, a voice file … Read more
I stumbled upon a movie, SiCKO, a year back or so. Written, directed, and produced by the noted filmmaker, Michael Moore. Bookmarked it to watch it when free. I had time to view it this past weekend. It moved me, hurt me a lot, and more than a couple of times filled my eyes. Hence … Read more
Feeling drained? How to recharge and get back to work refreshed? How often do you take a week break? Once in two months, three months, six months or a year? Earlier I had a doctor who used to take a week off once every two months. I could really feel his need for a break from his voice, … Read more
Ever since healthcare reforms started to surface in Obama’s speeches or rather after he signed the stimulus package to law setting aside $19.2 billion for healthcare IT alone to reach a goal of full EHR by 2014 promising hundreds of thousands of new jobs by boosting healthcare, the question “How is it going to benefit … Read more