Re: MedQuist

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I don't even qualify as a newbie yet since I haven't even ordered my course.

But, I was wondering if the " pool " you are reffering to means that you can work

as many or as few hours as you need to within a certain range? For example, if

you have some bills pop up and you are only a part-timer can you maybe work 30

hours that week instead of 20?

Re: MedQuist

> Hi all - and thanks for all the well wishes!! I'll see if I can answer

your questions in one post!

>

> To Carol - I did my training here at home by phone. It took awhile

to get all the equipment (rental from MedQuist) and get it all set up, like

nearly 2 months, or say, 6 weeks, but I finally got it all! They sent me

some avi's to look at on my computer, and they take you through the MTShell

softward and the transcription part. It's really pretty self-explanatory

that way. But talking with someone by phone helped, too, since I could ask

questions and actually make the moves myself on the computer. The avi just

shows you, you don't get to actually do it, so it's a little different.

>

> Quixote, I don't know what NTP is, but I'm working out of the Denver CO

office. When I first signed up with them, I was going through an office in

my region, but at that time they had very little work, so they transferred

my info to Denver. Things slacked off during Christmas, so there wasn't a

lot of work then, but she told me by the end of this week things would pick

up again. I have 3 hospitals that I am assigned to, and I dial into the

MedQuist system and pull dictations out of the " typing pool " in the computer

system.

>

> Oh, Gail! (enigma) - we are co-workers, then I guess!! As I said above

I'm with the Denver office. Those folks are SO helpful and very patient

with a newcomer! Fortunately, this system is VERY much like one I worked

with before on a more local level, but the Dictaphone and typing " pool " work

the same way! I started to plunge in with no training and just pick it up

myself, but after waiting for the headset to come and then calling for

another training date and the trainer being off the day I had hoped for, I

thought " what the heck " and just waited until the day after Christmas. My

understanding is you can't change your employment status except in Jan and

June, and I can't leave my other job yet, so I guess it will be June before

I can switch. So that gives me plenty of time to get my ducks in a row and

work up to full time. I am self-supporting, or I would just GO now!! LOL

>

> Thanks again, everybody - I'm really excited!

>

> Carol in NC

> MedQuist Statutory Employee

> Dec 2002