Beg your pardon. Not the minority. Hospitals are getting clued in.
Posted By: Cost cutting is getting more on 2005-09-30
In Reply to: RE: "twisting The Knob" - if each of us told just 1 person in medicine about how this is done - 121212
important.
If we give them the proof by way of solid proof in educating them on how it is done - they will bring transcription back in-house to gain control of the cost.
Medical records are legal documents. Right now they are carelessly done and at great expense. Hospitals are paying through the nose for this "convenience". Times are getting tough and cost saving measures are on the horizon.
Control control control.
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In the minority
A post below says MTs at Transcend that are not happy would be the majority, not minority there at that company. How do you know this? I am just wondering. How do you know who is the majority or minority there when it comes to those who are happy versus those who are unhappy? You said you had a lot of emails. Those would be from the people who were in support of you, I suppose, those who are unhappy. How do you know this is not the minority? Those who are happy at Transcend don't speak out too much because of getting flamed. I know many, myself included, who are quite content here but just don't say anything because they are jumped all over if they do. There may be quite a majority of happy Transcenders, more than you know.
Unfortunately we are in the minority....
The starting rate is now 6 or 7, and a huge amount of new MTs are accepting those rates happily. Companies would rather hire a newbie at lower rates than an experienced MT asking for 50% to 75% more! Quality is not a factor. They can just have QA clean it up as many QA'ers are also accepting very low QA wages now. And because you really do get what you pay for, it is turning the industry into a cesspool. I just keep hoping the quality will get so bad they won't have a choice but to revert back to the way things were.
we are certainly in the minority I think...
but how much longer do you really think that will last? the last 2 companies I worked for everything including benefits was downgraded after 1 year, and it is even happening again where I am.
not to mention, there are so many others suffering, as to this board they seem like the majority suffering, and I would like to see everyone able to thrive.
We're definitely in the minority, but I agree. My
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Remember, these posters are the minority. (sm)
Just like any work place, there are always some who cannot be pleased.
I left MQ to go to a smaller company, took less pay, less PTO and a system that isn't as quick and efficient as DQS, but the people are sooo nice I plan on retiring from here.
This MT was always in the minority trying to warm people
My Christmas check was short, that was poo-poohed by posters here, my line count short of full time for overhiring, they are great was the response, only 1 person ever said they agreed and thought they were the only one. So, I would say actions speak louder than words. Maybe seeing that 3 cpl for VR (very low in this industry) and 7.5 cpl for full time acute care (because a person cannot get their lines b/c of overhiring) has become the norm for these wonderful people and this wonderful company. Well, if you can afford it go be with this wonderful company. Or, get a real job and remember the lesson of actions speaking louder than words, and the story of the scorpion and the frog... which I hope you already know...
It is not the hospitals on a short TAT it is what MQ wants to make the hospitals very happy with
them. I would assume the accounts are on 12, 24 or 48 TAT but wouldnt they love having their work back no sooner than it is dictated.
you're in the minority if you've gotten all those raises...
You're the only person I've ever heard of who has gotten not only *a* raise, but raises every year. Even management people will tell you that they do not give regular or scheduled raises. I've asked every year I have been with Cymed and now with SPi and have gotten a grand total of 1 raise, and that was only because there were extenuating circumstances. More power to you, Jamilynn! :D
pardon the
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I beg your pardon.
But I have no idea what you are talking about. My interpretation was entirely different. There is no need to be nasty.
I BEG YOUR PARDON
I think any company where you cannot verify how many reports you have done in a shift with the line count on the Dictaphone web site is a crock and I told them that. What if you have dropped reports or 2 or 3 of your reports aren't there? You cannot verify that.
There is a part on the beginning that says sessions and it is blocked. This is where the number of reports and line count can be shown for a day.
Pardon me...
I was referring to the person who we reported to directly. You can bet whatever you want. I can only speak truthfully about MY experience. Please feel free to share your experiences, but please don't try to discount someone else's experience with Axolotl because your experience is different. I have no reason to lie. I followed all rules and met all requirements while I was there, even though it was a struggle to do so.
I was well aware of the procedures in bringing QA inconsistencies to the attention of management. However, because of the nasty attitude of the manager, I just dealt with as long as I was there. I did not want to deal with her unless I absolutely had to.
Instead of trying to berate my post and call me a liar, why don't you try to post more constructively and answer the OPs questions. You will not stop me from sharing my experience with Axolotl TRUTHFULLY. As far as I am concerned, your post is pointless as I have no interest in working for Axolotl and have a great job where I am doing well - with kind and professional supes/managers to boot.
Any time I see someone inquiring about Axolotl, if the mood strikes me, I will post my experience again. If you don't like it, too bad. All you are doing is showing that not only does Axolotl have a nasty supe...they also have nasty MTs/QA whichever you may be.
To NOT A SHEEP - I beg your pardon!
First of all, I am don't consider myself one of the "favorites" that you mentioned on your post. I don't get gravy jobs. Au contraire! I'm certain that some people sign out when they see bad dictators because I often get only really bad dictators, but aside from joking about them, I still do them. I don't suck up to anyone. I have not had a raise. The only bonuses I have received were for working extra. I am aware that I am not the only person to experience a disaster (a month after having cancer surgery, mind you), but I received no money from OSi simply for that reason. I can type over 100 words a minute, but I stay on a job until I know that I have given it my best, and QA very, very seldom receives a job from me. I appreciate the people who have shown empathy and tolerance, especially when I'm sure that I was a real handful, and they have been as accommodating as they could reasonably be. I have just lived through a year from hell that is ongoing, and OSi has treated me better than I could ever have expected. I am not trying to be a "favorite." I am simply trying to do the best job that I can. When I take a person's money, I accept no less from myself than to actually work to earn it. I have years and years of experience, probably more years than you have been on this earth, as I cannot believe that a person with maturity and wisdom could write such bunk. I have probably forgotten more than you will ever learn, but I still know my place. I frankly don't care what you say about me. You don't write my paycheck. My loyalty lies to my employer, who has put up with me when they probably would rather have strangled me!
Pardon my ignorance
what is a hayseed and why are you proud to be one?
I beg ur pardon, young lady!
I was NOT being sarcastic! Medquist truly IS my best company - my previous company paid $9/hr. and at the Q I make $25 - U may open mouth and insert foot now, missy!
Pardon the typo should be "they are" all bad
NM
pardon the typos on "Advice needed"
nm
Oh, pardon me. It's just that when I'm wondering how I'm gonna make my house pmt
making half what I did last month at this time tends to make me a little testy.
My apologies.
Things AREN'T so rosy, I meant and pardon the typos - nm
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HOW DO YOU KNOW THEY ARE GETTING RID OF THE LITTLE HOSPITALS THAT WON'T DQS?
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So does that mean that the hospitals (sm)
(their website indicates US-based hospitals) that use this company are okay with this level of quality that the QA in India provides? Thank you.
Is there anyone else who would like to see hospitals (or more hospitals)
offer transcriptionists the opportunity to work at home directly for them, with decent hourly pay that is at least consistent with the cost of living in the employee's particular region (and assuming that the MT would be working at home for a hospital that is in her/his region), with same employee benefits as the on-site employees?
hospitals?
i've been applying to the hospitals in the area about every 6 months, and no one is hiring. i don't even think hospitals or doctors offices have MTs anymore...not my doctors office, and not another place i applied for a job...they have these little hand held things they dictate into that transcribe their words right there and then, they print it out, sign it, stick it in the chart, over and done.
if i weren't 10 years away from retirement, there is no way i would get into this business. having been doing this for over 20 years, its hard to find something else.
i've got work today, but its crappy work, the national cesspool stuff, and my line count is going to be so far below the minimum requirement it won't be funny. but they shouldn't mind, since it means they won't have to pay too much at the holiday rate.
but i keep applying and looking and applying and i know something good will hopefully come my way eventually.
in the meantime, i've had to get a 2nd job, part-time, another at home MT job, with a much smaller company, all IC employees, and i'd jump ship in a second and work for them full time if that wasn't the case because they are like night and day from the place i work for full-time now, but i need benefits, am single, own my own home, and will soon be one of those old ladies living out of shopping carts on the street, eating out of dumpsters, at this rate.
Yes, I have three hospitals too
and am very pleased. My liaison is awesome. She actually treats me like a human being.
CA Hospitals
I wondered the same thing. So many of the hospitals and clinics rely on MediCal, Medicaid payments. What is going to happen? Does the state have any safety net built into the system? What if the insurance companies go belly-up and quit paying as well? Domino effect!!! Ark!
Plus hospitals don't want to buy sm
the dictation or transcription equipment, just download the completed product into their electronic medical record. How would a bunch of ICs manage that?
Not to mention getting American MTs to all agree to be ICs - personally I wouldn't want to be one. I NEED INSURANCE and want a paid vacation, which I get through my company.
St. Louis Hospitals
Hi!! I, too, would love to chat with fellow STL MTs. Feel free to e-mail me!
St. Louis Hospitals
Hi!! I, too, would love to chat with fellow STL MTs. Feel free to e-mail me!
I'm not sure who the other university hospitals use but
I never see anything on their sites or on CareerBuilder about hiring in-house MT's so apparently they're all using an outside service of some type. Most hospitals I've worked in-house for use Medquist and another service at the same time (without Medquist's knowledge).
The only Phila. area hospital I've ever seen advertising for in-house MT's is Cooper in Camden, NJ (across the river from Philly).
I emailed you with some hospitals to look into - sm
I really hope it helps. In the meantime, I will get in contact with a couple of people I know to see if they hire outside their state.
I think MQ used to have them right. I guess they still have a lot of hospitals in the
Philly area.
hospitals hiring again?
Does anyone know if the east coast transcription scene is any better than other parts of the country, i.e., work? Are east coast hospitals starting to hire in-house once again? I am moving back to the east coast mid 2006 and wonder if I will still be working out of my home or can look to applying for an in-house position. I was gonna post this on the state board of NY but it seems to be quite inactive. Any information is truly appreciated!
Not that I know of. More likely to find hospitals that do. nm
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No work on four hospitals
I'd like to know how it happens that four hospitals can suddenly just stop dictating, and work suddenly just get slow, on all of them at the same time, and them not even in the same group. I think the company has hired too many transcriptionists and can't keep them busy, or is offshoring most everything, but telling us a different story. Is there any way to find out what's the real case? XXXXX It has happened several times like this over the past five years, and I am getting fed up. Are all companies like this or is this the only one where this sort of thing happens? People get sick and have operations every day of the year. They don't suddenly stop going to the hospital. Are they playing on our stupidity, or could this be legitimate? I find it very hard to believe. I'm a seasoned MT with 15 years' experience, and provide excellent work. What' up?
Hospitals outsourcing?
Anyone know of any hospitals directly outsourcing to MTs? My local hospital does - but not hiring now. I'm w/a great company other than running out of work consistently even on three accounts for months on end ....
Started several new hospitals
is starting at the end of August. 4th was a little slow but only for a few days. Work is fine and nothing much has changed so all's well.
What I have found is that the hospitals SM
will usually try that as a last resort to get their own transcriptionists to produce more. When they find out that the production increase isn't that big (or production actually decreases), then they outsource the whole thing and say that they tried everything to keep their own people.
hospitals vs. companies
I am applying at both a hospital for a prn position and with an MT company for part time work. I have the option to work in-house with the hospital, which I may do because I have to drive 25 miles to the city to bring my kids to their preschool anyway. My question is, what are some of the differences between working for a hospital and working for a company? (Pros and cons for each) I have less than 2 years experience, and some of that time was spent doing chiropractic transcription, so I am concerned that I might need more experience or training for the hospital work. Thanks in advance for any comments. |
hospitals vs. companies
Thanks so much for the input!
Except that the doctors & hospitals - sm
are being swallowed up one by one by the big mega-institutions: Tenet, Sutter Health, Catholic Healthcare, etc. The docs & hospitals have less and less say over who does their transcription (if they even have a clue who does), just like they have less and less control over what procedures they can recommend, and what drugs they can prescribe.
It's all come down to the fat-cats in the 3-piece suits sitting in their high-rise corner offices, dictating what healthcare will be meted out to those of use who need it, and how much the hospitals should pay for 'ancillary' costs such as transcription.
If ever there was a group of people the goverment should be investigating and putting a short leash on, it's the HMOs and the Health Management Corporations, which have ruined almost every corner of the American healthcare industry.
Maybe it should be shared with the hospitals and
clinics that trust AHDI. Show them what a load of ___ that organization really is.
ATLANTA HOSPITALS
I am not sure about St. Joseph, Grady or Atlanta Medical, but my husband used to work at Emory and they have outsourced everything they can..he was laid off during all the change about 3 years ago.
A new nonprofit board just took over running Grady, so no telling what is going on there....
I live south of Atlanta (Griffin area) and all hospitals in this area outsource.
I heard through the grapevine that Southern Regional (Riverdale) let their radiology transcriptionists go not too long ago, but don't know about HIM.
But, if you happen to find a hospital that still has in-house, please let me know!!!!
Worked at 2 different hospitals and...
the only thing they ever required were a form that gave our medical history, drug screen, and criminal background. I am really fine with that. Its the physical and credit check. Only God, my own doctor, my accountant, and my husband get that information.
if you're doing 2 hospitals...
it's gonna take time, but you can do it. Of course, it's gonna take longer if you're typing for more than 2.
If you're doing more than just DSs, then this will take some time also, but it can be done.
If you're typing for residents (ugh), they come and go and you will be learning new ones all the time.
Your plus is that you can look back. Just do the same process for each doc. Take your time, get your flow going, and don't worry. :)
Texas Hospitals
I am currently working for a Texas Hospital as well. They are not even open as they do not have power and are not sure WHEN they will be back. So my work has been NONE since about the same time frame.
Here is to hoping there are better times ahead for our Texas Hospitals and for all the Texas Hospital Transcriptionists.
Is this a combo of 3 hospitals? nm
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CA County Hospitals . . .
I don't know about UC but the company I work for has a county hospital and payment was 3 months late. No IOU yet.
In California hospitals
things are especially tense. The unemployment rate in California is 12.5% and the state is ready to go bankrupt. I am just ashamed and disgusted that such a beautiful state has gone the way it has.
You must have some tiny hospitals, then.
A few docs shouldn't make that big of a difference. Plus if you've been reviewing the Community Page over the last several weeks, you should realize that there is more going on than vaca time for docs. Management just isn't letting us in on it.
What else is new **small hospitals** sm
I'd like to know who the salespeople are at this company. All these small accounts with their picky instructions. Why don't we have even one huge medical facility?
Our two local hospitals do just that.
Management is at the hospital. MTs have a choice to work at their medical records departments or work remotely from home. Benefits are excellent. Health insurance rates are very reasonable. Pay is hourly - guess what, always on time. They are always offering CPR classes free, movie tickets and group travel plans at discounts. ACTUALLY GIVE RAISES.
I would love to see all hospitals go back to this. More personal employment, keep it local, smaller group of docs that we actually might know, not as much BS as working for an MTSO. I think this gives the MT back their feeling of being a professional and the hospitals treat us fairly, like an employee and no BS about OT and line rates. Enough already with the greedy MTSOs who can't seem to get their act together with their overhiring, then low work, no work, then begging for help if you stay and most everyone else leaves.
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