In response to your quote: "sm)
Posted By: Two-way street. on 2008-07-27
In Reply to: you didn't! and I don't want to exclude newbies either! - SMITTY
doctors do not generate revenue, documents do.
In theory, that may be correct, but put on your thinking cap straight. If there were no doctors dictating, there would be no MTs transcribing the documents.
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What does "sm" and "nm" mean?
I have seen it for so long and still cannot figure out when someone posts and they have an sm or NM at the end of their post, what do they stand for? Thanks.
(that should be "sm" above) ... and the link works now.
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Please see post by "SM" near bottom of yesterday's KS thread. nm
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Actually it was...here's the quote
guidelines. There is a link on the top of each page that tells you what you need to know and one of them is not to post account information. No one is attacking you. It is just common sense that you don't go around posting account information.
Actually, I did and take a look at your quote:
And for your information, nurses are making MORE not LESS. Let's get real here.
To me, that justified my out-of-proportion post.
Again, and I quote...
none of that really matters to me. My thing is as long as the work is there and my paychecks are on time, I have NOTHING to worry about.
I think it is 30% but don't quote me on that. nm
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I quote you......(sm)
As an aside, can you think of any better way for a terrorist organization to infiltrate?
THAT is a MIGHTY POWERFUL and very scary possibility.
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WOW, if there was a doubt left in anybody's mind, that should dispel it. YOU ARE A STALKER. Your disdain for GP is quite obvious. We get it, are bored with it. I don't have the time to go look up the rest of her quote, but I would bet there is more that you left out.
it says and i quote from the packet
in front of me" if you experience unscheduled downtime you will be paid at the hourly downtime rate". for more info go toQnet. Why would I make it up?? But what does "unscheduled" mean??? I know now that my CSC archives on a certain day and I can't transmit for an hour. Maybe they will have scheduled downtime that we have to work around?? Don't know and too tired to look at Qnet todayso don't ask me.
see message and quote
_Are we supposed to shut off our phone because our CS reps are Indian?? _
Absolutely. Let them email you. Don't interrupt your productivity to struggle with yet another ESL telling you what to do.
I've been suffering the last few days from Indians calling me to ask if I take credit cards because I recently switched my home phone to a business line to get unlimited business LD. I instantly turn on my learned Russian accent and they have no clue what to do.
In my humble American opinion, make them responsible. Emails are less intrusive, take less time and are less offensive to the auricular sense, and force the originator to be held accountable for the fluency and clarity of their thought processes.
They'll get you a quote.
It's $20-something for me and $70-something for me and my two kids a week. The LPD depends on what system you are working on. 11,000 per week for eScription and 5600 for the straight typing accounts I believe.
what you say is hardly possible, I quote from your psot....sm
'Crummy quality. Do you think your clients and prospective clients don't know that you change employees more often than most people change their underwear? '
For: s/msg
How can you say that? Do you change your underwear only once a month?
don't ever quote a rate
without SEEING what it is you are agreeing to.
Dr. A might have you doing envelopes with addresses, multiple copies, etc and Dr. B might just schlep out SOAP notes.
Have an idea what you want to make an hour. After you've met with a client, figure out how much you need to do in an hour to make that rate.
And just suggestion, 20cpl will get you filed in the circular file pretty quickly.
That last is an old quote. Can't take credit. :) NM
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Name your source and the total quote
Its irresponsible of you to suggest that Obama (or McCain for that matter) wants to put records online implying they could be unprotected.
So name your source, and the entire quote and then WE can determine what the position actually is...
Sorry my quote marks disappeared. (??!!)
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The rest of the quote was that we have to do multiple...sm
specialties. It is entirely reasonable to think a multispecialty MT of 30 years would have a broader base of knowledge than a doctor fresh out of medical school.
An LPN and an RN cannot do surgery, either, yet for some reason you put them above a medical transcriptionist. As for a doctor, unless you are actually performing a surgery, your skill lies in your interpretation of signs, symptoms, lab tests, etc.
A medical Transcriptionist has to use this same thought process every day. How many times to look at the past medical history to figure out a medication or look at a lab value to differentiate a diagnosis?
I am afraid you sell MTs very short.
Sorry, the quote should have been "what society has done to us."
Can't say that I am in that category.
In the papers they sent me, it says they do. See exact quote inside. sm
High Speed Internet Reimbursement
Because we require the use of high speed internect connectivity (DSL or cable modem) in the performance of your job functions, Transtech will reimburse you for the cost of your internet connection up to a maximum of $40.00 per month. In order to qualify for reimbursement, you must meet the minimum monthly productivity requirements outlined for your position.
Quote from TransTech's ad on Jobs Board
* Paid maternity/paternity leave
Get it now ???? That is age discrimination!
Apologies - my quote marks were deleted!?...nm
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Years ago I heard a quote I loved:
Second marriage is the triumph of optimism over experience.
That's sort of how I look at trying to make a go of it with Transcend, having been front row center at the fall of several very pleasant small companies that were gobbled up by mega MTSOs. And I KNOW that if I give in, they will definitely not respect me in the morning.
Quote from OP's post: Do they offer the same benefits as Trascend....
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My quote marks on "nack" didn't show up.
I know it's knack, but the OP used nack.
Inside is the quote; not the red. The red in my post is my own personal opinion.
*** We started using the Enterprise Express Speech System in late October of 2007 and have already seen a 500 percent increase in speech-recognized drafted
reports. While just 20 members of our team of 300 transcriptionists
are using the system now, we plan to expand its use significantly. In
only 60 days we've seen dramatic productivity climbs and our team
loves the system. ****
Actually I didn't quote a figure that I make per hour....sm
(it is above $25/hour, however) but I will say this: if the MT field is one's chosen area, then investing in it is a must. That means, instead of calling others who state they make healthy per-hour wages liars, your time would be better spent in getting as much info as possible in how that was achieved - and learning from it as well as adopting whatever it takes to help YOU. It means spending more time learning and less time bashing. It means concentration on retention of info, both old and new, to further your knowledge. It means learning what works best for you - not the next MT or whomever has posted on this board. It means taking feedback, again, without whining about it. I know of no other field where criticism isn't an essential factor - again, use it *positively* and don't let it affect you negatively! It means being open to trying new specialties when asked - you never know until you try - maybe it's just what you needed! There is a whole host of other things that you can try, but TRYING them is the key. Nothing ventured, nothing gained - and gain IS, after all, what it's all about, isn't it?
I quote Glenda the Good Witch: Begone before
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Actually I found the exact quote made on AAMTs
It is STILL possible
Posted By: gourdpainter on 2009-09-23
In Reply to: Divide and conquer............. - sm
didn't AAMT organize MTs? At least I thought they did as I joined way back in 1978?? I think it was.
This was in answer to a person saying they were trying to feed their children, having to hold onto her job, no matter what the pay was, not wanting to strike against MTing. I saw absolutely no followup comment, only the 1 in favor of AAMTs.
That is an outright untruth! We are paid 3 cents less than our normal quote, at least I am.
I can't believe some of you want these great MTs to think you are not getting paid well for VR work. That just is totally not true. I have 2 clients on VR and the pay is the same if not 3 cpl less than standard transcription and with the VR the line counts do double and sometimes triple. So, to all MTs out here - DO NOT BELIEVE THE MTSO IS NOT PAID WELL OR PAID HALF FOR THEIR VR ACCOUNTS! That just is not true.
I have line rates from many hospitals using VR and the rates are fairly high and comparable to standard transcription.
Yeah, this site doesn't accept quote marks. You have to
use an apostrophe around your phrase instead, or at least that's what I do.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE
I'll stick with MQ too!
just got a response from BLS....
their MAXIMUM line rate is $.05 gross line...... so much for that.
In response to you.....
Actually I just had my husband come and read the these posts. He is laughing HIS ____ off!! We know how much we make. It still blows my mind some people actually think this is not possible. Maybe you would not be ROFLYBFAO if you actually got some initiative and pounded pavement to get an account like mine. :)
Did you ever get a response...sm
I have not heard anything back.
Thank you for your response...(sm)
What kind of platform do you type on? Is it strictly internet based or do you have to have C-phone, extra phone line or other equipment?
Thanks Again!
No Response From Them
I sent them a note and told them I was interested, but wanted to know what the company name was. Haven't heard back. Will certainly write this one off as mysterious.
You actually got a response?
It took them a month before I heard anything after I quit. Until then, however, I was still getting the emails and such. They will send you shipping labels for the equipment.
Response to Asking
As far as I can tell from the paperwork I received,
it didn't look like they did medical, just legal and general, but I could be wrong. Let me know if you decide to go ahead with them. I'd be interested in knowing how they are to work for.
Thank you very much for the response.
:-)
Thank you so much for your response
am very concerned about my future there. I have decided to leave, but am very nervous because I have no income to fall back on. I want to work for a company that is not so strict on scheduling, will let me type extra, and I need medical benefits. I have lots of experience. This is a tough one. I wish MQ would not have changed, I used to love it there.
response
You have no clue what my background in. I have years of acute care experience. I've also had my own accounts and had IC's work for me. HyperType's QA people had absolutely no problems with my work. The owner wanted me to stay. Tech support had no problems with me, and I basically had no problems with them. The problems with HyperType are solely due to how the company is run. And yes, I was one of their top producers. So, don't make assumptions that people are just full of sour grapes or pissed someone off. There were legitimate reasons why I left HyperType. I'm not going to state all the details here. I did state some positive facts about HyperType, by the way.
Not every company is a good fit for each MT. Explain why the majority of MTs working for HyperType choose to work such minimal lines per pay period. If HyperType was so wonderful, had so much work, if the platform was wonderful, if the work created such great line counts, everyone would be working tons of hours for them each week -- not so.
Thank you for response....LM....
.....Could you tell me how flexible they are when it comes to putting you on accounts? My absolute favorites are Radiology first and then Neurology second. These are the accounts I would want to do. I absolutely detest OPs and would not want to do these at all. Would they be able to put me on the account I want? Also, what is their pay rate?
I too have worked in the hospital setting and at-home with several different companies. I was happy with my first at-home company (Edix n.k.a. Spheris) until they sold the company and everything changed. Since leaving them I have been working (if that's what you can call it) with InfoPro as an IC. The work is never there ( example: I only made $6,000 last year). I won't get a paycheck this pay period because there hasn't been any work available. I absolutely cannot make it like this and desperately need to find another job. One that I know I will have the work available and also one that I know I will be typing what I like and not have to force myself to try to type what I don't like.
My only problem is that I don't have a DAC-126 or C-Phone.
Thank you again for your information and help, it is greatly appreciated.
My response is below.
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No response??
Not sure who you are but perhaps you should contact them again. They recently had a posting on the MTJobs board.
Got my response.
It was in the form a a really stupid form letter. Anyway, I wrote back to them in case anyone needs or wants ideas on what to say:
I appreciate the form letter.
I will again restate that I do not affiliate myself with physicians, hospitals, clinics, transcriptionists/transcription companies or organizations that support offshoring American jobs in any way. I know where the industry trends are going. I have been under bid, laid off, fired and downsized due to offshore entities that promise work for as little as next to nothing. It is not right that we should be forced to compete with that, and the organization that says AMERICAN and MT in the title should be advocating for the American part and not going over to shake hands with those offshore who are going to end up taking the jobs away from here.
In Response
I've been watching the comments fly by on this board about my company in amusement. Everyone has the freedom of speech, but when it comes to calling the owner of Shapin Medical Transcription (me) names and implying that I give my clients less than perfect reports, I have to step in and say something.
No one knows how I run my company. We have 3 tiers of QA so reports go back to our clients perfect. It is in our contract with our clients that they don't pay for reports with errors and to date, after nearly 10 years, we have credited our clients less than $100 for errors.
We are not a large company, but we also are not small. We have nearly 150 very happy clients who refer new clients to us all of the time (of course they get a nice credit on their invoice when doing so, but that again is something you know nothing about, how to run a business.)
If you apply with us and don't like the pay offered, by all means turn us down. No one is forced into a position with us. The QA and MTs that do work with us are, for the most part, happy. They enjoy the work and no one is complaining about their paychecks.
We are hiring more QA people because we have a lot of new clients coming on board over the next few weeks, not because our QA people are leaving. Again, you make assumptions on something you know nothing about.
And yes, we do outsource, to India, to the Philippines and we have American MTs. Our overseas MTs don't complain about having to work, they don't ask for time off every other day, they don't have excuses for not turning in their work within TAT and several of them produce client ready work. Our offshore MTs pride themselves in their work and turn in the best quality they can, unlike a few of the American MTs we’ve had that turn in less than perfect work, don’t take direction and refuse to change bad habits, and ask for more work just to make more money.
I am asking the contractors that work for us to refrain from making any more comments, but since it is a free country they are free to do as they please.
I will NOT respond to any responses to my post. I do have a company to run, a family and a life and don’t have the time that a lot of you seem to have to live on this board.
Juliann Shapin
Owner/President
Shapin Medical Transcription, LLC
let's try this response again - sm
I keep trying to post a response, but for some reason it won't post.
I know a couple of people that have worked for the company - they were newbies. They said it was awful - low pay and LOTS of ESL doctors.
HOwever, I'm assuming that you are new to the industry, and this is a company that does hire newbies. So you might want to use this as a learning experience to get your feet wet. Or you may want to try a local hospital or clinic - I found that to be the absolute best experience around - because I had the help of other transcriptionists around me to ask and for feedback.
Thanks for the response
I realize for the 401k you have to be there a year, I was wondering if the company matched a percentage. I agree that most of the National companies abuse MTs, especially as far a pay goes for good experienced acute care MTs. The only option I see is going back to IC work. I did that for over 10 years, no paid vacation, no retirement, none of the perks the larger companies can offer. I'm so tired of looking for that perfect company, or even one that comes close, I guess it really just doesn't exist. Thanks for your input.
RCR response
 Just stay away from that company.
I applied one time and got a call from the owner. It was not the job that scared me away, it was him. He told me how he was taken someone to court about who knows what but I wanted nothing to do with that kind of thing. Imagine someone calling to offer you a job and having to hear that non-sense.
Run, run stay away is my advice to you!
my response was much different
I've had BS for months with no problems. It was explained to me that as long as I hung up several times a day, the 5000 minutes started over each time. The limit is for autodialers. I specifically explained my situation and recorded the phone call in case I needed it in the future.
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