Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Posted By: Matilda on 2009-01-05
In Reply to: This is great! We should also write our local newspapers in the... smsg - Anon

As a QA person, please also stress the need for better education for MTs trained in the U.S. In my many years as an editor, I have seen an awful lot of junk produced right here at home. We need more quality 2-year Associate Degree programs and better pay in order to attract quality people to MT. We have to dispel the image once and for all that MT is an easy job that can be done at home by anyone with a computer and, oh yes, make a lot of money at it. The bottom line is pay. People are not going to work for the kind of pay that is offered now, especially when they find out how much manure they have to put up with. Two of the three schools offering MT training where I live are dropping the program for lack of interest and because they have determined there is no future in it. I wish you much luck and thank you for being willing to stick your neck out. We all need to do that.

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MT Smith Goes to Washington - mt
- How'd it go? - Rachel
- Be sure to tell them bringing US jobs back home - is the best economic stimulus!!! -RADical MT
- BRAVO!!! I send you my very best wishes for success! (nm) - RADical MT
- This is great! We should also write our local newspapers in the... smsg - Anon
  - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Matilda
    - US MT's are paid so little per line that in order to - survive, they have to hurry through as many - sm
    - I see so many mistakes in reports.. - amen!
      - Co-Signed!!! - sm
      - Hard to do, when the per-line pay is so low. Give us - a better wage, & you'll see better work.
        I sure hope other "professionals" don't think like you... - hmmm
        Exactly. Just one of many reasons why shafting - one's employees is not good business.
        Why is it hard to produce quality work? - Tired of excuses
        Here's one reason why : - RADical MT
        just one more way of keeping us all - *barefoot & pregnant*
        Whose QA gets paid per correction? - Just Curious
        I've never heard of that either. - Sounds like bad company policy.
        I LOVE this post - Thank You!
        totally agree - cj
  - Great Idea ! - mt
- Go get 'em. I will be rooting for you in absentia. nm - MT and worn out
- Good for you! - fatcat
- Awesome, prayers go with you - mammamt
- That's WONDERFUL!! - MTPockets
- Great job!! That is awesome! Best of luck! - As a QA person for a rather

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MT Smith Goes to Washington

Fifty independent American MTs are traveling to Washington in two weeks to present proof, to health care administrators, patient omsbudsmen and members of Congress (who are patients themselves), of the horrific quality of overseas medical record transcription, revealing the before U.S. MT QA product which MTs see returning from Hindia-Pakiland every day.

This information, along with video, audio and documented printed proof of government instability amid the newest of terrorist attacks in and around the offshore countries, has allowed very strong case to be presented to a very interested audience.

Wish us well.

Sorry to be dense, but what do you mean - Smith-Jones?

Anyone ever heard of Smith Venture and Co out of Virginia?? (sm)
would appreciate any info on here or you can e-mail me. Thanks.

This did seem like a personal attack on Rita Smith. (sm)
I don't blame her for replying and I actually think she did so with more tact than I would have under the circumstances.

I used to work for YOG and Rita and April as well as many other FN employees were old Yoggers. COuldn't have asked for a nicer bunch of people.

Sometimes you simply get what you give.

Any info about TNI, LCC out of Washington? nm
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looks like a good job...in washington, if anyone lives there...

http://www.healthcarejobstore.com/hb_cfmfiles/jobs/jobsearchview.cfm?job_id=165204

This is on-site, unfortunately. Sounds like a great job.

The name is Voice Transcription out of Washington.
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Rider & Associates in Washington uses it on some accounts. nm
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Washington County, IN- near Paoli Peaks Ski area
Hello friends - I didn't see this email yesterday but I'll respond anyway. I have worked as a Transcriptionist for the past six years. The first two years I worked for a local doctor until the office was re-vamped and all the work went to one person. I started looking around and found SecureMTSource out of Louisville. I have been employed with them for around four years and have only good to say. It is individually owned but is growing pretty fast. Pay is on time. My work comes from a general surgery group, any 1 of 50 doctors with only one ESL who I very rarely get. My line rate is great (if I compare it to things I read on this site). I recommend them!!

ScribeRight Transcription out of Washington...any info on this company?
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HAHAHAHAHA! Washington PROMOTES offshore work, not just in transcription. sm
The biggest disappointment to me is that AAMT/AHDI really does. Most of the big MTSOs use offshore, I am just small potatoes. I do not know if any of the biggest ones do not.

The MTs joined the same union as the nurses' in a hospital in Washington State sm
I can't name the hospital for confidentiality reasons; however, they truly is their payscale and benefits.

Also, there are unions in California Hospitals also. Those MTs also joined the same union as the nurses. Go figure.

Also, these MTs are at home employees. No kidding!!

Honestly, do your homework and you will see that this is the truth. Some hospitals are willing to pay and have union workers.