Sadly (or not, lol) UP. Gonna make more, gotta

• Have any MTSOs said anyting about the HITECH Act? - It could change the way we work in 2010
  • THANKS for taking the time to publish - me
  • Sounding kinda paranoid. - Not worried
  • This only pertains to federal health programs - mtme
    • ANY federal money - included Medicare and almost - every hospital/clinic has Medicare patients
  • No worries with InfraWare - Cindy Thomas
  • This is what foot-stompin will get ya, Stricter rules - for us and they STILL cant enforce this OS. nm
  • Will tell you exactly how I feel - My take on this
    • My thoughts on this - gourdpainter
      • I do not even work full-time, much less 2 but - My take on this
      • I read her post to mean don't worry, DO something. - Worry itself solves nil. Get a plan, help yourself
        • Having a plan - gourdpainter
          • Forever, people had 2 jobs, not just MTs. And great - jobs out there, but they wont come to you. SM
            • When I saw what I was going to earn this year, I - was shocked. Had to call tax guy to adjust taxes.
              • Was that adjustment UP or DOWN??? - gourdpainter
                • Sadly (or not, lol) UP. Gonna make more, gotta - pay more. nm
                  • Well for goodness sake - gourdpainter
                    • Heck, no, lol. Didja read my posts. Taken 2 year to - get here. And not just about which MTSO but SM
                      • Ah I was joking LOL s/m - gourdpainter
          • That is exactly what I intend to do real soon. sm - mlstoo
            • I like having MTSO. I want to put my head down, get - in the groove and work. I dont want distraction SM
    • Agree. Worry solves nothing. Dont wait for life to - happen to you. Get proactive, make life work for y
  • what does - nn
    • VBC - visible black character - no spaces, returns, - Anything you cannot see
      • VBC - t
  • This is just HIPAA on steroids. Cant enforce HIPAA - OS. Same with this. nm

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I never worked for Deventure.  But, I did apply there.  During the application process, there were red flags that alerted me to the fact that I did not want to work for them.  It seemed to me that they were either extremely disorganized or downright dishonest.  Sadly, I don't think they are unique.  I've had similar experiences with many other companies during my search for the best job, which still has not been found. 

But, you know what?  I've also observed that many of these companies totally rely on the fact that they can manipulate MTs to the Nth degree.  What was that word of wisdom that was once spoken by one of my favorite TV psychologists?  You teach people how to treat you.  Never was this as true as it is in the MT work world.  Of course, you can go bankrupt while searching for those who will treat you as a human being and not expect you to perform as a tireless, inhuman robot.

Even if Deventure WINS this case, I praise the lady who is allowing her case to be heard.  

    that if you've followed these boards for at least 2 years, you already had an idea of what was going to happen.  Several MTs made an effort here to warn as many as possible about the future loss of jobs.  Many of the posts were ultimately deleted.  I agree there is nothing gained from rehashing the past other than we must learn from it.     

        QT made a business decision.  They built a company, made a profit, saw more/better/different profit elsewhere, designed a plan to get from point A to point B and moved on - happens every day in the business world.  From all appearances, they did everything right for a while - had they not, there would not be this group of really great MTs struggling to deal with the loss of a job and the stress of starting anew.  QT had an option - they could let their dedicated MTs know what was going to happen and ask them to ride things out as long as possible or they could just squeeze every last drop from each MT and each account.   Too bad for the MTs but, after all, it's only business.  If there were lies, deception, half-truths, etc., this too is a part of the profit/loss bottom line.  

The real irony  - and this is public knowledge - is that former QT owners have started new businesses and are bragging far and wide (see internet blogging) about their new employees.

        Of course, finding a new scrapbooking job will probably be a little easier than finding and securing a new MT account.  

                You think? 

      I have a prediction (purely for entertainment purposes, of course) - Profits will not sustain the new venture/old lifestyle for very long and that within, oh 24 months or so, there will be a foot dipped into a new MT venture, since the old one was soooo profitable, and old habits are hard to break.      

When someone posted below who cares about construction workers that pretty well summed up the problem in general.  Everything is about 'me.'  Our America is on its way to becoming a Third World Country.  Watch the news sometime.

I really should start showing on my resume I've only worked for 3 years.  Maybe I'd get the good accounts for once.

So what did I do before that?  Oh, I guess I didn't need a job.  Maybe they'd stop slinging me all the sh**.

but I don't know if policies and coverage rates vary from state to state.  Here in Maine, I think the state has something in place that limits how many insurance companies can exist...messed up but true.  Maybe that's what the person meant by going to the voting booth?  I honestly have no idea. 

I have to buy the family plan, even though it's just my husband and I, and man, even though the company chips in a bit it is very pricey...if it goes up again the next cycle, I'm probably gonna have to drop, as it already costs over 1/3 of what I make, but I try not to think about it because it makes me poop blood.  Again though, I deeply believe this is due to the corruption of the State of Maine, and not DeVenture.

On the front page of the Long Beach Press Telegram in Long Beach, Calif. today is the start of a series that is going to run every Sunday for the rest of the year.  They are going to share the experiences, some challengiing, some encouraging, of our friends and neighbors this is regards to the slowing economy, unemployment, etc.  Also today was a letter to the Editor that basically said  If you want to fix the economy in the U.S. then quit outsourcing all the jobs overseas. Jobs here = consumer confidence and spending.

I am going to give it a shot and see if I can get a story about the MT field and how what is happening in MT is NOT related to EMR. The EMR President Obama wants is a MR that is accessible via a computer (EMR) (and HIPPA accountability for privacy) but no where have I seen any reference that the reports that are included in that MR are supposed to be coming from a Third World Country with no HIPPA accountability.  The focus behind the EMR is having access to your medical records if you have a medical incident away from access to that infamous paper chart in your doctor's office or prior paper hopsital records that can not be rapidly accessed.  I am not against the concept of EMR but I am against the concept of trying to get by with lumping it in with other functions end up eliminating jobs in the U.S.  They are our medical records and all components of them should remain in our country.  If I am able to pull it off and get a Sunday dedicated to MT and EMR, I will post the link to the article here.  Anyone who wants to assist in writing an article give me a shout-out.