Science...MTness

Posted By: She's a Dandy on 2006-01-09
In Reply to: to - She's a Dandy - MTness

I looked it up last night after I got that message off here. I would be very interested in reading some of the info/books. Glad you introduced me to it.

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To the MTSO who posted - C-msg
- I edit Indian work and it's pretty bad - no way could you send it in to a hospital
- Offshore solution sm - Hmmmmm.
  - I am not the MT police, but sometimes I wish - the client would give me a "chose" too!
  - Sorry, C-smg, I didn't see your post. GMTA. nm - Hmmmmm.
- There are clients out there who do not agree with "offshoring" and want only USA and will pay - Smaller MTSO
- Unrealistic view that a lot of MTs do not understand. The offshore companies sm - MTSO2
  - I do understand your position. We live in a Wal-Mart world. Some days I wonder why I bother - C-msg
  - My personal opinion is MEDICAL RECORDS as we know them will not be around in 3 years. - The electronic chart is what coders will use.
    - Totally disagree with your statement - Milton's Red Stapler
    - In a litigious society such as ours, medical sm - ICme
    - are you nuts? Documentation is not going to - amazed
- Fine, You try telling your clients that and let us - .
  - So you believe offering 2 options to clients is impossible? It's pretty cut and - C-msg
    - Make everyone admit offshore is a fact. sm - Get that elephant.
  - Sad but true ... - CMT-me
    - Right on! - MTness
      - our kids will have to learns skills such as - mechanic or hairdresser
      - Excellent post MTness - She's a Dandy
        would you be... - MTness
        Tell me more. - She's a Dandy
        to - She's a Dandy - MTness
        Science...MTness - She's a Dandy
    - I wish the majority of sheeple in this country would wake up and - C-msg
      - Sheeple is good. I usually refer to them as lemmings. - nm
      - Sheeple!!! LOL - I agree. I wonder if Germany outsources it citizens work out of the country. - NM
      - Sheeple - MoodyJen

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To MTness

You've piqued my curiosity. I wonder if this is one of my accounts that has decreased in work flow. Don't suppose you'd tell me in a private email, would ya?

Exactly. It's not rocket science (sm)
I think most unhappy posters would rather they start a new acct and then say, Gee, I think we need more people. Use heads, please. New accts coming.

VR is not rocket science - if you MT, you can do it - sm
The problem with VR is that editing is a different animal than transcribing. You used different brain tools to do it. Sometimes it takes longer to edit than to transcribe but we are being paid half of what it pays to transcribe. That is the beef with VR.

Excellent post MTness
I'm with you all the way. Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me.

In response to Disturbing Trend posted by MTness
Bravo! Where I have no opinion either way about Ms. Shapin or her company, this attitude is what is killing America. Our daily needs cost more because of our hungry politicians and situations created by these type of businesses who feel that off-shore people are grateful for the opportunity to work for an American company who they know is taking advantage of them. I do not know if any of you recall, but a few years ago in a hospital local to our area, one of the Indian doctors shared what the American MTs were making compared to what a relative was making in India. This MT was enraged and threatened to release countless numbers of medical records of American patients on to the internet if her needs were not met. Not much information was given in followup and probably compressed by foreign diplomats. This is one of the major issues of outsourcing.

I agree with you, all we want is the right to survive in OUR OWN COUNTRY.

It's not rocket science - you need specific hours = hire an employee (sm)
You need a specific TAT but not specific hours = hire an IC. The IRS, each state's Workers' Comp laws and so forth make it VERY clear about what determines an IC and what determines an employee. If a company needs someone from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Mon-Fri, then that is a part-time employee, and in some states automatically a benefited employee.

For example, if you need a housekeeper or nanny for specific hours, that person becomes an employee. I vaguely remember a politician getting in trouble for this a few years back - not paying taxes, etc. for a nanny, by calling her an IC when in fact she was an employee.