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Great idea...
EXCELLENT CONCEPT! You would think most of these companies could figure that out on their own.
Great idea, but not new.
Years ago. . .the clerk or supervisor of med rec would edit the incoming dictation numbers (correct the demographics) if needed. Anything coming to us in house, or going out to a service was correct. Why is that not being done any more?
That is a great idea!
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Great idea! now what have you got for those--sm
automated calls where no one is there when you answer?? I get those a million times a day and I want to stop them, short of getting a new number. I like the way you think, so can you help out on this one??? :^) TIA
Great idea - for those who don't think they should (sm)
have to do the crap because it takes them too long, they are not familiar with the work type or dictator, or whatever reason here is a good solution.
1. Reduce their pay by 1/2.
2. Give the other half of their pay to those of us willing to go through and do whatever work is there. We will clean it up, but instead of being penalized by doing mainly crap we will be rewarded.
Sound like a plan?
Great Idea!
That is a great idea! I know (for a fact) that the owner of On-Point illegally solicited MTs from other companies. She also hired interns so she wouldn't have to pay them but she still got paid for the work they did as she contracted through Focus. She bounced checks and didn't meet payroll. She will not return calls or emails and is spending the money she should be paying the MTs. I feel bad for these girls that were depending on the checks to put food on the table! After all, this is our profession and we rely on our employers to pay us.
Great idea
Anything to get them out of business.
Great idea!
That would be wonderful. I'm starting with TT very soon myself. There sure are a lot of us! I think we made a wise choice. 
Great idea! nm
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That is a great idea...
having her copy the manager on all emails to MTs and vice versa. I hope they also record her phone calls to MTs so they can monitor how she speaks to the MTs.
Great idea
What an awesome idea. Hope we can achieve this.
Great idea!
I am going to do that! Yea outsourcing sounds appealing being cheaper for the hospital, but what happens when a patient gets a lawsuit against the hospital for incorrect documentation because the quality of the reports is awful!
Great Idea !
Write to your newspapers, call your local TV and radio stations, tell your relatives and friends. Most people do not know that their medical records and other sensitive info is being sent to the middle east, and most are appalled when finally they are told.
Great idea!
Fortunately I have not had to deal with an issue such as this but as someone who is currently looking for another job, I think that this is an fantastic idea!
Thanks so much and good luck!
Great idea, but no go
I just googled and the nearest place I can find is about 80 miles away, which means it will take me about 3 hours travel time alone and gas, so I guess I'll scrap that. Complicating things is the fact that I live in a very very very rural area so some of the options that are available in metropolitan areas are not to be found here.
I appreciate all the helpful input I've received from all of you. It's been a long time since I've tried to live like a starving student, but I'm guessing it's like riding a bike, so I'll get by.
Thanks again!
Great idea! I, myself have ...SM
considered doing that, since I was a nursing major (years and years back, got sick last semester before graduation) but now trying to get at least my LPN license with the education I do have. In the meantime, I was thinking strongly about doing home health or getting CNA in the interim. I live in a large city so if there are jobs available, that shouldn't be a problem. My aunt is almost 70 years old and came to the US several years ago, no home health experience, was hired by a smaller agency. Even thought pay isn't that great, and she does get an occasionally difficult patient - she says most patients and her agency supes ARE nice and APRECIATIVE. I think I could manage an occasionally difficult patient far better than dealing with the home MT biz lately -- and I would do that ANY TIME rather than got to VR at half pay, which is likely in store for us all.
You're right about the appreciation part - I worked for years and years as a temp MT for hospitals via temp agencies - I got respect, appreciation, not to speak of much better compensated than by the home MTSOs, where we seem to get NONE of those. 
Great idea
Direct sales might be a wonderful option. Thanks!
Great Idea!
If I weren't so technologically challenged I would do it myself. If someone is good at the Facebook thing, this would be a GREAT way to get the message out!
I think it is a great idea to prepare us for some of the truly sm
crazy people out there. The same group of MTs that seems to go from company to company and then uses the MT boards (here and others) to yell and scream. Every company should be able to give psych tests. You are dealing with medical records.
Great idea! MODERATOR, please
This is a great idea. I hope the moderator will do this.
Ex-MQ MT board is a great idea!! nm
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Great idea. I'll work on this in
Thanks.
I think it was a great idea and cudos to the adminstrator--sm
for doing this. It has actually been about two weeks now and it has been the quietest two weeks ever! I, for one, love the change! Thanks Admin!!!
Great Idea. I'd enjoy participating.
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More information would be great
I think it's kind of a harsh accusation without providing more of the story. Every company has occasional glitches. My own company, which has been direct depositing my account since I started, ran into some kind of glitch with my bank. The company apologized profusely and immediately dropped that check into a FedEx envelope and overnighted it to me.
So was this an ongoing, not paid for a month kind of thing, are you new and they do that crap where they hold back a week, or was it an isolated incident that they aren't making as right as you would like?
I once gave my notice when I was in a non-MT position, gave
2 weeks, but the person I was supposed to train felt like she knew my job better than I did (although she knew squat) and was a pain to deal with, never on time, etc. so I only worked about a week of my notice before I left and told the person I was supposed to train that since she knew more than I did have at it. Anyway the owner wouldn't pay me for vacation. I filed a complaint with the labor board and they were more than happy to get my money for me.
Breitner can threaten all they want to. If you can document that you are owed monies, if Breitner can't prove that you aren't owed monies the labor board will be glad to collect your money. I would also file a complaint with the Attorney General . I have heard several people have had payment issues with them while the still worked for them. If people are willing to let them get away with it by just chalking it up to experience, then they will continue to try to get away with it. I'd contact the IRS too. I don't know what Breitner thinks they can do to you - let them threaten all they want to. A word of advice - DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT.
Webmedx fits that bill, great company, great benefits, great pay and always on time. NM
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Great company, great boss, great account!!!nm
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Anyone know anything about Global Information Systems? Any information would be appreciated. nm
MedScribe Information Systems, Inc - Information please?
Anyone with information on this company?
Appreciate those of you that gave
helpful responses
Well you just gave yourself away on who you are.
You really need to try and hold it in
Yep but many of us gave above and beyond for that
company and to be lied to and treated like we were in the end is a disgrace. If you're happy good for up, but with their ethics I wouldn't work for them again.
You are not alone. Me, I gave up. nm.
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before they gave my job away to
India last year, I was in-house, hourly, but we had to justify time-loss the last 5 or 6 years because people were always coming in, even at night when I was alone, and interrupting your work flow. I will say we had a service helping, and everybody was first-in, first-out, except for x-rays and path, so we all got our share of horribles to contend with.
Me too. But, I gave up. Although I got
responses back from my resume and or testing they were interested (several), never heard back from any so I just increased workload to help on weekends at regular IC job. Oh, well. Guess they got busy with so many resumes, or the scare of the economic down-turn. Hope you all hear back. It is tough to wait for an interview, because bill collectors do not understand about these things LOL.
I gave them my notice. I was looking
for a job when I found them so I'm not worried. Good luck to you. You might need it.
I gave MQ a set schedule as an SE but
I have the power to change it myself. I simply call (and followup with an email, always) and let them know as soon as I can that I will not be working. I always try to tell them when I will be making that time up or what my alternative plans are. I haven't had any problem.
I don't have a problem with them having a schedule to know when I am expecting to work routinely but I don't have to get approval or get someone saying, "Gee, I wish you wouldn't take off tomorow." I just make my own decision.
I almost gave up the first year--
I was lucky if I made $10,000 that first year. I worked for a small company with low pay and not much work, but they were willing to train a newbie. Now I make $30,000-35,000 and I'm happy with that.
hey, the OP gave her a little info but she can't take the
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Went through the same thing and gave up. nm
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She gave up too easily IMO.
You can get into the system and see the dictator's other reports. When doing a discharge or consult you can check the H&P. You build your normals for the difficult ones. It takes some time, but it's just the usual groundwork in my experience. These ESLs are quite doable compared to one account I had to do now and then with a different service. And what you can't figure out, you blank. More than 3 blanks and it goes to QA. Not your problem after that. The QA people are great and very complimentary of my work. Makes me feel very good to have them reply that yes, that one was tough! We laugh over what VR would do with those dictators. People can only get good with ESLs if they persist at learning them.
I think the reason you gave for becoming
a transcriptionist, as you put it, probably becoming a Transcriptionist in the first place to stay at home so you would not have to pay for childcare sucks. I got into it because I love medical, did not work from home at first, earned that right. You gave very poor reason as far as I can see.
I also gave up my CMT status
and dropped my AAMT membership a few years ago when I saw in the JAAMT the list of new CMTs had many more from India than from the U.S., and I totally agree with you.
when they gave away my in-house, I
finally got a holiday off. I have worked them for so long, everybody quit even inviting me anywhere. This is the first time I have had Thanksgiving, Christmas, New years, mother's day, off in 21 years. Mostly just got one or two a year.
I gave up too. I got another account with
Keystrokes which is a lot better, but not much work. I think I'll try the DocQScribe account again. Both of these accounts run out of work frequently, almost every day.
I already gave them Spheris's name.
I think what they are looking for besides the names of the companies are the stories of how the outsourcing has affected us financially, hardship wise.
I also told them everything you read the Medical field is NOT being affected by the recession....but we are part of the medical field and we have been and continue to be affected by corporate greed.
Gave up 2 IC jobs
With the incentive plans at TT, I found I was able to drop my 2 IC jobs and just work an 8-hour shift for TT and make a VERY decent wage. Holy moses, does it ever feel great to have a LIFE again, no more being chained to the computer 24/7 trying to make a living!
Oh yeah, great people at TT, too. No surprises, great training, all the other good stuff MTs want/need in a job.
Me too! I gave up 3 jobs for TT and have
Plus benefits like days off paid... this is really really a nice place to be and I so count my blessings.
She gave the name of the company.
If they gave the MLS a raise, they would not be able to
give themselves the big raises and bonuses they get. They want to keep us crawling.
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