The Ops could be staying in-house with the rest of the work being done by MW. nm

• Any companies hiring for op reports? - upset
  • MQ has a tier 3 level that is only Ops - nm
    • Don't think I want to jump into the MQ frying pan with all that's been happening lately. nm - Op lover
  • Who do you work for? Are they in FL? I work for - Op Note Queen (self-appointed of course)
    • Yup, in Florida - upset
      • Is this the big national in Florida with hundreds of MTs? nm - If so, is other work plentiful?
        • There are several big nationals in Florida with - sm
          • Sorry. Is Medware running out of ops. ? nm - Cutting to the chase :)
            • No, just started 3 new acute care hospitals at Medware - nm
              • The Ops could be staying in-house with the rest of the work being done by MW. nm - It happens
                • There are no in-house MTs at Medware - nm
                  • I think she means in-house at the hospital. nm - It seems to be a trend.
      • Sorry to ask, but can you hint as to which company this is? I also work ... SM - MTS
        • MDI - upset
          • Do you think that MDI is the same since they were bought by Transcend? sm - curious
          • Yep, I was afraid of that. :( nm - MTS
  • AllType has an ad now for ops...NM - MT
    • Only 2nd and 3rd shift, though. :( nm - 'Nother Op lover
      • Apply anyway. That way if they do have an opening come up - Here is an idea

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In all the professions I have been in, I cannot believe how rude, condescending, and judgmental MTs are.  These boards are for helping each other to make wise career choices and sharing our input, not to go around being the spelling and grammar police and making people feel like they don't know what they are doing.  I am well respected in my job, have 100% QA ratings and don't belittle other people who make their errors here.  I think posters here need to spend less time being rude and more time thinking of how we can all help fellow MTs looking for advice.

I went into this job KNOWING I was not getting paid for headers and footers. I don't know any company that does pay for them, so it's no big deal to me.

I am also disappointed in the insurance hikes and am waiting to hear something, BUT the costs are still LOWER than the insurance I have now and with very low deductibles. I would only be saving $100 a month by going with TT's insurance as it stands now, but a $500 deductible is way better than $2000 we have now.

BTW, I also must foot the bill for this insurance. I am not sole provider for my family but pretty close to it, at least for 6 months out of the year. I don't think the grass is greener anywhere else and I'm staying.

Too many MTs look for the perfect job. There is no such animal. So, all you guys that are leaving just because of the above 2 reasons, go right ahead. It just means more work and $$ for me, and I appreciate it.

It doesn't seem there's any more guarantee of stable work from local MTSOs than the national ones.

If you do want to stay local but work at home, also try Southern Transcription Services, located in Taylorsville, I think.  They have a good reputation. Google them for their web site. 

Every OTHER medical field, nursing, therapists, techs, etc. are all experiencing the yearly salaries going up.  Transcription compensation is not increasing. 

While they may increase the RATES the ability to make the more money is not there because of VR, taking away the header allowances, more difficult accounts, more ESLs, stricter QA, etc., etc. slow platforms that require information inserted that you don't get paid for and anything else that lowers your salary.  If hospitals are looking to slash their transcription budget, they are going to pass that onto the service and the service will pass that onto to the employee. 

I know transcriptionists that were making 45-50K in 1987 working 40 hours and now they are making 35K and often times working more than 40 hours to make that lower amount.  Or I hear people say I can make the same money but I must work much harder and longer hours.  I think wow...you have to work harder and longer to make what you made in the 1980s. 

Other occupations have gotten consistent raises without the need for more hours and I don't think employees would put with up it.  Imagine a well qualified R.N. being offered a 1987 salary?  The hospital would have a hard time hiring nurses.  But the transcription service environment is so competative if they can offer the work cheaper and cheaper while guaranting accuracy they will get that contract.  So in order to stay in business they have to find a way to pay the Transcriptionist the least amount of money to see their profits which they need to stay in business. 

Of course if transcription is all you know and you don't to work in an office or get a job at Starbucks you keep going and accept the pay because we really have no control.  You have to work with what they offer you. 

They only answer what they feel like answering.