The moderators said stop correcting people's posts - not questioning medical reports -
Posted By: Amanda on 2009-07-26
In Reply to: The moderators have already requested that you stop with the grammar police stuff. - just stop
The OP was talking about in actual medical reports, not on these posts - or at least that is the way I took it.
I too am concerned about the way medical reports are looking and being put on charts. It is ridiculous and dangerous!!!
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Do you know what scares me? The great disservice you are doing to the people whose medical reports
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The moderators have already requested that you stop with the grammar police stuff.
This is not the forum for you to try to be queen of QA. I am not insecure about my grammar skills, but I certainly am not going to get all in a tizzy if I make a mistake while posting on a message board, nor will I get all bent out of shape if I see an error in someone else's post. This forum is here to network with each other about various companies, hence the name COMPANY board and not GRAMMAR board.
As long as we're correcting people
Someone could actually be a really fast typist but not a good speller. You should have said Maybe their line rate was low because you couldn't spell well. If you're going to be snide, at least have it make sense.
People have asked moderators for VR board, not just this
particular company.
OMG!!! Can you people just STOP? Has it occurred to you
that IF they are hiring they are hiring for new accounts coming on? If you really worked there, you would know that they have brought on several new accounts and the worked has picked up tremendously. Give it a rest and go crawl back in your hole, please!
People need to stop looking to an employer to provide
insurance. The rates these companies are charging the MT, you could get private insurance cheaper. If you have pre-existing condition you don't have much of a choice though. A local hospital system is going to stop providing insurance for retirees. Other major companies are doing the same.
Medical Reports - legal documents
Does anyone else besides me marvel at how much of a mess medical reports are becoming with offshoring, VR and EMR? Let's compare these reports (which are legal documents) with court transcripts. The sequence of events that take place for court reporting is 1) court report enters verbatim transcripts into their machine. It goes to either paper or into a computer. Then a scopist must transfer it onto the actual transcript while editing. Then a proofer comes in and edits it. Then it gets sent back to the court reporter to sign off. A deposition can cost upwards of $750.00 for a hour deposition! Now contrast that with what we are getting these days that pass for a comprehensive medical record. Unbelievable.
I wish people would just stop applying for these low paying jobs!
That would force them to pay better or do it themselves. When I did QA for 3 years I was paid $20 an hour in addition to a line rate of 4 cents a line. I often ended up typing part of the report because there were so many errors. I would never work for 3 cents a line doing anything! Just my 2 cents...
Great advice. Is people stop working for them, maybe they will start paying attention. I wonder if .
their clients know they do not pay their MTs to do the work. You can bet that Rapid Transcript is getting paid by the client. What a ripoff. Just the fact that they have an F rating by the BBB woudl be enough of a turn-off for me. Crappy business practices.
Sorry. I know our QA people have to have so many reports done per hour and it is almost impossible
to do that plus all the other things put on them besides so a lot got sick of the stress and quit. They have monthly reviews to do as well so they are constantly stressing so who knows how the quality holds up for QA as well as MT. Seems like quality is secondary anymore to low cpl and the amount you can throw out. Hospitals that I always thought were fussy are now sending work offshore.
Exactly what are you questioning?
The 1600 lines should not be a problem for an experienced MT with radiology, I used to average 2200 lines on radiology. Or are you questioning the offshoring?
Now I am questioning whether I heard it right
I thought she mentioned a differential but it would not affect me as I will be working first shift. I will be working a Saturday though and was wondering if we got a little more for Saturdays, probably not from the way it sounds.
Questioning my own judgment working for KS
I agree with this post completely.
Star Stop works better than express scribe. If you want start Stop, yea it is kind of sm
expensive. I wish they did pay their QA hourly as I think they would see better quality work, but they per line and it is higher than the other person posted.
I have never had a problem with management, so I am unfamiliar with what the other person experienced with management.
Pay is always on time (most of the time early). I like the software. I guess you just have to see if it fits for you.
Stop taking these insulting wages and they will stop offering them.
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There were people who ignored all the posts
about how horrendous Heartland was and several have posted in the last month or so how sorry they are that they didn't listen, that everything said was true.
Heartland offshores big time on top of all the other stuff and I don't think there is any hope of an improvement.
QT Medical (qtmedical.com) is hiring, good wage, nice people, no offshoring, lots of work, direct deposit, QA manager really nice, not too many bad ESL. They provide foot pedal/software, can work in Word or WP5.1 your choice usually although I think some accounts are just Word, nice gift at Christmas and MT week, they leave you alone as long as you do what you are supposed to, no nasty e-mails, no IM, I think they only have IC positions so no benefits. You can apply on-line or call Kelli. No special platform, a few pages of do's and don'ts but not bad and you'll quickly learn them, daily feedback, only need to enter patient's name, the rest of the demographics automatically entered. Not sure what the current cpl is, but they pay on gross line.
I have seen some other posts on these people--sm
in the archives. some were not good, stating they were not getting paid and the company would no longer communicate with them, etc. I never had that problem, but you just never know. As an IC, in my opinion, it would be easier for a company to not pay you and get away with it. I have seen that problem happen alot on this board. I guess they feel that once they stop communicating with you, there is little you can do to get your money. You can, but it takes alot of effort on your part. There are good company's and bad company's. I have experienced both. You just have to be objective, keep your intuition tuned, and take a chance sometimes. If your gut tells you not to, listen, because it is generally right. I work for a small MTSO out of California and we discussed all these issues of concern before I even started working for them. If they are a legitimate company, they should have no objections to answering your questions or belaying your fears. They are just as cautious as you are, because they don't want to get a bad employee either. These are just some helpful hints, I hope. It is never easy to know who to trust. good luck to you.
People were asking about them down a few posts. nm
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I assume QT Medical. Do a search and you'll find lots of old posts. nm
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Why is it that whenever someone posts an opinion, people here
I am going to give up these boards because they are so depressing. This business is in the toilet for sure and I know why everyone is flipping out but I just need to get away from it all.
Why not? One of the few posts that got people thinking
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There were just posts about SR people being left go
typing. Something smells fishy there.
Right now not too many people answering posts unless
x
Most people don't even know their medical records are
good sense to occasionally pay the fee, and have ALL your medical records sent to you for review. And not just the bits and pieces they CHOOSE to post online, if your medical provider has a patient website. Those are highly edited. You want to know EVERYthing that was dictated and typed. ESPECIALLY if you're having medical problems, insurance problems, your doctor isn't taking your illness seriously, etc.
One time I took the usual, illegible Rx to the pharmacy to get meds a specialist had prescribed for me. Was shocked to find out they were the same meds I had told her DIDN'T WORK at the last visit. It was clearly there in my previous report, too, so there's no way she could say she didn't hear me when I told her. She heard me alright, she just didn't check my medical record when she ordered the meds.
EVEN WORSE, at the next visit, she ordered a muscle relaxant for me that I was ALLERGIC to! (And that had been in my medical record for YEARS.) But apparently the origin of the more recent reports was slightly in question. No signature, and no one would verify to me if they were typed offshore or in the US.
So, in addition to educating people about their SS #'s, etc. going offshore, educate them that when something in their medical care is fishy, to become a detective and find out WHERE their reports have been transcribed. My quess is OFFSHORE.
Are you sure those posts weren't by people who had applied
and couldn't hack a little competition?
Old posts say you must use their computer, the pay is low, and the people are not the nicest. nm
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Check the old posts here. There are a lot of people unhappy with them. nm
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Why do people keep asking about Focus?!?!?!? Search the old posts!
There's a wealth of information and I'm getting tired of repeating myself.
THEY SUCK!
The people who are posting most negative posts
have not worked at Focus in a long time. I work there now and think they are great. I have had no problems. Pay is always on time, nobody bothers me, and I always have plenty of work....only work on 1 account.
I was also trying to research Softscript. A lot of the posts were old or not from people who had
worked there recently. I guess it just depends on your situation. I have zero experience and have to start somewhere. That is what drove my decision to accept a positon with Softscipt. Maybe I am making a huge mistake or maybe it will work out. I don't know. Either way I will deal with it. I often wonder if feedback on companies is motivated by a desire to be helpful or simply a desire to blame. Call me naive.......Good luck.
I wish people read these posts correctly.
I am amazed that people here do not read the postings correctly and assume and go on and on about something that was not said in the first place. NEVER was the person posting about her father dying told to suck it up, NEVER. Arent we all transcriptionists and we have to listen and transcribe correctly what is heard? I am totally amazed myself that this just went on and on and it was NEVER said to the person whose father died.
I don't understand why people make posts
telling people to stop whining. Isn't that the whole purpose? We work remotely and as a result we need this catalyst to communicate with one and other. If you don't like people venting then YOU should stay off!!
Thanks. In the older posts, it looks like people were running out of work a lot...SM
Is this still the case? These posts are mostly from 2005 and 2006, so they are really old. Are the flexible with scheduling? Do they pay on time and treat their MTs well? I just want to know before I even think about applying! Thanks!
You are gathering wrong. Lots of posts of people
This is like beating a way dead horse at this point. So many just can't follow the subject of posts. The poster you are responding to is stating the fact that this is JUST LIKE the fiasco that used to go on here regularly with Keystrokes, with management and owners freaking out at any perceived criticism and posting over and over and over defending the company, calling the MTs liars, fakes, whatever. Yes, it is exactly the same, and it shines a very negative light on the company name, worse than the original posting. It is very yucky to see companies posting on here. It does tend to validate the MTs who have complaints. Its just plain old weird.
I thought there were posts a few months ago saying they laid off 50-some people. nm
They're kind of new. Older posts had people having difficulty with them. nm
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Old posts had people not getting paid money due them when they decided to leave. nm
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I didn't take the posts as trashing the company, just people venting about no work. sm
I used to work for TT, and yes, they are wonderful people -- very caring and supportive -- but in order to get my lines in, I had to be VERY flexible, working on my days off, during times I wasn't scheduled, etc., and it gets old pretty quickly. I personally didn't care for the e-mails calling me sweetie or telling me you rock, but that's just me. I just want to be paid well and have plentiful work. I do not know if they just overhire or what happens, but I finally left because I couldn't stand the feast or famine work flow there.
Correcting myself-SM
I meant to say stop working when other types of work come.
No. Only the Administrator and moderators. NM
Goldbird
Moderators, please explain
Why do you keep deleting posts from MTs who are trying to help other MTs by letting them know what companies may actually be worth working for? The board mentions a lot of negativity about a lot of companies--I'm sure we don't mind seeing a couple good ones every now and then. Wussup!?
No wonder she is in spasms, correcting
every single sentence is ridiculous. You either have a very poor system for VR or something very wrong. Are you sure of yourself or do you question your ability? I could not work retyping every sentence.
no I'm too busy correcting the
mistakes, reformatting, deleting stuff the dictator did not say, adding things he did say, and thinking about using the hot keys to have my brain turn to mush. But I'd rather straight type any day.
Moderators or programmers
Something is wrong with the reply box. Could som someone please check it it? The Breaking News
box overlaps and screws up the typed reply, as in mine above. Thanks.
Sorry, that was me correcting me - it is good discipline to do that. sm
If I allow the haphazard here, it might creep into my reports.
Subtle way of correcting her error. I like that.
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Correcting the spelling of a company name
It will help the OP find information in the archives.
Attention Moderators: Still Having Problems
Still having problems with the search box. When I type something in the search box (even something that I can see within the first 5 threads of the page I'm on), I get a COMPLETELY BLANK PAGE with no search results. Is there something wrong with the search engine???? Thanks!
Wow now we have MTSO moderators handing out advice
get outta here!
Are moderators on this board various different company officials?
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Did you tell them to only send you the lines that needed correcting then?
Let me get this straight. They want you to read the entire report (which is considered working in my book), and there are no corrections, then you have just done them a favor? What do they take us for?
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