There are literally thousands of companies and hospitals and doctor sm
Posted By: MTSO on 2006-03-03
In Reply to: Why I ask about companies - JBarker
offices to work for. As a service owner, I would not even speak to someone who has not even started school about a job.
The field is solid, regardless of what you might read on here. There are over 200,000 MTs in the U.S. and many thousand more in offshore.
However, don't believe the matchbook covers. You will not make $60,000 the first year out of school!
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One doctor? They deal with thousands. They have more than one account. Jeesh again. nm
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Insurance companies pay out 10s of thousands
that are not guaranteed. They tell you every surgery has no guarantee its going to work and we type that phrase daily. I believe IVF should be covered under every policy as a necessity for maternal and parental well being.
You mentioned smaller companies, but MQ is the largest, so do you think thousands will be let go?
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hospitals vs. companies
I am applying at both a hospital for a prn position and with an MT company for part time work. I have the option to work in-house with the hospital, which I may do because I have to drive 25 miles to the city to bring my kids to their preschool anyway. My question is, what are some of the differences between working for a hospital and working for a company? (Pros and cons for each) I have less than 2 years experience, and some of that time was spent doing chiropractic transcription, so I am concerned that I might need more experience or training for the hospital work. Thanks in advance for any comments. |
hospitals vs. companies
Thanks so much for the input!
It is the hospitals that have not upgraded and most of the tech companies that sm
supply the MT software. It is causing problems in hospitals too with billing, coding, scheduling, etc. The technology vendors wanted Microsoft to get the bugs out first rather than have another ME fiasco!
Why do you think hospitals pay less for transcription companies who outsource or do VR?
These stinky companies do not want the hospitals to know that is what is going on because they charge the hospital the same rate whether it is a towel head or a machine typing their work versus a real MT. The transcription company just makes a bigger profit margin and finds another way to take money away from the MLS who live and work in the United States.
Anyone know of any small companies in Michigan or hospitals that hire MTs that you may be familiar
with the type of work.
Thousands?
I seriously doubt MQ employees number in the thousands anymore. I left months ago, and they have called a number of times to come back. I feel sorry for the people who are hanging in there until the big crash, because I would be willing to bet its coming!
I think we're still in the thousands....
but only because they count ILPs and are hiring lots of newbies. So much for their rule of having years experience...I think when I started it was 3 years, now it says 1 but they hire right out of those worthless training programs.
QA gone mad, literally!!!
This story may sound unbelievable, but I was just IMing my friend and told her I was going to let everyone in on what is happening at this company. About a month ago, I was hired in at a company doing soap notes. The accounts are so basic and easy, you can practically do them in your sleep. Of course being a new hire, I was put on 100% QA, but then the first week went by, then the second week,and I was still on 100% QA without any errors whatsoever. I inquired about this and was told I was still going to be on 100% QA until they deem it necessary for me to come off. I started IMing my girlfriend who has been at this particular company for 15 months. I complained about the QA status, and she said she has been on 100% QA for 15 months. I told her this was ridiculous and I stopped doing work for them immediately. If her work was that bad, why keep her on to work for them for 15 months? If my work was bad why not let me go? I had absolutely no errors, but put on QA hold until the QA person deemed you worthy because of the way she felt about you. Also, when training on Gotomeeting.com and she shared her computer, she showed us that she had over 1000 jobs to QA. The reason being she keeps people on QA for her own pleasure and this purposely holds people back. I am hesitant to mention this company's name, but if you email me, I will gladly share. I will say that it is located in Michigan. Is this not an abuse of authority? Is there any reason to have someone on QA for 15 months. If an MT need QA 100% for 15 months, would you not let that MT go? The more QA work she gets, the fatter her paycheck is,right? Have any QA person every held an MT on QA without any errors and if so why?
Thanks
You probably took it literally without
doing any further research to see what he meant.
I would never do it literally at the same time.
I have more than one job now because the work has been so low for so long at my primary place, even with 4 accounts there. If I'm out of work one place and go do some work at another while I'm having down time, I don't consider that working at two places at the same time.
Some of us are literally catching their sm
breath to do 35 hours a week. It is a total slap in the face to the women in their 60's who built this company to throw this into the mix. I feel I will NEVER have benefits of health insurance again and since WMX has no real 401K, at least not covered by the company, we are being put out on the ice floe to die.
I think the OP is taking it too literally sm
because of course nobody can consistently produce 10 reports every hour they work. I took the question more generally, like they probably expect about 80 reports in 8 hours, or 400 reports a week.
It is not the hospitals on a short TAT it is what MQ wants to make the hospitals very happy with
them. I would assume the accounts are on 12, 24 or 48 TAT but wouldnt they love having their work back no sooner than it is dictated.
I thought it was hilarious!!! I literally LOL'd when I saw it!
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Is that why the Jobs Boards are literally saturated with their ads?...nm
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Do you literally mean per report/patient or by the page? sm
I get 2.50 a page. It's not the greatest pay, but I have a courier that drives 30 miles to my house everyday to bring me a tape and no one can take it from me. I have one American doctor that I have created all kinds of Expanders for, so I can fly through his work pretty quickly. What good is it if you are being paid 20 cpl if there is no work, which is happening everywhere! I haven't done the math, but even if I'm only making 7 cpl, it's there everyday and I can count on it.
Ok, thanks, also how do I look up a doctor
while already in a report on Meditech??
I know, I'm just starting today and am CLUELESS!
Sorry!
Is it possible to have the same doctor
20 times or more in a row? I feel like I am purposely assigned reports and continue to get the same doctor. This morning, I have typed 20 reports one after another on the same doctor. This cannot be an accident, right? The company software is a nightmare and I only hope people on this board will not go to this company. I will not mention the name, but the software starts with a D and it is very problematic, always break down, and flickers on your screen. Thank goodness I had the good sense to accept two positions. I will hold on until next week and bolt so fast, they will not even remember who I am.
Also doctor lists
They can be a nightmare
You are so right about going to the doctor direct!
You can do that and make great money, the only problem is, what to do when you need time off. I've actually been the one to cover all these years (17 years experience) than be the one to ask for coverage. Also, you must make yourself, I think, a little more available for phone calls, STAT requests, doctor getting a bug in his you know what! Sometimes, it is easier to let a company do that for you. No contact, means less headaches! Like I said, I have done all of it, and I'm still providing for my children. I would at home full-time now with a nice mix as an IC. My husband is full-time, and the kids think it is great to have Mom at home. Pros and cons with everything I guess. It may be the region you live in as well. There is a posting regarding gas prices, which is varying in all of the states, it seems. Have a great day!
Maybe WL should see a doctor and have her records
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I think it is nice to have your own doctor
That would work as an IC. No set hours. Pretty much know what you are dealing with. 
That's the doctor's rules
They do the account the way the doctors want them done; I guess that's why they don't have a turn over of accounts so that we are constantly losing accounts and having to start over. They follow BOS unless it is stated in the instructions otherwise at the doctor's request.
depends on the doctor sm
Most are good, but you still have the inconsiderate ones who refuse to use the pause button. 4:30 report for 13 lines is a waste of your time. Can you have someone speak to the doctor? Or can you? If not, find another job. (I know, easier said than done.)
It might be that the hospital or the doctor who
buys the VR system does not pay the whole amount in 1 payment, but makes installments, namely by giving a percentage of the line rate, until they VR system is paid off.
Does this make sense?
LOL-I saw one of those at the eye doctor earlier
this week. The gal taking my information just turn 62 on the 12th. She said she still uses the electric and the docs would probably retire it with her. She said it was a great conversation piece. My MIL has an old carriage return. It has 2 keys that rise above the others. Haven't seen that in forever.
I work in a doctor's office. SM
I got a $600.00 bonus.
The doctor was a participating provider - sm
per the website given to us by TH. I would never choose an out of network physician if I could help it.
Obviously they were trying to unload a difficult doctor...
on you, and they got mad when you wouldn't take him/her. They were probably hiring mainly to find someone to do this lousy dictator.
...or when a nurse is dictating for doctor...
and he doesn't know how to pause dictation. Last week I listened to four 30 minute dictations with only about 100 lines to show for it! Finally the office taught him how to use the system! Rookies ARGHHH!
I truly think that if every doctor or dictator had to spend
was forced to listen to themselves for a period of time...say an hour or two, I would almost bet the farm that a lot of mumblemouths, yawners, eaters, and people who dictate in the bathroom while they are flushing would change their habits radically. Or sending their dictation EXACTLY the way they say it...um...uh...uh...ummmm........hmmmm.........dead air....You know the ones.
No one will ever convince me differently. LOL. IN a perfect world maybe. in the MT world??? Not!!!
It also depends on age. I'm 60. I haven't been to doctor
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It means he is the doctor from Hades. EIther
an ESL that is very difficult or a son of a gun American doctor who can't dictate worth a flip but will throw a hissy fit if something isn't right.
Doctor's Medical Center
I searched this board and couldn't find any specific info on this company. Does anyone work for them? Know anything positive or negative about them? Know about their pay scale?
The Transcription Doctor company
Does anyone know anything about this company? Thanks
I am trying test 1 also and I am having the same problems as you so I think it is the doctor -sm
dictating. The other two were easier. Good luck to you.
I used to do an ESL doctor that stuttered and sometimes it was really interesting -
I never considered not doing his reports, just patiently waited for him to get his words out and then would type. However, one time in particular, I laughed so hard at his dictation that I almost wet myself.
He was dictating about a man who was admitted during the night after he went to the bathroom and while in there his wife heard a loud fa-fa-fa-fa (of course, you know what I was thinking) and then he manged to get out the word FALL!!!
EMR distracts from doctor's attention
Went to the doctor for GI problem. He spent most of the time dinking around with his laptop. He ordered tests and didn't prescribe anything for interim relief. I paid the bill. A week later, got another bill for his time spent with me in the exam room dinking around with his laptop!
I have a doctor that has been saying for two years that MTs were going to be extinct and that it was
Saying that something like 2010 clinics all had to be on EMR or an electronic system of some type. But he is the only one I have heard mention it. He always says still got a job, yours is not going to be around much longer.
Closest doctor is 30 miles away
Already looked into that and the closest doctor is 30 miles away which is too far for the money and they are all going to EMR anyway.
The doctor's lack of attention to what he was doing
When I get a dictation like that, unless they're only a few lines into the report, I send it, and the doctor has to pay my company for it. You have to draw the line somewhere, and there's simply no excuse for dictating an entire report and then saying 'never mind'.
I personally think there should be a way to count all the words, sentences and paragraphs we type where they back up and correct themselves, too. 90% of the time, they just change it to say the same darned thing, only in a different way. They should have to pay for that, too. Every lapse in their memory comes out of our time, and our paychecks. It shouldn't be free. They can afford it.
Just wondering if anyone answered the private doctor ad.....
and had contact? TIA
If a doctor "knows things" and dictates them, sm
then that's EXACTLY what MTs need to know! DUH!!
With the KS ortho accounts, each doctor is assigned to an MT. sm
I have 3 doctors that I am responsible, some only have 1 if they are high volume. Easy system to use, great docs, great lead MT. Pay starts low at 0.08 but goes up after 90 days. There are no ESL on the ortho account I am on, which has around 40 doctors. The downside is the first week. The accounts are overwhelming with instructions at first, but once you have it all down, they are great!
Not so. Can barely get 9 cents directly from the doctor!
Doctors see all these Indian companies offering 6 cpl, balk at 9 to 10 cpl, and they want it printed, free courier service, ect.
Well, I put in writing mine has to be when I see a doctor or hospital.
Yep, took my daughter to the ER last week and told them that the record MUST stay in the U.S., be transcribed by an American citizen (inhouse) or only to a company that employs only American citizens, and they better darn well note that in the chart. They do. I do this every time I go to a doctor, hospital or any medical center. I tell them if they have no such option, I'll transcribe my own records, which always gets a chuckle.
Isn't that job post from doctor recruiting work and not MTs? nm
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My kids' doctor's office also use laptop sm
They also use the laptops at my kids' doctor's office. It is basically a program where they check/uncheck items on a list. I have had the PE printed out for school sports physicals and it is pretty short (even for my son who has had a broken femur - no mention of that in the note). I also recently lost an account with no warning to EMR. The docs will be doing their own notes now and I am left to try to find another job so I can pay my bills and maybe buy a few Christmas presents. Most of the MTSO's I have sent my resume to do not even bother to send an e-mail. I know I will eventually have to look into another line of work but can't bring myself to do it until my kids are out of school. Sad situation all around.
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