sorry about typos..typing too fast without proofing, as this subject really irritates me.nm.
Posted By: anon. US MT on 2006-01-17
In Reply to: just remember... - anon. US MT
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You're -- not your okay typos fixed -- irritates me about you pregnant girls getting wonderfu
benefits from TT.
Please excuse the typos. I typed fast as this
is such a hot subject with me. I should have proofed before I hit post. The content of the message is 100%, although the QA did not pass well. Forgive me!
Forgive the typos above, I was thinking faster than I was typing...
That's what happens when you drink too much coffee.LOL
Eighteen years of typing and fast typist
I speed up the dictation so that it can keep up with me
meant arrogant and including. Typing too fast! Gotta get to work! :)
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This irritates me to no end
These companies overhire. After taking the time to learn the platform and accounts and docs and probably love her/his new account, the disappointed MT has to call it a loss because of a no-work situation. Hey, companies, hire based on the amount of lines needed per MT per day and give them a chance to work up to it rather than overhiring!!
What irritates me is that when I calculate my
divided by an 80 hour work week, it comes out to below minimum wage for my state. That stinks.
No never above 2200 w/ proofing
But I have seen people post on here that they do 3000 and I figured the company had a lot to do with it.
I think spell check, proofing and the sm
other things you mentioned are a given for the job. When I say proofread, I mean type a report, then go back and proof, not proof as you go. I am sure we all do that.
Everyone, regardless of what they are paid, should spell check, know their accounts, know grammar and punctuation usage, etc.
I am sure many would lose money if paid hourly, sounds like you are doing well, good for you! If I had the attention span I am sure I could make what you make. I should make that my goal this year. However, how many times on these boards have you read that I am only making $3 an hour. I have read that more than I have read that people are making what you make.
What about your benefits? Do you have retirement with matching contribution from your company? Do you have health insurance, dental, vision, etc, paid for by your company (or at least sharing the cost). Do you have paid days off? Please, I would really like to know. If I am making $30k a year with the above benefits, essentially I am almost making what you make with my benefits, wouldn't you think? I would have to run some numbers, but I think we would come very close in salary.
Also, depending on where you live, $30k can be good money. If you live in Hawaii, which is the most expensive state to live, $30k might not get you far, however, if you live in Missouri, $30k might be great money. Let's face it, $50k is not that great if you live in downtown Manhattan.
So, we throw in something else to think about, cost of living. Since an MTSO generally hires nationwide, is the cost of living of your employee a factor in what you pay?
I would think that the way an MTSO pays is generally driven by being competitive with the next company (our prices are lower)not necessarily based on cost of living or taking into consideration the education and experience of the people they are going to hire.
Clinic notes 6.65 then 7 when off proofing within 90 days
It was supposed to be 7.5 cents if off proofing within 30 days, but they never did a QA assessment, so got 7 cents after calling and asking for an assessment.
What is wrong with you people and proofing the replies? Do you not have anything better to do? Pro
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Why should I waste time proofing posts, they don't pay the bills. nm
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Advise is in SpellCheck. So maybe you should have suggested Proofing Ms Grammar Police.
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To the SpellCheck Queen and Grammar Police...Sorry for the errors. I sent it before proofing.
 I know it's a MT no-no.
Prez - probably prez is monitoring all proofing for costs, not individual
questions, so all email probably goes to Prez email.
While we are on the subject...
I received an email last night from a company that I had sent my resume to back in February - this was just an invitation to take the test. I was polite, though, when I emailed her back to say that I had already started a new job.
OH, WELL, I TRIED TO PUT A SUBJECT
LINE IN THAT MADE SENSE, AND WHEN I DELETED SOMETHING, I COULD NOT SEE THAT TWO WORDS WERE INVERTED BEFORE POSTING IT! Sorry. Some transcriptionist, huh??? 
On subject
I think it was also stated in the posts about Jennifer that she was walked through the training several times and just did not understand it. She said herself she was not computer savvy. I think the responses to her were that she needed to be able to get it down relatively quickly and not need extensive hand holding as an IC, not that the MTSO wasn't willing to train her. The post by the trainer showed that they were willing to train her and did so. She apparently just could not grasp it.
my take on the subject sm.
After reading all the replies to fatcat's post, I agree with the general consensus - would NOT recommend the MT field to anyone at this point. Being an MT for 10 years, I've seen lots of changes, especially over the past 5 years, but I can't imagine the changes that the 20+ year veterans have seen, but really appreciate their posts and insight. WOW is all I can say. Yes, my pay has decreased over the years and there are definitely more ESLs than ever. I'm having to work longer hours and harder to make what I made years ago and I literally feel like I'm going backwards. What used to be a lucrative and enjoyable profession is no longer. Just plain SAD. I truly believe my experience is the only thing keeping me afloat at this point. If I was a new MT in today's day and age, I would throw in the towel and find something else. It's just not worth it. I'm hanging in like the rest of you, but it's a real shame what has happened to this profession.
The subject of having less MTs?
I have been doing VR for some years now. At first it was really, really good and now it has regressed. If it continues to be as much work now to correct, you will not lose MTs like this- if that is why VR was designed in the first place. Takes so much time with all the corrections, do not see where that much faster.
Since the subject came up
will someone please enlighten me........when I went to school in the past century, we were taught, I have a bicycle for SALE or I want to SELL my bicycle. When did it become proper to say, I have a bicycle for SELL. ?????? Did they change the rules while I was sleeping? I see ads all the time saying, For SELL. What the hey??? IMO it sounds retarded.
subject to change..lol
I worked for a large national for an entire week, getting only one report per day, but one of them was really really bad. The patient had allergies listed and then the same medications listed in "medications." The family history had the father 2 different ages and dying of 2 different disorders, and it went on and on. I sent it to QA with a description of all of the obvious and potentially dangerous errors and was told "it is verbatim and not our problem." Scuse me...that could be somebody's grandma laying there about to be given a medication that could or could not be deadly due to an allergy!!
Back to the subject
Can I just ask for answers to my question? I have 19+ years experience in Internal Medicine and don't want to work for a large company. I just wanted to know if there are any small companies or MTSO's that might need help with an Internal Medicine account. Thank you!!
while we are on the subject of Spheris
I applied for a job with them 8 months ago. A recruiter called the next day and left a message on the machine. I had called the recruiter back and left a message on her machine saying that I had decided to stay with the hospital I was working for because they were talking about sending me back home. 8 months later they are still looking into it. I don't know whether to call Spheris back, I still have the recruiter's number or re-apply on-line. I am so new to this job hunting thing.
I have heard good and bad about Spheris. The clocking in and out thing wouldn't bother me. Do they require you to work weekends?
I just have ten words on the subject....
July sucked for the MT. It was so slow everywhere.
Different subject, but similar ...
I was disappointed that I could not make
tp's play out as - the patient's.
So now I type tpjs instead, and it plays out as - the patient's.
off subject - Extext
I use Extext and get paid for everything -- ADT, cc, headers, footers. It is not the software, it is whoever sets up the counts.
IMO, no off subject. Very true.
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Okay one more post on this subject.
Having to work just as hard to pay an insurance premium is not necessarily a good thing. I just hope TT offers a generous line count pay with increases along with their niceness, and I'm not talking about easy accounts where you can type more at 8 cpl and make more money. I'm talking about increases on a regular basis. Also, I agree with not making such a big deal about TT because everyone will flock and then all of a sudden the ones with the kushy schedule have no work because there is someone new to work when TT wants them to and not when you can work. Have a great day! 
Okay should be !!! not ??? in my subject line there.
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So suggest something. You want another subject,
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Subject: Axolotl
I was reading a few posts down (probably now on next page). I find this all very, very disheartening to read. I am a fairly new employee to this company. I work my schedule, my line count is sort of fluctuating because I am on a learning curve with some things, although I have achieved the minimum on quite a few occasions, and it is my ultimate goal to eventually achieve it all the time; also my quality is high. I, personally have a high opinion of this company and find it extremely hard to believe some of the most recent posts, but then again, these people have been here longer than me and may know a few things I don't know as far as the way the company operates. This has all left me very confused about everything now, and I hope there is a fellow employee (hopefully one with more seniority than me) who can reassure me that this company, which I feel so highly about, is not the monster that people are trying to make it out to be. I know you shouldn't believe everything you read, but honestly, since I have been reading on this board for the past 4-5 months, I have heard nothing but praise about this company; that is why I decided to try to obtain an MT position with them, and then I hear this bad wrap, so I'm sure you all can understand my concern. This is the worst I have heard about them and it is quite a long thread too. Could this be the very new newbies who are already unhappy, or some old-timers telling it like it is....I dunno. Hopefully, someone can shed some light on the real thing about this company and how things are truly done.
Why are you still on here? Isn't the subject now moot
I am 1 of many posters, but I can tell you this is the last time I am wasting looking at your posts. You continue on and on. The original poster wrote exactly 3 times if I am correct. You may. She it seems worked day and night to get her work in, and seemed to just be striking up a conversation. It must have hit a nerve with you. I am curious as to why you keep this up... and why you need to constantly explain yourself. Well, good for the OP who got more work, and BTW she did not say she could not feed her kids, she said she had 40 bucks until the end of the week, which to me is a lot of money if you shop right. Good for the OP for trying to start a conversation about trying to keep the holidays bright despite the economic times, and good for the OP who in her last post to you seemed to be so well read and well versed she shot you down with a pen. For me, I am longwinded. All she had to say was she learned a lot about poverty of the soul. I tell you I won't soon forget this situation and if your blow-heartedness showed her brightness, then so be it. That is why you existed her. I assume you don't celebrate Grace coming into the world so you would not know what I meant when I said Merry Christmas to you anyway, because you probably should be thankful for Grace alot more than the OP.
I'm sure this subject has been exhausted BUT I have know sm
someone who is a CMA, 2 years of schooling with medical transcription courses and of course, no experience. She wants to get out of the clinical side of medical assisting. Where can I direct her as she wants to work from home? She doesn't have kids, but husband is military. I know she can do this, but not sure where to send her to get started.
I'm thinking possibly some of the bigger companies will look at her resume since she's never done this as a job before. Thanks for helping out. I appreciate any answer!
Since we're on this subject
I bought some headphones from transcriptiongear.com called Noisebuster. I absolutely love these things. You can still hear what's going on away from your desk but it's muffled. The reports I send to QA went down DRAMATICALLY since using these things because I can hear the dictation much more clear now. They do take AAA batteries, which need replaced about every 3 weeks. I went from sending about 5 reports a day to QA to 1 report every few days if that. I love these things! In case you're interested, the brand is Noisebuster Pro Tech NB-FX Noise Canceling. They're comfortable, too, cushioned around the ear lobe.
Re subject way down about FICA
I was very interested in the thread below that seemed to state no FICA has to be paid on earnings after retirement. My husband retired at the full age but FICA is taken out of every check. I was hoping the poster was right, but from the following statement made on the social security web site, it does not appear to be the case. Unless I misunderstood the point the poster was making, in which case I apologize.
Q. If I work after I start receiving Social Security retirement benefits, will I still need to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes on my earnings?
A. Yes. Any time you work in a job that is covered by Social Security--even if you are already receiving Social Security benefits--you and your employer must pay the Social Security and Medicare taxes on your earnings. The same is true if you are self-employed. You are still subject to the Social Security and Medicare taxes on your net profit.
Are you on straight typing or VR/typing?
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Just so you know - the subject is a limited field. SM
If you hit Post Quick Reply, put a little bit of text in the subject, SM for see message, and then put the rest in the box below.
Just trying to be helpful!
this response is for most all posters on this subject...
(also, to correct myself, should be this board, not boards...)
these points I bring up have all happened to me personally, or I have sat back and observed them in different positions I have held.
I am not burned out on transcription, still love it...justed burned out on how callous and harsh people in general have become...
Here is a challenge for CEOs and all the people pocketing huge profits off health-care...
Sit in an emergency room some day, LOOK INTO THE EYES of some of these patients we are supposed to be helping.
Talk to the elderly or the poor as they lay in stretchers in the hallway, alone, for hours and hours while people just walk past them like they are invisible.
All because they do not have health insurance. People do not matter it seems to me, unless you have money. The so-called business of health-care was not for making money, it was mostly nonprofit...
...the hospital could serve other functions, such as almshouse for the poor, or hostel for pilgrims. The name comes from Latin hospes (host), which is also the root for the English words hotel, hostel, and hospitality.
To RadMT--not to change the subject..ha ha..sm
but I was wondering if you had gotten any feed back on the word board question you posted the other night with *gracing*? I am just curious. thanks.
Was it just today or when? Nothing in my email regarding this subject. nm
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Would anyone care to elaborate on this subject
Insurance deductible amt, PTO, holidays, etc. Thank you.
2 typos
maybe no QA?
my typos
Oh yea, please don't give me slack about my typos.. I spend all day giving 99.5% of my typos the backhand, and when I am on the net, well, I really don't care!! Peace out..
sorry for the typos...nm
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sorry for typos
It is 4 a.m. and typing all day!
sorry for typos
noticed after reading back my post!
Sorry about the typos!! nm
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Sorry about the typos
I meant to type she said she could not hire someone who could not follow directions. My mind went before my fingers on that one.
LOL, guess I didn't read where it said subject (sm)
See, I'm just too dang stressed. Oh well, just don't sell my address, I get enough spam as it is and never read it.
I am pretty sure this subject has been addressed before, but don't think it got many responses, s
I'm asking again. If you work for an employer/company that do not require you to work 30-40 hours per week, but require you to meet the minimum line requirement within a certain time-frame or window, would you please give the name.
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