Absolutely. Maybe a paper needs to be written for (sm)
Posted By: My 2 cents (per line?) on 2007-06-11
In Reply to: Let the docs use their reports transcribed in India as a defense! LOL - mstudent
JAMA & other MD publications. Most of them are in the dark about who often does their dictation (India), and what that's doing to higher-quality US MTs. If we all get forced out of this business by below-minimum-wage pay, there will be no turning back, and ALL their clinical documents will be done offshore. Their malpractice insurance premiums would have to go considerably higher to cover all the botched diagnoses & care that could result from that.
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everyday, it's probably written by you. It's really amazing how some people on this board are so __________. I put a blank because I really don't know what to call it. Why is a reply a 'comeback'? So childish. If you want to argue with someone, get off the computer and go find your husband. I don't lead that type of lifestyle. I hope you have a good evening.
here are some I had written down
When state = Wednesday
Doctor was talking to a group in the background and said, in a thick Alabama accent, "y'all are leaning on me hard." This translated into "innominate Howard."
Able to answer simple questions = Able to staff with pulpitis instance.
Lungs clear without wheezes or rales -
Lungs clear without wheezes or Ralph. Don't know who Ralph is, but don't want him in my lungs..lol
I believe it is written 1:160, 1:80 to 1:320
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OMG!! I could have written this!
I've even returned to school and am taking Psych too!
I left the MT profession awhile back and am working among people again, and I'm with you. People in general are rude, insensitive and just plain mean. If they sense that you're not the type of person to pick on people, to fight back with them when they give you a hassle just for the sake of being a jerk, or if you're just plain old not interested in the high schoolesque gossiping, backstabbing and meanness, they see you as weak and come at you even more.
I was ready to quit today and missed being at home by myself with no one to mess with me just for the sake of their own amusement.
Geez, isn't it awful? And yes, that is why I started working at home in the first place. In the early 1990's I worked in-house and had a boss who was a mean, arrogant, control freak bully whose reason for living was to make my life hell for no apparent reason.
You're a nice person, I can tell, but I have no clue why people see people like us as targets for their wrath.
Sick.
as written
You've been told 3 times to do it their way. If you cannot follow their wishes, then you do need to get out. I think you're lucky that they told you 3 times - most places would have given you the boot the one time you questioned what the doctor wanted.
why it is written this way
HIPAA is U.S. and we have no authority in other countries. I was reading about advice to docs who choose to offshore...they are told to do the business-associate agreement (between a covered and noncovered entity) expressing that financial responsibility will fall on the offshore agent(cy) for any violations, but this article also goes on to say that basically, there isn't much one can do to get the money or do anything about any of those violations. Pretty much, the way i read this is that the responsibility is going to fall to the US-based organization because that is who HIPAA and/or the JCAHO actually have authority over.
Wow, I could have written that. nm
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I could have written this
My MIL is the exact way you described in your message. She finally did end up in the hospital in the spring with a pyelonephritis, played the poor-pitiful-me routine for a while...ugh! She's diabetic, but eats sweets like crazy (though tries to deny it), will NOT exercise, and smokes like a chimney. I have no sympathy for someone like that whatsoever...We have distanced ourselves from her destructive behavior. It's not worth it when we know she's not listening to us or her doctor! 
This could have been written by me...
It sounds exactly like my experiences since transcribing at home. The best spaces for me were in closets. It's perfect.
1. Eveything is easily within reach.
2. You can close it up when you are not working.
3. No distractions and I want to get in there and get it done and get out.
4. Doesn't take up a other needed space.
I could have written this! .. SM
 It sounds like my company, and I can just about guess which one you're with. My account, also, must have literally hundreds of dictators, most are great... but these last 2 days all ESL crap. The Leads (MTs who assign the work) have to get their lines in, too, and no doubt they're not keeping the ESLs for themselves. I got p - - - d off plenty, too, the same way you did... but needed to make lines before the end of the weekend, but wasn't goint to do it pulling my hair out. I did the same, typed a few, went to bed.
I couldn't have written it better myself...
Those are exactly my thoughts. Didn't work for Spheris or Medquist, but did work for Heartland before MDI. I am so happy I came to MDI. I am sure they are not perfect, but I think they are better than a lot out there.
I could have written your post! I am the same way you are/were in that
I've been with MQ over 6 years as an IC. I have looked around other companies, interviewed, and my mind keeps telling me just to stay put and give it a try, so I will hire on at 10 hours or so a week and just "get it over with" and see how it goes for 3 months or so. Can't hurt.
Of course, I have to stay in the same office with the same accounts for me to do that. Can't really be all that bad if you consider your line rate staying the same - is yours?
I am out of one of the CA offices and just love it there!
So, I'm gonna do it and be filling my paperwork out shortly. Good luck to you.
I also am going to try for the 401 K since I've worked for so long as an IC and have absolutely no investments whatsoever.
I honestly could have written that....sm
back when I was in high school in the late 70s! The first high school I went to was just like that.... there was a large snob/bully society (the snobs were basically verbal bullies because they'd put down people that weren't in the "clique", and I had some idiot teachers. My algebra 2 teacher was so stupid that she would write a problem out on the board, stop, look at it and say "oh that's not right" and then erase it, doing this 2-3 times per problem,... then wondered why no one had a clue what to do on tests.
I was grateful when we moved to another town and the high school in the next town was much smaller. The teachers cared about the students and teaching, and the students generally cared about each other. There weren't snobs there because the area was economically depressed and no one had a lot of anything. I was able to participate in a program with a local college where during my senior year I went to high school 1/2 day and college 1/2 day, so the 10 of us that did this (out of a graduating class of 99) graduated from high school with 30 hours of college credits completed. We were also able to do this because the local college gave us discounts to participate in this program.
When I've asked on classmates.com about some of the snob/ bullies from the 1st high school not a single one of them has had a great life. One of the ones that was in the "it" girl group has been divorced 4 times now and is a heavy partier, and I've been told that she looks like crap from the years of partying. One of the guys who was the most "it" for the males died from AIDS which he ended up getting after he moved to New York to get into acting, turned to a life of male prostitution and picked it up there. The successful people are those who hung around with people like I did. Out of the group I hung around with 1 is a pediatrician, another a dentist, another is an architect, another is a software engineer and every one of us has stayed in contact throughout the years and get together occasionally.
I could have written this about someone I know, don't know the answer. nm
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Typing as written
First of all, let me explain that I work not from dictation but a handwritten template that I fill in--typewritten "transcription" in turn. The physician fills out the form while in the treatment room, circles correct choice from a list, etc.; sometimes the nurse does this. I've been instructed for the third time to "type as written" when I've questioned meds or inconsistencies. This goes against my training and principles (if that sounds sanctimonious, so be it)--when I can't reference things. I've had as much as half with questions and blanks where information was simply skipped. I don't have the patient charts to consult--just a stack of forms. I have respect for the doctor professionally; her patients, many of whom have been coming to her for years, seem to love her. Never had this experience before, either with transcription or as a secretary. Most of the time my supervisors have been happy that I caught errors. Please let me say these aren't nitpicky things--it is misspelled drugs like Demedex rather than Demadex!
The last time I said I wouldn't put my initials on the reports I questioned and was told I must put my initials "to tell who to return work to," even though I'm the only one doing transcription. Furthermore, the office manager told me the doctor takes ultimate responsibility because it's her signature on the notes. I'm going to comply while looking for other work, because this is one of many things we just don't see eye-to-eye on! What do you all think? How to deal with this? TIA!
Beautifully written.
Good luck wherever you have gone.
Well, duh, if I hadnt, would I have written
that. I am just so tired of seeing "recovering alcoholics," " recovering druggies," recovering anything that are supposed to be "heros." I JUST DO NOT GET IT when you put yourself in that position. Give me a fricking break.
You bet! And sometimes that's just the written part
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Oh my Lord, I could have written
Thank you for putting this into words that I've been thinking all along. Phewee on QA. QA is for weaklings. Learn to swim or get out of the lake!!!! 
You could have written my story
I have been a Transcriptionist for over 20 years. It seems the longer I am in this profession the less I make.
All I can say is what is written on my up-to-date
social security forms and the fact I just talked with them in January. I certainly asked the question, again, if money withheld when I turn full retirement next year and again told no, full benefits then. Like I told Doxie, just call social security and check with them.
I found it written this way, from a very
"He appeared comfortable and in no acute distress."
This appeared in an journal article I read published by the Cleveland Clinic. Don't think you can get more reliable than that.
I'd probably first send her a written sm
formal demand for payment including any bank fee/charges. In the event you need to take it further you will need that evidence that you attempted to collect. I'd give her a specific time frame to submit the funds (i.e. 7 business days) via cash, money order or cashier's check.
I'd send the demand certified mail/return receipt for your proof. You can explore in the meantime the procedure for filing a complaint, etc., but that's not going to be a "quick" thing.
I could have written this post
I think its the same all over. And nobody's saying why, that's the thing that galls me.
beautifully written.. but I'm an IC...
what do I use to fill in the blanks?
I only experienced this first hand not by jobs being sent overseas, but by women in my own country under-bidding me out of a 7-year account I Had....
Obvious that law was written by men
Do they think that because we have breasts we can't drive correctly? OMG.
This is especially upsetting, seeing as most females who are getting permits are teenage years and breast cancer is not so common in that age range.
As an aside, a friend of mine had to go in for a mammogram a while back. Her insurance company refused to pay for it. Said it was not a necessary exam because she is "not old enough to need a mammogram". Her doc found a lump and wanted the test. Why is this not necessary?
very well written. I agree. nm
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Absolutely, I absolutely love my job and
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Put it on paper
I was drowning in debt a couple of years ago. I finally bought a book by Dave Ramsey about getting out of debt and I must say, this man is a genius! He also does a radio program daily where he takes calls and gives advice. I now do a budget on paper where EVERY penny is accounted for. It is amazing how much of a difference this has made in my life. No, I don't reuse foil or sandwich bags ... LOL! I have paid off my credit card debt and installment debt. At this point, I'm working on the mortgage. I highly recommend the plan Dave Ramsey pushes for "financial peace" as he refers to it.
I have seen ads in the paper where...
Radiology MTs are paid that per hour. Maybe some of the others are too. I applied at a temp agency to work as an MT and asked for a minimum of $12/hr. I didn't get the job. I was not tested or anything, so I felt maybe they didn't want to pay me the $12/hr.
If you get on with the hospital, not sure if you will eventually be sent home or not, but most hospitals where I live send the MTs home to work. So, maybe try at a hospital near you? However, even though they pay hourly, they have a line count they want you to maintain. I think when they pay hourly, they really stick to the line count minimum to make sure they aren't paying you to do nothing. The minimum line count depends on the hospital.
good luck.
It also says on my paper...
…You may decide to continue working beyond your full retirement age without choosing to receive benefits. If so your benefits will be increased by a certain % between your full retirement age AND age 70. If I did not draw before age 70, I would have an 8% increase in the amount I would get at age 66- whatever that would be, don’t do math.
maybe you put too much paper into it, so that
the printer cannot 'grasp' it, or you put the paper too far away.
You should get written notification in the mail,
followed by a certified letter, followed by formal notice from the sheriff or a process server. There are things you can do to prevent foreclosure, depending on your situation. I found out that my mortgage holder had a special program in place for hardship cases where they refinanced the loan to bring it current and reduced the interest rate. Mortgage lenders can also defer payments. There are grant programs available in some cities or counties where they'll pay your house payment for you. Other programs include no interest second mortgage loans to catch you current. If you wind up going bankrupt, you don't have to include your house in the bankruptcy, but you do have to have it brought current in six months or something like that. Banks don't want your home or car. They want their money. The thing is that if they sell your house or car for a reduced price, you're still liable for the balance owed plus legal fees unless you bankrupt.
You are a decent woman, and that was well written.
I do also think that the moderator needs to ban the person who has been so inflammatory here so many times, particularly on the subject of motherhood. There's no need for responses such as hers to be allowed when we all just want a forum to chat and, hopefully, be supportive to each other. I'm off to watch Lost now, my one great indulgence :)
I could have written what you wrote, but I have 1 more thing to add..
I find that most of the MTs where I do QA are so very nice and take their feedback very well. They try so hard at the difficult ESLs (which is all of them) and I too know that it has to be grueling to do some of them knowing my take-home money depended on those dictators. We have a wonderful group of MTs, some good, some trying, but they sit there day after day and endure. I will give them credit.
I have also seen very poor quality for no reason, but I won't go there. Those folks should not be in the profession at all. I have seen that at many companies.
Hats off to all of you MTs who endure the hard work and continue to hang in there. You are recognized for what you do at least by some.
I found the other links I had written down.
digiscript, transcripts.tv, and fantastictranscripts. You can Google them to find the websites. The only place I actually ever worked was emediamillworks/FDCH.
I could have written your post, Madam X
Except my DD and I are a few years older. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be on food stamps and Medicaid. And now, of course, the dilemma is if I start to look for another job, I have to make sure it's going to pay enough for me to give up the food stamps. The income guidelines are actually quite generous for medical for kids -- wish I had known about this earlier. I can certainly see how people get hooked on this. In the meanwhile, though, I am going to stay at my crappy job just for the experience.
Yes, it is long, and lots of it is written more toward
programmers who use it.
It's a good program, but it does have some quirks. Sometimes I find I hit some combination of keys that gets everything stuck in uppercase for a while. It goes back to normal after a bit.
I am in total agreement with what you have written
This job was quite enjoyable in my younger years and while it sounds like pay was low back in the 1980s, the cost of living was low as well.
Another 4-5 years of serious studying and I could have possibly obtained a degree in an area which had better job security, had a future I could count on and didn't require 50-60 hours of week of work to bring home 50G.
Plus, at 48, my hips, hands, hearing, have taken a beating that I am not really being compensated for, most jobs after 20 yrs, land a person into a supervisory position of some sort that allow the worker to teach what they know, and yes, to relax somehat and let the young and spunky ones keep up the grueling schedules.
So, in retrospect, I would have gotten student loans, applied for grants, did what I had to in order to acquire a higher education (I wanted to be a doctor).
As per AAMT BOS 2, is times two written
as x2 or x 2? Thanks a bunch!
oops. I thought the OP had written it...sm
Sorry. Good poem, anyway.
Oops! should be written not writing
Not racist at all - a very well written post.
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Contracts usually written by MTSO..sm
So, naturally, in whose favor would we expect it to be? Right!! 2 things I would get absolutely straight on a contract, though, is hours or schedule, if any is to be considered, and a definitive line rate, not in vague terms.
Very well written - hope he reads it! nm
Which companies have written policies against it?
Just curious...
Hmm, I have a paper here that I signed that says
they will deduct FICA taxes, pay the employer part of FICA equaling 7.65%, and federal income taxes. It says I will receive a W-2, not a 1099.
FICA is the SS tax. So, if they are holding out federal taxes, FICA, employer part of FICA, then all that is left is state tax...??
Does anyone else get overwhelmed with all the paper
that's constantly thrown at them? I just spent an hour and a half cleaning off my desk. It was covered with mail, books, bills, school papers for all the kids, papers I have to fill out for DH and our oldest, papers to be shredded, stuff I have to do for other people, account specs. This was all just from the past week. I always thought I was a pretty organized person, but this place is a mess.....
What about scrapbook paper?
I know Joann has a big scrapbook paper notebook. It would look cute with a lot of different design/similar color paper hands. We actually did this with a turkey projected and covered the turkey with fall paper. I don't know what your budget is but the notebook is about $10 and you'd probably have a lot left over for other stuff.
I think I missed the ad in the paper that says you must
paint your house a funky color. I'm thinking I missed a huge sale at Home Depot on paint because my neighbors are going crazy with the colors. Yes, I understand home depot and Lowe's screws up paint and you can get the mixed up colors very cheap but geez. My neighborhood is going crazy with weird paint colors on their houses. Two months ago someone painted their house bright green with bright pink trim, then came the peach house with green trim, bright yellow house followed by bright blue house with the leftover yellow trim. New house being built across the street is all burnt orange including the fence. They even painted the driveway burnt orange and not UT vols orange. Now my neighbor is painting hers bright green. It's not a bad neighborhood here in Central Florida and the houses here run from 150s to 300s but these colors are horrendous. I think if I put my house up for sale I won't get an offer because the peach house, green and pink house, and orange house are all on the dead end street I'm on.
Sticky paper
Like I said below I buy my sticky paper through a place that prints up forms. You will need to do some calling to see. It is a little expensive but I provide that in my price. Just do not buy the boxed stuff from Viking or Office Depot or Office Max as they do not not have the perforations on the sides so that when they peel the note it is smaller than the paper and fits on a piece of paper. E-mail me if you have any questions. But if you are in the Seattle area, there are a lot of paper places up there. If you are doing overflow then the main MT should be able to tell you where to get the paper. Also they might provide it as some accounts do. Everyone is different. But CONGRATS -- the first step is the hardest. Knew you could do it. Be sure to ask for lots of examples when you start. Keep me informed. Any questions you can e-mail me. Patti typing without glasses hope don't have many typos.
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