Bravo! I completely agree.

• I need a mentor for CMT Exam - Linda Tyson
  • You might want to read more about CMT & AHDI -- - their CMT "accreditation" is a scam.
    • CMT - Monica Crocker, CMT
      • I receive 2 different CMT incentives. - Multi-MTSO MT
        • And how much do you pay out of pocket for AHDI dues? And required CEUs? - RBD
          • You do not have to be AHDI member sm - CMT
            • CEUs are NOT FREE!!!! nm - WHAT?!!?
              • Some of them are - (nm)
          • Those are reimbursed, so nothing. nm - Multi-MTSO MT
        • Half of a cent! Wowee-zowee! Where do - I sign up for my CMT? (NOT !!!!!)
          • Here's some figures for you to gum on .. - Multi-MTSO MT
            • So basically, your price for selling out is $5500. - sigh
              • How is this selling out? - More2MT
                • It's selling-out because you're supporting an outfit - that uses that income to campaign - sm
                  • Bravo! I completely agree. - Standing ovation for you
        • Is that half-cent worth selling out to an - sm
          • If AHDI had a CMT flag, I would definitely - BURN IT
        • I get extra incentive from my 2 employers too. - MSMT also a CMT
        • Just know you are in the minority, so - sn
      • Who gives you more respect for it? The people at AHDI? Nm. - RBD
      • Just because you wasted your - sm
        • you are so right. I had my CMT sm - MT 30+ and running
      • Just wanted to warn her not to throw good - money after bad.
        • Association for Healthcare Documentation in India - deenibeeni
          • Exactly. Completely agree. - Not another dime to them

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I too have been in this business for a long time (almost 20 years).  I also have a good friend who is an RN who will ask me questions about certain things that she hasn't read up on because it is not in her field of "expertise". 

If someone I know says something like, "I have this pain that won't go away. . ..", I say, "you need to make an appointment with your doctor.  If someone says the doc put them on a drug and can't pronounce the name, I can give them the correct way to say it.

But in my experience, I can tell (in my areas of expertise) when something is wrong.  I would never say, "I think he has this or that."  I would say, "I really don't like the looks of that and it might need to be looked at by the doctor. Even if I do know from experience what it may be. 

In the case of an NP ignoring the MT's concerns, I find that disturbing.  That seems to say that personal objections are getting in the way, which should never happen in the medical field, regardless of what level you are at, if there is even what may apper to be a valid concern.

when EVERYONE criticizes how the government is run and how they do things? Why put your life and those of your family in jeopardy waiting on the government to help you. What happened to PEOPLE helping each other?  People seeing that their elderly neighbors get to safety? People pulling together to solve these issues? Why do so many seem to be waiting to see what the government can do for them??  The government has enough problems!  I certainly would not rely on the government for ANYTHING!  Do these people want to government telling them what to do in their everyday lives?  If so, move to a country with no democracy! 

  I'm finished for the time being.. but WAKE UP PEOPLE!

and believe me, they don't give a patient a discount because they feel guilty. They don't give the employees yearly raises. While they (and the 2 office managers) get their bonuses and go buy brand new cars, SUVs, boats, vacation homes and, yes, even airplanes, they have plenty of employees struggling to make ends meet. One employee (that I know of, a newly divorced woman) recently took bankruptcy and our insurance is so bad that most of us can't afford to even go to the doctor as we have $2,600 deductible for a single person!  I would NOT feel guilty one bit!  

I love it when they say thank you.  It makes me smile every time.  It also makes me smile and chuckle a little when I get one that will laugh at themself when he/she gets tripped up on their words.

As another poster said, our bodies "know" when we have typed a certain number of lines.  Having worked for various transcription companies, I found it difficult to even reach the minimum lines with many of these places.  I feel very fortunate to have found an MTSO that is honest.  Guess what, I am transcribing over 2,000 lines in 5 or 6 hours!  I am saving every penny possible because I know it will not last forever.  

nice post!

I've always thought it was unrealistic to expect all teenage high school graduates to know what they want to do with the rest of their lives and to be able to pursue a college degree based on that knowledge (although I acknowledge that's 100% true, as some grads do know).  I'm 53 and I'm still not sure what I want to be when I grow up!

I think the events described in your post happen a lot more often than not, and when they do occur, it IS a waste of money. 

Life is a work in progress, and people change drastically over the course of it.

Yes, instead of being petty, envious and annoyed - celebrate with our typing sisters and brothers - we are all trying to make it work moneywise.  Share the knowledge of increasing line count.  That is what everyone wants to know anyway. Good for you!