Don't listen to the old sour apples...
Posted By: See Msg on 2005-09-29
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However, if you are starting from scratch with no medical background and no training in transcription, you are 2-3 years from making ANY kind of money even IF you can find a job at home. It's like learning another language, the language of medicine. If you already have a medical background and have taken terminology, a way to more quickly get into the business would be to find a single doctor doing one specialty, saying the same thing over and over. However, if you're inexperienced it might be hard to get a doctor to trust you with his transcription. I don't know anything about your situation, so it's hard to answer. Any more info?
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No not from TTS. I am trying to compare apples to apples
Yes, you could do 400 lph with editing but if you got paid 4 cpl line you have to do minimum 3200 lines in a day vs 1600 a day with 8 cpl for straight typing. So I am assuming to make more money line count would have to be higher than 3200 a day with editing. I understand that most companies pay half of what they do for straight typing so that tell me you have to produce twice as much to make the same money??? I cannot figure out if VR is a way to pay the Transcriptionist less overall? Even though she might be producing 400 lph if she is only paid 4 cpl she might end up making less than if she just did straight typing at 8 cpl. Unless I have it wrong....
how many apples are red?
Who knows how many MTs are happy. and how do you measure happy? I for one, still enjoy my job after 30+ years of doing it, but i do make less money than ever.
There is some standardization in the field that was not there at all when i started MTing. But not all the standards are good ones, and it does not have the overwhelming respect of those in the trenches. Many of us now juggle the BOS (formerly AAMT) standard, a company standard, a client standard and the HIPAA as well as doctor idiosyncracies. Of course, the standards never touched the pay scale or schooling requirements.
In MTing, the appreciation seldom comes in a pat on the back; usually it simply is a self-satisfaction for doign a job well.
My thoughts? Keep doing what we do, better, with faster TATs and eventually the work may come back from overseas. It does not hurt to have a plan B though, esp in this economic environment.
Sour grapes
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Apples and oranges. sm
Working in-house is quite different than working through a service (though I suppose I *could* hop a plane and fly halfway across the country to confront someone at my hospital). No, as an MT working for a service we don't have that opportunity.
Otherwise, I don't think we're in disagreement. As for the original poster, however, that's an entirely different situation.
You can't compare apples with
oranges as he had lost his job and who knows the real truth. Tragic loss of lives.
Suffice it to say, it's pretty scary out there these days with so much misery over job loss, home loss and no hope in sight. It's like the domino effect. It's all happened so fast and there is no stopping it. Certain people will act out. No doubt immigrants are much harder pressed in times such as these. Even doctors are suffering from this economy. Hard to believe but it is true.
LOL, I will not be the only one that "sound sour grapes"
I type radiology now and work for a wonderful smaller company locally in Wyoming.
But that's not comparing apples to oranges.
2000 55-character lines is about 1700 65-character lines. Take away some more lines for unpaid headers, footers, and demographic information, and I could probably do what you're doing. Ah, so! I need to find a better employer that pays for headers, footers, demographics, and by the gross line!
Or rather it IS comparing apples to oranges. LOL
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I vote for Mrs. Prindable's apples!
They're not cheap but you can get a sampler box for a better price and they're individually wrapped. And QVC.com has them too. If you decide not to get them for the teachers, at least get one for yourself! Yummmmmm!
http://www.mrsprindables.com/store/index.asp?rectype=occasion&department_id=54
http://www.mrsprindables.com/store/index.asp?rectype=store&DEPARTMENT_ID=36
Please dont judge all by the bad apples
Some of us are happy with what we do and are happy to lend a hand. Not all, or even the majority of us are rude. There are just a few that like the attention on these boards i think.
I'm done trying to compare apples to oranges. sm
You are free to go on beating the dead horse, however. Best wishes.
A few sour grapes won't ruin the whole jar of jelly.
;)
Not sour grapes - We recorded the game
and have watched those plays more than a few times.
Especially the one where he was CLEARLY NOT over the line with the ball, only his shoulders and HE KNEW IT. He looked RIGHT at the camera as if to say, "Am I gonna get away with this"?
The ball was far too low underneath him to be even close to his head. Watch the replay and see for yourself.
I will admit it. I cried. Cried like a baby! I (sniff) still (sniff) can't.... talk about it much. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
obviously you're not full of sour grapes...nm
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sour grapes, dearie? Oh, i forgot, you
Phil IS sour grapes....called that on TV...nm
that is correct, LOL. Sour grapes from me I guess. LOL. nm
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Addendum- that should have been sour grapes, not green!
NM
What a dumb comparison - apples & oranges
Geez. A lot of people can't spell, and they sure as heck don't belong managing a QA department for medical transcription - correcting other people's mistakes!
you're mixing apples and beans here...sm
Some of us are heavy patriots, sons and daughters of America, but do not like what's going on in D.C. It's as simple as that. They are tapping 100,000+ Americans. Do you really believe that one-third of our country is involved with terrorists? Doubtful.....not even half that number. This administration simply TAKES advantage at every turn...in every nook and cranny that they can.
They are the reason the work force across the USA is highly upset, doesn't matter which state, which city, nobody is a happy camper in the regular work force today in the USA. I blame D.C.
Yes, GOD Bless the men and women who would fight for us to keep us FREE throughout history. And I will bless the men and women who are fighting today in Iraq
....but know it's over oil....do not delude yourself.
Just one person's opinion......we were ALL duped...approval rating as of yesterday and this includes everyone, whether reps or dems, was 29%....
You're comparing apples and oranges here, SandyGirl. SM
You're talking employee status in NYC. Some of us are talking IC status where we set our own rates and do the work we're most productive at.
I am settled into a comfortable routine. I know just exactly how much work I have and how long it takes me to do it.
You should really be careful about calling folks liars when you have absolutely nothing to go on but what YOU get paid. It makes you look pretty silly and uninformed.
Yep, sour grapes is right. Typical attitude of people who are angry with life.
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For saurkraut lovers, put apples, onions and pork chops in crock pot.
Wonderful meal. Some fresh rye bread with butter. Yummie.
Sweet and Sour Soup, Potstickers, Mandarine Salad, Beef and Broccoli.
Gotta love him.
Grilled steak with salsa, broccoli and baked potatoes with sour cream -- One of my favs!
nm
they pay you to listen to what they are saying and fix it.
I actually feel kind of sorry for the residents who have such a hard schedule, overworked, underpaid and not enough sleep. I would hate to dictate and don't think I would be very good at it. Well maybe if it was the only thing I did but not under the circumstances most of them work under. Think about it. What if on top of transcribing you had to do all the other things the doctors have to do while being sleep deprived.
Willing to listen.
If you have information, please share it. I just stumbled across this website a week or so ago. I have been totally in the dark about everything. So, please, feel free to fill me in. Don't have time to do a search since I am trying to get my line quota so I don't lose my benefits :-(
Listen to your gut sm
Listen to your instincts. You have gotten a lot of advice from this board and everyone means well, however, no one but you knows you situation completely.
As far as your boyfriend, I have been in that situation. I was "in love" with the person he "could become" but not at all happy with the person he currenlty was. I was fooling myself into thinking he would become a better person. One thing to remember is that it is impossible to change another person. If he is not what you want or need, you will have to make the decision that is right for you and your children.
Debt is a life drainer. It comes to a point that you are miserable because of debt. I've been there too. Again, do what you think is right but try not to strap yourself financially.
Best of luck to you and your family.
listen again, he is probably saying sm
pole of the right kidney. Also, are you sure 2.1 isodense lesion is not hypodense lesion also? Don't know about your "kamachium" will have to think about that one!
who do I like to listen to?
Do I get to make a last wish before the firing squad? 
Sammy Davis, Jr. (greatest entertainer of all time) - Barry Manilow (I like his newer stuff) - Maureen McGovern - Bobby Darin - Cher - some Janet Jackson - Mariah Carey - Backstreet Boys (some of their stuff) - Peabo Bryson - Luther Vandross - Anita Baker - almost anything Disco - CCR - Petula Clark - 3 Dog Night - Blood Sweat & Tears - a lot of George Michael, Jim Croce - Guess Who - Fifth Dimension - Four Seasons - David Clayton Thomas (from BS&T) - a little bit of Eric Clapton, Steve Lawrence & Edie Gorme (and the list goes on). I also have individual songs I like such as Elusive Butterfly, Green-Eyed Lady ... some stuff from the 60s (my age is showing). Not really into the 50s (but the movie Grease was fun). It all depends upon my mood from day to day.
Who I would never listen to: Janet Joplin, Rod Stewart, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones (the worst!!!), most of Elvis Presley, a whole ton of 60s, rock singers, and most of today's singers.
Despise rap and don't like country ... but I do enjoy the song "The Devil Came Down To Georgia." I'll pass on opera as well.
As the line goes from the movie: I "had two 50s and moved right on into the 70s."
Okay folks ... load up the guns. 
NO. Don't listen to the OP below. Go to
You do NOT have to do that.
However, you really should build breaks into your workday so that you are only typing (not taking breaks) during your worktime.
Hours are the times you work during and they can make whatever coverage hour requirements they want.
Lines are what you are producing and paid by. So you want to be as productive as possible while you are working during your coverage times.
Listen to your QA
Do not fight over it..but yes, those are all things that you should know having worked for 15+ years, not to mention any client preferences. Home MTs are always held to high standards over in-house, it is a fact that you have to learn to live with but a fact nonetheless. Most of the feedback you listed, I would be ashamed if I I was not consistent with my spacing, did not know the proper way to type an age, etc. If that does not bother you, keep in mind that if SHE is the one to you your next review, you know she will have a copy of the email you were sent stating that you were made aware of the guidelines.
and I ALWAYS say NOT to listen...nm
listen please
i've moved around, changed jobs a lot in my 32 yr of MTing. There have been times after even 10-15 yr in the business, that i sat down to something and it sounded like the words had been blenderized; i thought i'd never get it. Times i cried and thought i didn't have it any more. You HAVE to stick with it; that IS the key. I do strongly recommend working in-house a good while before you try doing this work in your home. You'll be okay and do well in due time, if you don't give up.
Listen to the
whole tape. Not the partial tape the media played. It is online, just Google for it and make sure that it states unedited. I explains a lot. You are correct that only one source has the right to pass judgment on him. I would also like to say that I have found a friend's father has an extremely interesting take on the use of this word. He is a black man, a professor. In part, if we forget this word exists, if we cover our eyes or ears every time we see or hear it, then we are ignoring an important part of history and an important movement by an entire race, then it could all happen again. Besides, if you ask 20 people their definition of that word you may be surprised. It does not mean the same thing to everyone and it some have more than one definition for it.
On another note, since it has been used in myriads of books, should we remove those all from libraries and burn them?
Personally, I have used this as a learning tool for my grandchild, how words mean something, words can change your life. I have explained to him how sometimes there are people in this world who will do anything to make a buck regardless of whom it hurts. I have shown him how one bad impression could change affect him adversely. I have explained that just because you hear something (a word, a rumor, etc.) it is not okay to repeat it unless you are willing to pay the price and be accountable for that action.
Listen to this one......SM
About a billion years ago I worked for MQ in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. MT I worked with made approximately $80,000 a year. We worked on a difficult ESL account. There was one doctor who only dictated discharge summaries, about a page and a half long. This MT added canned text to make each report about five pages long. She found a pretty routine physical exam, ROS, FH, SH, etc, by the same dictator and pasted it into every discharge summary report, along with whatever routine text she felt she could get away with. The doctor never complained because he could barely speak English and had the best looking reports in the hospital system. MQ was told about this repeatedly by other MTs but they did nothing about it because they were making so much money from her padded reports. Unbelievable. She's probably still there, but now up to $100,000 a year!
need someone to listen
Well, you caught my attention. Did you know that many brilliant/intelligent people suffer from depression? My advice to you is to contact your local community health program and immediately get help with your depression. They usually have fees based on your income. Maybe you suffer from ADHD also, no friends, or not many. Please get some help. "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." You could have a very productive life, making money, making friends. I have been and am from a family with alcoholism/depression/drugs and you have all of the classic signs of crying out for help, just don't know where to get it or whom to trust. You are too young to be like this. I have a son your age and I know he has ups and downs, but you really need help and I want to encourage you and tell you what a good person you are and that there are plenty of people who will help you. Just remember that ending your life is not the answer. Please get help for that brilliant mind of yours today. You have accomplished so many things and should be very proud of yourself. You may seem lost now, but just reach out and get your help and learn how you can be productive and be happy. Everyone deserves to be happy.
Listen to everything.
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QA might have to listen to all the above but
if you ever worked inhouse you would know that 2 sets of ears are better than just 1. I would listen only to ask for help and then the next person could hear it perfectly well. This could possibly be the same for QA, another pair of ears out there for our words that we cannot make out.
Someone like that is never going to listen
They know what they know and you are not going to be able to tell them differently. It's unfortunate, because it sounds like she has a lot of hopes set on the scenario that has been laid out to her. It's too bad we can't go back and expose that school or her source somehow.
I'd just say, okay, whatever you think. Let me know how it goes. You'll never hear from her again, or if you do, you know darn well it won't be truthful.
I like MM, too. I have a bunch of CDs here that I listen to
while I'm working. I like all types of music.
I wont even listen to me
on my voicemail!! ewwww, I know I sound like a geek, or a little kid, or tired, or ......
Listen, I do not want to offend anybody
here. That is not the reason for my coming here. I was just warning people of what I suspected. Other people must suspect it too or they would not be responding either. We are just sick of it! This person is ruining the board. I will leave it alone. Sorry.
Listen to your friend
That is just so not true. We truly value our employees and ICs. I have never said "go find another job".. Whenever I get complaints, I appreciate them and try to fix them. Even on this board, I feel that some of the MT's comments are very valid and I have to re-evaluate several things. And guess what? I will because I DO CARE about MTs. I am you.
Liz
Please listen to your friend....
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Listen to him on radio
I sometimes listen to him while doing my late afternoon pick-up and deliveries on the radio. I have also found out that a lot of time giving praise and appreciation to them when they do the job -- even though it is not to our satisfaction or as well as we can --gives them incentive to do more. We don't like to be cut down all the time and have to re-do and so even though it may not be up to my standards I try to let the kids know that I appreciate it -- unless of course they have done a poor job on purpose -- another subject.
Listen to your daughter on this one
You may be distracted with worrying about her and not "be there" for your hubby 100%. As other posters have said, she can visit & pay her respects at the graveside, on her own time.
My son was only 5 when my Gramps died and though I took him to the visitation (I had not sitter) with every intention of keeping him away from the open casket, he managed to get up there anyway.
He's 22 now and when my mother passed away 2 years ago, the one he was very very close to, she was cremated and we had such a casual memorial for her. He was able to speak about their good times and how he would always know she was with him when he heard Nat King Cole, etc.
He told me later that this was so much "cooler" than when great gramps died. "Never let me lay in a casket for people to just stare at Mom". So, even though he was just 5 at the time, he remembers it clearly.
My sympathies to your hubby and all.
To MT Student - Listen
Ms. Student, please don't stick with the MT program just because there is an Illinois MT who makes $22 and hour at a hospital. You should realize that, even tho God Bless this Illiniois MT and that's GREAT for her, almost NOBODY makes anywhere near $22/hour in a hospital setting with full benefits anymore. This is a M-I-N-O-R-I-T-Y position with realistically less than 10% of the medical transcription population at large making this kind of money, so don't start drooling. (Entities like MedQuist, etc., have seen to it that our jobs went to pasture from the hospital, FYI. We just love MedQuist. They are fine folk. ) Anyway, it is incredibly hard to get the money you deserve and you only get it after putting in at least a DECADE or more of doing this job, and it just isn't worth it. Check out another field. This one is way out in Left.
Listen to the nerve of this one!
over and when I stood at the door, not letting her in, she pushed her way in anyway. I told her I was working and she said,"That's okay I will just sit in the chair beside you AND NOT TALK!" Oh, and she did...but her baby didn't, he cried and screamed until he fell asleep and she sat there and looked at me for over an hour. Let me tell you, that will never happen again. Learned my lesson then and there!
Only if you listen to infomercials ;-)
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Listen to Patti...
I don't know her personally, but she seems to be up on the IC stuff from what I've read of her posts. She seems to be knowledgable. I also use Express Scribe, but have not had experience with Express Dictation. He may have to purchase a handheld, and then you charm his staff into uploading this for you. You will also probably need to figure a way to gain the patient demographics, most likely through e-mail! Work it out! Plus, since he's sending you home, you can do other work, and he'll be one the wiser, if you'd like! Freedom, aahhhh yes, freedom!!! lol Just trying to be helpful...... 
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