I agree - comma if it's informal nd first name is used

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Because we all change jobs a lot, we all run into what seems like the same people wherever we go.  For the most part, people come and go unnoticed, BUT if you have a blowout with a supe/manager, that's a different ballgame altogether. 

There is no official list of people not to hire, but the names of some who are difficult to work with are known by the recruiters and hiring management. 

Of course, any poll conducted here would be unscientific, but still I would like to find out if others hold the same opinion.

Twenty-some-odd years ago, when I first got into medical transcription, there seemed to be a lot of energy in the air and the scuttlebutt was that AAMT was going to help us get unionized. This would not only increase our pay but help us gain some respect/credibility (as several clinical professions were already unionized) and afford us some job security. A few years later I became a member of AAMT and eventually earned my certification. 

As an AAMT member, reading the journal and eventually the website, I *NEVER* had the impression that they were true advocates for us MTs. What I DID get a sense of was their pandering to the big companies. And I always thought that the dues were very high for most working MTs. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading the journal with its interesting industry-related articles, quizzes, and ads.

Now of course AAMT has been replaced by Association for Health Documentation and Integrity, which I think it is a poor choice for a name. For one thing, it's entirely too long. Secondly, "American" has been completely removed from the title (reflecting its globalist philosophy, which as an American really pisses me off!).

Of course, the whisperings about unionizing NEVER came to fruition. And our wages have not only not risen commensurate with inflation but have been STAGNANT, with many of us working at the same rate we made years ago.

Recently I learned that it was AHDI who came up with the "industry-wide standard recommendation" that MTs only be paid for the black characters sans spaces, which results in ~30% decrease in our pay. Many hospitals have implemented this pay structure  -- certainly several hospitals here have. 

Finally -- and this is the last thing stuck in my craw -- if AAMT had DONE THEIR JOB way back when and launched a nationwide campaign to educate PATIENTS on the importance of obtaining copies of their medical records and checking them for accuracy, it would have benefitted us greatly. Patients would start complaining to their hospitals and doctors' offices about errors in reports, and that would have put the emphasis back on QUALITY. That would have prevented what we are seeing today with crap transcriptions coming back from India by those who don't even understand English. 

So, here are the informal and unscientific poll questions:

Do you think AAMT/AHDI did their best as advocates for us and our profession, yes or no?  If you answered no, why not?  What do you think they should they have done differently or better?

in the following sentences?

1.  Stable, broad-based posterior disc bulge effacing the ventral aspect of the thecal sac with resultant mild to moderate bilateral neural foraminal narrowing.  Stable associated mild facet arthropathy.  --comma after small

2.  This is felt to most likely represent nonspecific demyelination, and multiple sclerosis cannot be excluded.  --comma after and

Was counted off for these by QA as 'necessary commas' but do not know why.

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he speaks perfect English, especially when asking for money!  Also, in my opinion, blanks should be left in the doc's dictation if not able to be transcribed, maybe then they will know that are NOT understood.  With QA fixing them, what need is there for them to care if we understand them or not? 

I mean afterall there is no evidence that she is dead.  From the beginning I thought they were guilty and I still think that Joran knows something (not saying it was an intentional murder-- probably an accident)  The biggest thing that plays on my mind is why did they lie in the beginning if they were innocent.  I believe that they were covering up for something.  There have been theories that she went for a swim and drowned but there has been absolutely no trace of her.  No shoes, handbag, nothing, which leads me to believe that everything was gathered up and taken somewhere. 

I feel for the family but they need to let the Arubans do their job abiding their own laws.  I know the mother has said she will stay until she finds Natalee but you can't live in Aruba forever.

I think you have to blame Natalee herself before you blame the chaperones.  What was she thinking going in a car w/ three strangers in a foreign country???  And also, what about her friends.. what were they thinking letting her go to the bar or leaving the bar alone?  Back when we were in college and were on spring break or just bar hopping in this country..... you NEVER let your friend go off w/ some strange guys.  That is just common sense.

Evil does exist no matter where you go and my post was meant in no way disrespectful to you or your opinion (I hate it when a flaming war starts like the ones above).  I just know how one seemingly insignificant comment can start a whole line of growing misinformation...  Kinda like that game we probably all played as kids..telephone or whatever 

I did not hear about the comment of America being the Great Satan, that is interesting, I am going to have to check that one out! 

IN some cases we did, but do you really think the Indians didn't do the same?  There is a myth about indigenous peoples on any continent being "noble savages," but in truth, there were warring thieving tribes among the Indians here who leeched off the peaceful tribes before the Europeans got here.  Lying and cheating are not exclusively European virtues.

I still say they need to get over it.  We spend way too much time in this country talking about mistreatment and ills of the past - we need to spend more time and energy on building a future for the children and grandchildren we say we love so much.  The best way to give them a successful, peaceful future is to let go of our resentments and choose to love our children more than we love our grudges.

Degree in advertising and marketing and promotion and choosing to do MT. How pitiful is that?

I can do 1800-2000 lines a day, so 1000 is a piece of cake.

That is what I am working on, keeping at it.  Hard right now for me with 3 kids at home and in my face sometimes.  But only 1 month till school.  Ahhhhh, cant wait!  Still, I find that after my 1000, I start to dwindle a bit.  I want 2000 a day, so that is my goal I am working towards.  Have to find ways to motivate myself. 

I also strongly agree with you about the attitude component.  That plays a major role in our jobs.  With changes coming on board at my company, I find the better the attitude, the better it all goes for me. 

I have to look up every single lab test that she abbreviates (incorrectly) because our account does not allow for ANY abbreviations (for this reason, I guess).  She has listed over 37 different lab tests in this report and half of them she abbreviated incorrectly.  I have to look them all up in Stedman's path...if not in Stedman's path then in Stedman's abbreviations, and then if not in Stedman's abbreviations on google or path sites.  I spent over 2 hours on this one 27-minute report. 

I normally love the long, meaty reports especially if they're OPs.  But this woman obviously didn't know what she was doing...and the worst part is that she isn't new.  She does this all the time.  I cringe when I see her name show up in my job list, which it usually does about every 5 months and then 10 jobs in a row.  So I'll probably spend all 8 hours on just her 10 reports and be lucky to make 800 lines.  Yeeehaww.