I agree wholeheartedly with you...
Posted By: Worried, but still transcribing on 2006-02-05
In Reply to: 20 years ago, MTs worked at the site, using typewriters. - Not So Worried
... my hospital forbids its transcription service to send its work overseas, and the company must sign a document every year with regards to that promise. HOWEVER, catching them if they are doing it surruptitiously is another matter. But like you say, it's a huge trainwreck going somewhere to happen. I think it's important to educate the PATIENT that there is always the possibility their confidential records could be leaving the country. For some that could pose all sorts of problems. I for one try to remind my own doc, nurses, etc., that my info. had BETTER NOT get offshored, because if I find out about it, I will sue. And I think all patients should make that point perfectly clear with their healthcare providers. Like you say, sooner or later something really NASTY is going to happen to someone's medical records, and for the institution that was negligent enough to allow those records to end up offshore, there will most likely be hell to pay.
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I agree wholeheartedly.....
The hospital job is the Cadillac of MT jobs anymore. If you're lucky enough to live in a larger metro area that pays better than rural, the hospital job is the last good job situation that you can find. I'm homebased and local to my hospital job, regular employee, benefits up the wazoo, hourly pay PLUS incentive, all equipment supplied for free including my cable internet bill. I left the national scene 3 yrs ago and God willing my hospital never decides to go with a national service, I will be there forever. I'm making 35,000 working less than 40 hours a week. I'm in heaven.
Agree wholeheartedly with you.....sm
Oh. but I DO know how GREAT it is to not live with this type of personality any longer (married 13 years, divorced him and now 15 years without him and I am SUPER HAPPY). Unfortunately, there are also passive-aggressive women out there in the world, equally as oppressive as the men who have this diagnosis.
By the way, my ex was never *formally diagnosed* - I diagnosed him myself.....and today I feel bad for his wife of nearly 5 years; however, I never deal with them, have never met her....I simply feel sorry for her from afar....because horses NEVER change colors.
So, yes, I not only lost the oaf, but a mere 5 years after the divorce, I dropped 50 pounds and KEPT IT OFF!!! *talk about big weights being lifted* 
Best of luck to ALL who are going through life dealing with a passive-aggressive personality on ANY level.
I agree wholeheartedly. sm
Unfortunately, they are the only ones that provide any sort of credentialing for this field, as sad as that is.
I agree wholeheartedly...sm
I recently had a neighbor move in with two small kids. It was a father with these obnoxious little hellions. He asked me on three different occasions if I would watch his kids while he was at work because *you're home all day*. I told him no three different times, trying to explain that I work from home and that I did not have time. He even told me he had to go on nights soon and would it be okay if I could run over to his house two or three times during the night to check on his kids, or perhaps spend the night. and I am supposed to do MY work, when??? not to mention getting any sleep of my own due to running over to his house? Again, I said no. I could not do that. Then suddenly he would start showing up at my door mid afternoon or so and say he had to go pick up one son from school..the other was sleeping on the couch and could I just run over every 15 minutes or so to check on the sleeping one? I did it once, because he put me on the spot. the second time I told him flat out no! They just don't GET IT!!!
Nothing to add except I agree wholeheartedly.
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Ditto. Agree with you wholeheartedly.
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I agree with you wholeheartedly. There is no excuse.
I have learned to live by the basic rule of treating people as I would want to be treated. I'm sorry for your experience.
Agree wholeheartedly, 100% on this one (No Mess)
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BEST POST ON THIS TOPIC. I agree wholeheartedly. nm
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I agree wholeheartedly. Your kids are only young once. nm
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Wholeheartedly agree!!! this business screams UNION
How many people have the sheer determination and guts to carry it through?
Agree wholeheartedly - have to learn to be responsible someday - hopefully already know
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I second that wholeheartedly!
Couldn't agree more, I just watched it all again this morning. Loving it!
I wholeheartedly disagree
First, if someone does not like her acting style or anything else about her, they are certainly entitled to their opinion. I think through chance or intent I have seen every thing released to date that she has done - Hackers, Girl Interrupted, Gia, Beyond Borders to name a few. She steps up to every different role and continues to grow. She is 30 years old and has been speaking more intelligently in interviews for years than a lot of 40 and 50 year old actors and actresses. She is putting herself out there and putting herself in harm's way as does anyone who puts their face, famous or otherwise, on a cause.
Many of the humanitarian roles she has assumed now are ones she has been asked to do. Since practically birth, and particularly since her teen years, everything she has done has been under a microscope. Now, everything she does is under a different kind of microscope and I think she is doing an admirable job of walking the line. No question she has a wild spirit - didn't most of us have some wild at 20 and 30? She is now formally representing the US and I cannot begin to imagine how stressful it must be to have to say the right thing to everyone every time and still try to achieve the objective. She has looks, brains, money and could be doing anything including sitting around whining about any number of trivial pursuits. Is she an actress who wants to be a philanthropist, or a humanitarian at heart who wants to act? I don't know, but I for one enjoy the entertainment and only wish I had all her gifts so that I could go out and make that kind of a difference. For the record, in my mind there are no similarities between Princess Diana and Angelina, other than perhaps the eye of the world being on them at any given time. Diana's circumstances were forced and tragic and I believe her unbelievable heart and empathy were borne mostly of her pain. She did not strive professionally to be an actress. As a member of the royal family, she was both expected and required to be involved in some charitable works or humanitarian efforts. What she became is a reflection of her true heart, I think, and I admire her very much in that regard. If a single child does not die of thirst and hunger on a floor of dirt because of Angelina Jolie or Princess Diana, I think the world is already a better place.
I wholeheartedly disagree with you...
I do work as an IC for an online company that does not require a line quota and does not dictate my hours. They only require that the work I take is back with 24 hours. So, I think you've made a blanketed statement here. I certainly do believe that MTSOs do abuse IC status in more ways than one. I have a whole lot of experience in this field, and I can tell you that it is abuse. 
I wholeheartedly disagree. sm
If every company followed the BOS, then we would have standardized medical records. I've gotten copies of my records from various hospitals and clinics from around the country (I've moved a few times in my life) and most were a joke.
I concur wholeheartedly
with you, dnh. I also work for a great company at 8 cpl. We are required to commit to a certain amount of lines per day and our dictators are average to great. I work very hard to send in as few blanks as possible to QA and proofreading is a must, as far as I am concerned. I see so many disgruntled and dissatisfied MTs on this board. I wonder why they bother to continue in this profession if they are so miserable. All jobs come with pros and cons and you make the best of it or move on. In some cases, they may beg you stay. ;-)
I wholeheartedly disagree, I'm afraid....
AVG and many of the other free antivirus programs (I use Avira ... there's also Avast! and a number of others) do a fine job at protecting one's computer, usually as good -- if not better -- than the performance one gets from Norton or McAfee.
Actually, I usually recommend AGAINST using either McAfee or Norton, as they're system resource hogs, quite bloated, and generally slow down the user's system.
YMMV.
Agree, agree, agree! Just listen to Benny Hinn..
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 agree with you....
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 agree....
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.
I agree!
It is stated above, "I wouldn't give my daughter 2 cents towards a trip to Aruba at age 18. There's only one reason to go to an island like that, to drink."
Thank you! Me either!
I feel awful for this girl and her family. I really do. But no way in Jerusalem would I have allowed my 18-year-old son OR daughter to go to Aruba (which is a colony of the Netherlands, where pot is legal and who knows if there's any regulation on alcohol).
An 18-year-old is in no way socially savvy or emotionally prepared to be turned loose in a strange place with very loose laws and be expected not to get into some kind of a situation that he/she is in no way prepared to handle.
NO WAY
I really hope they find this poor girl, but it's not looking good.
I agree - for all we know
they could have taken out a second mortage on their home to finance this "vacation".
I agree with you...
besides if I sat all day and typed an American doctor who dictated in monotone speech I'd be sleeping by 10 a.m. I look forward to the challenge of transcribing the ESL's every day..it makes our jobs more rewarding!
I agree
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I do agree with that...
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!
agree...
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.
I agree with you (sm)
it takes a village to produce a perfect report!  LOL! I embrace the feedback from QA, both positive and negative. And I make notes and try not to make the same mistake twice. Life is a learning process, anyways. The day I stop learning, I guess will be the day I die!
don't think so, i agree, it is a
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I don't agree.
We get a lot of local coverage, but what about national coverage like on Fox, MSNBC, CNN, etc.? Every single news network has been focused on this one single incident on just about every show from 7 to 11 p.m. for months. Nancy Grace gives a 30-second blip in her missing person segment, but the majority of her hour-long show is devoted to the Holloway case. Look at all the help that was donated to the search effort in the Holloway case because of media attention and contrast that to the help that could be focused on other cases in addition (not instead of) had they received the same saturation of news coverage. It's not a generalization, it's an actuality.
I agree
Yes I agree with both of you Joran was involved. I think it was drug related probably not to her knowlege, an accident or something and then they panicked and did whatever they did. When you hear that the father actually said, "No body, no case", that sends off bells to me. My fear is they know she will never be found, and he will just do his 116 days in jail or whatever, and her parents will never have any closure. Sad. I hope we are all wrong. I hope she shows up somewhere like Elizabeth Smart, no matter how traumatized, it can be dealt with. However, I still don't think it is fair to all the other parents with missing children who cannot get their story on CNN for 3 hours a night, not for even a minute. That has to be a plight worse than hell, not knowing; and thank God I don't know how it feels and hope I never will.
I agree with almost everything you said except for
the fact that you don't think our work impacts patient care. I have to disagree with that one. So many times the things that we transcribe are read and re-read to help those giving direct patient care a better understanding of what is going on with their patient (I used to be a nurse and quite often read previous transcriptions). While we are not directly involved in patient care, we do have an impact on their care. Anything that is placed in the chart has an impact on the care because if we transcribe something incorrectly (which we all do)whether it be MR#, wrong med, whatever and nobody catches it then it becomes a part of the record and may be referred to many more times down the road.
I do agree that a lot of transcriptionists would be happier if paid by the hour with incentive bonuses for QA and/or production, but like you said, that is not likely to happen.
I am glad that we can get on this board and discuss our different opinions with others. Sometimes it gets a little lonely working at home and it helps to know other people's insight into different things.
I have to agree...
Degree in advertising and marketing and promotion and choosing to do MT. How pitiful is that? 
I agree
I can do 1800-2000 lines a day, so 1000 is a piece of cake.
I agree
On of my good friends is trying to get pregnant now and she thinks becoming an MT at home is going to be easy. She is planning on taking the education direct MT program. I told her, she better know what she is doing.
I doing all the research I can, so I won't make a big mistake.
After reading the posts I don't think it's worth it. I feel I can be a better mother to my child if I continue to work outside the home now. Like a pp said being home physically isn't enough, you need to be their for your children emotionally and mentally. At least once I leave my office, my work stays there and I can give my attention to my baby.
You all have helped so much!!!
THANK YOU:)
Have to say I agree with you
Luckily, I didn't have to do it at home part time, but I had a job away from the home during the day, and worked at home typing in the evenings and weekends. I had 3 kids to raise by myself with no help, so I did what I had to do to make ends meet. But I know they felt neglected when I was at home, and "always working." Luckily, they grew up okay, but it was hard, and there is always the guilt of "always working". I remember them saying those words very clearly.
I actually agree with you. What gets me is SM
when people in this situation go on to make things infinitely worse by having two, three, or MORE kids. Get some common sense, people! It's bad for the kids, and the rest of us are sick of being expected to pay (literally and otherwise) for your mistakes!
agree
Agree you should get it all. Sorry she had a stroke, but you are working your butt off to keep her afloat.
yes, I agree
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 agree - sm
Career Step is the BEST I have found in my research, and have had the best luck with girls coming fresh out of that course and training them... diamonds in the rough, and they were OUTSTANDING! It is a course you do on your OWN, so if you are successful in the course in managing time and focusing, then you will do well as an MT.... just realize we all SUCK at first... it is experience that makes the MT.... Don't take constructive criticism to heart, USE it to the best of your ability. I have been a mentor, and OSi actually has great mentors for "newbies".... Good Luck.... and let me know if you need any help or have any questions.... Bobbie
Unfortunately, I have to agree with you on this one.
American customer service people over the phone, who probably think they are too good for the job they are doing and feel the need to take it out on me by being short, condescending, and sometimes nasty on the phone. The Indians are very cordial, friendly and patient and are grateful to help.
Yes, I agree.
and MTStars being watched more closley for this damage control because it pop ups on the first page of Google and Yahoo for keyword: Medquist.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=medquist&btnG=Google+Search
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=sfp&p=medquist
Oh, I agree with ya, except....
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.
Well put. I agree...
I am an instructor at a career college. We dropped the MT program 2 years ago. (I still teach medical terms, but now I teach medical assistant students.)The program was dropped because we couldn't place new graduates, and it was clear that the field was headed in a different direction--not only VR, but also overseas outsourcing. That was a wake-up call to me. I'm still in the MT business as a QA specialist and consultant, but I have expanded my editing skills to include legal clients, and I also do freelance proofreading for a magazine. I applaude your decision to earn a bachelor's degree. Good luck in your new field.
I agree
I was never sure why it mattered so much if an MT in Kansas or Bangalore saw that I had gallbladder surgery. I am more concerned that these people either in US or foreign countries have access to Social Security numbers, which I still see plenty on reports that I type. Also there may be concerns about some conditions finding their way to potential employers or insurers.
I agree.
I think it would be nice to have a method in place for MTs to test and reinforce their skills, but this CMT thing sounds like a ripoff. A whole lot of noise signifying nothing except some bucks in someone else's pocket.
Sort of like AAMT.
I AGREE
AMEN~! I have seen that too and it makes me want to grab the kid myself, but I would rather spank the mother!!
I agree...it's so sad.
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I agree
I've read your post and Sandra's, and I agree with Sandra. I would not want you typing my medical records or those of my family, I can certainly tell you that. Lord only knows what would end up on there.
(Amy would type: The patient had a right knee "baloney" amputation.)
I agree
There have been numerous discussions regarding food, what's for dinner, crock pot recipes for the last couple days and this is the first to get censored ????? 
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