I worked in house for 2 years
Posted By: Radgirl on 2007-02-22
In Reply to: :-) - MT in MT
and when I went on Maternity leave they set me up from home. I started working for a national in January. My other at home position went VR and they brought all the jobs back in house. I couldn't go back into the office as I have two little ones and the cost of daycare is outrageous. What's the sense of working then?
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It was the same when I worked in-house
Slow at the beginning of the summer. After the Fourth of July, people started coming in for elective surgery and things like that and work picked up.
It used to be really slow at Christmas, but with high deductibles on most insurance policies, December was fast becoming the busiest month of the year when I left.
ask yourself what you did when you worked outside the house. NM
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When I worked in-house
at several different hospitals, we would bring a problem dictator to the attention of the supervisor, who then would present it to the HIM manager. Most of the time the problem dictators got better after a discussion with the manager. If it costs the hospitals EXTRA money, believe me they will take corrective action. Money talks!
Sometimes, there are very legitimate reasons for corrections, as we all know, and I don't think Frustrated was upset about the legitimate ones. There is a lot more of this careless dictator crap going on at teaching hospitals, but at least they have an excuse, they are new to dictating and usually feel quite bad for making so many corrections. If they realize this and make an effort to be more careful, I don't have a problem with them, but there's just no excuse for the long-time dictators who carelessly make the MTs jobs more difficult.
While a certain amount of addendums or mind changing does happen, an "abuser" should always be brought to the attention of management. No one knows about these dictators unless an MT brings it to the attention of those in charge. Frustrated has a right to complain! I feel her pain!
I had a dictator (on an account at an MT service) who made 10 different corrections to her reports on a regular basis & I am not exaggerating. I had been instructed to join them altogether (in a time-consuming fashion) and fed up finally, I flagged them ALL separately for QA. The transcription manager gave me a hard time about it, but I fought back. However, when I talked to QA, she told me I did the right thing and that the hospital was having a "discussion" with that particular dictator as there was NUMEROUS complaints. Dictator cleaned up her act a bit after that & I didn't have much more trouble with her. 
Whe I worked in house, we use to have sm
that problem all the time. HR would interview folks and let really GOOD folks go because they didn't know what they were doing. We werent' really interested in typing speed, we just wanted to know about their MT skills. They use to let some really good folks get away. Also where I worked, if HR said you couldn't hire them, I don't care how good they were or how much experience they had, we couldnt hire them.
It has been going on forever that the people in charge are not even MTs!
Where I work now, the supervisors, recruiters, etc are all MTs themselves, so we speak the same language! I think its like that on alot of other jobs, the bosses don't even know the jobs.
As far as referring a friend, everything has gone to computers and there is no "personal touch" anymore either! Very sad.
Yuppers. When I worked in-house in an ER, you
would NOT believe the stuff we saw. Hamsters were common, though gerbils were preferred due to their tail. At the doctor's loung in the ER, the docs kept a list of the top 10 most outrageous cases. They wouldn't go into detail - just post a list of top 10 weird things, no names, just 1. Hamster. 2. Harmonica. 3. Pea., etc. Hamsters/gerbils were always up there, and a baked potato wrapped in foil held the #1 slot for a long time. Mother and fiancee came in with the guy, and none offered a word of explanation or an ounce of embarassment. The guy just needed help with a baked potato. That stayed at #1 for a while til I left. I can only imagine what the list says now...
Hi Janna..when I worked in-house SM
We got paid hourly plus incentive pay. Anything over 1100 lines a day was paid an incentive rate of 5 cents per line (plus your normal hourly wage).
So, if I typed 2000 lines in an 8-hour shift I would make:
$16.50 x 8 hours = $132
900 lines (1100 to 2000 lines) x 0.05 cpl = $45
Total for the day = 132 + 45 = $177.
We had a maximum of $1000 a month that we were allowed to earn in incentive pay.
Hope this helps you!
Chickadee
When I worked in house and used Meditech sm
only the person with administrative access, the lead MT or the supervisor could do that. They had access to all functions in corrections, the MT did not. Could be different where you work.
I worked for Cbay for 3 years. I was also part of their lay off back many years ago. sm
Even though I got stuck in a lay off era, I still love the company. They paid well then. The people were nice (exception of 1 person) and if I had the opportunity I would go back again. Fortunately (or unfortunately - depending on how u look at it), I have a great paying job right now, so I am not looking for a change. I do know that at one time, they asked management to accept late paychecks, but never sure of the reason why. My check was never late.
I've worked in-house and at home ....
I find that even when you're in-house, with the nature of the job, there's no time for chit-chat. When I worked in-house we had production minimums and there was incentive to earn if you produced, so who has time to talk? I'm with you. I'm happy being here in my comfy clothing without all that aggravation. Let is snow, I don't have to drive in it!
Never worked in my house RadGuy w/5 brothers
I still crack up at the time my dad came home from work to find my 2 eldest brothers room a shambles with clothes strewn all over the place. Being a senior and junior in high school their clothes WERE prize possesions..until that day when they got pitched out the window into the backyard full of mud from all the spring rain.
Now that one worked as they never ever let a pair of shorts even touch anything but their dirty clothes basket. Now, I'm using the same standard on my boys and just the uncles telling that story keeps them in line
in-house great idea & worked
When I was working in-house our hospital imposed for $50 fine on the docs for EACH delinquent chart. You can bet that got them to dictate on time. I think more hospitals should follow that example. it is better for everyone involved but mostly for the patient, who has info on their chart needed for continuing care.
I worked in house in a doctor's office and it was the same for me...
and I had to answer phones, make copies, et cetera, basically was an MT/secretary...and I hated it...I am making much more money now working at home part-time...
when I worked in house learning MT the first shifters were just like the mean folks here
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Same situation here. When worked in-house or for physicians offices,
never as much as a single episode of no work available. Much to my dismay, I have found out that MTing from home for a nation is so unpredictable, in so far as what your paycheck is going to be every week or 2. They all say "there is plenty of work," which is probably factual. However, the nationals are primarily interested in pleasing the client with their promised swift turn-around-times. What they forget is that if it weren't for the MTs, there would be no turn-around-time whatsoever. It's really very discouraging and quite unfair. Most people try to adhere to their monthly budget, which is impossible when one never knows how much they are going to make from one week to the next. We ARE the providers, not peeons, and resent being treated as such.
And I disagree with that. I've worked home and in-house,
Everyone is different and some people don't rely on jobs to provide social interaction. When it comes to my job, I prefer being at home working independently without a lot of interruptions and enjoy the freedom of working from home. If I were stuck in an office with rigid hours, then I'd be resentful. Personally, I loathe being stuck in an office full of catty backstabbers and love the solitude of home. When I want to socialize, I call one of my friends.
You also have to be able to let QA remarks roll off your back a little, but that only works if you don't have the threat of being docked or terminated as a result of those QA remarks. Find an MTSO that doesn't hold those things over your head (yes, they do exist).
I do think the key IS where you work, but not home versus office - it's finding a company that values MTs, not sees them as mere production machines. They are few and far between, but they're out there. I lived through my share of bad apples in this biz before finding the good ones, so I speak from experience.
Before I started my own business, worked in a hospital in-house with taxes taken out & then went hom
was getting with shift differential 23.80 when I left. Your pay seems extremely low, you could make more as an IC seriously.
Worked inhouse for years and years
Inhouse transcription from 1973 to approximately 1992 and we had no downtime for answering the phones and when the physicians came into the room (or others) needing some assistance, just part of the job. I did not feel bad about doing it then and I dont see why you would either. You don’t realize that probably you are making right now more than if you are outsourced, right? You have hourly salary plus incentive. Guess how many of us have that now? Probably inevitable about outsourcing so I would say just enjoy while you can. The pay our here now sinks further and further. I make, for instance, 4 cents a line for voice recognition and 8 for straight. Now, more complaining?
6 at home and 1 in house (first job) in 6 years
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Regarding going in-house after ICing for 7 years...(sm)
First, thanks to all who responded. Your collective experiences and insight were very helpful. I've decided that for the time being I am going to stay put at home. The main reason I was considering going in-house was because I am now alone at home (hubby is in assisted living ). After years of caregiving and progressively becoming housebound due to that caregiving I find myself doing nothing but working and visiting hubby. I thought going in-house would give me a much needed change. However, I've decided that I'd rather select the people I interact with than having that fellowship need met by colleagues in a work environment.
Anyway, thanks again for your input. Most of you confirmed my underlying horror of office politics, gossiping, and pure misery. I do love the company I work with and would have had a very difficult time leaving them. I'm staying put!!
I trained in house 5 years ago
They had such a turnover they would hire anybody off the street that felt like giving it a try. One in-house self-study medical terminology course, and a lot of help and support from my co-workers and I was good to go. Since then I've worked for 2 nationals (and had to unlearn a few bad habits - I'd never even heard of BOS inhouse, LOL). I never spent a cent to begin this profession - I got paid hourly to do it.
Best advice - work in-house a couple of years
You really do need hands-on experience in order to be able to do this at home. You will run into terms that you will have no idea how to look up - like "booj aw boo" would you know to look under bougie au boule? Or "terry onal craniotomy" would you know it is "pterional" or would you spends loads of time looking for "T" words? If you work face to face with experienced MTs, they can help you when you run into similar situations. I'm not being snooty, I am only pointing out real situations that you will be faced with and the reasons MTSOs insist that before an MT can work independently at home they have at least 2 years experience. I believe that most of us have worked in-house in the beginning to get to the point where we can do this efficiently at home. Once you do get that experience, though, stand back, the MTSOs will be beating down your door with job offers. Good luck and hang in there! Remember we all had to start somewhere. Best of luck to you!
that is what is being worked out, and has been worked on for the last few years already...only
why are we just hearing this now? I know voice recog has been around, but this is entirely different. This will also make coding and billing obsolete.
Don't know why, but it just bothers me that one of our 'own' is the one pushing this...and she is also connected with AAMT. Do they support this, and if so, what is their advice I wonder to the MT?
Perhaps that is one question for their website (I do not subscribe to their mag or credentials...)
Thanks, for the input!
A few years ago, Atlanta in-house average was about $12-$15/hour, plus good bennies. nm
By the way, as of about 5 years ago, Wellstar was with a service. They might not even have in-house MTs. Hope so for your sake :).
I worked for MQ for 11 years.....
and about 5 years ago was fired for not meeting my line count requirements. I started there when they were still sending out typewriters to work on and sending tapes back and forth by FedEx. I worked for the Warminster office. If I got work on a daily basis (even 11 years ago!!) I was lucky. The girl that was supposed to pack up my envelope daily "forgot" to send me stuff at least twice a week. As they moved to computers and internet, etc. they still were so unorganized it was pathetic. The account I was on NEVER had work. And it was the big hospitals in Philadelphia. I would try first thing in the morning, all day and half the night to get work, but there was never anything. And yet they fired me for not getting my lines......go figure!
I worked as an IC many years ago
and paid my taxes yearly instead of quarterly. I am going back to IC as I cannot make a living as an employee. Can you still pay your taxes yearly? Anyone know or can anyone tell me how they pay their taxes? TIA.
I have worked for BTS for 2 years
And have really enjoyed it! Pay is always on time, they are very thoughtful (like sending Christmas gifts to ALL employees and MT day). As an MT, I've had arguements with QA, but think they (QA) are great overall, as is the company.
It's been about 2 years since I worked there--
but my whole family was covered. There was a prescription plan. I can't remember how much copays were, but not more than $30, I'm pretty sure it was less than that. You could also get dental and vision.
I worked for them 5 years. They won't, lol.
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Not sure, as I have not worked in WP for years, but....
I think if you hit the Windows key (one with the Windows logo) twice it will release it. Hope this helps.
never ever worked for MQ. I have 16 years
experience in medical transcription - both in hospital and doctors office/specialties.
I worked for them a few years ago...sm
I believe the owner's name is Lisa - she was nice to work for. Platform seemed a little slow, but it could have changed by now. I would go for it. The work was pretty easy. I was an IC and she had in mind what hours she wanted me to work, which didn't work for me. Left because I was interested in becoming an employee somewhere.
I have worked for 2, 13 years for the first and 3 for the second. nm
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Yes you can. Worked that way for 3 years. nm
Have worked for co several years and this 1st
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the doc i have worked for for 4 YEARS
still spells his name at the beginning of his dictations. And when i talk to him I joke with him about it... he STILL DOES IT!
(I am the only MT so that's not the reason that he doesn't know who might get his work)
i worked for them for 7 years too...
LOYALLY, skipping vacations and not taking on new accounts, just to keep my "favorite" office up to date with a 24-hour TAT for the 3 doctor urology practice.
It was very very upsetting and a total slap in the face and the minute I realized, nobody cares about us...
You are probably right about employee status being unhappy, I probably would be too. I know I am lucky as an IC... however that comes with paying the price too, absolutely NO benefits... and constantly being nervous now that my job will be taken away and given to cheaper people... :(
Years ago, I worked for a guy who actually said
I should consider myself his wife at work! He expected me to take dictation in ShortHand (revealing my age here), fetch coffee, and told me that if I gained weight, he would lay me off until I lost it because I was projecting the image of the company (it was a pasta manufacturing company). What a PIG! I was 18 years old and totally naive and sooooo stupid. I quit the job after a couple of months.
Your post made me look back and thank GOD I'm sitting at my desk, looking like a complete slob on my slightly fatter rear and don't have to deal with creeps like that anymore!
If have worked for TransTech for two years,
you undoubtedly know that Debbie and J go way back and used to work together at another company (reference a recent email you should have received from T, the new president that states that she, J, S, and D all worked together before TransTech). I received an email from Debbie stating that she was sorry I was dissatisfied with tech support, but that they had never ever had any complaints about them before mine. Kind of shows me where I stand in all of this. Many times when managers and tech support are friends, it's the MTs who suffer.
I worked for SS a few years ago and while we didn't have the
line count issues they were HORRIBLE. They e-mailed me last week asking me to come back so they must be in dire straights cause I gave them an earful when I left.
My DH worked from home for about 2 years
I felt like a hermit when he went back to a conventional office job!
I take it your husband isn't working at the present time? Did I understand you correctly? How the heck are you getting bills paid? My DH makes 3 times what I do so I couldn't imagine living on just my pay as an MT. Just curious!
I worked the 3rd shift for 5 years and....sm
found that each night shift person has to figure out for themselves what sleep pattern works best. For some sleeping in the morning after finishing work is best, for others sleeping in the afternoon/evening before starting work bests suits them. For me what worked best was when I was working from midnight to 8 a.m. I would log off at 8 a.m. and sleep until noon, then would go back to bed between 8:30-9 p.m. and sleep about 3 hours. Most of the time I didn't get sleepy during the night doing this pattern but if I did it would be around 4 a.m. and I would just log off and take about a 20-30 minute nap which would be enough to refresh me.
Some of the best advice I can give you for sleeping during the daytime is to go to Target and in the girl's department they're currently selling some blindfolds, or you can go to Claire's boutique as I've seen them there. I would have never survived sleeping during the day well without my Delta Airlines blindfolds that I had - they do a great job of tricking the body to thinking that it's night time when it's daylight outside.
My blindfolds now reside on my brother-in-laws head at night as I'm no longer on nights and he is with his job - so he snoozes during the day with them on.
Good luck to you!
I've worked for MQ for years and
have NEVER been given the opportunity for bonuses. Those who have gotten them have been lucky.
I've worked for MQ over 4 years now and
I have never been told how many spaces to put or not put after a sentence; I have never been paid for spaces, by my count at least. I occasionally check my reports. I do not get spaces.
I'm not sure why, or actually by the anonymous stature of posters on this board, IF anyone has really been told to limit spaces to one after a sentence.
If MQ really isn't paying for spaces, it wouldn't make any difference monetarily so I cannot see that they would make a stipulation like that.
Been traveling for 3+ years and have worked the
whole time. Almost every truck stop has internet access, even WiFi, so you can get internet in the truck. Lots of hot spots across the country, can get an air card, use cell phone, etc.
It's been maybe 4-5 years since I worked there, but no ... seems like they supply it to you. nm
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I worked in a library for 14 years--
and after 4 years of being an MT I make $10-15,000 a year more than I ever did with the library system.
I have worked for BTS for nearly 3 years and agree
with everything said. The pay is direct deposit and always on time. The MT manager is an AWESOME person to work for/with. I too have had disagreements (several) with QA, but overall they are very helpful and do their best to work with you to become a better MT. And best thing is...I have NEVER run out of work.
An employee who has worked somewhere 15 years..
even upon leaving. At least an acknowledgement to let you know they realize you are a person with a life, not a machine plugged into a machine! I know how you feel.
Worked in Beckley for years....
and I'm from Fayette County.
I have worked as an editor for the last 1.5 years (sm)
This is my experience: I can do 4500 lines for my current company - but that is because it is easy work, wonderful software and have same docs over and over and over.... on the flip side - recently tried a job with horrible software, horrible docs, horrible MTs, required to listen to entire report. I could not do 500 lines in 5 hours - after a couple of weeks I gave up. Editing is a lot like MT in that you have to become familiar with your docs and the work as well as the MT to make any decent money... I think you are probably just having basically the same experience I had with my second part-time job - there is better work out there!!
I sort of worked like that for 12 years but now
Had my own accounts, 1 pod, 1 attorney, 1 ENT, f/t for a hospital, and part time for a service. I worked from 3 a.m. to 6 p.m. or later. As my name states, I was getting older and just couldn't keep up with it anymore plus taking care of my mom, 5 checking accounts, hubby, making sure the bills were paid, and all the grocery shopping.
I gave most everybody up last year except the pod and attorney because they "won't let me" because I burned out and now work f/t for a service. I still don't have a life, but I'm a little happier. Hubby now goes to the bank and does the grocery shopping because I buy too much, so that's a big help and also saves money. Hopefully, your hubby will help you out with things like that.
If you're younger, you might be able to handle it for a while. I was in my 40s when I did all that. Just call me "semi-retired" for now. 
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