In this expensive 21st Century, even a rank beginner deserves
Posted By: more than 7cpl. In another year or two, -sm on 2008-08-06
In Reply to: Actually... no.. - flmt
even 12-15 cpl will be below minimum wage, if the current inflationary trends continue.
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It would be nice to not have them, but in the 21st century you
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Advance to the 21st Century and get a new job
In the 21st century most transcription is
done digitally. What are you so upset about? You don't type from a hard copy of a patient's record do you? If so, you are a perfect example of why they should go to EMR. Bad move becoming an MT - especially at your age.
Welcome to the 21st century and good luck
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Frankly, Frank's rank rankles the ranks!
But expensive gin and expensive cheese. I deserve it.
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beginner
When I graduated from my course work I applied to several places that were not advertising to newbies. I included my resources, both personal contacts (my instructors) and reference materials, and made it clear that I knew how to research what I wasn't already familiar with. I also made sure to have professional-looking resume to send. I contacted the recruiters directly by phone or e-mail first to see if they were willing to let me test as a new MT, and all said yes, because I sounded like I was willing to work hard. If you get that far and do well on the tests they are usually pretty open minded about hiring. I had offers from 3 companies within 2 weeks of graduating from a local community college course. I happened to accept a mentoring program at a lower line rate to start, because I felt it would be good for me, and was promoted to regular employee status very quickly (less than 3 months for me, but I also had plenty of applicable work experience in other areas of business). From the experiences of others I know, the training time for new employees can be much less thorough, so you need to be very self-motivated to learn the account specifics at some of the smaller online companies, because their training departments may not have a standard method for helping newbies. My advice is just don't be afraid to ask and apply even if you don't meet yet have the requested experience. Attitude is a big plus with recruiters.
NO, this sounds like good training. Dogs are low rank pack members of any family,
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A beginner who can't get experience! Help!
Hello,
I have recently finished my MT education and have been practicing with a company for over four months. I did this to get paid, yet everywhere I look, the general requirement is between 3-5+ years of experience! How in the world is a person supposed to get experience when you can't find anyone to give it to you! I am really beginning to think maybe I've wasted my time. I love doing transcription work, but I may never be able to get a job. Does anyone have any advice or info as to where I could get a start?
Welcome to this century.
There are computer programs where the information is plugged in at the time of the office visit by the tech/medical assistant that sees the patient into the exam room. The doc writes on a piece of paper what the symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment plan consists of, and then the program spits a reported out all on its own. I had a doc tell me that I'd be out of a job fairly soon due to these types of programs. Of course I've done nothing but flourish, but I must admit his reports do not look too shabby. It looks as if an actual Transcriptionist took the time to do it. Now how much these programs cost is another thing and I'm not sure every doc could afford it. What is the difference between allowing someone to "glean" at a progress note and come up with a report than to have reports going out using VR. Not all VR reports are "edited". Some go out just the way they are and are never looked at again. The Joint Commission will never know the difference between a dictated report or one that was "gleaned" from a progress note. They do not have access to the dictation. We had just quit using tapes about five years ago at the hospital I worked at. We also were never required to put the "job #" on the report once we went digital. They were more worried about the context getting out in a timely manner. The hospital I worked for also resorted to faxing all reports to the referring doctor. I was against it as I felt the USPS was doing a fine job but to stay with the trend, the reports were faxed to the offices. Too bad because most of the time the fax machines were busy and the report would get set aside to fax at a later date and probably never got faxed ever. I have also been asked to "read" a preliminary report handwritten by an interpreting physician to a physician that was seeing the patient in the office at that given moment. I could have misread a value or word, but it flew. When they want the results, they want the results. I think the administrators tend to turn a "blind eye" to these kinds of things because once you lose your referring physician then you no longer have oupatient/inpatient "customers". No "customers" equals no money. 
Or when the Irish came over a century ago...
And the Italians and the Chinese and the Jews fleeing Europe....
There have always been immigrants and unfortunately it always seems that the "previous" group wants to look down on them. Only ones that DIDN'T get to do that were the Native Americans, and if anybody's entitled to do it, I agree they are.
Beginner given most difficult dictators out of 300 docs who don't know that ESL
  I agree that one needs ESL dictators, but most the most difficult dictators in the beginning.
That's ridiculous. $1/minute is more reasonable for beginner.
I make $75 to $100 per audio hour.
That's ridiculous. $1/minute is more reasonable for beginner.
You will be working for less than $5/hour.
I make $75 to $100 per audio hour.
Expensive and if lost very expensive
Very expensive and if ever lost would cost me the account. Also I have several docs that are very strict about HIPAA compliance and I am sure that they would not go for this. One would not even let one of the front office gals take home the tapes over the weekend so I could pick up on Sunday and get some of it done over the weekend due to HIPAA so am fairly confident that they would not go for this. So we will see what they say when I tell them I am taking a week off. I do have some gals that will help cover, it is the accounts that hate to have anyone else do it. But I refuse to digital and take my laptop with me to do accounts. I have never and wll never do that while on vacation and they know it.
NO ONE deserves ...
You wrote: After all the negative messages posted here and elsewhere about this company, if you read this and still go to work for D&L, you deserve to get screwed as badly as you most assuredly will.
That's just mean. NO ONE deserves to get "screwed." Period.
I worked for them in about 2003 and they delayed my first check over 6 weeks. They should be drummed out of business.
You are right to be outraged but take it on D&L!
CALL D&L's clients and tell them to expect their records to be subpoena'd if D&L does not pay for services rendered.
Everyone on this planet deserves the right
to a decent life with their families. Offshoring the jobs in this country is going to slow destroy us. Most of our skyscrapers are owned by the Japanese. Customer Service for companies has been taken over by foreign countries . This country has so much and is so great simply because this country was created by hard work and determination. Every piece that we give away takes away from us and our children and their children, and so on. It is not a matter of wanting someone to suffer because we are not a greedy country. We do so much for other countries. But, if we don't start thinking about ourselves, we are going to speak Chinese, Japanese, and English will be the second language.
She deserves congrats because SM
the test is NOT easy. As for the other comments (useless rules, etc.), if you are going to work for any national service or even a very large one, you HAVE to know these rules. I guess if someone wanted to stay in the safe world of typing for the doctor down the road, the rules wouldn't make that much of a difference.
May this person get the employee s/he deserves :(
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Doesn't sound like she deserves one.
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The president himself deserves respect only
when he begins to show respect for the office he holds, the populace he serves, and the constitution.
Huh? Your logic is amusing. She deserves Americans looking for her?
That's just not how its done, as the poster below for eloquently explains!
You are a good daughter, more than she deserves. Bless you.
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This young person deserves a treat.
Great story. Thanks for sharing. 
read my message again. no one deserves to be murdered. but you contribute to your
victimhood by your actions and you are more likely to be a victim because of your actions than others. i live in a safe neighborhood. i still lock my doors. i don't want to be a victim. i don't drink and drive. i don't hang out in neighborhoods where there is a lot of crime. don't you get it. you can't go to a foreign country at the age of 18, drink too much and hook up with people you don't know. you increase your odds of victimization.
MQ deserves everything it gets ladies and their day is coming when they spend more millions on
lawsuits. What goes around comes around. Enjoy it while you can.
They are expensive too but most of all very
dangerous. Just make sure you are careful with it because they are the main cause of deadly fires every year.......My mother-in-law uses them to supplement and it worries me so much when my kids spend the night.
and it is EXPENSIVE. nm
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VERY expensive....to say the least...sm
It was a huge expense but well worth it because I believe wall-to-wall carpeting can be or become dangerous regarding medical conditions (poor breathing, asthma, mold, mildew, dirt hiding, etc.) living in a very hot climate. Also, someone very dear to my heart had died and left me some $ which I put directly into the floor, and now every time I even think about the flooring, I think about that person. It has humbled me....to say the very least.
MAN they are expensive!
Who can afford it?
Why so expensive?
And such a long wait list for the average person? Human beings should not have a price tag. What are they automobiles? Because if they are used (not infants) or have flaws they cost less you know. *Catholic Charities* adoption is expensive? What is that an oxymoron? I gave up on adoption a long time ago when I saw the celebs getting perfectly healthy newborn American children at the snap of a finger (and a fistful of cash) and I was told I may have better luck going overseas. What's next an auction with the paddles and all? I would not doubt it. It is disgusting.
Very very expensive to go through
Not sure it would be very easy to get the courts to use your service. I would do a great deal of checking into before jumping in. Good luck.
I know, they are expensive...
But they truly are WONDERFUL! The cord is about 5 feet long and while it wouldn't reach to my tower under my desk, I have them pluged into one of my speakers on my desk, so there's plenty of room that way.
EXPENSIVE
Very expensive to do work that you can do.
Not that expensive
Mine was right about $100 (Adjustable keyboard rest) and I have had it for 15+ years, and have never had carpal tunnel, very little backaches and have typed for as many as 12 to 14 hours a day. It has been well worth the money.
Expensive
It's pretty expensive, but a one-time cost would definitely be cheaper in the long run for these docs, which is why I think they are going this route.
Its not too expensive anymore, and i think...
that it's worth it. It could make the difference between a new client, and that in itself would pay for the cost of your website. I would suggest either of these services:
www.aplus.net or www.sitefever.com
The one about the expensive purse. Can't you tell? nm
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It's not like it's all that expensive to prep either.
Just $5 a week dedicated to food storage adds up to a good prep supply in no time. 2 cans of tuna and a bag of rice and beans one week, powdered milk and a canned ham the next, etc. Water is free when you store it in 2-liter pop bottles, and relatively inexpensive if you buy gallon jugs at the store. An oil lamp is about $10 at WalMart, and 1 bottle of lamp oil is a couple of bucks. The DGIs (don't get its) are idiots and I absolutely abhor my tax dollars being spent on them. Of course, the elderly and infirm I begrudge nothing. I just wish they could be the only ones we had to spend money on.
I have to wonder if you live in an expensive...sm
area, perhaps a big city? I know my husband and I are planning on moving to a less expensive place to live and figure we can do much better that way. Maybe that is something you could consider.
why is insurance so expensive?
The end of November my husband had two cardiac stents put in. He was in the hospital from Wednesday late morning until Friday late morning. We had paid $300 to the hospital, which they said would be his part of the cost. The other day i received a bill from them. It indicated that after the insurance had paid, the balance was our responsibility. It very nicely noted that if we found it difficult to pay the entire amount in one payment, to please contact their office. The amount was $46,000-plus. I just laughed - oh, no problem, I'll just write a check out of my pin money. Of course, the bill wasn't really ours - the insurance hadn't paid at all - but just the fact that it was $46,000 blew me away. And, of course, that didn't include the doctor and any other ancillary personnal who will be billing the insurance company, too. Right now I am paying $460 a month for insurance for just myself. Thankfully I have recently become an employee and my insurance rate is going to be much better, but when atrocious prices such as these are charged, what can we expect other than higher insurance premiums and more and more employers handing off the cost of those premiums to the employees.
A mammogram isn't that expensive. I just had 2 and they were
$125 each, most of which I paid out of pocket due to insurance deductible. BC is usually very good about paying for preventative care, such as mammograms and Pap smears. The doctor should just submit the bill to BC for payment, this isn't something you need preapproval for.
Doc shuttle expensive?
Isn't it quite expensive to buy? Seems like you need to set up your transcriptionists as well as docs and buy software for each one, etc. Seems like you could just set up file folders on the FTP site for each account and then one for each Transcriptionist as you send out what they need to do. I don't know that much about it but one of my pysch accounts is going digital hopefully in July so needless to say I will be starting to learn some. But I used to work for a medium sized MTSO for overflow and they do not have a system like Doc Shuttle or Gear Player and just send out files to be transcribed and you send them back. If I am wrong let me know.
Isn't satellite expensive?
How much does satellite cost?
Karen
Kinesis, although it is expensive. nm
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Pretty expensive, too.
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Not EVERYWHERE in California is expensive
I live in a rural area near Napa. It's a LOT chaaper here (home prices and rent) than in SoCal where I moved from last summer. California is a big state, lots of places to settle down. Have to take time to really look.
A more expensive route...
is Best Buy. I called inquiring about a new computer and they all have Vista. But, they said for 130 bucks, you can have Windows XP installed. I was lucky that my son was willing to let me have his computer with XP as he had bought a new one a while back. Good luck.
Thanks, that's really long and expensive, too..nm
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NASE is horribly expensive. Go through your
local yellow pages and look for insurance companies that offer health insurance and call for quotes. Call several companies. I did this and they all offered the same insurance but the premium differed as much as $200.00/mo. Celtic had the best rate, approximately $350.00 for a family of 4. I'm not sure if this covered maternity or not and we are nonsmokers with no preexisting conditions.
Fortis offers a temporary insurance, which is basically just major medical. It has a high deductible, but if you are healthy and on no chronic meds it isn't bad. This insurance is only good for 6 to 12 months, depending on what state you live in, isn't renewable, no maternity care, and will not cover preexisting conditions. Our total premium for 6 months was $403.00. You can't have a lapse of insurance for more than 45 days (I think).
Go to M-Tec...more expensive than Career Step, but...
you will be a graduate of THE TOP SCHOOL. You will have many job offers and will be able to chose the one that fits you best. You can't go wrong with M-Tec.
Andrews is also very good. Career Step, while not in the scam-school category, is just a distant, very distant, third place in the MT school race.
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