Its a darn shame, Travolta was a beautiful man.

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That's the one I was leaning towards . . . I was hoping to learn that it did not interfere with typing.  While wearing the glove it is much easier to type on my AlphaGrip, but I am still not speedy enough to use it full-time.  I'm getting there though.

I kick myself when I think how I caused my own hand/wrist/arm injury.  Trying to resolve my back pain, I rushed into using my inherited recliner, where I had to "reach" to reach the keyboard . . . my arm will never be the same.

I am in the recliner again now , but I'm spending a buttload of dough to make it happen.

"Have no clue" is an understatement!!!  Not being nasty here -- just stating a fact.  I know an MTSO who says when she tries to call physician's offices and gets the manager and explains that she is calling requesting to speak with the person in charge about doing their transcription for them, most often the answer she gets is "What's transcription?"  She swears they hire personnel based on a certain part of their anatomy and it's not the brain.

Then, if she's lucky enough to get through to the physician in charge, he is not willing to pay a decent fee.  She has apologized to me for not paying me more but told me that on some accounts they are only making 1/4 of a cent after expenses (including MT pay).  She said they have to bid low to get the work.  She hates marketing now. 

Suppose you worked in a department store, or as a receptionist, or even at McDonalds.  You were given a specific shift, specific hours... you don't have the option of doing your work at your convenience. For argument's sake, say they gave you a 8-4 or 9-5 shift.  Suppose there were very little, if any, customers in the department store or the McDonald's in the morning and you were told you had to work after 4 or 5 to make up for this, or suppose again there were greeters at your receptionist job, or no drivers at your job as a tolltaker and you're likewise told you had to work extra hours beyond your shift, or a policeman and had made no arrests in the a.m. and you had to work after your shift until you did to make up for the slack. Get my meaning?  IN WHAT OTHER JOB (I DEFY ANYONE TO NAME JUST ONE, BESIDES HOME MT.... COULD THE EMPLOYER DEMAND THIS?  Just name me 1!    

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these folks manage to get out of jail by promising to behave and their lawyers fight to get them out on "good behavior."  Statistics show that 95% of them are never cured of their disease, even with intensive counseling/psychotherapy and yet we let them back onto the streets to hurt another person. 

I know someone in Georgia who is serving a life sentence over a sex crime and each time they come up for parole the parole board gets a lot of letters reminding them why they shouldn't ever let this person back on the streets - because if they do they will commit another sex crime against a child or another adult.  So far they keep denying parole but of course the fears are that eventually they'll give in and let this monster back on the streets. 

As far as I'm concerned these folks should be locked up for life, period. 

I agree with your last statement.  When MT switched to a production pay scale, everyone's attitudes went into the toilet - ours and the management.  Speaking for myself, I resent being paid by the line, especially now that the majority of the dictation being done is by people who do not have a command of the English language.  I include those whose primary language is English.  I do not know how these people got out of high school much less through college, medical school and a residency program with such poor communication skills.  The issue of the ESLs has been beat to death and we have only our government to thank for that situation.

However, I have been in MT for almost 30 years, in every aspect of it, have worked with doctors and nurses in all settings.  What we do does NOT impact patient care.  No nurse, doctor, respiratory therapist, or any other health care professional, is going to take orders from a transcribed report.  They may read that report to gain some information, but they will take orders from written physicians' orders or phone orders. 

Transcribed reports are there for CYA for the physicians and the hospitals.  Most of the time, what we type are works of fiction anyway - particularly in the OPs where they all say all they did everything perfectly, then the next day the patient comes back for a second procedure because they left in a sponge, put the tube in the wrong place, etc.  

I think we all would be happier, more productive and more secure if we were paid by the hour with incentive bonuses based on QA and/or production.   However, those days seem to be long gone and will not be coming back in this greedy, money-grubbing world that American Health Care has become.

Just my opinion. 

This is the first time I have posted.  It is mainly because so many people are just so rude to others.  The whole site is just full of people being rude to one another.  Time after time, all I see is rude comments to one another.  Why is everyone so happy.  We choose what we do.  We can choose to be happy or just choose to be an angry person.  This site is worthless in my opinion.  If anyone tries to find help or support, they get torn down by rude comments.  It is a shame.. and I am a full blooded american before someone accuses me of being an Indian..

Have a great day and smile for a change...

Been doing MT for 10 years off and on, the last six years at home.

We're paid hourly with no production bonus (minimum expectations, but no bonus for going over), but with CMT, the hourly rate and benefits are superb. So yeah, it *can* make a huge difference.

Had a lot of family over and grandkids yesterday and an old cocker spaniel that sheds like crazy.  My living room carpet is green and looks like it has angel hair spread lightly all over it.  Me thinks I could stand to do some housework. 

I am sure there will be work later, but in the meantime I can play around here and then hit the floors at least.

Have a good day.

xx