May have missed that letter to editor (small msg)
Posted By: VA MT on 2009-03-08
In Reply to: Sombeody actually wrote a really good letter to Advance a few issues back. sm - Confetti
Hm, I'll Google it and see if I can find it. Or, maybe I just missed it. I was due to renew membership and CMT in January, so may well have not received that one
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Letter to Editor-Advance
I will write a letter...
Anyone read Letter to Editor in ADVANCE see message
February 26, 2007 issue? Two letters regarding MT and AAMT.
A while back I suggested we all write a letter to the editor about this . sm
I did, and they declined to print it. Evidently it's not a big issue in the minds of some. Individually we can't do anything about it. Perhaps collectively. We need a petition to go to ALL senators and representatives from our respective states, and none of this "anonymous" stuff, either.
Advance magazine? Anyone notice the letter to the editor?
It's on page 5 entitled Does Walmart or Home Depot pay better?......Gee, I wonder what company this person is talking about? Okay, which one of you sent this in? hahaha!
Well, while everything the writer of this letter says is true about the company, I think we all know most of us make a bit more than 8 to 10 bux an hour. For myself, it's about twice that. If I really were only making that for what I'm doing, I WOULD head over the the Walmart or Target. I would NOT do this for 10 bux an hour NO WAY in HE double toothpicks!
Idea in letter to Editor in Advance magazine (sm)
Just last night I read a letter in the Advance for Health Information Professionals from a former MR who is now a cancer registrar and loves it. I had looked into that myself a few years ago, although I chose to stay with MT. At the time there were on-line courses through community colleges.
What about coding? I have a friend who works now for a local hospital at home doing ambulatory coding.
Just some thoughts.
BTW, the letter to Advance can probably be found on-line at advanceweb.com/him. It's the Nov 5 issue.
Another good idea is to write a letter to the editor...sm
of your local/state newspapers telling people what is happening with their medical records and the downside of them being sent to India. Most people have no clue.
There was an excellent letter to the editor in Advance Magazine last month sm
that spelled how why, but here are some of my reasons:
1. In all their years in existence, the AAMT has yet to make life easier for the AMERICAN MT. In fact, the state of MT in this country is worse than I have seen it in a very long time.
2. The AAMT chose to align themselves with MTIA whose board of directors is largely composed of Indians. They also support offshoring and have adopted the motto "work smarter" which to them means pay hundreds of dollars for a CMT that most companies will not even acknowledge and then hundreds more dollars to join AAMT yearly to get their crappy publications.
3. They are now certifying offshore MTs. Yes, nothing like opening the cover of the AMERICAN Association for Medical Transcription and seeing the names of the Indians who have received their CMT.
4. I get less pay than I did 20 years ago and offshoring is the main reason. So pardon me if I am a little testy that I just paid so much money to an organization who stabbed me in the back.
5. I certainly think they SHOULD change their name to something else. How about the I SOLD THE AMERICAN MT DOWN THE RIVER ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION. Bitter? You bet. Gosh, they made so many promises and all they did was take our money for a piece of paper rarely recognized by anyone at the same time extending a hand to the reason I am making less money than I did 20 years ago!
6. It's a bloated association full of lots of people who "do things." Everything except stick up for the American MT.
7. Oh yes, and the BOS is ridiculous.
I've also found it varies from editor to editor -
In one case I researched it fully, and found that both of them were wrong, and I had been right all along.
[Sigh........]
If it's a business letter you use a colon. if it's a personal letter you use a comma. nm
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small mentality usually means small pocketbook
Still make more than you and I but that is deserved. They've put the effort forward and educated themselves.
Editor Pay??
I've seen quite a few posts on here about pay being horrible...just wondering if I'm getting paid right. I've been editing now for two years, started at .02/line and now am getting paid .03/line (65 character line with spaces). I've been in the MT business for 4 years total. Does this sound right or should I ask for more??
bad editor
I think you are the editor that was making so many mistakes and had such poor quality, And you are the first to cast stones??? SoftScript has always paid for all their lines if there was a problem. You just didn't like getting caught doing poor work issues, All of us MTs know who you are.
QA Editor Pay?
I've just been offered a QA editor position with the pay being .05 cpl.....Is this average pay or below average? Thanks!
Very well said and I am not an editor. I am MT
working hard and trying my hardest to do my job well. Both jobs are tough and we all need to be working together. While it not's always comfortable to have my errors pointed out to me, you can be sure that I probably will not make the same error again. As far as getting feedback, well as the old saying goes, "No news is good news." If one works in DocQ, one can go back and pull up the "finished" product that has been corrected if blanks were left in it; so, that's good enough feedback right there. You can read the report as it was sent to the client after it has been through QA.
BUT I am not an editor
I was offered 2 cpl.
Editor
What is the standard "going" rate for an Editor position? 
Thanks in advance for the info.
Editor pay
I've worked for 5 a line and 4 a line.
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QA editor pay
Wondering about what a fair hourly pay rate would be for QA Editor position? Is there such a thing as a line rate for that job? Also curious about how ASR is paid...by the hour? By the line? How much?
editor for 15 or ???
THAT WOULD DEPEND ON HOW MUCH YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL, FIGURE INCOST OF WARDROBE, GAS, DAYCARE IF YOU NEED IT. DO THEY OFFER BENEFITS AND ARE THEY REASONABLE?
Editor Pay
It would be wonderful if MTSO's hiring editors would state if they're paying by the line or per hour/salary. It's a huge waste of time testing for a position only to find that the position is paid per line. A quality Editor would do better working at McDonald's.
You OBVIOUSLY are not an editor.
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QA/Editor/MT
Whomever has never made a mistake raise your hand? I've worked as a Supervisor/QA/Editor/MT and I'll be the first to admit I've made mistakes. I'd rather learn from my mistakes. Laugh off the I can't believe I did that ones and chalk up it all up to learning. I've had moments where I would sit at my pc and think why can't I find this or that? Also, the ones where you know the answer but for some reason you left your brain somewhere and forgot to pick it back up. We all have good and bad days. I decided to go back to being a Editor/MT. I wasn't demoted or fired from a job. I like what I'm doing now and of course I have those days where I want to pull my hair out. I'm grateful that I'm able to use my skills where they are needed. I don't knock anyone for their efforts and sometimes just saying a kind word or encouraging someone who makes mistakes won't discourage them. No one is superior here. We all start somewhere and helping one another out can establish good working relationships and even good friendships. Try to look at things in a different light next time. Getting angry and having a tantrum won't get you anywhere. I have worked in situations where I couldn't believe how they treated the MT staff and even the QA staff. I would shake my head and think that person needs a prayer. I hope that all the experiences we have make us stronger and don't discourage any of us. Remember that this too shall pass and it will soon be a distant memory. Big huge hugs to all the QA/Editors/MTs out there. Let's work together and the results will be phenomenal. =)
Unfortunately, I see this a lot as an editor
Quite a few MTs seem to have trouble with constructing proper sentences. I do remember one sentence that did clearly need a comma, but it was still a complete sentence. The sentence with "however" in it was a run on, but I don't remember any of the others.
I wasn't criticising your skills as an MT. I was just stating that you may need to brush up on proper English/grammar/sentence structure, as people tend to get into the groove of things and forget the proper rules.
I'm an editor, not an MT and...
I proof/correct/often re-do things that were transcribed in India.
The company has things set up like a pie - part of the pie goes to the transcriptionist, part of the pie goes to the editor, and the rest of it goes to the owner of the company.
Since she's already paying the overseas MTs a pittance, what better way for her to get an even bigger piece of the pie than to eliminate the pesky editors who have the audacity to expect to be paid to fix the junk work turned out by the overseas MTs.
So, sure - the work is still being transcribed. Only a select few accounts that the boss can't afford to lose are still being edited by anyone other than the owner herself - if at all.
There is no other reason. She told me what she was doing and why!
ME = Medical Editor. nm.
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Looking for experience MTs and editor
Terra Nova Transcription is now hiring experienced MTs and editors for hospital account. We provide all software and hardware at no cost. Great company!
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I need to hire a QAeditor for a radiology account. Would offer paid vacations, 10 paid holidays a year. What is a fair wage for the midwest region? Do most places by hourly or by the line?
Thanks for your help, and if anyone is interested in applying, please email me.
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Which company is downsizing so we make sure all of us QA folks stay away from them?
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Do these positions usually work from home - or on hospital sites? I don't know much about editing jobs - and am darn curious about the particulars. I've sent in a resume, but am now playing the waiting game !
Any info would be appreciated. Thanks guys !
Sandy 
medical editor
It really doesn't matter. If you are working online, the
MTSO usually doesn't care. They pay what they want to pay. Many companies still want their QA people to work at the company and it seems as though the majority of MTSOs are located in the South where wages are lower. Some pay more if you are a CMT or give a shift differential but that is about it. I have been editing for nearly 12 years. In the good old days we were paid hourly, but more and more companies now pay by the line and have a minimum of lines that they expect you to do per day. If they also expect you to do feedback to the MTs as well, you have a problem. I do not think it is possible to give decent feedback and make a line count, partcularly if you are working with green and/or bad MTs and/or transcription done out of the country. If I can't get an editing job that pays hourly, I would rather transcribe. Some editors are switching to editing speech recognition reports. Even though no feedback is required, the current opinion seems to be that you still can make more transcribing. I have done some speech recognition editing and tend to agree with that. If you are thinking about editing because your hands are giving out, you might want to think about using speech recognition to transcribe. I have been transcribing (and editing) using Dragon Naturally Speaking for a number of years and have been pretty successful with it.
editor questions
I started in Feb part time as an editor, paid by the hour, $14. I have 30 years' experience as an MT, but only a few months as an editor. Now I'm being told I'm not producing enough. I'm doing about 200 lph. They want 225-325 lph. I listen to each report and correct. I'm using Word and the track changes. There are some difficult dictators and some inexperienced MTs. My questions: What should an Editor average as to lph? Should I listen through each report or not? What if I don't listen and there is a crucial word that is not typed and I miss it. Who is responsible? I'm trying to provide good feedback for these new MTs and put out a good quality product. I really need the money this job generates. I work for a national as an MT too and that's another story. Anyway, any feedback from experienced editors welcomed. Thanks!
P.S. Are there any companies that want quality work from MTs/editors or is just now all about production and to heck with quality? Sure seems that way. I'm going to end up working up Wal-Mart and my 30 years' experience will be wasted.
QA/editor salary?
What is an average salary to expect for QA/editor with 10 yrs. experience? I'm in the process of switching companies and have been offered 3 to 4 cents per line or between $24-26,000 salary. At that rate, I will either have to stay where I'm at working under unrealistic conditions or go back to being a Transcriptionist (which isn't such a bad idea). I'm not asking for specific companies, names, etc., but can other editors tell me, do companies offer a higher salary range such as $32-34,000 any more? The last time I was out there looking for a job, QA/editors were getting a decent salary. Now I'm finding they are getting less than MTs (and of course MTs are getting far less as well these days too). Any input is appreciated. Thanks.
Anybody change from MT to MT Editor?
Hi Everybody,
I have been transcribing for 10 years now mostly in house, although sometime at home stuff doing ortho, PT, chiro, physiatry and now radiology in a MRI facility. I am feeling pain in my hands which is making me think about other things in the field and wondering how in the future to transition to MT Editor and wondering if anyone has any info on it or has done it. It is worth it financially and what would be the requirements?
Thanks
It has been my experience that editor can mean
editing of voice recognition files which to me is not QA. QA is Quality Assurance (duh) which means actually editing the reports of other MTs.... I think it is confusing and not all companies are clear in what they actually want.
I am an editor with a question
At one point should I tell my boss that this person she hired is just not cutting it?
How many errors per page do you think are acceptable when a person is new?
At what point should I tell my boss that I need a few extra cents per line while editing this person who isn't really an MT, but basically took typing in high school, two years ago.
As editor, MT like the OP tick me off. So
x
I'm not even an editor, and the OP ticks me off too. nm
x
Do you mean hourly as editor or (sm)
strictly QA? How much experience do you need for either?
I missed it.
What happened? I wanted Janelle to win so bad.
I missed it!
who won?
I missed so much...
Goodness, I need to start watching it again. I have missed WAY to much. Thanks for the scoop!
Hopefully all you missed was...
carrie underwear...
must have missed it
nm
I missed that!
I taped it though--I'll have to watch that. Elliott is so sweet.
must have missed it....sm
and yes, they do tend to come out on Fridays...given the opportunity. overworked and underpaid??....hmmm...I don't think so....just bad attitudes. JMO (even though I don't know what it was about). :^)
For all those who missed it.....
I found this website that should have the transcript soon.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/gb.html
I think you missed something -
the patient spoke English, the doctor did not and he could not understand the patient. Are we supposed to find an interpreter for our doctor appointments to speak the doctor's primary language?
Perhaps I missed something but...
Do we not just double space between paragraphs and anatomy headings? Why would she make more money if only getting paid per character? Maybe I'm misreading.
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