Says who? AAMT? Bunch of old ladies with

• RE: Question - klownmom
  • I think it is best not to use abbreviations as much as possible. - MTmom
  • Honestly, I think you can use either (sm) - MT
    • Also get 2 more characters if use okay. - nm
      • Very good point! I say go for more characters! - MT
  • Keyword here is "BOSS." - nm
  • Okay, okay? - nm
    • RE: Question - klownmom
      • My MTSO doesnt care if use cc or mL, just be consistent. - Facility doest seem to care either. nm
        • I love how the AAMT BOS falls third to - mimi
          • You do have only one crowd to please. The facility. All this other baloney is - just someone's (AAMT) opinion. nm
            • truly agree. NM - mimi
              • 'They' in my comment being the aamt.. - mimi
        • cc is not correct, mL is. cc is a dangerous - abbreviation. (nm)
          • The doc I work for always says cc - trose
            • If you transcribe for a private physician and he wants - x
            • Whatever the facility wants is what you should do. - nm
          • you still have to abide by the doctors' requests - mimi
          • Says who? AAMT? Bunch of old ladies with - too much free time, IMO. nm
        • RE: cc or mL - klownmom
          • Joint Commision and AAMT. Who made them gods? Do they - make laws? No one asked me to vote for them. nm
            • This is actually according to the AMA style guide - Dictatoress
              • AMA, AAMT, JC are just live gvment. Making "rules" but not following - thru with them. Just puffing themselves up. nm
            • Joint commission is the accrediting body for hospitals to receive reimbursement. They want it to be - Amanda
            • I do believe the JC is only concerned with files being complete as in - mimi
              • RE: mL or cc - klownmom
                • well I guess the AAMT got to the JC too. - mimi
            • Joint Commission is the entity that provides - x
              • And I guess they go thru and read every report, looking - for cc and mL? Again, never a word from facilities
                • No, they don't read every report that goes - x
            • JC and AAMT. They dont sign my checks. - nm
              • RE: mL or cc - klownmom
                • hospitals are the doctors.. - NM
                • yeah, pretty much what we're saying, accounts set the rules - mimi
                  • and until then, I'm not concerned with what AAMT/JC has to say. NM - mimi
                    • You are fine unless you are working for an - x
                      • RE: Question - klownmom

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IF MQ did away with quarterly bonuses, not that they are, only a question she threw out as in IF

First off, let's get something straight:  It doesn't matter HOW I spell words in my posts because you are NOT paying me for my posts, okay?

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, I'm giving you MY experiences - like them or not, and I don't care if you do because you weren't the one who lost $$$ coming out of the word work because of it and had a bunch of sleepless nights.  

I didn't like the experiences I've had with subcontractors I've used - I give and give and give and can't get decent work back.  Those are the cold, hard facts, like them or not.  I didn't like them!  That's why I do it all myself now.  I personally just don't have time to babysit SCs who are supposed to know how to do their jobs but for some strange reason, refuse to do it.  It was the mentality of pure slop - type it up as fast as you can and hope no one reads it!

It's a good thing I'm a nice person because I tell you, some of these SC's got me SO irritated with the slop quality of their work that I should have strangled their little necks with my own bare hands!

If the MTSO is getting, say, 12 cents a line from the client, do you REALLY expect to get paid more than 8 or 9 a line subcontracting?  I mean, after all, isn't the MTSO entitled to make SOME profit, or do you believe the MTSO is in it just for the joy of it all?

I get a little irritated listening to these SCs who expect a line rate equivalent to what an IC/MTSO is getting.  If you want those line rates, then please.....find your OWN accounts, ya know???  In the interim, please get with reality and understand that when you work for someone,you're just NOT going to get pay like you would if you worked for yourself!!!

beef tenderloin, mushroom gravy, noodles, salad and some fruit.  Then, a whole pot coffee while I work.

I wanted to have a serious discussion about the value of taking the test compared to the value of the profession at this point and where it's headed in the future.  I do take a lot of pride in my work, but taking the test and maintaining my certification are something that will put a strain on my already strained budget.  I'm wondering what good or if it will do any good at all to spend the money to get a 1 cpl increase and still come up short after a 55% line cut due to VR.

I keep reading posts that say if you're not happy get out, there's other jobs. And posts that say VR is the future for MT, so get used to it.  When hearing all this, it makes me wonder if I'm smart to invest to secure my future or just get out now before I invest all this and be obsolete in 10 years.

Jodi and ta-shi--you both have done an amazing job!  My hat's off to you two!  PLEASE make sure you CHANGE THE LOCKS.  Once he's out of the house for, I think it's 48 hours, he can't legally come back.  So don't let him muscle his way back in!!

Congrats!!

I thought I was the only one who couldn't obtain a high line count and my ego has been crushed .  I have often wondered - am I just stupid?  I am glad someone else has this problem, makes me feel a little more normal.  (Not that I wish this on anyone) 

I have been an MT for 7 years and have never made a high line count (I do maintain a 99% accuracy score).  I believe the main reason is that the majority of MTSO do not give you dedicated accounts so that you have the same doctors over and over and over.  This is the only way to get speed (for me anyway).  I am on 2 accounts.  My primary is an ER account.  I know what the doctors are going to say before they even say it, but rarely do I have enough for a full day's work.  On the occasions when I do have my primary for a full day I can make 1200 lines easily.  But, normally I have to alternate between primary and secondary accounts on most days.  The secondary account has 300-400 doctors.  My primary has maybe 25.  That's just too many doctors. 

Another thing that has ruined dictation is the portable dictation devices that enables doctors to drive and dictate, run here and there while mumbling into them. At my very first job I was connected directly into the hospital system where doctors sat at a dictation station and dictated in a timely, orderly manner.   The voice quality was so clear it was like they were in the same room I was in. 

Then, on top of that, MTSOs  want to not pay for spaces, and instead of paying more for IC status to offset the lack of insurance they want to pay you less!  And it's not only the MTSOs, doctors and hospitals don’t want to pay anymore.  THEY can drive around in luxurious cars, live in fancy houses but they are too cheap to pay an MT.  So the MTs have to struggle to even buy groceries.   Do they realize where they would be if all the MTs just quit?  Well, that's my gripe for the day.

I wish the best to all of you who are struggling with lines counts....I understand cuz I am in the same boat. 

nm